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Straight Plan for the Gay Man is an American television program airing on cable network Comedy Central. It is a spoof of Bravo's hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which has the opposite premise; four straight comedians: Curtis Gwinn (environment guy), Billy Merritt (appearance guy), Kyle Grooms (information guy) and Rob Riggle (culture guy) (dubbed the "Flab Four") makeover a gay man to pass as straight. It first aired February 23, 2004. A cable is two or more wires bound together which may be bare, covered or insulated. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... Bravo is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal. ... Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is an hour-long American television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit (at least by the standards of cable TV) and one of the most talked-about television programs of... Look up Premise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Premise (from the Latin praemisus, meaning placed in front) can refer to: A premise (also premiss in British usage) is a statement presumed true within the context of a discourse, especially of a logical argument. ... Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Variation in the physical appearance of humans is believed by anthropologists to be an important factor in the development of personality and social relations in particular physical attractiveness. ... Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. ... Rob Riggle Rob Riggle is a former featured player (2004-2005) on NBCs Saturday Night Live. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Culture The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... A makeover is a term applied to changing ones appearance, usually through cosmetics. ... In our modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The make-overs include lessons in poor manners, spartan home decorating, unfashionable wardrobes, and an overdeveloped ego to mask all personal failings. In sociology, manners are the unenforced standards of conduct which show the actor to be cultured, polite, and refined. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... eGO is a company that builds electric motor scooters which are becoming popular for urban transportation and vacation use. ...


The three episodes involve making over a fashion salesman into a meatpacker, a yoga instructor into a jock, and an entertainer into a suave "babe-magnet". The term fashion applies to a prevailing mode of expression. ... Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a means to enlightenment. ... Look up Jock and jock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ...


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Straight Plan for the Gay Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (160 words)
Straight Plan for the Gay Man is an American television program airing on cable network Comedy Central.
It is a spoof of Bravo's hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which has the opposite premise; four straight comedians: Curtis Gwinn (environment guy), Billy Merritt (appearance guy), Kyle Grooms (information guy) and Rob Riggle (culture guy) (dubbed the "Flab Four") makeover a gay man to pass as straight.
The make-overs include lessons in poor manners, spartan home decorating, unfashionable wardrobes, and an overdeveloped ego to mask all personal failings.
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (828 words)
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is an hour-long American television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit (at least by the standards of cable TV) and one of the most talked-about television programs of 2003.
Its sympathetic representation of openly gay men won acclaim from both straight and gay viewers.
In Australia, the soundtrack was released for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and the popularity of the show in Australia led to the soundtrack reaching the top 10 of the Australian album chart as at March 8, 2004.
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