Benito Skinner Is a Closeted Frat Jock with Charli XCX in ‘Overcompensating’ Teaser
- Benito Skinner stars in the new TV series Overcompensating, set to premiere on May 15, 2025, on Prime Video.
- The series features Benny's friendship with Carmen, a high school outsider, on a journey to fit in.
- Charli XCX, a Grammy Award winner, is an executive music producer and has a cameo in the series, expressing frustration about performing her hit 'Boom Clap.'
- Overcompensating explores personal journeys of identity and the lengths people go to overcompensate.
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Overcompensating: Prime Video drops teaser for Benito Skinner’s LGBTQ+ comedy series
The first teaser trailer for Benito Skinner’s upcoming LGBTQIA+ comedy Overcompensating is here. Created, written, and executive produced by the beloved social media personality, the upcoming series follows Benny (Skinner), a closeted college freshman, and his hilarious and heartwarming journey to self-acceptance. The official synopsis reads: “Overcompensating is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a…
Charli XCX is a brat in first trailer for college comedy Overcompensating
Overcompensating is an upcoming comedy-drama from Benito Skinner, and its first trailer has featured Brat superstar Charli XCX in an instantly iconic scene. Created by and led by internet star Benito Skinner as a closeted student embarking on his journey at his (apparently very homoerotic) college, Overcompensating‘s first trailer is here. There’s all kinds of mischief afoot, including Skinner’s character desperately trying to fit in to – you gu…
Charli XCX Is Sick Of One Of Her Biggest Hits In The Teaser For Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’
Charli XCX‘s most-played song on Spotify as the sole lead artist isn’t “Von Dutch” or “360.” In fact, it’s not anything from Brat. It’s “Boom Clap,” from 2014’s Sucker (and the The Fault In Our Stars soundtrack!), with over 483 million streams. Charli seemingly hasn’t performed the song live since 2023, and based on a new Prime Video series, maybe it will be permanently retired. Charli appears at the end of the teaser trailer for the college-set…


Benito Skinner is a closeted jock with Charli XCX in 'Overcompensating' teaser
Comedian and TikTok star Benito Skinner (a.k.a. Benny Drama) is set to to star in his own gay jock TV series Overcompensating, and the raunchy first trailer just debuted! Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! "College... come as you aren't," reads the tagline.According to the official description, "Overcompensating is a colleg…
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