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Contents:
- JERROD CARMICHAEL OUT AS GAY HIS NEW EDY SPECIAL
- “I’M AN AMAZG COMIC WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY”: MEET COMEDY’S NEW LGBTQ BREAKOUTS
JERROD CARMICHAEL OUT AS GAY HIS NEW EDY SPECIAL
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.
“I’M AN AMAZG COMIC WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY”: MEET COMEDY’S NEW LGBTQ BREAKOUTS
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.