He's arrived

WATCH: CNN shows Randy Rainbow in a whole new light, no green-screens necessary

Who knew one of the few (very few) good things to come out of the 2016 US presidential election would be the meteoric rise of a theater queen from Long Island, NY.

Amid the daily chaos of team Trump’s every move and the inconceivable success the circus side-show had on American voters, Randy Rainbow‘s satirical, high-camp musical parodies racked up view after view.

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And while he already has two consecutive Queerty Awards under his belt, Randy’s visibility just reached a whole new crowd with a recent CNN profile. Though he “doesn’t like to boast”, apparently Stephen Sondheim told him his lyrics are as good as “anyone writing today.” No big deal.

We think he’s on to something here:

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