The Hillywood Show, created by sisters, super-fans, and comedy duo Hilly & Hannah Hindi have been churning out song and dance parodies of Harry Potter, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Supernatural for quite some time now. They must be doing something right, because they have over a million subscribers on their YouTube channel, their parodies have been recognized, approved, and even featured some performers from the shows they’ve parodied. We caught up with them this Spring when they were in town for Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and asked them from where did the inspiration from their parodies arise.

"We’ve been always super creative. When we were little we’d always dress up, we’d always be in costume for events, we danced all our life, and then we’d start making movies" said Hilly. Back in their youth, friends wouldn’t come over to play, they’d come over to act or help in any home movies they were making. They just continued to hold on to the passion for film making, and then YouTube came along to provide a platform for a wider audience.

We noted how well the sisters do drag in their performances, which is especially inspiring considering how large the drag community is in Calgary, what with Fake Moustache and the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch. We wondered if gender bending was something they did as kids and what kind of reaction the adults gave them. Their Dad was supportive, as Hannah told us: "This was a church competition and they’re ‘Dress as a Biblical character’ and my Dad fricking dressed me as Samson." Hilly was dressed as the Prodigal Son, so this was obviously something their family bought into and enjoyed.

The cross-dressing was more of a challenge as Hilly saw it. They both do great work dressing up in female roles (as evidenced by Hilly’s costume and performance of Harley Quinn), but some of their male roles forced them to up their game, as she told us. "I liked being someone completely different. And that’s what makes the Hillywood show so fun for us...we don’t have to play the same personality." They can play a diverse role of characters, which means sometimes they must learn how to walk and talk like a guy.

What makes it funny is that they’re both quite petite. So, in some cases they’re mini-versions of characters from shows like Supernatural. "You should see me as Dean...I’m this pocket-sized Dean Winchester...you can take me home!"

And recently thanks to their own growing fame, the two sisters have filmed productions where the actors from the show they parody have shown up. "We don’t do it to impress them. That’s not our goal. Our goal is to make it for fans and for them to go crazy over it." When the cast of the show follows or recognizes them, that’s just an extra bonus; and if they want to act in the video parodying their show (as was the case in Supernatural) that’s the cherry on top of the sundae.

As to what parody is their favorite, they have a soft spot for the Supernatural video, Hanna said. "That was a huge blessing. We don’t know if that would ever happen again for the Hillywood Show."  It was fun, as was the Sherlock parody as they got to shoot at the actual location, but "...I think the one we like that turned out better than we envisioned is Suicide Squad parody. It really turned out beautifully for us." This was the parody set to the Lady Gaga song "Judas" (on the video it’s changed to "Joker" from Judas).

"I love her" said Hilly. "(Lady Gaga) supports the Hillywood Show, she met us backstage and wanted to talk to us." They grew to appreciate her on another level, so of course they wanted to do a Gaga parody on one of their productions. That it turned out so well and gotten such positive feedback tells us in the future we may continue to see the two sisters in many more videos.

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Contributor Evan Kayne | Steve Polyak |

Locale Calgary |

Person The Hillywood Show |

Topic Calgary Expo | Celebrity Interview | Celebrity Video Interview | Comic Expo | Doctor Who | Harry Potter | Suicide Squad | Supernatural |