In the second episode of English Teacher, FX’s new comedy from Brian Jordan Alvarez, drag legend Trixie Mattel shares a piece of advice with high school football players before a particularly ...

Sean Patton in English Teacher. Pari Dukovic/Courtesy of FX. Markie is, so far, Evan’s most entertaining foil, a self-described “undecided voter”—which is understood to mean ...

But “English Teacher” is willing to spoof everyone. It strikes a balance between admiring and satirizing Evan’s idealism, aided by Alvarez’s performance, which strikes just the right note ...