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Comedy and
Comics in the LGBTQ Community
Laughter as a tool for inclusion and understanding
LGBTQ comedians have played a vital role in shaping both
the landscape of comedy and the broader cultural
conversation around identity, acceptance, and
resilience. Through humor, they challenge stereotypes,
confront prejudice, and offer unique perspectives that
broaden the scope of mainstream entertainment.
From trailblazers like Ellen DeGeneres, who became one
of the first openly gay comedians to achieve national
fame, to contemporary stars like Hannah Gadsby and Bowen
Yang, LGBTQ performers have used comedy not just to
entertain but to inform and empower. Gadsby’s critically
acclaimed special Nanette broke conventional stand-up
norms by blending personal trauma, art history, and
social critique—demonstrating how comedy can be both
cathartic and political.
Comedy provides LGBTQ individuals a platform to reclaim
narratives often distorted or ignored. Figures like
Wanda Sykes, Tig Notaro, Joel Kim Booster, and Matteo
Lane bring authenticity to their acts, reflecting a
diversity of LGBTQ experiences across race, gender, and
cultural background. Their work challenges the notion
that queerness is a niche perspective, instead
highlighting its universality.
LGBTQ comedians continue to reshape the comedy world,
using laughter as a tool for inclusion and
understanding. In doing so, they not only entertain but
also inspire a broader appreciation for the complexity
and richness of human identity.
Lesbian Comedians To Make You Belly Laugh
Mariam Margolyes on Graham Norton Show
Kristin Key: Painting Over
Rainbows
Sedition:
Rainbow Parody
Our American Dreams: LGBTQ
Comedians Share How Community is
Created Through Comedy
Fantastic Queer Comedy Specials
Queer Comedy Specials That Will
Restore Your Faith in the Craft
Heather Shaw: Roasting Kim Davis
Nurse Blake Is Healing the Gays, One Punchline at a Time
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
New Netflix Documentary Is Telling the History of Queer
Stand-Up Comedy
Tig Notaro Realizes She is a Role Model
for Queer Women
Kelli Dunham: Nun Turned
Genderqueer Standup Comic
Comedian Zoe Lyons on the Exciting Rise
of Queer and Trans Comedy
Gay Comedians in Their Youth
Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix Special ‘Gender
Agenda’ Sets Lineup of Genderqueer Comedians
Meet Comedian Nurse Blake
Kristin Key: Between a Redneck in
Portland
Standup Comedian Mae Martin Calls Out
Dave Chappelle
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Ellen
DeGeneres
Ross Matthews
Tig Notaro
Hannah Gadsby
Suzanne Westenhofer
DeAnne Smith
Margaret Cho
Dana Goldberg
Mario Cantone
Simon Amstell
Paula Pell
Paris Sashay
Moms
Mabley
Sophie
Santos
Cassie
Workman
Sam
Morrison
Dame
Edna Everage
Darcy
& Jer
Nurse
Blake
Pete
Angelo
Dylan
Adler
Sam Jay
Caleb Hearon
Jes Tom
Urzila
Carlson
Sunny
Laprade
Kate
Berlant
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Randy
Rainbow
Mae
Martin
Kate
McKinnon
Lea DeLaria
Eddie Izzard
Sandra Bernhard
Kate Clinton
Wanda Sykes
Gabe Liedman
Sabrina Jalees
Franqi French
Maggie Casella
Alec Mapa
Kelli Dunham
Julia
Scotti
Jerrod
Carmichael
Maggie
Faris
Kristin Key
Tim
Murray
Sarah
Keyworth
Stephanie Miller
Roz
Hernandez
EJ Marcus
Zoe
Lyons
Adam
Sank
Denise
Winkleman
Olivia Levine
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Mo'Nique
Meg Stalter
Larry Grayson
Bob
the Drag Queen
Sampson McCormick
Lilly Singh
Eliot Glazer
Erin Foley
James Adomian
Fortune Feimster
KeLanna Spiller
Stephen Guarino
Joel Creasey
Blake
Lynch (Nurse Blake)
Joe Lycett
Heather Shaw
Matteo Lane
Kelsey
Darraugh
Benito
Skinner
Sydnee
Washington
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Jess
Tom
Taylor
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Gleeson
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New Netflix Documentary Is Telling the History of Queer
Stand-Up Comedy
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TED Talk: Hannah Gadsby
Queer Comedians Who are Making Sure Stand-Up is Full of
the Gay Agenda
Gay Comedian Sampson McCormick
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
Funny That Way:
Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti
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Cartoon Characters
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Heather Shaw: Roasting Kim Davis
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New Netflix
Documentary Tells the History of Queer Stand-Up Comedy
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution features several
generations of queer comedy royalty
From Tig Notaro’s legendary album Live to movies like
Bottoms, queer and trans people have been dominating the
modern comedy landscape. But until relatively recently,
that was not the case. A forthcoming documentary from
Netflix will explore the history of LGBTQ stand-up
comedy, from the days when the phrase “out comedian” was
an oxymoron to today’s renaissance.
