Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

During the holiday season, a lot of folks look back fondly on their childhood. For those of us who were kids in the 80s, we got to play with some incredibly strange and wonderful toys. It’s a miracle we aren’t dead, demented or in prison. Today we’re taking a walk down memory lane of the strange 80s, a time when coked up conservatives ruled every facet of American politics and culture, and our toy...

Big Dipper, our favorite gay bear rapper with Krampus and Le Befana, Italy’s Christmas witch. As they said on the Simpsons, Christmas is the season where people from all religions come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is like an air raid siren during the holiday season, no matter how hard you try, it’s hard to ignore. Today, gay Jewish rapper Big Dipper joins us to take o...

Inch for inch, pound for pound Lady Red Couture may well be as she calls herself “the world’s largest drag queen in captivity” but it’s not just because of her size, but because she commands a room and fills our hearts with love. As Jonny McGovern’s sidekick on the fabulous talk show Hey Qween, Lady Red Couture keeps it real by throwing some legendary shade as she munches down on snacks while sitt...

It’s been an amazing year for Trixie Mattel, the living doll who won the hearts of children of all ages when she made her appearance on Cooking with Drag Queens, oh and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Trixie’s career has exploded- she’s traveling the world from Australia to Berlin, running into celebrities and even fans painted up as herself. Today Trixie Mattel joins us from her new home in West Hollywood to...

We’re thrilled to see our friend comedian Matteo Lane all over the TV set, from his appearances on Comedy Central and MTV, Matteo is making a big splash on the little screen. Matteo really nailed it on the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore portraying a gay man who got a little carried away when the Boy Scouts lifted the ban on gay troop leaders. He’s also the only gay guy on MTV2’s Guy Code and he r...

This summer, Peaches Christ is having the time of her life performing her critically acclaimed show “Return to Grey Gardens” in the gay entertainment mecca of Provincetown. P’town brings in many of the top LGBT entertainers who are often required by the venue they are performing in to hustle the crowds to fill the seats for their shows, which some find absolutely humiliating. Girls just wanna have...

It’s the 20 year anniversary of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, the unusual film that came out on the heels of the very successful Priscilla Queen of the Desert. To Wong Foo put three A-list actors in full drag but unlike Priscilla, we bareley saw the drag queens out of drag as human beings, which gave the whole film a very surreal feel. On top of that, the beginning and end of t...

RuPaul may have told Trixie Mattel to sashay away three times, but fans of Drag Race have all said- chanté, you stay- in our hearts! Thanks to her doll-like makeup, her quirky sense of humor and her willingness to tirelessly engage fans, Trixie has a brand that’s peaked the interest of the business world. Forbes, a business magazine, recently wrote about what businesses can learn about connecting...

Talk show personality Ross Mathews has been involved in some pretty amazing TV projects- from his debut as “Ross the Intern” on the Tonight Show, to co-hosting The View, and to even getting his own talk show Hello Ross, thanks to Chelsea Handler, his former boss on Chelsea Lately. And now he’s one of the most popular judges on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Today, Ross joins us to talk about his extraordinar...

One of the hardest working drag queens in showbiz, Shangela Laquifa Wadley succeeds because she ads DETERMINATION to her charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. Most people know Shangela Laquifa Wadley from her appearances on RuPauls’ Drag Race and Dance Moms, but this hard working comedy queen has guest starred on many TV shows over the past five years, from Glee to the Bold and the Beautiful. Ha...

One of the hardest working queens in this business we call drag is undoubtedly Peaches Christ who is always putting on new big budget shows featuring some very beloved drag queens. If this sounds like a pretty amazing life to you, you’re probably right! Still, even with all the splendiferousness, Peaches manages to keep a good head on her shoulders right beneath her flawlessly coiffed wig. Today P...

Trixie Mattel weeped in front of a live audience in Berlin as she watched her dreams get crushed after unexpectedly getting booted off of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Audiences everywhere booed RuPaul’s decision, saying neither Trixie nor Pearl should have been up for elimination. Even Lady Bunny and Alaska voiced their support with #justice4trixie. Others say this is just a cheap attempt by the producers...

Drag queens never die, they just smell that way. Just kidding, but sometimes drag can really be a drag. After 12 years as a fierce drag queen, Venus D Lite is hanging up her high heels to become a club owner. But before she does that, Venus is traveling the country in a spectacular farewell tour. Today we’re having a kiki with Venus D Lite, who got sent home on the first episode of RuPaul’s Drag R...

