Danny Pellegrino dishes on Ryan Phillippe’s caboose, the gayest holiday movies, & his Rosie O’Donnell PSA
A post shared by Danny Pellegrino (@dannypellegrino)Every day is a holiday when you spend it with Danny Pellegrino!The writer, comedian, and podcaster is known for his love of the Christmas season, but manages to infuse all of his work with a jolly, celebratory spirit that’s just hard to resist.Whether it’s his love of Real Housewives, the Muppets, or The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Pellegrino just wants to share a few of his favorite things with the world—he’s the gift that keeps on giving!
All year long, he channels that seasonal spirit into Everything Iconic, his weekly podcast that dives into all the pop culture moments, new and old, that we can’t stop talking about, and regularly welcomes in some truly iconic guests (everyone from Cameron Diaz to Miss Piggy!).In 2022, he penned his first book, How Do I Un-Remember This?: Unfortunately True Stories, which became a New York Times bestseller.
In the warm and witty collection of real-life stories, Pellegrino recalls growing up gay in small-town Ohio, and how pop culture helped him find his place in the world.Now—because it’s never to early to start celebrating Christmas—he’s getting ready to release his followup, The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories (available Oct.
24 via Sourcebooks), which takes a similar approach to some of his most unforgettable yuletide tales and beyond.While we all eagerly anticipate Queen Mariah Carey to ring in the season the minute October’s over, we’re getting a head start by inviting Pellegrino to be the latest guest in our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
