Campy videos take some sting out of road closures

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Major road closures are no picnic anywhere, but in Los Angeles, they can be a nightmare, especially in a heavily trafficked corridor like La Cienega Boulevard at the world-renowned Sunset Strip.

Trying to take the sting out, West Hollywood -- the self-styled Creative City, where about 40 percent of residents are gay men -- commissioned a video series of traffic updates called "The WeHoans," starring local drag celebrities Willam Belli and Roy Haylock (better known as Bianca Del Rio, but here in a rare male appearance).

The short videos riff pretty faithfully off the popular "Saturday Night Live" soap-opera spoof called "The Californians," which features blond characters lazily slurring their words as they give detailed descriptions of travel routes around Los Angeles. In "The WeHoans," the descriptions are actually helpful detours around the closure.

As the videos make clear: Not even local institution WeHo Jesus should attempt to take La Cienega. Watch their exploits below.

After an earthquake strikes in the third episode, we're left with a cliffhanger: Is Roy dead?

Unfortunately, it looks like Roy’s fate will forever hang in the balance: The three-part series is wrapping up, along with the construction on La Cienega.

Here are a few, um, real (can we use that word in this context?) episodes of "The Californians" on "SNL":

(h/t Curbed L.A. and WEHOville)

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