The world of edy has s key LGBTQ figur, so here are five gay edians you should listen to.
Contents:
- BAKE OFF EXTRA'S TOM ALLEN: 'I WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR – BUT TURNED OUT I WAS JT GAY'
- THE TOP 5 GAY COMEDIANS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTN TO
- TOM ALLEN: ‘WHY DO I TALK ABOUT BEG GAY ALL THE TIME? BEE I WASN’T ALLOWED FOR HALF OF MY LIFE!’
BAKE OFF EXTRA'S TOM ALLEN: 'I WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR – BUT TURNED OUT I WAS JT GAY'
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“I often lay the sense that I was an outsir at the feet of beg gay, ” he says. Photograph: Wenn Rights/AlamyTake the scene where he is beaten up at school by a fellow pupil, only to blame himself afterwards for failg to nceal those tell-tale signs of gayns that flamed his attacker. ”He also walked off stage durg his early standup years rponse to homophobic abe om a heckler.
Lookg back on his teens, he says: “I wanted to be an actor but turned out I was jt gay. The days he tackl his sexualy on stage wh a claratn (“Y, I’m gay”) followed by a “Who knew?
"When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis gay and straight.
THE TOP 5 GAY COMEDIANS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTN TO
In a now-leted tweet that was screenshotted by celebry gossip and news se The Jasme Brand and posted to Instagram, the 45-year-old crooner, who is bt known for his early '90s classics like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready, " reportedly nfirmed that he is gay to a fan. "My mom keeps tellg me Luther Vandross, Teddy Penrgrass, and Tev Campbell were gay, " the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tev is, " acpanied by the rabow flag and sunglass emojis.
Then Augt, durg an terview wh People Magaze's Every Day podst, the R&B star remisced about his s-long reer the mic/entertament dtry so far, while also givg listeners a rare glimpse to his personal life and nfirmg that he do intify as a gay man.
TOM ALLEN: ‘WHY DO I TALK ABOUT BEG GAY ALL THE TIME? BEE I WASN’T ALLOWED FOR HALF OF MY LIFE!’
The edian, actor, and star of the NBC's The Carmichael Show me out as gay April durg his HBO Max edy show Rothaniel. And the secret is that I'm gay.