United Queendom Podcast

Max might be a serial killer. But it's not his fault. He was ordered to murder innocent people by some of the most legendary and iconic pop stars to ever grace a stadium stage. Cher, Lady Gaga, Madonna - they all appeared as voices in his head and told him to kill. What was he supposed to do? Say NO?! Who says no to Cher?! POPSTARS MADE ME DO IT is a one off audio play written by Ed Dyson and perf...

It’s our last episode of 2022. But we will hopefully have an update for you all soon on the future of United Queendom. In the meantime, we recap the finale Denali of season four of Drag Race UK. Condragulations to Danny SmootheFace. WE LOVE YOU ALL. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art fatpigeonart.uk/ www.instagram.com/fatpigeonart/?hl=en email edward.m.dyson@googlemail.com @unitedqueendompodcast www.patr...

A live chaotic episode see in as we did it in person in Sam Doohler’s bed post-wine. It’s the penultimate episode of Drag Race UK season four - and perhaps ours for a while - and the queens are roasting, though not very well for the most part. Black Pepper, Pixie and Cheddar make for some of the most uncomfortable roasts the show has ever seen but luckily Danny Beard and Jonbers - surprisingly - m...

Exclusive interview with the man who CREATED Drag Race, Emmy-award winning Fenton Bailey, who tells all about the global phenomenon, as well as his new book ScreenAge, out now! ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality, From Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race by Fenton Bailey is published by Ebury Press at £20 and is available in all good bookstores now; To order visit https://smarturl.it/ScreenAge. For...

Thanks for all your messages last week about our hiatus / possible demise, we’re working on it, rest assured! But in the meantime, we’re doing what we do best, slagging off Drag Race, including Ru’s return from covid given by Naomi Campbell, a terrible parody of Squid Games and Big Brother, a ruff runway - especially for Pixie Polite, while also ranting about David Beckham, at length, and reunions...

I’m going to post my announcement / speech / monologue here: “I’m afraid, and this is NOT a joke, that we’re going to do what I hoped we would never have to do. And announce that the United Queendom gang are taking a hiatus. And I hi-hate us for doing this. But let me explain. It’s been three years now of doing this, and it’s been amazing. And we couldn’t have done it without you. There’ve been la...

It’s Snatch Game time! And surprise surprise, it’s shit. Cilla Cack, Pete Burnt Out, Lame Shirley Bassey and RuPaul giving terrible advice. And Mel B’s drunk guest appearance with a Spice Girls Stop lip sync that needed to stop. A poor ep, for sure, but ours is still good so that’s all that matters really. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/fatpigeonart/...

It’s the Rusical! And this week we get a take on Mary Poppins and a fan runway of west end shows, both of which Danny Beard destroys. We also talk Liz Truss’ shock elimination, Sam’s bday, Hacks the TV show and further updates about the Guy Onions saga. Enjoy! Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/fatpigeonart/?hl=en email edward.m.dyson@googlemail.com @uni...

Well this might be the craziest episode of the podcast we’ve ever done. I’m afraid it descends quite quickly into madness then only goes further off the rails, as we discuss politics, cats in suitcases and onions before meltdowns ensure. Definitely a keeper. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/fatpigeonart/?hl=en email edward.m.dyson@googlemail.com @unite...

The Naftas are suitably naff, as the judges go rogue, creating mini challenge awards to crush confidence and judging bizarrely. But we get some good looks, thank you Cheddar, and some chat about our favourite subject, sex with straight men. We even get to discuss famous child murdered briefly, what more could you want? Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/...

It’s Yasssssstonbury - and the queens have to rock out with their cocks… well, tucked, as usual. Fucker Twigs is a guest judge, giving as much life as Starlet does in her performance, and Cathy Dennis channels queen of mean to help them with their songwriting - which they clearly need a LOT of help with. We see SIX badges given out (I say five in the ep but since looked up, six, world record,) and...

Due to the death of the Queen (Liz,) these episodes were delayed in their release on BBC iPlayer in the UK, so apologies to international listeners who’ve had to wait for them. As a result, when they were finally released, we’ve summarised the penultimate makeover episode and the finale Denali in one recap, but still managed to squeeze in plenty of shade towards what has sadly been another lacklus...

