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• STAR GAYSIAN: JOEL KIM BOOSTER
• STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘JOEL KIM BOOSTER: PSYCHOSEXUAL’ ON NETFLIX, HOW RELATABLE DO A GAY, ASIAN COMEDIAN NEED TO BE, ANYHOW?
• 7 HILAR GAY COMEDIANS WHO SLAY EVERY PERFORMANCE

STAR GAYSIAN: JOEL KIM BOOSTER

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.

STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘JOEL KIM BOOSTER: PSYCHOSEXUAL’ ON NETFLIX, HOW RELATABLE DO A GAY, ASIAN COMEDIAN NEED TO BE, ANYHOW?

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.

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Booster ntued, "I'd look at myself and say, 'Why am I treated like a send-class cizen the gay muny? 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). He tells jok about Conferate monuments, racism the gay muny and the notn that Asian Amerins are submissive and agreeable.

The Booster that walks on stage is outspoken, overly nfint, promiscuo and shamelsly gay—everythg that the Asian Amerin mol mory is not. Booster stead found himself nnectg to the gay facet of his inty, somethg he was aware of sce childhood, but chose to keep a secret. “I lerally knew I was gay before I knew I was Asian, ” Booster famoly jok.