Before she became an international superstar on RuPaul's Drag Race, Trixie Mattel was a regular in the Chicago and Milwaukee drag scene. Enjoy this legendary interview with Trixie Mattel. 💖 Many of the world’s greatest drag queens were either born on Halloween or they got their start doing the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Milwaukee’s Trixie Mattel was born at a midnight showing of the Rocky Horror...

It’s hard to date men when you’re an openly gay comedian who talks about his sex life as part of his act. Comedian Matteo Lane is having a rough time dating guys because they worry he’s not only going to kiss and tell, but that he’ll be putting their dick size on blast. Matteo recently made an appearance on Adam Devine’s House Party and he’s booked for the next season of MTV’s Guy Code, so as his...

It’s not always easy getting the sex you want, whether you’re in a wheelchair or not. For writer Andrew Morrison Gurza, it’s important that people recognize that disabled folks are sexual beings too. Now, as a gay man, it’s not always easy for Andrew to get his groove on, but he has game and does just fine. Today Andrew Morrison Gurza who relies on a wheelchair because of his cerebral palsy (as co...

For over two decades, drag legend Coco Peru has appeared in many fabulous TV shows like Will & Grace and movies like Girls will be Girls, Too Wong Foo and Trick, where’s she will always be known for her iconic line “it burns.” An interesting thing has happened since she started her career- drag audiences have gotten a lot younger. With the phenomena of online media and RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag que...

For years comedian Cameron Esposito was a regular on the podcast and even performed with us at a gay men’s bathhouse. Since then she’s moved to L.A. and done really well for herself – Jay Leno called her “the future of comedy” on Craig Ferguson’s show, she’s appeared many times on Chelsea Lately and she even voiced a character on the cartoon Adventure Time. But has all this success come at a cost?...

Audiences around the nation booed as RuPaul sent BenDeLaCreme home after failing to lip sync for his life on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Even though Bendela won the show’s opening challenge, the judges said his looks on the runway were way off mark. This made no sense since Ben’s looks were flawless. Ben ended up in the bottom two with Darienne Lake, who like a pitbull, latched onto the ankle of Ben’s ego...

Too often, pop stars seem more concerned with getting a little publicity than being good musicians. They made their careers as symbols of youthful sexuality, but now seem a little out of touch when they cling onto their gyrating ways during their golden years. And despite (or because of) all that, it’s also why we love Madonna! Probably no other pop star has been more parodied than Madonna, and no...

Too many drag queens worry about being liked. They want to be miss popularity, even though they dress like Disney villains and sometimes even act like a bitch. Be as bad as you wanna be girls- if you’re fierce, you’ll feel the love. Today we’re joined by two of the baddest queens RuPaul’s Drag Race has seen in a long time, Adore Delano and the Queen of Mean, Bianca Del Rio. Bianca is well known in...

A lot of people think that being an awesome drag queen is all about the hair, make-up and costume, the more obnoxious the better. But in reality, being a successful drag queen requires immersing yourself into the audience and picking up on subtle cues. Today one of New York City’s most successful nightclub acts – Bob the Drag Queen reflects with us on common mistakes drag queens make, in the club...

Despite never having won any pageants and never being on any reality TV shows, Bob the Drag Queen is one of New York City’s hottest acts. Like Lady Bunny and RuPaul before him, Bob made his way from the southern gay mecca of Atlanta, Georgia to take a bite out of the Big Apple. Today, Bob the Drag Queen spills the tea on how to become a fierce drag queen and how take over your city’s nightclub sce...

One of the the most talked about and parodied costumes any pop star has ever sported is the meat dress worn by Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Mother Monster wore it to draw attention to the U.S. military ban on lesbian and gay service members. Time Magazine named it the top fashion statement of the year. Best Simpsons Fashion Statement Ever. Best Simpsons Fashion Statement Ever. Tod...

Everyone knows insurance is a huge racket. You pay money over the years and when you need it, the company figures out a way of weaseling out on making good on your claim. Some celebrities have more disposable cash than common sense, so they have insured their asses to protect their assets. Today the hilarious Matteo Lane joins us to pick through the random body parts celebrities get insured for mi...