Cover story: Everyone has a crush on MATT ROGERS!
Check out the full cover feature with Matt Rogers, with photos by Justin J Wee, in the pages of WUSSY vol.11 — available now to order.
Styling by Marisa Ellison
EVERYONE has a CRUSH on MATT ROGERS!
Matt Rogers is hot.
Hollywood-hot and hot-hot.
In the past year, the comedian, writer, and actor debuted his Showtime special and tour, Have You Heard Of Christmas?, took his podcast Las Culturistas with co-host Bowen Yang to new heights, and redefined the gay assistant trope on the Vanessa Bayer led I Love That For You. He’s also over 6-feet tall, has magnetic baby blues, and is Jeopardy!-level smart (Celebrity Jeopardy!, but it still counts!). Known for his candid takes on the Real Housewives in the Bravo Clubhouse, fanboy love of Kelly Clarkson, and vulnerability that leads to a tear or two shed on his pod, Matt makes it easy to fall in love with him and his talents. We may only have a little bit more time (if any) before Matt is fully inaccessible to us plebs and spotted at Cipriani across from Luke Evans and Lil Nas X. Famously, one of Matt’s Matt-isms is “we need new famous people” and all signs point to the crush-worthy performer’s declaration as self-fulfilling.
Are you Matt material? WUSSY asked Matt the essential “get to know you” questions so you don’t have to. If you see Matt on the dancefloor, skip the small talk and get right to the kissing (with consent!).
vintage polo: sean crowley vintage
Who are you calling to hide a dead body?
For all my hiding-dead-body needs, I would contact my best friend Bowen Yang. One, because he’s my best friend. Two, because I have helped him bury the person he killed. Bowen Yang is a murderer. I’m an accomplice. I’m confessing for us both.
Next game/competition show we will see you on?
I may have to make good on my threat to apply to Survivor one of these days. I’ve done Millionaire, I’ve done Jeopardy!, and I feel like I have to up the ante. I just have to get over the fact that I don’t like to be hungry. Or cold. Or wet. Or hot. Or edited into a villain, which I would be.
Article of clothing you can’t live without?
I am not the kind of guy who can go commando. I don’t want to be TMI, but I don’t want my dick flopping around down there. I want it all held together. I’m pretty specific about my underwear actually. I like a solid, sturdy, short boxer brief.
Ideal honeymoon destination?
I would really like to relax on my eventual honeymoon. I’m traditionally someone who likes to do a lot of activities on vacation, but for my honeymoon I kind of want to have sex and then go sit on a beach and drink. Be relaxed with my man. No stress. Now watch when I go to, like, EPCOT.
Who is your style icon?
Chris Pine. I think he is so handsome and classic. Specifically in Wonder Woman. That throwback vibe in the first one *and* the 80’s looks he rocked in the sequel. He made me go out and buy a fanny pack.
knit sweater: Sean Crowley Vintage
What city needs a Real Housewives franchise?
I think we need to see a Real Housewives of Boston and it’s all Harvard University professors and professors’ wives. You want to talk about superiority *and* functional alcoholism? Think of the taglines. “You haven’t been to a tea party until you’ve been to MINE.” I think it could pop off.
Fuck, Marry, Kill: Darcy (I Love That For You), Luke (Fire Island), Twink (Q-Force)?
I would fuck Twink from Q-Force because he’s a master of disguise and can become anything so the role playing would be insane. I would marry Darcy from I Love That For You because I think his 401(k) is probably in really good shape. And I would kill Luke from Fire Island because you can’t take him anywhere. He’s a mess and a half.
Secret Talent/Party Trick?
I kind of let everyone know about all of my talents if I have any of them, so not many are secret. But I do have a lot of secret baseball knowledge that I keep stored up if I do encounter any straight men in the wild who wish to talk sports. I can get down in that regard.
Three wishes from a genie?
My first wish would be to always be booked working on something fun and challenging. My second wish would be for the health of myself, my friends and my family. And my third wish would be to be able to eat unlimited buffalo chicken fingers with no consequence forever.
Your perfect guy in 3x words?
Communicator. Affectionate. Positive.
Your most compatible zodiac sign(s)?
I’m realizing I’m pretty great with an Aquarius.
Best date spot?
For me, the best dates happen in, like, three different locations in a night. I like a good cocktail to start. I love popping around the Lower East Side in NYC and having a little adventure. Start quiet, end loud.
Celebrity crush?
For some reason, when people are asked this question, no one ever says James Marsden. And the answer, really for all of us, is James Marsden.
Fave love-making song?
I listen to Victoria Monét when I have sex :)
Leather Jacket: Stylist’s Own
hat: heather huey
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Interview by Nathan Pearson @nathankpearson
Photos by Justin J Wee @djdumpling
Grooming by Jessica Ortiz @jessica_o_
Styling by Marisa Ellison @marisa_ellison @artdeptagency
Stylist Assistant Morgan Haberfield