There’s some deeply unfunny black gay dude who used to open for Margaret Cho… But yeah, definitely a dearth. Will Smith doesn’t do stand up but is definitely one of the funnier people on earth, if he counts (and who’s he fooling?).
Quelle Surprise. The Black community has a great deal of Gay acceptance that they need to work on. With the rampant “Down-Low” DL crisis (where an overwhelmingly amount of black men have children and wives yet practice homosexuality and gay sex in the closet)—-breeds self-hate and division among the Black Gay community. The Black Christian churches also play a big role in perpetuating the hatred of the “Black Gay Man”. Black people should internalize the discrimination they have faced for being a minority race and channel that energy towards being Black AND Gay in order for us to have more openly Black Gay actors, comedians and Models.
They were talking about the many gay comedians out there. But honestly, outside the gay community name me some really well known gay comedians that are still doing comedy. Suzanne Westenhoffer? Alec Mappa? I mean there really aren’t a ton.
Flat-out ignorance. There are NO high (or even high-ish) profile out comedians in my metropolitan area, and there are tons of straight comics at the local open-mics who exploit homophobic humor for easy laughs. You, are solipsistic.
I love Shirley Q Liquor (drag, i know). Wanda Sykes too. You know its always the women who pave the roads first. The dark male queens will be out in force soon, dont worry.
Seriously, there are no successful, gay comedians, let alone black, gay comedians. Two of my friends, one of them black, are very funny, gay comedians and, as of yet, not so successful. I love Kathy Griffin and Margaret Cho, but come on! Bring on the actual gays!
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@Shelby: I think most of the successful white comedians went for the big dollar and developed their own sitcom, Ray Romano, Seinfeld,Belushi, etc., or went into the movies
Margeret Cho is NOT funny. Besides that she has no problem using derogatory words for gay people (but not for Koreans or East Asians). There is no excuse for gay men to support her while not supporting actual funny gay comedians like Tony Tripoli and David Sedaris. Here’s a list of gay comedians: http://www.qcomedy.com/links.html
Successful white gay comedians? Ever heard of Ellen DeGeneres? Neil Patrick Harris? Suzanne Westenhoefer? Kate Clinton? Bob Smith? Ant? Lily Tomlin? Mario Cantone? Alec Mapa? Marga Gomez? The entire cast of “The Big Gay Sketch Show”? Scott Thompson? Scott Kennedy? Elvira Kurt? Bruce Vilanch? Vickie Shaw? Rosie O’Donnell? Sabrina Matthews?
And successful gay Indian comedians? Vidur Kapur is fabulous!
Oh yeah – Jason Stuart has been successful in the US and Graham Norton may be the most popular comic in all of Britain.
What pisses me off is the strident homophobia of “Saturday Night Live,” which seems to think there are no funny gay folks in America. They’ll never have a gay cast member. They seem to be owned by the Republican Party and Rupert Murdoch. When you mention “gay comedy” to them, all they think of is anti-gay jokes. They were cutting edge in the 70′s. Now they’re so far from cutting edge they might as well have Rush Limbaugh hosting.
Terry Sweeney was the first and, to this day, only openly gay person to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live. One of the reasons why I don’t like SNL anymore, aside from the elitism and snobbery that have colored its comedy in the past few years, is that it’s extremely gay-phobic. While I haven’t heard of any out comedians on MadTV, the comedy is somewhat more gay-friendly.
Ellen’s sexuality has been apart of her act for years. It’s not the main focus though. Rosie O’Donnell, Mario Cantone, ANT, Bruce Vilanch among many others have incorporated their sexuality into their acts as well.
I am an out, professional comedian/actor with the best gig ever on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. I am in a position to make people laugh everyday, while I laugh as well. I am the first, out, African-American, on-air personality at OUT Q, possibly in the satellite radio business (still waiting on confirmation). People joke and call me the gay Robin Quivers. I am not mad, because she has a sweet career. It is great going into a job that laughter is a requirement. I am a lucky man.