The documentary, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, will
premiere on the streamer in June 2024. According to an
official description, it is the first feature-length
documentary to look at the history of queer stand-up as
“an instrument for social change over the past five
decades.”
Written and directed by Page Hurwitz, who founded a
comedy production company with Wanda Sykes in 2013,
Outstanding gathers a veritable who’s who of queer
comedy to speak to that history. Interviews and clips of
Sykes, Suzy Izzard, Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro, Rosie
O’Donnell, Margaret Cho, Bob the Drag Queen, and Trixie
Mattel, among many others, are all featured in the film.
The film also taps several historians and journalists
for their expertise, including Shar Jossell and Susan
Stryker.
  
Advocate Magazine:
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Queer Jokes From LGBTQ
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LGBTQ Comedian: Mae Martin
Stand by Your Man: Rainbow
Parody
Barry Humphries, Known for His Drag Persona Dame Edna
Everage, Dead at 89
Tig Notaro Realizes She is a Role Model
for Queer Women
Darcy & Jer Share Their Love Story, Talk TikTok Fame &
Comedy Tour
Netflix dropped the trailer for Outstanding on YouTube,
featuring a blend of archival footage and interviews
with some of the aforementioned pioneers of queer
comedy. As Guy Branum says in the sneak peek, humor has
long served a social function for LGBTQ people beyond
just making each other laugh. “Queer people taught
America to stop being scared of us by making jokes,” he
observes.
In a statement to Variety, Hurwitz asserted that the
history of queer stand-up is intertwined with
liberation. “We don’t normally think of comedians when
we think of social movements but the talented artists in
this film helped to shift the culture in significant
ways, sometimes having to make great personal
sacrifices,” she said. “I hope this film honors and
celebrates their contributions to LGBTQ history and to
the larger community.”
Outstanding is intended to complement Stand Out,
Netflix’s 2022 special featuring sets from several of
the comedians featured in the documentary. The streamer
also recently released Gender Agenda, hosted by Hannah
Gadsby, which highlights the talents of seven trans and
genderqueer comedians.
[Source: James Factora, Them, April 2024]
Advocate Magazine:
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Queer Jokes From LGBTQ
Stand-Up Comics
New Netflix Documentary Is Telling the History of Queer
Stand-Up Comedy
Stand-Up Comedy Compilation
LGBTQ Comedian: Mae Martin
Stand by Your Man: Rainbow
Parody
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
Tig Nataro Reads Poem: Tincture by Andrea Gibson
Rosie O’Donnell Performs Her First Ever Australian Show
Nurse Blake Is Healing the Gays, One Punchline at a Time
New Netflix Documentary Is Telling the History of Queer
Stand-Up Comedy
Tig Notaro Realizes She is a Role Model
for Queer Women
Gay Comedian Sampson McCormick
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix Special Features Genderqueer Comedians
Meet Comedian Nurse Blake
Daniel Coffman
Bathroom Mirror Concert: Gloria
Bathroom Mirror Concert: It's Raining Men
Bathroom Mirror Concert: Gaston
Bathroom Mirror Concert: Proud Mary
Bathroom Mirror Concert: Ice Ice Baby
Bathroom Mirror Concert: If You Wanna Be
My Lover
Queer Comics:
Honest Storytelling Through Humor
LGBTQ
stand-up comedians use their platforms to offer diverse
and unique perspectives, often blending personal
storytelling with social commentary to challenge
stereotypes and advocate for the community. Their work
is a vital part of the comedy landscape, making space
for their voices and experiences.
