The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy

The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy is a Canadian children's television show, which premiered in 2022 on Family Jr.[1]

It is hosted by drag entertainers Fay Slift (portrayed by Jean Paul[2] "JP" Kane) and Fluffy Soufflé (portrayed by Kaleb Robertson[3]) together.

The show features stories and songs to entertain and educate children.[4]

The series was created by Rennata and Georgina Lopez of Lopii Productions.[5]

The show was produced by award winning Lopii Productions, a children's media boutique based in Toronto. The show was inspired when Rennata and Georgina met JP and Kaleb at their "Fay & Fluffy's Storytime - Drag Queen Storytime in Toronto"[6] introduced in 2016. They received the President's Award for Exceptional Achievement from the Ontario Library Association in 2020.[7]

The series received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Pre-School Program or Series, Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality Program or Series (Alysha Galbreath for the episode "I Love Where I Come From"), and Best Writing for a Pre-School Program or Series (2: Victoria Gallant for "I Love Being Different", and Tyra Sweet for "I Love My Family").[8] It also won the Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence for Preschool Live Action in 2023.[9]

The program airs in Canada on Family Jr and is being distributed by Sinking Ship Entertainment.[10]

References
  1. Yvette Brend, "Drag storytimes have become a target of hate. Why some families love them anyway". CBC News, December 15, 2022.
  2. "Drag Queen Story Time". YouTube.
  3. "Fay the drag queen lets inclusivity take centre stage". 11 August 2020.
  4. Yasmeen Aslam, "There's a new Canadian kids' show starring drag performers and we love it". Today's Parent, February 18, 2022.
  5. Jen McNeely, "From Babies To Adults, Everyone Adores ‘The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy’". She Does the City, June 27, 2022.
  6. https://fayandfluffy.com/
  7. "Fay the drag queen lets inclusivity take centre stage". 11 August 2020.
  8. Jamie Lang, "Canadian Screen Awards 2023: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew, February 23, 2023.
  9. Sadhana Bharanidharan, "Youth Media Alliance 2023 Winners". Kidscreen. June 1, 2023.
  10. Television, WildBrain. "WildBrain Television brings the Sparkle to Story Time with the New Preschool Series The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-19.


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