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Keith I LOVE YOU on The Jolt! I like Larry ut I love you. You are a great addition to the show and a great spokesperson for the Black community when it is needed. Keep up the great work my Bear brother.
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Gays used to be part of late night comedy writing teams which is still straight and male and often unfunny like SNL! If we ain’t working in TV, there’s no incentive to be poor and always on the road to be the last one booked and/or featured! A YouTube internet campaign might bring more gay people of color to a wider audience. I don’t see any of the successful gays mentoring the next generation – but, that always happens! I’d really like to know what a Gay Native American has to say!
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Fuller Moon is funny as hell. He’s not well known yet but he probably will be. I caught his act out in the sticks in Shreveport, Louisiana at a country western gay karaoke bar. He sings great too. And, what really flipped me out is he looks acts and talks like a Black Thug and talks about giving up the down low for the up high gay life. And, he sings in his act like Frank Sinatra. He is really amazing. But, I wonder if the thug thing is a character though. It’s hard to tell.
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Fuller Moon is funny as hell. He’s not well known yet but he probably will be. I caught his act out in the sticks in Shreveport, Louisiana at a country western gay karaoke bar. He sings great too. And, what really flipped me out is he looks, acts and talks like a Black Thug and talks about giving up the down low for the up high gay life. And, he sings like Frank Sinatra in his act. He is really amazing. But, I wonder if the thug thing is a character though. It’s hard to tell.
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There’s some deeply unfunny black gay dude who used to open for Margaret Cho… But yeah, definitely a dearth. Will Smith doesn’t do stand up but is definitely one of the funnier people on earth, if he counts (and who’s he fooling?).
I love this guy. Saw him live…sooo good!
Quelle Surprise. The Black community has a great deal of Gay acceptance that they need to work on. With the rampant “Down-Low” DL crisis (where an overwhelmingly amount of black men have children and wives yet practice homosexuality and gay sex in the closet)—-breeds self-hate and division among the Black Gay community. The Black Christian churches also play a big role in perpetuating the hatred of the “Black Gay Man”. Black people should internalize the discrimination they have faced for being a minority race and channel that energy towards being Black AND Gay in order for us to have more openly Black Gay actors, comedians and Models.
Can you say Terell Carter?
Where are the gay comedians, period? Ant is not funny, and therefore does not count.
They were talking about the many gay comedians out there. But honestly, outside the gay community name me some really well known gay comedians that are still doing comedy. Suzanne Westenhoffer? Alec Mappa? I mean there really aren’t a ton.
where are the successful white gay comedians?
I don’t know about all, but there is one located at Eddie Murphy’s house.
@Shelby:
Yeah….where are the successful mainstream white comedians????
How about the gay Asian and Latino comedians? Cho doesn’t count.
And gay Indian, Middle eastern,……
“Dime a Dozen”?
Flat-out ignorance. There are NO high (or even high-ish) profile out comedians in my metropolitan area, and there are tons of straight comics at the local open-mics who exploit homophobic humor for easy laughs. You, are solipsistic.
I love Shirley Q Liquor (drag, i know). Wanda Sykes too. You know its always the women who pave the roads first. The dark male queens will be out in force soon, dont worry.
there are successful GAY comedians? where?
The comedy industry and the music industry are two of the most homophobic industries out there, especially in relation to male homosexuality.
Seriously, there are no successful, gay comedians, let alone black, gay comedians. Two of my friends, one of them black, are very funny, gay comedians and, as of yet, not so successful. I love Kathy Griffin and Margaret Cho, but come on! Bring on the actual gays!
@Shelby: I think most of the successful white comedians went for the big dollar and developed their own sitcom, Ray Romano, Seinfeld,Belushi, etc., or went into the movies
@MitchNYC: You mean like George Lopez or Mencia?