Authentic Storytelling: Many LGBTQ comedians build their
careers on confessional and honest storytelling, using
humor to navigate deeply personal topics. This can range
from growing up as a lesbian in places where
homosexuality was illegal (Hannah Gadsby) to coming out
to the entire world through a comedy special (Jerrod
Carmichael).
Challenging Norms: Comedians like Margaret Cho and Bowen
Yang frequently use their routines to directly address
and challenge stereotypes related to both their
sexuality and their racial or ethnic backgrounds.
Advocacy
and Activism: Beyond humor, many use their visibility as
a form of advocacy. Wanda Sykes, for instance, uses her
platform to speak out strongly on LGBTQ rights, women's
rights, and reproductive justice.
Diverse
Approaches: The comedy styles vary widely, from the
"whimsical and dry approach" of Tig Notaro, who deals
with potent subjects like health crises and parenting,
to the conversational and engaging style of Matteo Lane.
Visibility: The growing presence of openly gay comedians
in mainstream entertainment, such as on Netflix specials
or shows like Saturday Night Live, increases visibility
and helps normalize LGBTQ lives and relationships in the
media.
Overall,
the commentary highlights how LGBTQ stand-up is not just
about entertainment but also about representation,
social progress, and the power of shared human
experience through laughter.
Advocate Magazine:
Comedy
Queer Jokes From LGBTQ
Stand-Up Comics
LGBTQ Comedian: Mae Martin
Our
American Dreams: LGBTQ Comedians Share How Community is
Created Through Comedy
Fantastic Queer Comedy Specials
Queer Comedy Specials That Will Restore Your Faith in the
Craft
Stand by Your Man: Rainbow
Parody
Tig Nataro Reads Poem: Tincture by Andrea Gibson
Comedian Zoe Lyons on the Exciting Rise
of Queer and Trans Comedy
Gay Comedians in Their Youth
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
TED Talk: Hannah Gadsby
Queer Comedians Who are Making Sure Stand-Up is Full of
the Gay Agenda
Gay Comedian Sampson McCormick
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
Funny That Way:
Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti
Ellen DeGeneres: Gay
Cartoon Characters
Kelli Dunham: Nun Turned
Genderqueer Standup Comic
Comedian Moms Mabley in 1967
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Randy Rainbow
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Donald Trump Superstar
Defy Democracy
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My God, You're
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Best
among LGBTQ stand-up comedians...
A diverse
range of talented queer stand-up comedians are prominent
today, known for their insightful, boundary-pushing, and
often personal humor. Notable names include Wanda Sykes,
Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro, Jerrod Carmichael, and
Fortune Feimster. Here are some widely recognized queer
stand-up comedians:
Wanda Sykes: Known for her witty social commentary on
race, politics, and sexuality, Sykes is a highly
acclaimed and influential comedian with several
specials, including I'm an Entertainer on Netflix.
Hannah
Gadsby: The Australian comedian achieved global fame
with her groundbreaking special Nanette, which
deconstructed traditional comedy and addressed topics of
identity and misogyny. Her specials are available on
Netflix.
Tig Notaro:
Notaro is celebrated for her dry, deadpan delivery and
vulnerability, often discussing personal hardships like
her cancer diagnosis in her act. Her special Happy to Be
Here and the documentary Tig are on Netflix.
Comedian Zoe Lyons on the Exciting Rise
of Queer and Trans Comedy
Gay Comedians in Their Youth
Standup Comedian Mae Martin Calls Out
Dave Chappelle
Ellen DeGeneres: Gay
Cartoon Characters
Kelli Dunham: Nun Turned
Genderqueer Standup Comic
Gay Comedian Joe Lycett: Live at the Apollo
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Margaret
Cho: An industry veteran, Cho is an "OG" of mainstream
queer comedy, known for tackling subjects like race,
sex, and her identity as a bisexual Asian-American
woman.
