Horsing Around with 'The Browns'

New York City NY

05 November, 2021

2:01 PM

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The hilarious television series starring Tammie Brown as a semi-retired singer and homemaker and Kelly Mantle as her delightfully dipsomaniac manager and best friend, returns for a second season today on OUTtv and Amazon Prime. The show got its start as two-minute comedic sketches on Instagram that OUTtv later turned into three episodes. The second season will consist of five thirty-minute scripted episodes. "Tammie returns home after a journey of self-discovery to find her peculiar family in even odder form," John Mark, the series' creator (who also plays the role of Brown's son), says of season two. "Amidst the chaos of her best friend Sheila's drunken hijinks, her father's involvement in a pyramid scheme and her son's viral fame, Tammie decides to take a shot at love! She is challenged to be more vulnerable with everyone around her, including her offbeat family and potential suitors." Tammie Brown on a date The cast is thrilled to return for another season. "Tammie and I are two comedic corpses living out our Hollywood fantasies," says Kelly Mantle, an actress who made Oscar history by being the first openly non-binary person ever to be approved and considered by The Academy for both Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress for their role in the feature film, Confessions of A Womanizer. Mantle plays Sheila, a character that has been a fan favorite. "People connect with Sheila because she has no filter, no censor and no shame," Mantle explains. "She says what we're all thinking. She's bold and blunt, but it goes down smooth like Southern Comfort." Kelly Mantle as Sheila In addition to Brown, Mantle, and Mark, Paige Klone stars in The Browns as Ethel, Roy Allen is Daddy and Jackson Davis is Jackson. Many queer notables appear in season 2, as well. Among them are drag legends Katya, Honey Davenport, Mariah Balenciaga, and Sherry Vine, as well as non-drag notables Cazwell and Jen Kober. Caroline Williams guest directs episodes two and four. "Creating a unique space where famous queer club performers have to deal with wholesome family sitcom themes feels subversive and exciting to me as a filmmaker," John Mark reflects. He promises that while the new season will be a scaled-up version of The Browns, it will remain true to the sidesplitting family fun that fans have fallen in love with. For more information, visit OUTtv.com.