“I would rather never make a [piece of] ‘content’ ever again in my life,” says Jordan Firstman. “I’m so over it.”

After skyrocketing to homosexual glory in the pandemic with his short Instagram skits, the comedian has since ‘returned to his roots’ as an actor in two projects that are extremely similar in genre and premise: Ms Marvel (an MCU show) and Rotting in the Sun (the film with “30 d**ks” and unsimulated oral sex). The latter satire thriller sees Jordan take on his first feature-length lead role as himself, albeit a more narcissistic and unhinged version with a self-awareness issue.

“It’s important to me that people know I don’t take myself that seriously,” Jordan tells me from the confines of an extravagant hidden room behind a bookshelf (it’s giving Clue). “It was hard doing it on set because I’m like, ‘How far do I actually go?’ and I am telling people something about myself, even if it’s fictionalised. So, how far do I take it but also honour the story? But also, not completely fuck up my image completely?”

Rotting in the Sun stars director Sebastián Silva as a loose version of himself, a ketamine-addicted filmmaker who meets Jordan at a nudist beach and reluctantly agrees to collaborate with him on a project – “like Curb Your Enthusiasm, but positive”. With biting commentary on influencer culture, suicide and class inequality, the film is much more than it’s well-publicised d**k sequence. For Jordan, it also repositions him as an actor who isn’t afraid to take risks. “Doing something like this feels so genuinely fulfilling,” he continues, “which is why it’s a big deal for me.”

Read ahead for our interview with Jordan Firstman, where he discusses how Sebastián Silva “came” for his character in Rotting in the Sun, why being a viral sensation no longer fulfils him and his plans to retire after giving a BJ in a Marvel film.

So, I watched Rotting in the Sun this morning…

You’re not supposed to watch it in the morning. It’s not a morning film.

It’s not Heartstopper or Red, White & Royal Blue, is it?

It’s not Heartstopper. I haven’t seen any of it. But, it’s really funny that we’re in this era where there’s a lot of successful gay stuff, but they’re all… that.

You’ve spoken a lot about dick on this promo tour, for obvious reasons. Are you tired of it? Or is it a dream come true?

A little! I mean, yeah. I’m a little tired of it, for sure.

Are you even gay?

Apparently. It depends on what you consider gay. Do I like sucking dick? Absolutely. So, yes.

I like the part in the film where you shake hands with a dick.

That was improvised. He didn’t know it was coming.