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• JERROD CARMICHAEL JOK HOSTG 'SNL' IS 'THE GAYT THG YOU N POSSIBLY DO'
• 7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE
• TOM ALLEN: THE IA OF GAY SHAME STILL PERVAS
• LGH YOUR FEARS AWAY WH 7 OF THE FUNNIT GAY COMEDIANS EVER
• THE GREATT GAY COMEDIANS OF ALL TIME
• 7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE

JERROD CARMICHAEL JOK HOSTG 'SNL' IS 'THE GAYT THG YOU N POSSIBLY DO'

Hannah Gadsby, for example, speaks about growg up as a lbian Tasmania, where homosexualy was illegal until 1997. And Bowen Yang beme the first Asian-Amerin and third openly gay st member on "Saturday Night Live. 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.

7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE

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

For those who hadn't watched yet, Carmichael told dienc he officially me out as gay the special: "I've been gay for, like, 48 hours, " he edian was met wh cheers and applse om the dience Stud 8H, "which is nice and an expected rponse New York, " Carmichael said. "If you say you're gay New York, you n ri the b for ee and they jt give you ee pizza. If you say you're gay New York, you get to host 'Saturday Night Live.

TOM ALLEN: THE IA OF GAY SHAME STILL PERVAS

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Whether the bt LGBTQ edians are observatnal, suatnal, absurdist, blue llar, abstract, alternative, dark, or a long form storyteller, all of the funnit gay edians are unique, hardworkg, and hilar. Which gay and lbian stand up edians do you love?

MoreKathryn McKnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an Amerin actrs, edian, and mician wily known as a regular st member on The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007–2010) and Saturday Night Live (2012–prent).

LGH YOUR FEARS AWAY WH 7 OF THE FUNNIT GAY COMEDIANS EVER

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THE GREATT GAY COMEDIANS OF ALL TIME

7 Hilar Gay Comedians Who Slay Every PerformancePri Month means that ’s time to enjoy art and entertament om our favore LGBTQ creators, so here are seven of the bt gay Jun. While we should be watchg a diverse array of stand-up edy all year long, now is the time to celebrate some of the bt gay edians the universe has to offer. Article ntu below advertisementSure, there are the Saturday Night Live greats, om Terry Sweeney (who allegedly endured homophobic bullyg om Chevy Chase) to Bowen Yang, and several credible gay edic actors on televisn.

But what about gay edians? His stand-up is mostly about what means to be a gay man today, but he’s also a multalented sger and performer. Mawaan is an activist among LGBTQ ics, havg gone to Pakistan to film the documentary How Gay Is Pakistan?, which explor what means to be gay a untry where ’s emed illegal.

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7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE

Article ntu below advertisementCole EslaSource: Getty ImagSome people might regnize Cole Esla most as Chip aka “the twk” Search Party, but their absurdist, goofy edy easily mak them one of the bt gay edians — if not jt one of the bt edians — of our time. Image source, Aemen SkarImage ptn, Allen says edy is a place where people n explore and celebrate their quirksAt the turn of the lennium, when edian Tom Allen was a teenager, a celebry g out as gay regularly ma headle late Boyzone sger Stephen Gately was splashed across the ont page of the Sun when he revealed he was gay 1999. When Brian Dowlg won the send seri of Big Brother 2001, the fact he was gay was notable and groundbreakg.

Society was a perd of transn at the time, wh attus towards homosexualy beg ls hostile. And wh them me chang the law to improve gay rights. "Those were such seismic events 15 or 20 years ago, " says Allen, whose new memoir studi the shame he felt growg up gay.