Last year, writer and actor Brian Jordan Alvarez went from cult comedian to social media sensation. Alvarez made some waves back in 2016 with The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, a six-episode online sitcom that gave us one of the best 90-second bits of the decade. Since then, Alvarez has been known for his work on Instagram and TikTok, where he employs a variety of goofy voices and custom video filters to embody a cast of outlandish but endearing characters. His most popular persona, the pop star/wholesome family man TJ Mack, had a bona fide hit last summer with “Sitting,” which earned him a feature in Rolling Stone. It likely played a role in FX finally ordering his comedy English Teacher—the pilot of which was greenlit back in 2022—to series. Like the work that drew his online fanbase, Alvarez’s English Teacher is as cute as it is cutting, highlighting the humanity in our hyperbolic world.

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Alvarez stars as Evan Marquez, a high school teacher of strong stated principles but shaky character. Like any gay American, Evan is going to be caught in the crossfire of the culture war whether he wants to or not, and as public school faculty,........

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