Who did you model “Chazz Michael Michaels” after?
WF: He was kind of patterned after Elvis Stojko, who’s kind of like the bad boy of skating. And there’s this Russian guy, Evgeny Plushenko. And we saw footage of this French skater who skates shirtless the whole time. That’s where we got the idea where Chazz licks a lady. Even though you see skaters who try to act sexy, you still remain within the confines of being a skater. I think Chazz cares the least about skating. He just wants to make love to the audience. Jon, who is your “Jimmy” character modeled after? JH: There’s a lot of Johnny Weir in there. There’s a lot of traditional-type skaters, like Plushenko and the Russian skaters, who are very precise and incorporate classical music into their routines. We went the more traditional route with him. Even with the costumes. WF: Which, not to toot Jon’s horn, but the peacock [costume that Jimmy wears] was all Jon’s idea. Will, you’ve parodied various sports — and Jon, this being your first experience with this specific genre — what i
