After a Box Office Letdown, a More Reflective Billy Eichner Is Back (opens in new tab)

Billy Eichner carved out his own pop cultural niche with his man-on-the-street comedy, “Billy on the Street.” Then, he stopped regularly doing the character in 2019 to focus on acting. Since 2022 when his most ambitious project “Bros” received good reviews but disappointed at the box office, Eichner has been less visible in the culture. That is about to change. He has moved from Los Angeles back to his hometown, New York, played Ned Weeks in a reading of “The Normal Heart” and just released a...