“There is a magical energy, an ephemeral thing about it,” Yang said from New York City ahead of the film’s early June release. Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang remember that first trip, years ago, to the beachy New York LGBTQ resort that would inspire the Hulu rom-com, “Fire Island.”īefore playing BFFs Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang) in the film, who find unexpected romances while vacationing at the Long Island party destination, the real-life friends were on a similar getaway, staying 12 deep in a three-bedroom house, “really making it work despite our comedians’ salaries,” said Yang. Jeong Park/Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios/dpa Matt Rogers, Zane Phillips and Tomas Matos in the queer rom-com hit “Fire Island”, which launched for Disney+ subscribers in June.
