Feast Of Fun : Gay Talk Show

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and The Apology Line, and from Novel, HARSH REALITY is the story about love, lies, reality TV and a woman before her time: Miriam Rivera. Written by Agnes Borinsky and hosted by Trace Lysette.Listen to Harsh Reality: http://wondery.fm/HR_Feast_of_Fun

More intense than a fight between white and Puerto Rican street gangs who just happen to have 5 years of ballet, jazz and modern under their dance belts, it’s Feast of Fun!Today- we remember the legendary Broadway titan Stephen Sondheim, best known for musicals like: West Side Story, Company, Sweeney Todd and Madonna’s Dick Tracy movie. Sondheim passed away this weekend, at the age of 91.Join us for this and all the sizzling hot news:➤ Tom Ford says Lady Gaga’s House of Gucci is tragic.➤ How the Sex and the City reboot gets by without Samantha.➤ Dave Chappelle tortures an entire high school during a mandatory special assembly.➤ A Drag Race queen is sick of cancel culture.➤ New Zealand Legalizes Drug Checking

It’s the podcast that always has a fire in its heart, but thankfully you can see a doctor about it, it’s Feast of Fun! Now celebrating 3000 shows and 16 years.Today- it’s all sizzling, all hot news. ➤ An Australian TV host flies halfway across the world for an exclusive interview with Adele, only to have it canceled after he said he hadn't listened to her new album. The catch: the publicist never gave him the album to preview, so there was no way he could have heard it!➤ Right wingers ban Sesame Street again, saying the legendary muppets like Elmo, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie are never welcome at their events or conferences.➤ Britney is free to start trouble this time with Christina Aguilera. After thanking Lady Gaga for tweeting about her ending her conservatorship, Britney Spears posts negative comments about her Madonna kissing gal pal Christina Aguilera.➤ The Rent is too damn high: Lin Manuel Miranda’s directed film Tick Tock Boom, the semi-autobiographical musical by playwright Jonathan Larson shocks people

Beans, greens, tomatoes, potatoes, you name it!Many African American people cherish family gatherings where food and love is abundant, so naturally many of the great viral videos made by black folks are also some of the yummiest.We can’t get enough of these amazing artists who celebrate the food we all love.But, as awesome as these videos and artists are, the fact that millions of people have watched and adored these videos underscore a need for African Americans to have more ownership in creating content.Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to take a look at some amazing African American viral food videos. Listen as we savor James Wright Channel’s glorious tribute to Patti Labelle’s Sweet Potato Pies that made them sell out at Walmart.MATT BROWN: https://www.msbrowncomedy.comPlus–➤ TS Madison cooks up a storm twice on Cooking with Drag Queens and on Facebook live.➤ How the late Auntie Fee turned $3 into a meal for seven people.➤ Paula Deen steals credit for the Luther Burger.➤ Spirit Payton, the ASMR artist.➤

Rita Moreno has had an incredible career, from her early appearance in Singing in the Rain, to winning the Oscar for West Side Story, to playing a campy entertainer mistaken for a drag queen in Terrence McNally’s The Ritz, to coming full circle as an executive producer and star in the remake of West Side Story.In many ways, Rita Moreno’s life has mirrored how entertainment and Puerto Rican visibility has evolved through the years.This Christmas, Steven Speilberg’s new adaptation of West Side Story is coming to theaters and folks are worried that this important film is doomed like the love between Tony and Maria.WATCH THE NEW WEST SIDE STORY TRAILER: https://youtu.be/A5GJLwWiYSgToday Larry La Fountain, drag queen Lola Von Miramar and professor of queer and Latinx studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor joins us to take a look at the amazing life of Rita Moreno as seen in the new documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.”WATCH "RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT:"

