Sketch comic and social media star Benito Skinner has joined the cast of Billy Eichner’s upcoming romantic comedy Bros, according to a recent report from Variety. Skinner joins a cast that already includes Harvey Fierstein, Bowen Yang, Luke Macfarlane, Symone, Miss Lawrence, Guillermo Diaz, and Ts Madison.
Skinner grew his popularity out across social media, where he began posting videos of his impressions of various characters. He’s since branched out into the world of mainstream acting, having most recently appeared in the fourth season of the HBO Max original series Search Party.
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From Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, 2019’s The Lion King, Impeachment: American Crime Story), Nicholas Stoller (the Neighbors films, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Judd Apatow (The King of Staten Island, Trainwreck, The Big Sick), Bros is described as a “smart, swoony and heartfelt comedy about finding sex, love, and romance amidst the madness.”
Bros is directed by Nicholas Stoller from his screenplay with Eichner.
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The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Stoller, and Joshua Church (co-producer Trainwreck, Step Brothers). The film is executive produced by Eichner.
