Comedians

As comedian Sarah Silverman pledges to stop making homophobic ‘jokes,’ Billy Eichner chimes in

Should people be "cancelled" for homophobic jokes they made many years ago?

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‘Please Like Me’ lets its comic creator Josh Thomas be himself

NEW YORK -- "I float around," says Josh Thomas, "and I've just been very lucky." The 27-year-old openly gay Australian comedian is trying to account for his success in what he'd argue is the absence…

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Ellen DeGeneres awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres was presented with the 15th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Monday night, in a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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LGBT History Month profile: Comedian, political humorist Kate Clinton

Kate Clinton is a political humorist with a gay and lesbian perspective. She is an actor, commentator and advocate for social causes.

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Hal Sparks, from ‘Queer As Folk’ to real-life role as comedian, straight ally

Hal Sparks burst into stardom while playing the role of Michael Novotney in “Queer As Folk” (QAF), the controversial but popular series that ran on Showtime from 2000 to 2005. He was one of the straight…

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LGBT History Month profile: Actress and Comedian Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes is an Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor praised for being one of the most entertaining women of her generation. She was the first African-American and first openly gay master of ceremonies for the White…

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