Over the course of the almost 3,000 shows we’ve done at Feast of Fun, one of the entertainers whose life and career we’ve talked about a lot is someone who has struggled to free themselves from their oppressive family. Who is that? It’s Britney bitch!Now that Britney is free, what’s next for the Princess of Pop - will she seek damages against her parents? Will she have a big comeback or will she retire from the public eye that’s hounded here for most of her life?Today writer Aron Solomon joins us to took at Britney Spears’ legal battle, the #freeBritney movement, and how her case has broader legal ramifications.READ MORE ABOUT BRITNEY SPEARSARTICLES BY ARON SOLOMON: https://www.todaysesquire.com/aron-solomon/Plus--➤ The trial begins on Elizabeth Holmes, once named the youngest and wealthiest self-made woman billionaire in America, who lost it all when it was revealed that her biotech company Theranos was a huge scam. ➤ Closing arguments begin in the trial of 17 year old Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, wi

For as gay as the musicals on the Great White Way are, Broadway characters and their relationships are disturbingly straight.So when we get a character that openly queer, we celebrate it, even if it's Hitler.Of course we are talking about Roger Elizabeth DeBris, the over the top musical theater director who winds up performing the gay Hitler in the musical within the musical “Springtime for Hitler” in “Mel Brooks’ The Producers.”Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tony Tony Tony award-winning “Mel Brooks’ The Producers” on Broadway with actor John B Boss, who has played the fierce drag queen gay Hitler in over 230 shows including the official touring production.Listen as John B Boss chats with us about the iconic role and John's upcoming Christmas gig as a virtual Santa Claus to all the good little children of the world.➤ JOHN B BOSS: https://www.facebook.com/john.b.bossPlus,➤ There’s a petition to keep James Cordon out of the new Wicked movie.➤ Is it possible in real life for crooked theater produ

In the 80s, music was vital in bringing young people together in a spirit of rebellion and counterculture. Punk and post-punk was huge and Chicago had its fair share of awesome rockers, some of whom have been forgotten until now.Our story today begins with our neighbor and dear friend, Eric Clements, who discovered a giant box of cassette tapes at a thrift store. Among the massive collection of pop music was a few cassettes of a band he never heard of called the Veil, whose rock music and strong lead vocals by Lorna Donley could easily have been played in rotation on MTV or featured in a soundtrack of a John Huges film.Eric fell in love with the music and while he couldn’t find much information about the band at first, his detective work led him on a path of discovery.Today writer Eric Clements joins us to talk about bringing the band Lorna Donley and The Veil back from the cultural abyss with a new release of music nobody ever heard until now.LORNA DONLEY AND THE VEIL: https://lornadonleyandtheveil.bandcamp.

Even though Lady Bunny is legendary for her outrageous song parodies and DJ music sets, those who follow her on social media have certainly gotten a taste of her passion for talking about politics and social movements.In fact, once you get Bunny started, just like eating, it’s hard to get her to stop.Bun-Bun can’t help herself when talking about:• Bernie Sanders,• Democrats,• Republicans,• Bisexual Senators Who Might As Well be Republicans,• The Peace Movement,• The Military Industrial Complex,• The Ru Girl Industrial Complex,• Universal Healthcare,• The Economy,• Loose Fitting Gowns,• Student Loans,And how the divas of today don’t hold a candle to the great singers of yesteryear, except for Jennifer Hudson, who people just don’t appreciate enough.Sixteen years ago on Feast of Fun, Bunny was one of our first guests on the podcast and it’s been a thrill over the years as she returns time and time again to crack us up with stories of being a baby drag queen with RuPaul, founding Wigstock and her love of the pee

When Steve Burns unexpectedly left the children’s TV show Blue’s Clues it opened up some wild speculation among fans. Was it drugs? An illicit affair? Was he gay? How could he just leave us like this?For millennials, the show was a big part of their childhood, and like the passing of Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood or the death of Will Lee who played Mister Hooper on Sesame Street, Steve's sudden departure left an indelible mark.So when Steve Burns came back all these years later in a video explaining he just wanted to go to college and he touched on the struggles of growing up and having jobs, family and student debt, the public was deeply moved.At the same time, it was almost like a deadbeat dad coming in for an awkward hug.Our guest today is comedian Dan Cass, who’s hilarious video parodying Steve Burns instagram return makes us roar with laughter. Listen as we take a look at Blue’s Clues affected Dan’s generation and his hilarious parody video we think everyone should check out.FOLLOW DAN CAS