Suzy Eddie
Izzard: A British comedic legend, Izzard has been
performing since the 1980s, known for her
stream-of-consciousness style and open discussion of her
gender identity.
Jerrod Carmichael: In his Emmy-winning special Rothaniel,
Carmichael publicly came out as gay, blending personal
storytelling with sharp, modern humor. His special is
available to stream on Max.
Fortune
Feimster: Known for her lighthearted, relatable humor
and Southern charm, Feimster often jokes about growing
up gay in North Carolina. Her specials like Sweet &
Salty and Crushing It are on Netflix.
Matteo
Lane: A former opera singer, Lane is popular for his
crowd work and relatable observations about being a gay
man. His special Hair Plugs and Heartache is available
for free on YouTube.
Joel Kim
Booster: He tackles his experiences as a gay, adopted
Asian-American man with sharp wit and high energy,
covering topics from dating to family dynamics. His
special Psychosexual is on Netflix.
Sam Jay:
An Emmy-nominated writer, Jay delivers candid,
no-holds-barred comedy that touches on race, sexuality,
and the current social climate. Her special Salute Me or
Shoot Me is streaming on Max.
Mae
Martin: The non-binary Canadian comedian and writer
explores themes of identity, addiction, and
relationships with a tender and insightful style. Their
special SAP is available on Netflix.
Jay Jurden:
An exciting new voice, Jurden's recent special Yes Ma'am
on Hulu highlights his keen perspective as a Black and
queer comedian.
Many of these comedians have specials available to
stream on services like Netflix and Max, or free on
YouTube.
LGBTQ Comedians Who Will Make You Laugh
Queer Comics You Should Know
Kristin Key: Lesbian National
Anthem
Randy Rainbow
on YouTube
Our American Dreams: LGBTQ
Comedians Share How Community is
Created Through Comedy
Fantastic Queer Comedy Specials
Queer Comedy Specials That Will
Restore Your Faith in the Craft
Heather Shaw: Roasting Kim Davis
Gay Comedian Joe Lycett: Live at the Apollo
UK Comedian Joe Lycett:
Living in Birmingham
TED Talk: Hannah Gadsby
Queer Comedians Who are Making Sure Stand-Up is Full of
the Gay Agenda
Gay Comedian Sampson McCormick
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
Funny That Way:
Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti
Ellen DeGeneres: Gay
Cartoon Characters
Kelli Dunham: Nun Turned
Genderqueer Standup Comic
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From the Margins
to the Mainstream
Challenging societal norms...
LGBTQ
stand-up comedy has moved from the margins to the
mainstream, offering diverse perspectives that are both
universally relatable and uniquely specific to the queer
experience. Comedians today are openly discussing their
identities, relationships, and challenges, fostering
community and challenging societal norms.
Identity as a Focal Point, Not a Gimmick: While their
identity informs their material, it's rarely the sole
topic. Comedians like Hannah Gadsby weave personal
history (e.g., growing up with illegality of
homosexuality in Tasmania) into powerful narratives,
while others like Jerrod Carmichael have made their
coming out a key part of acclaimed specials.
Randy Rainbow
on YouTube
Comedian Moms Mabley in 1967
TED Talk: Hannah Gadsby
Queer Comedians Who are Making Sure Stand-Up is Full of
the Gay Agenda
Ellen DeGeneres: Gay
Cartoon Characters
Diverse
Voices and Experiences: The scene is rich with a variety
of perspectives, from trans woman Denise Winkleman
discussing gender pressures to Matteo Lane's takes on
dating and being flamboyant. This diversity ensures that
the "LGBTQ experience" is not presented as a monolith.
Normalizing the Queer Experience: By sharing humorous
anecdotes about daily life, dating, and family
interactions, these comedians help normalize LGBTQ lives
for a broader audience. The humor highlights shared
human experiences, even when the specifics are queer.
Mainstream
Visibility: The days of comedians choosing between a
career and staying in the closet are over. Major
platforms like Netflix and Comedy Central feature
numerous specials and compilations from openly LGBTQ
comics, including Fortune Feimster, Wanda Sykes, Sam
Jay, and Bob the Drag Queen.
Ultimately, LGBTQ stand-up is thriving, offering sharp
wit, fresh perspectives, and a vital space for both
self-expression and connection through laughter.
