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Film -- Live Action

Literature

  • In Miracle Creek, the prosecution argues that Elizabeth sat by the creek, smoking cigarettes, sipping wine, and listening to Beyoncé on her iPod while her son and her friend burned to death nearby.
  • Dogs Don't Talk: At the graduation ceremony, a girl from the chorus very badly sings a Beyoncé song, making everyone cringe.
  • In My Dark Vanessa, Bridget and Vanessa drunkenly dance to Beyoncé at a tavern.
  • In The State of Grace, Grace taps out the rhythm of a Beyoncé song with her fingers because she finds it soothing.
  • In By Any Other Name (2013), Holly and Joe listen to Beyoncé on Holly's iPod on the way to the theme park. Joe complains, "You could use this against the Taliban." Holly says, "I'm sure they'd rather have Beyoncé than your Emo rubbish."
  • I Wish You All the Best: When Nathan looks up pictures of Ben's online friend Mariam, he's amazed to find a photo of them with Beyoncé.
  • Tempest (2011): In Tempest Rising, Beyoncé is one of the artists Tempest dances to at her seventeenth birthday party.

Live-Action TV

  • Like Beyoncé, Schitt's Creek protagonist David Rose excels at being a solo artist and was also dressed by his mother well into his teens.
  • FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman: A season 5 episode has Ruff comparing a skydiving sign to one of Beyoncé's Dance Moves.
    • She was mentioned again at the very end of the Just Drive! music video.
    Ruff: Look out, Beyoncé!
  • In Friends, when Chandler runs into his ex Janice.
    Janice: What a small world!
    Chandler: And yet I never run into Beyoncé.
  • The Flash (2014), according to Jesse Quick, Beyoncé is a senator on Earth-2.
  • Les Guignols de l'Info: A 2017 sketch parodies her song "Run The World (Girls)" in light of the rise of #Metoo and #Balancetonporc that year. You can watch the full sketch here.

Western Animation

  • The early Bojack Horseman episode "Our A Story is a D Story" has the title character throw money into the streets... but nobody really cares until Beyoncé (played by Yvette Nicole Brown) trips on them and hurts herself. As Tom Jumbo-Grumbo reports on the incident, his dialogue is peppered with references to the singer's music.
  • Family Guy: The episode "Bookie Of The Year" features a Cutaway Gag where Peter was a witness of the infamous elevator incident involving her husband Jay-Z and sister Solange.
  • Mentioned in the South Park episode "Titties and Dragons" where a wedding between Tom Hanks and her was set up by the boys at Red Robin so they could get their Xboxes.
  • According to Iginio Straffi, Aisha's appearance in Winx Club was modeled after Beyoncé.

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