One of the strangest shows ever broadcast on TV is the Paul Lynde Halloween Special. The musical variety show featuring a campy highway pile-up of the top stars of the day with Margaret Hamilton reprising her Wicked Witch from the Izard of Oz aired only once on ABC in 1976. Today comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, best known for writing for the Oscars and for his appearance on Hollywood Squares joins us to talk about being a head writer for the Paul Lynde Halloween Special.ACCESS THOUSANDS OF LEGENDARY FEAST OF FUN SHOWS 
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You’ve probably already heard about the controversy or even weighed in on Dave Chappelle’s final comedy special for Netflix, The Closer, where the comedy legend spends most of the hour taking an irreverent and critical look at the collective struggle of LGBTQ folks.Despite being a comedy special everyone loves to hate, Chappelle does bring up some wonderful sex positive material like wondering what MLK Jr would have to say about glory holes. Unfortunately, Chapelle proclaims himself team TERF while perpetuating some harmful ideas about trans bodies and compares trans women’s genitals to vegan burgers.The Closer is probably the longest set any comedian has ever spent talking on LGBTQ+ issues and is way more complicated than clickbait articles would have you believe.All controversy aside, we are puzzled that Dave Chappelle would align himself with the same regressive people he claimed were the reason why he abruptly walked away from a 50 million dollar paycheck when he quit his successful show on Comedy Central

As LGBTQ people, we’re connected now more than ever before. We live together, we fight together and we ride together- that’s what inspired comedy writer Gabe Liedman to create Q-Force, Netflix’s new animated comedy series that takes us on an adventure with a team of queer super spies and their allies as they team up to fight evil, save the world in West Hollywood, all before Brunch.Starring queer comedy icons Sean Hayes and Wanda Sykes, the new series is a delicious parody of spy shows, and isn’t afraid to take on the Mission Impossible of creating a comedy series that pushes the button on the ticking time bomb of LGBTQ sensibilitiues.Did we mention a few of the characters look like Tom of Finland cartoons come to life?WATCH Q-FORCE ON NETFLIX: https://www.netflix.com/title/81039557Today Q-Force’s animators and directors Jeanette Moreno King and Alex Sayler join us to talk about the new animated series, their shared history animating The Simpsons and the new Beavis and Butthead film.Listen as we chat with Ale

The early days of the internet gave LGBTQ folks the unprecendted ability to take matters into their own hands, by creating blogs, podcasts, videos and music that spoke directly to audiences about their unique experience. We were no longer held back by narrow minded gatekeeper’s that kept the queer experience hidden from the world.Now it seems like everyone is a little bit gay and pop music is very queer.As we lead up to the milestone of our 3000th show, some of our favorite guests, who have been there for the long haul, like musician Tom Goss, are back to tell you just how awesome Feast of Fun is, and yes, they are correct.Tom was a college wrestler who went ot the seminary in hopes of becoming a Catholic priest but then he came out, became a singer songwriter and eventually grew to be the loveable queer music icon he is today.Today musician Tom Goss joins us to to look back on being a queer music pioneer, why he’s now creating music for the thrill of it, and how you just need 1000 dedicated fans to make it i

A recent survey in over 27 countries reveals that 1 out of 5 young people identify as LGBTQ+. Another survey from last year found that almost half of all youth in the UK dont identify as exclusively heterosexual.Watch out Daffyd! There’s more than one gay in the village.The new movie musical “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” tells the true story of Jamie Campbell, a 16-year-old teenager who overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness and into the spotlight as a fabulous drag queen.The film is an adaptation of the award winning West End musical, which was based on the documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.Today Max Harwood and Lauren Patel, stars of the movie musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie join us to look at the making of their first film, Max and his co-star Richard E. Grant first time in drag and meeting the real life Jamie Campbell.