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Stand-Up Comedy
Stand-Up Comedy Compilation
Lesbian Comedians To Make You Belly Laugh
Mariam Margolyes on Graham Norton Show
Kristin Key: Painting Over
Rainbows
Sedition:
Rainbow Parody
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
Rosie O’Donnell Performs Her First Ever Australian Show
Queer Comedians who are Making Sure Stand-Up is Full of
the Gay Agenda
Tig Nataro Reads Poem: Tincture by Andrea Gibson
Comedian Moms Mabley in 1967
Nurse Blake On Comedy Tour, Viral Fame, LGBTQ Advocacy
Hannah Gadsby: All Stars Supershow
Funny That Way:
Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti
Mae Martin: Stand Up Comic
Why Aren't There More Famous Gay
Comedians?
Irrepressible Moms
Mabley
The
African-American actress and comedienne Jackie "Moms"
Mabley was born in 1894 and died in 1975. Though she had
four children and five grandchildren, Mabley never
married and she lived most of her life as a Lesbian.
Although
she was not "out" in the modern sense, certainly Moms
Mabley did break taboos and challenge assumptions
throughout her career with her character of an old
woman, who was sexual, savvy, and irrepressible.
The girl
who survived childhood rape to carve out a successful
career in the inhospitable world of show business grew
up to be Moms, who described her television appearances
by saying, "I looked at the world as my children."
Moms
Mabley: Biographical Notes
Comedian Moms Mabley in 1967
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History of Queer
Stand-Up Comedy
From
Camp to Drag to Social Commentary...
The
history of queer stand-up comedy evolved from early
20th-century camp humor and drag performances to openly
LGBTQ comics sharing personal stories, serving as a
powerful tool for community building, resilience, and
social change.
Early History: Camp and Underground Spaces
In the early 20th century, LGBTQ humor thrived in
underground clubs and cabarets, primarily through camp,
which used exaggeration, irony, and innuendo to express
queerness subversively.
Moms Mabley, an iconic Black comedian active from the
1920s, was a dapper butch in her private life, though
she performed in "granny" attire. Her jokes often
referenced her attraction to young men, a wink to
audiences "in the know". In 1962, she became the first
Black lesbian comic to play Carnegie Hall.
Drag performers in the 1960s and 70s used biting parody
to challenge rigid gender norms, epitomized by figures
like Divine, star of John Waters' films.
Kelli Dunham: Nun Turned
Genderqueer Standup Comic
Hannah Gadsby: Allstars Supershow
UK Comedian Joe Lycett:
Living in Birmingham
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Interview with Comedian Hannah
Gadsby
Kristin Key: Between a Redneck in Portland
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Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti
The Movement into the Mainstream
The Stonewall Riots in 1969 helped spark the modern gay
rights movement, and by the 1970s and 80s, openly queer
comedians began to enter the mainstream, blending humor
with social critique and personal vulnerability.
Robin Tyler became the first openly lesbian comedian to
appear on cable television in 1978 and national
television in 1979.
Kate
Clinton was a trailblazer with politically charged
humor, tackling issues like feminism and the AIDS
crisis.
Smith was
the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight
Show, and Lea DeLaria was the first openly lesbian comic
to perform on a late-night talk show, both during the
height of the AIDS epidemic.
Ellen
DeGeneres made history in the 1990s by coming out
publicly on the cover of Time magazine and on her sitcom
Ellen, making LGBTQ humor widely visible, though it came
with significant professional costs at the time.
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Gay Comedian Sampson McCormick
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
LGBTQ Comedians Who Will Make You Laugh
Queer Comics You Should Know
Kristin Key: Lesbian National
Anthem
The
Modern Queer Comedy Boom
Today, the comedy landscape reflects the diversity
within the LGBTQ community, with a "queer comedy boom"
that includes a wide range of voices and experiences
across the sexual and gender spectrum.
Modern
comedians like Hannah Gadsby (Nanette), Wanda Sykes, Tig
Notaro, Margaret Cho, and Joel Kim Booster use their
platforms to explore identity, race, vulnerability, and
confront hard truths.
Ian Harvie is a pioneering transgender stand-up comedian
who released a special in 2018.
