Andrew Max Levy
It’s May 2023, and I’ve just learned something shocking: At age 34, Matty Healy has finally had his first orgasm.
Normally, I would have zero interest in this, let alone consider it “news.” But Healy is all over the news at that moment, thanks to his much-derided relationship with Taylor Swift. It’s not just that he’s Swift’s “rebound,” a quick new fling after her breakup with longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn. It’s that he’s also known for his intentionally regressive takes and sense of humor; he’s recently become maligned online for his appearance on the notorious Adam Friedland Show podcast, talking about his love for Ghetto Gaggers. (Do not look up what that is.)
But rising alt-comics Grace Freud and April Clark, who perform together as the alt-comedy duo Girl God, say the media’s gotten it all wrong.