Talk about your bombshells on bombsells! In her new memoir, Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, the Mistress Of The Dark herself, opens up about her 19-year-long relationship with a woman. The new book "Yours Cruelly, Elvira" is now available everywhere, or through our link here: https://amzn.to/2XEsUNOPlease enjoy this encore presentation of our interview with Cassandra Peterson, best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. ---------------------------Elvira, the gal in the wig whose talents are big– is hard to kill. After 35 years, she’s still going strong with her sold out show, Elvira’s Danse Macabre at Knotts Scary Farm, and she has a new coffee table book, titled simply ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK: A Photographic Retrospective of theQueen of Halloween.Today, Cassandra Peterson, the ghoulish gal best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark joins us to talk about the curse of her bouffant wig, her early years as a Las Vegas showgirl and her extraordinary circle of fabulous friends: Pee Wee Herman, RuP

The summer of 1969 was an extraordinary time- the Stonewall riots ignited the modern LGBTQ rights movement, astronauts landed on the moon, Woodstock shaped the anti-war movement and for Black folks in Harlem, it was the Summer of Soul.The Harlem Cultural Festival was a five week musical event featuring the top Black musicians of the time and was sponsored by the City of New York to quell social unrest surrounding the anniversary of the assasination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr..Although the Harlem Cultural Festival was jam packed: Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, The 5th Dimension, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Blinky Williams, Sly and the Family Stone and the Chambers Brothers, (and so many other legends) it was mostly forgotten until footage of the event was discovered and released in the the new documentary directed by Questlove, Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).WATCH SUMMER OF SOUL: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/ERTH

The new biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is coming out this week. Based on the documentary of the same name, the new film revisits the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker and her reinvention as a gay icon.At the time the scandals that surrounded Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker led to the collapse of their conservative million dollar tv media empire, so why were gay folks so eager to embrace her right off the bat?Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to look at the legacy of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker and her redemption in the eyes of LGBTQ people after her fall from grace with religious conservatives.MATT BROWN: https://www.msbrowncomedy.comPlus--➤ Lesbian rumors are back! Oprah and Gayle go on the road again in the new tv series “The OG Chronicles: Joy Ride.”➤ Three inexpensive ways to stop and reverse hair loss.➤ A Carol Channing story you haven’t heard!➤ Psychiatrists discover a mass social media induced illness from watching online videos.

One of the most brilliant comedians we’ve had the pleasure of working with in the past 16 years of doing Feast of Fun is Amanda Cohen. We met Amanda through a Craigslist Ad we placed for our live musical variety shows looking for a woman with a big personality and bosom to match.Often mistaken for someone else at her comedy shows, Amanda was known to our audience as Amanda Steinstein, a character developed for the live shows which combined a pinch of Fran Drescher, a smidgen of Grace Slick and a whole lotta Dr. Who, or in her case, Dr. What!?So when we heard she got cast on To Tell the Truth in a double whammy as a Bug Baker and Aquanaut, we knew it was going to be good.Today comedian Amanda Cohen, best known to long time listeners as Amanda Steinstein, joins us to look back at all the people she’s been mistaken for: someone’s mom, a truck driving lesbian, a bug baker and an aquanaut.AMANDA COHEN: http://www.amandacomedy.comPlus-➤ A look back on our 16 years and 3000 shows➤ Fi-Dom, or using financial dominati

After 40 years, ABBA, the Swedish pop group that dominated the charts in the 70s is back with a new album “Voyage” that’s already broken pre-sale records in the UK. The group also announced a tour featuring digital avatars of the band members that kicks off next year.The first two preview tracks from the album feel like a strange clone of ABBA, and the avatars of the disco supergroup are completely unsettling. And after all these years why can’t they pronounce the word “you?”Today comedian Rachel Hall helps us to reflect on ABBA’s strange 40 year comeback and how that Super Trouper beam is gonna find you feeling like a number one.Plus-➤ The country of El Salvador adopts Bitcoin as an official form of currency, with McDonald’s Starbucks and Pizza Hut there accepting cryptocurrency as well.➤ Fried beer at Texas State fairs.➤ Animals at the zoo are getting covid vaccines.➤ Why LBGTQ+ youth reject LGBTQ comedy shows like Q-Force and AJ and the Queen.➤ Why Beyonce is so hard to imitate