Hudson Valley Ballers

Hudson Valley Ballers

Overview

A pair of comedy writers (who also happen to be gay best friends) leave their high-stress jobs for a more low-key life in the country as bed-and-breakfast owners. What happens next is anything but laid-back, with a stream of strange guests, stranger love interests, and household horrors interrupting their country idyll.

Notable Queer-Centric Episodes

Season 1 Episode 1 “Best Friends” – Best friends Paula and James discuss their romantic options in the country. Despite Paula’s protests, she’s clearly smitten with local cat rescuer and all-around handylady “Just Jamie” (Kate McKinnon).
Season 1 Episode 6 “Lovers” – James’s country romance is heating up, but Paula’s is about to crash and burn.
Season 2 Episode 6 “Bonding With Our Queermunity” – Paula and James visit their new local gay bar.

Characters

There are 3 queer characters listed for this show; none are dead.

Regular (1)

Paula Pell

Paula Pell

Cisgender • Homosexual

Clichés:

Recurring (1)

Just Jamie

Just Jamie

Clichés:

Guest (1)

Humane Jane

This page was last edited on March 18th, 2019.

Ratings

Realness

Main characters Paula and James are played by real-life friends (and real-life SNL writers) Paula Pell and James Anderson. Their fictional life together is a little too over the top to be called “real,” but if you’ve ever vowed to live out your golden years with your opposite-sex gay best friend because you’ve dramatically assumed that you’ll be alone forever if you don’t, this web series might actually be a little too real.

Quality

This web series is especially good for older queers, who rarely get much screen time elsewhere. It also benefits from queer talent behind the camera, with all episodes directed by Silas Howard.

Screentime

Paula and James are the main characters, so they are the focus of every episode. Their lives are mostly mundane (think country critters in the guest rooms and annoying neighbors), but they do get into some relationship drama and have at least one mortifying foray into the local gay scene.