Podcasts about The Big Gay Sketch Show

Dennis connects via Zoom with musician Greg O'Conner to talk about his debut album The Place I've Never Been and what it's been like to venture out as a solo artist after decades of writing songs and scores for TV and movies. Greg talks about what inspired him to take such a big swing in his mid-50's, the artists that inspired him like Toto, The Beach Boys, Steely Dan and Bleu, finding collaborators on Facebook and Instagram and posing on a hillside with a piano and live bull for the album's striking cover art. Greg also talks about the real-life experiences that inspired the album and videos, like being ghosted by someone he'd been dating for a while and subsequently falling in love with his fiancé, photographer Kevin Sikorski after meeting on Hinge. He also talks about his extensive work in TV and film, writing music for recent films My Home Unknown and Baby Boomer Yearbook (directed by Grease's Randal Kleiser) and TV shows like The Ben Stiller Show, The Big Gay Sketch Show and MadTV, for which he won an Emmy. Other topics include: falling in love with music at four, writing the viral song "Laura Dern" for the Independent Spirit Awards a few years back, shooting two music videos in one day in Capetown, South Africa and being closeted at USC and waiting in line outside of the Mother Lode bar in West Hollywood and being terrified someone would drive by and see him. www.GregOConnor.com

You might know Jonny McGovern from The Big Gay Sketch Show, Hey Qween, or the podcast Johnny McGovern is GAY AF! But did you know that Jonny McGovern is also Spiritual AF? The Gay Pimp joins us to remember Lady Red and discuss how spiritual practice shows up in his life. Yass, Jesus! is hosted by Danny Franzese and Azariah Southworth. Our producers are Ross Murray and Meredith Paulley. Sound, music, and post-production by Chris Heckman. This episode was produced by the World of Wonder Podcast Network.   Get to know us better, support us on Patreon, or Buy Us a Coffee:   Daniel Franzese  https://whatsupdanny.com/  Twitter Instagram Facebook Azariah Southworth  https://azariahspeaks.com/  Instagram Facebook   Ross Murray  The Naming Project GLAAD  Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yassjesus/message

Jess is joined by JULIE GOLDMAN & BRANDY HOWARD (Dumb Gay Podcast, The People's Couch)! We discuss: Brandy & Julie's origin story, Jeff Lewis stealing guests from Heather McDonald, Howard Stern, Kate McKinnon, butch lesbian erasure, Logo's Big Gay Sketch Show, Bethenny and Nene, Kyle Richards gay baiting, the impact of Shane from The L Word on Brandy & more!  IG: @jessxnyc | @mrjuliegoldman | @thebrandyhoward

Meet Kate McKinnon, one of Saturday Night Live's greatest "most valuable players" in this miniprogram. From early work in a college sketch troupe, to a breakout role in The Big Gay Sketch Show, Kate next made the leap to Saturday Night Live where her versatility and mimicry made her a legend. At the same time, Kate began to establish herself in movie comedies including the all-female Ghostbusters reboot and this year's smash hit Barbie in which Kate plays -- you guessed it -- "Weird Barbie". As always find extra clips below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Kate? Kate was a treat as Weird Barbie in 2023's smash Barbie movie. Here's a sample. https://youtu.be/66cMkxolaHM?si=y6mZX9IgwlJwASw3 One of Kate's standout characters from SNL was Colleen Rafferty, a woman with unusual alien encounters! https://youtu.be/OuRnPvJe7C8?si=2o1PEDqMNN7ebHOM One of Kate's best SNL impressions was Trump advisor and "fake news" inventor Kellyanne Conway, here envisioned in a therapy session with husband George. https://youtu.be/0B96ZM3C-h4?si=rmFi9lvHGxANyC7g Kate's versatility allowed to play both female and male roles -- such as her take on Covid guru Dr. Anthony Fauci. https://youtu.be/IqgyBN0OIns?si=A4bw-XYnxjdaqOTm This one is delightful. Kate plays the Devil who it turns out invented podcasts. And who better as a guest on the Devil's own podcast than Alan Dershowitz! https://youtu.be/3c5neBXQwf8?si=WDS_X0KZYR2Phatt When Paul Feig recruited an all-female cast for a Ghostbusters reboot a few years ago, a key role went to Kate who played eccentric and slightly disturbing physics specialist Dr. Jillian Holtzman -- here recounting an unfortunate lab incident. https://youtu.be/X5FgreIMIQo?si=30YyVm-kU7cpAnZX  