Margeret Cho is NOT funny. Besides that she has no problem using derogatory words for gay people (but not for Koreans or East Asians). There is no excuse for gay men to support her while not supporting actual funny gay comedians like Tony Tripoli and David Sedaris. Here’s a list of gay comedians:
http://www.qcomedy.com/links.html
Successful white gay comedians? Ever heard of Ellen DeGeneres? Neil Patrick Harris? Suzanne Westenhoefer? Kate Clinton? Bob Smith? Ant? Lily Tomlin? Mario Cantone? Alec Mapa? Marga Gomez? The entire cast of “The Big Gay Sketch Show”? Scott Thompson? Scott Kennedy? Elvira Kurt? Bruce Vilanch? Vickie Shaw? Rosie O’Donnell? Sabrina Matthews?
And successful gay Indian comedians? Vidur Kapur is fabulous!
Oh yeah – Jason Stuart has been successful in the US and Graham Norton may be the most popular comic in all of Britain.
What pisses me off is the strident homophobia of “Saturday Night Live,” which seems to think there are no funny gay folks in America. They’ll never have a gay cast member. They seem to be owned by the Republican Party and Rupert Murdoch. When you mention “gay comedy” to them, all they think of is anti-gay jokes. They were cutting edge in the 70′s. Now they’re so far from cutting edge they might as well have Rush Limbaugh hosting.
Terry Sweeney was the first and, to this day, only openly gay person to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live. One of the reasons why I don’t like SNL anymore, aside from the elitism and snobbery that have colored its comedy in the past few years, is that it’s extremely gay-phobic. While I haven’t heard of any out comedians on MadTV, the comedy is somewhat more gay-friendly.
@hephaestion:
When did Neil Patrick Harris become a gay comedian?? I think that might be news to him….and the rest of the planet.
Ellen Degeneres is a talk show host who happens to be gay. Her sexuality has NEVER been a part of her comedy.
Rosie came out as gay AFTER her rise to fame, not in spite of it.
Has Lily Tomlin ever come out? If she has, it’s been decades after her rise to fame.
The rest of the people on your list are a who’s who of the Z list.
Ellen’s sexuality has been apart of her act for years. It’s not the main focus though. Rosie O’Donnell, Mario Cantone, ANT, Bruce Vilanch among many others have incorporated their sexuality into their acts as well.
Well there is also Tyler Perry.
Karen Williams!
I am an out, professional comedian/actor with the best gig ever on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. I am in a position to make people laugh everyday, while I laugh as well. I am the first, out, African-American, on-air personality at OUT Q, possibly in the satellite radio business (still waiting on confirmation). People joke and call me the gay Robin Quivers. I am not mad, because she has a sweet career. It is great going into a job that laughter is a requirement. I am a lucky man.
@ Keith Price
Keith I LOVE YOU on The Jolt! I like Larry ut I love you. You are a great addition to the show and a great spokesperson for the Black community when it is needed. Keep up the great work my Bear brother.
@ Marvin
Thanks for the love!
Gays used to be part of late night comedy writing teams which is still straight and male and often unfunny like SNL! If we ain’t working in TV, there’s no incentive to be poor and always on the road to be the last one booked and/or featured! A YouTube internet campaign might bring more gay people of color to a wider audience. I don’t see any of the successful gays mentoring the next generation – but, that always happens! I’d really like to know what a Gay Native American has to say!
Fuller Moon is funny as hell. He’s not well known yet but he probably will be. I caught his act out in the sticks in Shreveport, Louisiana at a country western gay karaoke bar. He sings great too. And, what really flipped me out is he looks acts and talks like a Black Thug and talks about giving up the down low for the up high gay life. And, he sings in his act like Frank Sinatra. He is really amazing. But, I wonder if the thug thing is a character though. It’s hard to tell.
Fuller Moon is funny as hell. He’s not well known yet but he probably will be. I caught his act out in the sticks in Shreveport, Louisiana at a country western gay karaoke bar. He sings great too. And, what really flipped me out is he looks, acts and talks like a Black Thug and talks about giving up the down low for the up high gay life. And, he sings like Frank Sinatra in his act. He is really amazing. But, I wonder if the thug thing is a character though. It’s hard to tell.