What to watch: Bad Boy
Artie O’Daly is back on our screens with more episodes of Bad Boy – the bonkers comedy series about boys with a daddy-complex.
Bad Boy explores the encounters between Scott (played by Artie O’Daly) and the bad boys in his life. There’s a loose narrative that connects each of the episodes, but what’s important is that O’Daly has created a group of characters that are funny, engaging, and watchable – whatever they’re doing.
One of the ongoing tensions in the series is the boys assuming that Scott can be categorised as a Daddy in a Daddy/Son sexual sexual dynamic – because of the age difference. It’s an assumption that Scott tries to resist, but not very effectively.
This is quality queer absurdist comedy. Worth watching.
The latest episode
In this episode, James is conducting an experiment – will a moustache made Scott more attractive to men?
But the experiment doesn’t quite go to plan – the hook-up that James has invited over, for science, seems a bit elusive. There’s no shortage of men in the house, but none of them seem particularly into Scott’s moustache.
As well as Artie O’Daly, this episode features Brent Bailey, Alex Dyon, Nevin Hamilton, Blase Maffia III, Orlando Rios, and Doug Rogers.
Season 2 premier
Artie O’Daly on Naked Men Talking
Check out the Naked Men Talking podcast to hear Artie O’Daly talking about the Bad Boy series.
In the conversation, we talk embracing the daddy identity, being a late-bloomer, and exploring the clothing-optional resorts of Palm Springs.