WEBurlesque Podcast Network

Calling in from Los Angeles, Fleur the Tease aka Tricker Tease is our guest with Viktor Devonne today.  We talk their production company that they co-run known as Lusty Kitten; being a Historically Accurate Queer, gender as usual, gotcha moments, aggressive happiness, kink at pride, liminal identity, busting stereotypes, performative gender switches in 1 night, and more! This chat was recorded on...

Lady Drew Blood is out of Seattle, entertaining audiences as the evil queen of Snow White, and a variety of ooky spooky denizens on burlesque stages. She and Viktor Devonne chat Disney villain motivation, sexy-mean, being perceived as intimidating, roller derby, Garbage Pail Kids name generator, living with EDS, sex toy merchandising, tattoos, and the state of the world today. This chat was record...

Kitty Teasemore from Ohio shares with Viktor Devonne, stories from her first year of burlesque.  Topics include non-physical sex work, first festival experiences, act development, clowning tips, long covid, family dynamics, and when the burlesque name generator works. This chat was recorded on September 18, 2024.  Viktor Devonne will be appearing at Burlycon this November 7-10, 2024 and class regi...

Bear Trap is with us on WEBurlesque the Podcast with Viktor Devonne to talk about his recent win as Mr Hollywood Burlesque 2024, dance passion, reclaiming old school references, hetero and queer audiences, getting drinks without paying, dating and living with a drag queen, body changes, and embracing oneself while getting naked on stage.  This chat was recorded on September 12, 2024.  Viktor Devon...

Viktor Devonne chats the illustrious Joona Bae out of Chicago.  We go in on lots of topics including being bigender, boylesque, noncompulsive masculinity, BIPOC representation, billionaires, traveling, responsibility to the audience, and the burlesque people we love.  Joona produces Diverse Desires  and stick around for a bonus half hour of talk including self care, rotting, and burnout.  This cha...

Viktor Devonne chats with Detroit's Eartha Kitten about their production Rouge Reveal, and along the way: vanilla, starting in 2018, the before and after times, skill sets in kittening and emceeing, and lot about the film Burlesque.  This chat was recorded on August 20, 2024. Viktor Devonne will be appearing at Burlycon this November 7-10, 2024 and class registration is open:  https://burlycon.org...

Viktor Devonne speaks with Olympia's Bettie Beezelbub, aka Satan's Little Sweetheart.  We talk occult, yoga, ageism, Burlycon, drunk clogging, virtual burlesque, art for the sake of art, and celebrating one's hag era. This chat was recorded on August 19, 2024. Burlycon is November 7-10, 2024 and class registration is open: https://burlycon.org/ Give love to the folks... Bettie on IG: https://www.i...

Petty Treason of Minneapolis joins Viktor Devonne on the pod to chat about murdering one's husband, signature hair, tattoos, burlesque getting a little gross, ice skating, teaching and more!  This chat was recorded on July 31, 2024. Give love to the folks... Petty on IG: https://www.instagram.com/pettyparty123 & https://www.instagram.com/pettytreasonproductions/ More Petty: https://www.pettytreaso...

Viktor Devonne speaks to one of our burlesque patron saint of the 90s Purris Stilton, who carries on the hot pink torch of the socilliates-stepping-out-of-cars of olde in Omaha, Nebraska.  Viktor and Purris talk about double standards in sex tape entrepreneurs, the origin of Von Gorgeous, jiggly breasts, bimbofictation, "fluff," the intellect of lip sync, unsolicited advice, being assumed straight...

Viktor Devonne and La Reina, a magnificent entertainer currently living in New Orleans.  We talk about gender, joy, community, competition, natural disasters, super extended dance remixes, NOLA, asexuality, social death, cartoon physics, and the brilliance of the femme fatale. This episode was recorded on July 22, 2024. Give love to the folks... La Reina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theofficia...

Viktor Devonne and NYC beauty Queerly Femmetastic talk about her origins in cosplay to her dazzling audiences with her willowy wiles.  Topics include costume creation elitism, tailoring, "the shakes," competition, natural hair, problematic white gays, Father Queef, apocalyptical preparations, our new Democratic nominee, and doing the fun and the shiny while the world burns around us. This episode...

Viktor Devonne talks to visual artist, drag moon goddexx, and bodacious burlesque galaxy Luna DeLyte out of Olympia, WA.  We go into a lot, from Luna's almost 18-year military storyline, its influence on their performance career, shapeshifting via makeup and prosthetics, poetry, 9/11, Uhura and Greta Gremlin, and their production Free Range Drag. This conversation was recorded on July 15, 2024.  G...