A recent
Netflix documentary, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution,
traces this history, highlighting the impact of queer
stand-up as an instrument for social change.
New Netflix Documentary Is Telling the History of Queer
Stand-Up Comedy
Stand-Up Comedy Compilation
Our American Dreams: LGBTQ Comedians Share How Community
is Created Through Comedy
Fantastic Queer Comedy Specials
Queer Comedy Specials That Will Restore Your Faith in
the Craft
Randy Rainbow: Making a Difference Award Honoree
Lesbian Comedians To Make You Belly Laugh
Mariam Margolyes on Graham Norton Show
Sedition:
Rainbow Parody
Heather Shaw: Roasting Kim Davis
Rosie O’Donnell Performs Her First Ever Australian Show
Tig Notaro Montage
Nurse Blake Is Healing the Gays, One Punchline at a Time
Hannah Gadsby: Allstars Supershow
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LGBTQ Comedy Pioneers
Early
Trailblazingb LGBTQ Comedians
Early
LGBTQ comedians often navigated a difficult path, using
queer-coded humor or living privately as gay individuals
while achieving mainstream success in eras when being
openly out was not widely accepted.
Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1894–1975): One of the first
successful female comedians and an early openly gay
entertainer. Starting in the 1920s during the Harlem
Renaissance, her stage persona was a toothless,
slouching "granny" who joked about a lust for young men,
which contrasted sharply with her private, dapper,
"butch" identity where she wore tailored suits. She was
a headliner at the Apollo Theater for decades.
Lesbian Comedians To Make You Belly Laugh
Mariam Margolyes on Graham Norton Show
Kristin Key: Painting Over
Rainbows
Sedition:
Rainbow Parody
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
Paul Lynde
(1926–1982) and Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007): Both
were highly popular game show panelists (most notably on
Hollywood Squares and Match Game, respectively) in the
1970s, known for their campy, flamboyant personas and
quick-witted, heavily "queer-coded" double entendres.
While they never made an explicit public declaration of
their sexuality during their prime, it was an open
secret in Hollywood, and their humor provided
representation for a generation of young gay people.
Robin
Tyler (b. 1940): An activist and comedian, she became
the first openly lesbian comic to appear on national
television in 1979.
Terry
Sweeney (b. 1950s): He was the first openly gay man
hired as a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live in
1985, though the show struggled to utilize him beyond
"gay" sketches, and he only lasted one season.
Bob Smith
(1958–2018): In the early 1990s, he achieved several
"firsts" as an openly gay male stand-up comedian: the
first to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and
the first to have his own HBO half-hour comedy special.
He formed the comedy troupe "Funny Gay Males" in 1988.
Lea
DeLaria (b. 1958): Known as a trailblazer in the 80s and
90s, she made history in 1993 as the first openly gay
comic to appear on an American talk show.
These
individuals, along with others like Lily Tomlin and
Margaret Cho, paved the way for the broad spectrum of
out LGBTQ comedians prominent in modern media.
Our American Dreams: LGBTQ Comedians Share How Community
is Created Through Comedy
Fantastic Queer Comedy Specials
Queer Comedy Specials That Will Restore Your Faith in
the Craft
LGBTQ Comedians That Will Make You Shriek With Laughter
Joe Lycett: Sunday Night at the Palladium
Darcy & Jer Share Their Love Story, Talk TikTok Fame &
Comedy Tour
Kelli Dunham: Nun Turned
Genderqueer Standup Comic
Gay Comedian Joe Lycett: Live at the Apollo
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
Comedian Moms Mabley in 1967
Kristin Key: Between a Redneck in
Portland
UK Comedian Joe Lycett:
Living in Birmingham
Dana Goldberg: Jewish Lesbian
Comedian
Comedian Moms Mabley in 1967
Gay Comedian Joe Lycett: Live at the Apollo
Funny That Way:
Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti
Kristin Key: Between a Redneck in Portland
TED Talk: Hannah Gadsby
Tig Notaro Realizes She is a Role Model
for Queer Women
Queer Comedians who are Making Sure Stand-Up is Full of
the Gay Agenda
Interview with Comedian Hannah
Gadsby
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