Call Me Mother

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Call Me Mother
Call Me Mother Logo
GenreReality competition
Directed byJan McCharles
Rae Upton
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersDaniel Oron
Natasha Ryan
Glenn Sims
Production locationNorth Bay
Production companiesGo Button Media
RedFlame TV
Original release
NetworkOutTV
ReleaseOctober 25, 2021 (2021-10-25) –
present (present)
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Call Me Mother is a Canadian reality television series, which premiered on OutTV in 2021.[1] Hosted by Entertainment Tonight Canada reporter Dallas Dixon, the series is a drag competition which will see up-and-coming drag performers join one of three drag houses to compete in group challenges, with one drag artist eliminated each week until the winner of the competition is crowned the "First Child of Drag".[2]

The series is distinct from the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise in adding a drag mother mentoring and coaching team aspect similar to The Voice or The X Factor,[3] and is also a fully inclusive competition featuring drag queens, drag kings, transgender and non-binary drag artists.[1]

The houses are led by established drag queens Peppermint (House of Dulcet), Crystal (House of Glass) and Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie).[1] Ontario drag queen Farra N. Hyte, the drag mother of RuPaul's Drag Race competitor and Canada's Drag Race judge Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Québec drag queen Miss Butterfly serve as "aunties", who provide additional support and feedback but do not directly "mother" their own teams.[4] Hyte and Dixon were also the co-hosts of a weekly companion podcast which included post-elimination interviews with the competing artists.[5]

Miss Butterfly did not return as an "auntie" for the second season, and was replaced by past Dragula winner Landon Cider.[6]

Call Me Mother was created by RedFlame TV, and produced in Canada by Go Button Media and RedFlame TV.[7] It was shot in North Bay, Ontario in early 2021.[8]

The series premiered with its first season on October 25, 2021.[9] The first season was won by Toddy, a non-binary drag performer from Vancouver, British Columbia.[10] A second season, announced on December 15 and released in 2022,[11] was won by drag performer Weebee.[12]

  1. ^ a b c West, Rachel (June 2, 2021). "OUTtv Announces New Drag Reality Series 'Call Me Mother' Hosted By ET Canada Pride's Dallas Dixon". ET Canada. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Joey Nolfi, "RuPaul's Drag Race queens Peppermint, Crystal launch new drag competition series Call Me Mother". Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ André-Constantin Passiour, "Barbada de Barbades star de «Call Me Mother»". Fugues, June 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Joey Nolfi, "Call Me Mother casts queens, kings, and nonbinary stars in wild new drag competition". Entertainment Weekly, October 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Nick Krewen, "OUTtv elevates drag format in new series". Playback, October 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "'Dragula' winner Landon Cider joins 'Call Me Mother' season 2 as judge". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  7. ^ Nico Franks, "OUTtv drags up competition series". C21 Media, June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Bruno Lapointe, "Call Me Mother: une Québécoise parmi les mentors de la série". Le Journal de Montréal, June 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Ryan Porter, "'Call Me Mother' part of a wave of reality shows with 'RuPaul' alumni being produced by OutTV". Toronto Star, October 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Sydney Morton, "Kelowna Peak Pride kick off weekend beats the winter blues". CHBC-DT, January 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Kelly Townsend, "OUTtv renews original drag format Call Me Mother". Playback, December 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Jacqueline Salomé, "Vancouver drag queen Weebee earns the Call Me Mother crown". Loose Lips, February 1, 2023.