Viktor Devonne talks with Cleveland-by-way-of-Chicago Heather AndLace.  One of the minds and hands behind the Ohio Burlesque Festival, this minx has been a sexy goofball on stages for 9 years.  Cutting their teeth with Gorilla Tango Theatre, Heather has worked with Shrimply the Best, and seen recently at the Hostess City Hoedown and North Star Nerdlesque Festival.  We chat fandoms, producing, pare...

Viktor Devonne and UK drag king superstar Mark Anthony talk boylesque, trans masculinity, Magic Mike, being the bad guy in the duet, performing at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in 2024 (and winning Best Small Group with their partner in love and creative Lilly SnatchDragon), boy bands, and writing a whole freaking book (with gorgeous photography by Veronika Marx).  This episode was recorded on June 2...

Viktor Devonne and Lady Sapphire Noir gab about singing and dancing, and more!  The 2024 Silver Tusk Award winner for Nerdlesque Nobility has shined on stages with acts honoring Star Trek's Uhura and Sesame Street's Cookie Monster in her own special way. Find out where these ideas came from, about her near retirement, "only child energy,"being a rockstar, striking poses on the Burlesque Hall of Fa...

Viktor Devonne speaks with international comedian/stunt performer the Amazing Boobzilla.  As seen on TV, Zilla and Viktor talk about living and performing with the attributes of Gigantomastia, hirsutism, and some other surprises along the way; becoming a cult icon, the magic behind the stunts and sports, frequently going viral, the phrases that exist in the industry incl. "freak" and "bearded lady...

Viktor Devonne speaks with The Hard-of-Hearing Harlot, Demi Entendre, living in Tulsa, and performing at the Hybrid DisabiliTease Festival taking place during July 19-21, 2024.  We discuss the spectrum of hearing, and hearing loss and maneuvering through show business.  More topics include choreography, branding versus exploitation, and whatever happened to Lola St. Merlot. This episode was record...

Viktor Devonne and the brilliant, beloved Po' Chop of Chicago talk on the podcast today, ranging from starting out as Champagne Mystique(!), Mr. Jody, and the power of disruption.  Po'Chop created the indispensable Black Burlesque Directory, has been on the Burlesque Top 50 multiple times, is a board member and regular cast member for Jeezy's Juke Joint Revue, and picked up the Silver Tusk Award i...

Egypt Blaque Knyle is one of the most recognized and lauded burlesque entertainers, currently living in Southern California.  On Tuesdays (usually) at 9am, she checks in with the world via Instagram Live, and WEBurlesque Podcast Network preserves the audio versions here. All content property of Egypt Blaque Knyle, and provided by Viktor Devonne, retaining the original recording session with minor...

Viktor Devonne chats with the fantastic Ada Manzhart, burlesque bodybuilder superstar living in Atlanta, GA.  "The Centerfold Who'll Fold You In Half" chats mommy issues, boylesque, "junk food burlesque," therapy, trans identity, being happy, misgendering and they/them, queer audiences, breast tissue, binding, embracing the pause, Gottmik and Elliot Page, being multiracial, bodybuilding while clos...

Egypt Blaque Knyle is one of the most recognized and lauded burlesque entertainers, currently living in Southern California.  On Tuesdays (usually) at 9am, she checks in with the world via Instagram Live, and WEBurlesque Podcast Network preserves the audio versions here. All content property of Egypt Blaque Knyle, and provided by Viktor Devonne, retaining the original recording session with minor...

Season 8 of WEBurlesque Podcast kicks off with a live recording session at FatCon in 2024 in Seattle, WA.  During the weekend that FatCon shared with Fatlesque, Viktor Devonne talks about doing the burlesque while fat/bigger/larger/plus-size featuring three fabulous women: Jezebelly based in New Orleans, Texas TeaCake$ in Minneapolis, and Rebecca Mmm Davis now in Seattle.  Special thank-you to the...

Egypt Blaque Knyle is one of the most recognized and lauded burlesque entertainers, currently living in Southern California.  On Tuesdays (usually) at 9am, she checks in with the world via Instagram Live, and WEBurlesque Podcast Network preserves the audio versions here. All content property of Egypt Blaque Knyle, and provided by Viktor Devonne, retaining the original recording session with minor...

Egypt Blaque Knyle is one of the most recognized and lauded burlesque entertainers, currently living in Southern California.  On Tuesdays (usually) at 9am, she checks in with the world via Instagram Live, and WEBurlesque Podcast Network preserves the audio versions here. All content property of Egypt Blaque Knyle, and provided by Viktor Devonne, retaining the original recording session with minor...

The Music That Made WE volume 4 continues with Gwen Ruby, producer of Herbal Elegance in Los Angeles. She's chosen 10 songs that make up their story, with a soundtrack that includes The Ronettes, Blink 182, and Alan Menken. & Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track.   The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO versio...