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Bobbi Summers on his dark comedy I Hate People, People Hate Me

The Canadian comic and musician talks to Q guest host Saroja Coelho about his new series, its dark comedic take on queer community, and how it was inspired by his own experiences as a musician.

The Canadian comic and musician talks about his new series’ dark comedic take on queer community

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Bobbi Summers wearing headphones, sitting in front of a studio microphone.
Bobbi Summers in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
Q14:30Bobbi Summers: I Hate People, People Hate Me, dark comedy, and feeling like an outsider

Canadian alt-comic Bobbi Summers is the creator and star of the new CBC series I Hate People, People Hate Me. The show follows best friends Jovi and Tabitha as they struggle to find their place in the queer community of Toronto.

Summers talks to Q guest host Saroja Coelho about how his own life inspired the series, how he went from being a recording artist in L.A. to making his own Canadian TV show, and why he thinks being considered "weird" is a good thing.

You can watch all six episodes now on CBC Gem.

WATCH | Official trailer for I Hate People, People Hate Me:

The full interview with Bobbi Summers is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Bobbi Summers produced by Kaitlyn Swan.