'Hacks' star Megan Stalter on 'Hi Gay' and her orig story - Los Angel Tim

Contents:

• 'HACKS' STAR MEGAN STALTER TALKS VIRAL 'HI, GAY' VIO, QUEER REPRENTATN COMEDY
• THE EDIAN BEHD THAT VIRAL ‘HI GAY!’ MEME IS BACK WH ANOTHER VID, JT TIME FOR PRI MONTH
• HACKS STAR MEG STALTER RETURNS TO TERRORIZE RPORATE PRI MPAIGNS 'HI GAY!' MEME SEQUEL
• 7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE
• THE TOP 5 GAY COMEDIANS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTN TO

'HACKS' STAR MEGAN STALTER TALKS VIRAL 'HI, GAY' VIO, QUEER REPRENTATN COMEDY

The edian and actrs has enjoyed a breakout year, om stealg scen as a well-tentned by entled airhead of an assistant HBO Max's Hacks and appearg Kacey Mgrav' Star-Crossed: The Film, to droppg viral vios on Instagram (see: the stantly inic "Hi, Gay" openg of her parody of rporatns durg Pri month). Your "Hi, Gay" quote your parody vio June took on a life of s own.

I had somebody the other day say, "Hi, Gay" to me on the street. I never assume someone's sexualy, but sound like they were a straight woman, so felt more of an attack — bee was like they were drivg by and yellg, "Hi, Gay" at me... " Maybe she is gay, I have no ia, but was fely like she knew me om the vio.

So that "Hi, Gay" one was scripted bee was supposed to look scripted. Hannah Gadsby, for example, speaks about growg up as a lbian Tasmania, where homosexualy was illegal until 1997.

THE EDIAN BEHD THAT VIRAL ‘HI GAY!’ MEME IS BACK WH ANOTHER VID, JT TIME FOR PRI MONTH

And Bowen Yang beme the first Asian-Amerin and third openly gay st member on "Saturday Night Live.

HACKS STAR MEG STALTER RETURNS TO TERRORIZE RPORATE PRI MPAIGNS 'HI GAY!' MEME SEQUEL

Risg to fame followg her special "Nate, " Gadsby has phed edy to new levels by weavg together personal stori, art history lsons, and sthg monologu — routely takg hs at men and the chronicl her childhood growg up as a lbian Tasmania, where homosexualy was illegal until 1997. Yang beme the first Che-Amerin and third openly gay st member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" edian, who hosts a pop culture podst lled "Las Culturistas, " has proven his range on the "SNL, " masterfully portrayg characters om a Che tra reprentative ed as "Tra Daddy" to former Democratic printial ndidate Andrew Yang. Amstell, who beme known for appearanc on "Pop World" and "Never Md The Buzzcks, " stand-up edy as a nfsnal, workg through issu like his parents' divorce, eatg meat, and timacy the Brish ic speaks openly about his sexualy durg sets, Amstell said he was "terrified" of beg gay before g out durg his Netflix special "Set Free.

Cho, who grew up San Francis and had parents that owned a gay bookstore, has squashed the stereotypil tras placed on Asian-Amerin gaed populary by wrg and starrg a s lled "All Amerin Girl" and has bee a celebrated stand-up ic.

Joel Kim Booster often jok about beg raised a homogeno Southern town.

7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE

He often jok that he knew he was gay before he knew he was 's sce lnched a succsful stand-up reer — appearg on "The Late Late Show Wh Jam Corn, " "Late Night Wh Seth Meyers, " "CONAN, " and more. Booster ntued, "I'd look at myself and say, 'Why am I treated like a send-class cizen the gay muny?

However, he is perhaps bt known for beg a rrponnt on The Daily Show wh Trevor Noah, He quietly left the show November 2021 and is workg as a wrer and executive producer on the upg HBO seri adaptatn of the book The Gang’s All Queer: The Liv of Gay Gang Members.

THE TOP 5 GAY COMEDIANS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTN TO

After breakg to the edy scene, this South Korean-born edian released their but stand-up album, Mol Mory, which vered racism the gay muny and his experienc fyg stereotyp about Asian Amerins.