People who know the 28-year-old actor and social media celebrity well know that she has a hilarious side. She tells PEOPLE that her humour...
People who know the 28-year-old actor and social media celebrity well know that she has a hilarious side. She tells PEOPLE that her humour is "much darker" when she's not on camera. Our sources claim that this is a very true component of Mulvaney's personality and that it will soon be front and centre when she stars in The Least Problematic Woman in the World on Off-Broadway.
Someone on TikTok noted lately that the star is "wonderfully positive" online. If she goes on TV, her smile will probably accompany her. People notice when she acts a touch racy, like when she says "queefinator" with a straight face, or even, very rarely, shady.
But they are just the beginning. This autumn, Mulvaney will bring the whole iceberg to the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland hosted Least Problematic for a short time last year. It's coming to New York City now. The California native's one-woman show, which she wrote and used to be named Faghag, will begin on September 20 and run for a brief time from October 7 to November 30.
Don't wait for Mulvaney.
"I can't wait to see how the joke goes over." People in the U.K. seemed to like the dark comedies more than the amusing ones. She says to PEOPLE, "That's what I think will shock some of my followers." "People don't know how dark my sense of humour is because I don't show that side of myself on social media."
She says that Tim Jackson's presentation is clearly more adult than her work. "It has a dirty edge that some people might not like coming from me."
Mulvaney has been posting about her personal life on social media for a long time. But in the last few months, she has been a little less open. To be exact, since 2022. That's when she started her TikTok series "Days of Girlhood," which made her famous. She talked significantly more about herself in her book, Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer, which came out earlier this year. She adds that Least Problematic is different not only because it includes black comedy, but also because it was created during a bad moment.
Mulvaney came up with the word "Beergate" to describe the backlash from conservatives against her 2023 Bud Light ad. Some people would say that the play came out of this. People who didn't like the brand were furious that it worked with a transgender lady. They burnt beer cartons on film and told people not to buy the brand. The actor said, "I thought, 'Oh my God, I need to get back on stage, and it's really hard to get cast as a trans person in theatre right now.'" "I thought I had to write something."
"At first, I wanted the show to be about something that had nothing to do with my transition, but as I wrote it, I realised that a one-person show needs to be based on a story that only I can tell," Mulvaney explains. She rapidly recognised, "That is a crazy thing to go through while becoming a public figure."
She explains, "Writing the show was like therapy for me." The last thing to do is take it to New York City. She says, "I think I'm ready to share that now that I've healed from the traumas of the last few years in private. That will help other people laugh with me instead of at me."
Paper Doll is "very vulnerable and raw," but Least Problematic is a "fever dream" that mixes satire and reality while staying loyal to Mulvaney's life. The singer also says, "I think [audiences] will be really excited about a lot of things that people don't know yet and that I haven't shared in those other spaces."
The performer states that they think Least Problematic would "show them a whole picture of who I am." It's hard to do this since people on social media want to place makers in boxes. "I think that when you become famous for one thing, like my transition, people forget that you can do other things," she explains.
Mulvaney puts the labels that were put on her in the performance to rest. At one point, she even puts them to rest in a "twink funeral." Then she bravely goes into the shoes of the people who kept putting them on her.
The star reveals, "There are times when you almost get who I'm talking about or making fun of, but I'm the one playing that part." And it has felt extremely strong, especially with individuals who have been really rude to me—maybe we should call them "haters"—to be able to hug them and take back some of my power over them. It's a lot of fun.
Mulvaney says that she would love it if any of the real-life persons who inspired these "hater" characters came to chat to Lucille Lortel.
The diva told PEOPLE, "I don't think conservative news anchors or country rock stars will be there, but if they were, I'd be really happy to have them there." "Because I think my experience is that when people talk about race, gender, or sexuality issues in some rooms, there are often small groups of people who agree with them."
The speaker continues, "I think a lot of the people there will be fans of mine and supporters of the trans community." I can't wait to tell them about this. "But I also want to make sure that people who are on the fence or don't know a trans person yet can connect with me and see us as more than what the media says we are," she said.
No matter what project she's working on, she always adds, "My version of transness is probably the most privileged and specific version of it." I also hope that everyone who comes to the show will find other beautiful trans persons to follow and see their art. I hope that this show will make people want to see a lot of other trans theatre in New York. I wish to play some great Broadway leading ladies one day.
