Benito Skinner drew from his experiences in the closet for "Overcompensating," his razor-sharp, hyper-specific queer comedy series on Prime Video.

The eight-episode series is based, in part, on Skinner's own experiences coming out in college — but with added "stakes," he tells TODAY.com.

Skinner, who broke out as online persona Benny Drama, is the creator and star of new series “Overcompensating.”