It’s baaaaaack! In an episode dedicated to the late Chery Valentine, we celebrate the return of Drag Race UK, (quite the palette cleanser after Down Under…) and it’s already off to a better start than season three of UK. Black Pepper snatches a win, Cheddar Gorgeous is instantly iconic, Dame Joanna Lumley makes an absolutely fabulous cameo, and we discuss terrorist attacks, ginger dicks, Sam’s shi...

We discuss the passing of her majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, as we know everyone has been on the edge of their seat waiting for our hot take on it. And then we move onto some living queens, the new cast of Drag Race UK season four, including such titans as Cheddar Gorgeous and Danny Beard. Who will snatch the crown? Well, besides Charles, obvs… (oh and we also explain what happened with that Down...

This week we get one of the craziest lip syncs of all time as Beverly Kills goes head to head - and leg to leg, knee to knee, back to back - with rival Queen Kong, and that stage takes more of a pounding than Sam at Mardis Gras. But before that we have to sit through the queens attempting to endorse their hometowns, which is equally painful. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ htt...

Ed interviews Courtney Act about the possibility of her hosting Drag Race Australia, Cheddar Gorgeous on why she wasn’t on DRUK series one, and Peppermint on whether she’ll be doing All Stars soon...

This week we get one of the craziest lip syncs of all time as Beverly Kills goes head to head - and leg to leg, knee to knee, back to back - with rival Queen Kong, and that stage takes more of a pounding than Sam at Mardis Gras. But before that we have to sit through the queens attempting to endorse their hometowns, which is equally painful. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ htt...

This week we get one of the craziest lip syncs of all time as Beverly Kills goes head to head - and leg to leg, knee to knee, back to back - with rival Queen Kong, and that stage takes more of a pounding than Sam at Mardis Gras. But before that we have to sit through the queens attempting to endorse their hometowns, which is equally painful. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/ htt...

This week we’re treated to the worst reading challenge of all time - burn this library down - and the most pointless drama of all time, as well as a pretty shitty runway to boot. However, on a positive note, Bosom Buddies pops off, and we also sink our teeth into some Canada, Secret Celebrity Drag Race, and even Drag Race Philippines chat - as well as the return of BRITNEY SPEARS, Lizzo and the MT...

Can season two’s Snatch Game improve upon the shit show that was season one’s? Well, no. Apparently, Snatch Game just isn’t their strength. But we get a decent Dame Edna, a good Liza (again,) and a bunch of crap to bitch about, as well as a few more Minnie Cooper work room dramas. We also discuss the recent deaths of Anne Heche and Darius (RIP) and talk about eating dogs in Vietnam. Sorry. Sponsor...

It’s drag brunch! And nothing makes you quite in the mood for brunch like a drag queen with an injected eye, eh? This week UraGuy has a Poorly Eye, we learn the true meaning of SABO, and see Minnie’s pensioner nips. We also have a good old rant about Olly Alexander and treat you do a bit of off the cuff opinions on Canada’s Drag Race though we won’t be doing Secret Celebrity Drag Race season two u...

The queens do their first acting challenge in Caged Queens, a prison drama… and they all should be locked up after this. It was Prisoner Cell Block H for Horrible, but we did get some entertaining moments with Minnie’s dyslexia and apologies / demands for apologies, and some old beef from back in the day resurfacing (sounds like my trip to Toby Carvery…) we also discuss politics, Britney and relig...

Down Under is baaaack! Crack open the chicken goooooouujoooooons. Has the budget improved? No. Have the challenges improved? No. Does it look like RuPaul is in the same room as the queens now? No. But has Ru’s makeup got worse? YES! We’ve got age debates, shitty outfits and lots of offensive Aussie accents to kick things off for season twoooooo. Sponsored by Fat Pigeon Art https://fatpigeonart.uk/...

Win-kx Monsoon! She did it! In a weird awkward production-assisted way admittedly, but Jinkx Monsoon is the queen of all queens after a string of very controversial lip syncs. Thanks for joining us for All Stars 7, it’s been a hell of a ride and I’m proud we were able to offer up all the negativity that the show was sorely missing. Join us for the first episode of Down Under season two tomorrow!!!...

Wow what a rollercoaster. Shea leapfrogs everyone else by winning three legendary legend stars in the variety performance. Was it riggamorris? We investigate! And by investigate I mean speculate with no evidence. We also rank all of the queens variety performances, which is essentially 35 more lip syncs to terrible original songs, but do get some live singing from Jinkx and Monet thankfully (and t...