"But really," she says, "it's a chance for our country to have a good laugh about the trauma when things seem so dark."
Someone on TikTok noted lately that the star is "wonderfully positive" online. If she goes on TV, her smile will probably accompany her. People notice when she acts a touch racy, like when she says "queefinator" with a straight face, or even, very rarely, shady.
But they are just the beginning. This autumn, Mulvaney will bring the whole iceberg to the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland hosted Least Problematic for a short time last year. It's coming to New York City now. The California native's one-woman show, which she wrote and used to be named Faghag, will begin on September 20 and run for a brief time from October 7 to November 30.
Don't wait for Mulvaney.
"I can't wait to see how the joke goes over." People in the U.K. seemed to like the dark comedies more than the amusing ones. She says to PEOPLE, "That's what I think will shock some of my followers." "People don't know how dark my sense of humour is because I don't show that side of myself on social media."
She says that Tim Jackson's presentation is clearly more adult than her work. "It has a dirty edge that some people might not like coming from me."
Mulvaney has been posting about her personal life on social media for a long time. But in the last few months, she has been a little less open. To be exact, since 2022. That's when she started her TikTok series "Days of Girlhood," which made her famous. She talked significantly more about herself in her book, Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer, which came out earlier this year. She adds that Least Problematic is different not only because it includes black comedy, but also because it was created during a bad moment.
Mulvaney came up with the word "Beergate" to describe the backlash from conservatives against her 2023 Bud Light ad. Some people would say that the play came out of this. People who didn't like the brand were furious that it worked with a transgender lady. They burnt beer cartons on film and told people not to buy the brand. The actor said, "I thought, 'Oh my God, I need to get back on stage, and it's really hard to get cast as a trans person in theatre right now.'" "I thought I had to write something."
"At first, I wanted the show to be about something that had nothing to do with my transition, but as I wrote it, I realised that a one-person show needs to be based on a story that only I can tell," Mulvaney explains. She rapidly recognised, "That is a crazy thing to go through while becoming a public figure."
She explains, "Writing the show was like therapy for me." The last thing to do is take it to New York City. She says, "I think I'm ready to share that now that I've healed from the traumas of the last few years in private. That will help other people laugh with me instead of at me."
Paper Doll is "very vulnerable and raw," but Least Problematic is a "fever dream" that mixes satire and reality while staying loyal to Mulvaney's life. The singer also says, "I think [audiences] will be really excited about a lot of things that people don't know yet and that I haven't shared in those other spaces."
The performer states that they think Least Problematic would "show them a whole picture of who I am." It's hard to do this since people on social media want to place makers in boxes. "I think that when you become famous for one thing, like my transition, people forget that you can do other things," she explains.
Mulvaney puts the labels that were put on her in the performance to rest. At one point, she even puts them to rest in a "twink funeral." Then she bravely goes into the shoes of the people who kept putting them on her.
The star reveals, "There are times when you almost get who I'm talking about or making fun of, but I'm the one playing that part." And it has felt extremely strong, especially with individuals who have been really rude to me—maybe we should call them "haters"—to be able to hug them and take back some of my power over them. It's a lot of fun.
Mulvaney says that she would love it if any of the real-life persons who inspired these "hater" characters came to chat to Lucille Lortel.
The diva told PEOPLE, "I don't think conservative news anchors or country rock stars will be there, but if they were, I'd be really happy to have them there." "Because I think my experience is that when people talk about race, gender, or sexuality issues in some rooms, there are often small groups of people who agree with them."
The speaker continues, "I think a lot of the people there will be fans of mine and supporters of the trans community." I can't wait to tell them about this. "But I also want to make sure that people who are on the fence or don't know a trans person yet can connect with me and see us as more than what the media says we are," she said.
No matter what project she's working on, she always adds, "My version of transness is probably the most privileged and specific version of it." I also hope that everyone who comes to the show will find other beautiful trans persons to follow and see their art. I hope that this show will make people want to see a lot of other trans theatre in New York. I wish to play some great Broadway leading ladies one day.
"But really," she says, "it's a chance for our country to have a good laugh about the trauma when things seem so dark."
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