It’s funny how many straight male comedians have gay jokes. No, “funny” isn’t the right word. At any given show, on any given night, in any given town in America, I will stand patiently in the back of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The history of entertainment is a lot like the history of almost everything else, in that it’s been marred by generations of ...

It's not always easy being queer in a world that hasn’t quite caught up. But between the activism, the self-discovery, and the constant emotional whiplash of existing under late-stage capitalism, ...

In recent years, the venerated sketch comedy show has adopted an online, queer voice within its comedy. The most recent “Saturday Night Live” sketch to go viral — or at least, the most recent one that ...

Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly and Rip Taylor get a cursory mention in a new documentary about queer stand-up, but they were groundbreaking. By Erik Piepenburg In 1987, David Letterman was taping ...

With Joel Kim Booster and Bob the Drag Queen packing stand-up shows, and Instagram-famous humorists like Danae Hays and Rob Anderson boasting hundreds of thousands of followers, the days of comedians ...

At ROAR Rochester, drag usually takes centerstage. But on a Saturday evening during Pride Month, co-owner DeeDee Dubois transformed the neon-lit nightclub into a saucy standup show featuring some of ...

The history of entertainment is a lot like the history of almost everything else, in that it’s been marred by generations of bigotry and oppression. Page Hurwitz’s new documentary “Outstanding: A ...