Nicholas Brn's Greg was supposed to be gay, wrer Geia Prchett says.
Contents:
- SUCCSN WRER REVEALS CO GREG WAS ALMOST GAY
- DO BOBBY NEED TO BE OPENLY GAY STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S REVISED ‘COMPANY’?
- “I’M AN AMAZG COMIC WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY”: MEET COMEDY’S NEW LGBTQ BREAKOUTS
SUCCSN WRER REVEALS CO GREG WAS ALMOST GAY
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DO BOBBY NEED TO BE OPENLY GAY STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S REVISED ‘COMPANY’?
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“I’M AN AMAZG COMIC WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY”: MEET COMEDY’S NEW LGBTQ BREAKOUTS
” It was a pop-cultural phenomenon that started to surface when Perks, who’s 31, and other gay edians of his generatn were middle school.
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