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So, we all went to University of Michigan, and I met this group of people that were making these silly shows. They did a Lord of the Rings parody that was hysterical. I saw it twice. And then I wrote a little hour musical with them that was very inappropriate.

And then based on that they asked me if I would write songs with Harry Potter musical they were making. It was in a little black box, and we did five performances. We put it on YouTube, and it just blew up. Nothing terrible. I think we were a little over-sensitive. We put it back up, and I think it has something like 9 million views now maybe more. Blown up into a cultish fan internet phenomenon. One thing I get is people who say they love StarKid and, and the people who have met each other because of StarKid, who have flown from different states and different countries and hung out and become best friends because of their shared love for this thing.

Holmes The group itself is much bigger than me. I wrote four or five of them. It flips that story on its head, and we wrote a very Alan Menken-esque score.

Jafar is a good-hearted dude, and Aladdin is a total dick, who just runs authorized parades through the kingdom and is years-old and is trying to date the year-old princess. Tulis McCall Sounds about right. Holmes Jafar is the villain. Like me in my show. Please like me anyway.

Tulis McCall Yeah, well, you do a nice catch there. Because you take us down the rabbit hole. And then you go out and catch your own flyball. And it works. Tulis McCall Because you were an asshole. And we know it. And you know. Yeah, yep. Very cool.

Holmes She does stand up. Yeah, every time you get a little further on the ice, you can see a little farther, right? Yeah, where to go next. Holmes A lot from StarKid. A lot from The Book of Mormon and then people who connected with me. More local audiences. There are people who will sign on the livestreams for stuff that they never attend in person.

I have one fan who;s in Ireland. I just did an Irish accent there. Tulis McCall So how long have you been in the business? I mean, when did you do Mormon? What years? Holmes Mormon , I started I graduated college And I did a tour of Young Frankenstein right after that. Where I played Dr. Frankenstein, and it was a non-equity bus and truck tour all around the country and Canada.

Nine months. I produced it and I was the lighting director — blah blah blah. Then you got into Mormon? That was Holmes Yeah. I remember seeing the original cast with my grandma.

When we won the lottery to go see the Broadway show. Yeah, yeah. And then she sees me take over the role before she passed, which was awesome. Holmes Yeah, that always makes me very happy. Mormon was five and a half years total— a couple of six months breaks off of that. And then in between that I worked on South Park during one of those six months breaks.

Yeah, they had gotten to know me through opening the Australian company and they knew I was a writer, and so they asked me to come do one episode. But there were a few weeks where I got to be actually helpful that was very cool. Because those were the same guys that did Mormon , right? And yeah, I was pinching myself, because I love South Park. I got to help Trey, who wrote the score. I got to help them write a song for South Park.

And then they had a bunch of kids singing it, you know, and so I got to direct all these eight-year-olds and record. I got to sing. And that was great. It was awesome. Tulis McCall And then then you went to Edinburgh and did this show. All right, one more run. You know. You know? Part of your five and a half years with Mormon was touring. Holmes Oh, yeah. And I think might ever do. You know that role is— Elder Cunningham is such a fun role.

Tulis McCall Right? Until he figures out how to make everything wonderful. Tulis McCall Which, when you think about it, is not so far off. What else do you want to tell me? Taylor Tomlinson. She has a special on Netflix that came out when she was I am such a genuine fan of her comedy. Who now apparently also digs your stuff? Yeah, want to chill and have some laughs. That the show is fun. But I mean, those times, we just got to hang out. I was like, this is, this is so cool.

Tulis McCall So how did you decide? Holmes It was based on who we were connected to, and we went based on who we could get a lead on. And who we felt would serve the show best, right? There was a certain tone of comedian that we liked better than other tones. People go. Tulis McCall Bo Burnham. One more recently. That was just incredible. I feel very supported and deeply grateful for the time to lend me legitimacy like that.

Holmes Especially for the people who are more green and newer. Syd Matisse came through. She was lovely. I have gotten to support and be supported by people way bigger than me. They turn our listening on. And they only have 10 minutes or so to do it. Holmes And the comics can do a lot in 10 minutes. And all the recording stuff. What do you call that? The looper? Oh, I love that. That was great. You brought down the house when you pulled out the steel drum.

I finally got to play this video game I used to play a lot during the pandemic with my buddy. We finally played it tonight and it just felt so good to just waste a little bit of time. No, not waste. Because then you can build that audience even faster for people who cannot come to the live shows.

Two of the earliest were Julia Connor and her six-year-old daughter, Pearl. They disappeared around Christmas of , after Holmes had an affair with Julia and involved her in his business schemes. During his life, Holmes alternatively denied killing Julia and confessed to accidentally killing her while performing an abortion. Both Emeline and Minnie appear to have had personal and business relationships with Holmes when they disappeared.

Holmes received the death sentence in , and died by hanging in Philadelphia, about a week before his 35th birthday. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault.