Rick & Steve top toon fest

ROME — "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in the World," the R-rated animated comedy series produced by Canada’s Cuppa Coffee Studios for Viacom’s Logo cable net, took the top prize at Cartoons on the Bay, Italy’s post-Mip TV toon fest.

Cult hit half-hour show depicting the lives of three gay couples in the fictional “gay ghetto” of West Lahunga Beach, took event’s Pulcinella nod for television series of the year. The jury praised “Rick & Steve” for “pushing social boundaries and tackling stereotypes in a wicked and irreverent way.” See  'Gay Couple' top toon fest
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