Julio Soto Gurpide is a film director whose previous credits include Palestine, Deep, and Radiophobia. His latest is the animated comedy murder-mystery Inspector Sun. Think Agatha Christie's Murder on The Orient Express but with bugs. The film was released on October 27. Nicol Paone is an actress, writer and director who got her start with the Groundlings and The Big Gay Sketch Show. She has moved behind the camera in recent years, writing and directing Friendsgiving. Her new film is the dark comedy The Kill Room, where the art world meets the criminal underbelly. Starring Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, and Samuel L. Jackson, the film will be released on November 3rd. Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer Socials @EndeavoursRadio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-mcpeake/message

Craig Chester is an award winning actor best known for his roles in the movies “Swoon”, ”Grief”, “Frisk”, “Kiss Me, Guido”, “I Shot Andy Warhol” and as the Birkin Bag Guy on “Sex & The City”. He transitioned to a successful career as a television writer when St. Martin's Press published his memoir, “Why The Long Face? The Adventures of a Truly Independent Actor”, writing and producing three seasons of LOGO's “Big Gay Sketch Show” and HBO's smash hit, “True Blood”. He is currently working on a new memoir and “Adam & Steve 55+”, the sequel to 2005's “Adam & Steve”, which he starred in and also wrote and directed. He lives in Palm Springs, CA. Craig's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mrcraigchester/Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2023Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Dennis is joined via Zoom by actor-writer-director Craig Chester to discuss the upcoming 18th Anniversary screening of his gay rom-com Adam and Steve, which is happening on August 31st at the Mary Pickford Theater in Palm Springs. Craig shares memories of making the movie, including how he had to take over as director just a few weeks before filming, how he burst into tears after shooting the film's big, show-stopping western-themed dance number and what it was like to work with Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey and Chris Kattan. He also talks about his career as a TV writer, working on the series True Blood--where an episode he wrote pissed off both Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin--and he also shares his thoughts on the current writers strike. Dennis and Craig also share memories of working together on Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show in 2009. Craig also opens up about his journey to sobriety last year after losing virtually everything to crystal meth addiction. Other topics include: the power of dream boarding, the wisdom of Wilson Phillips, living in a 55+ community in Palm Springs, oversharing on Facebook, how getting Monkey Pox saved his life, getting help when he really needed it from folks like Stephen King, Jackie Beat, Illeana Douglas and Kate McKinnon, what it was like to be a 90's indie darling in films like Swoon, Grief and Frisk, and how he sometimes feels like a gay Forrest Gump.

The Showrunner in television literally runs the show, like a hands-on CEO: In charge of vision, creative (often the head writer), leading (and inspiring) a crew of hundreds, managing multiple agendas from the network to the legal department, marketing and advertisers while putting out daily fires and tapping into the personal magic that earned them the role in the first place.  Sharing all his wisdom on the subject is Jim Biederman, seasoned Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer and Director specializing in comedy programming with a list of trailblazing credits including Kids In the Hall, the Howard Stern Radio Show, The Whitest Kids You Know, the Onion News Network, The Big Gay Sketch Show and Would You Rather With Graham Norton (where I had the distinct pleasure of being Jim's Talent Executive) This is really and truly a masterclass: Ask questions Listen more, speak less Show respect Protect your staff Never respond right away to the notes from the network Get comfortable with tough choices and difficult conversations Learn to bounce back early from failure TV is global Be curious and learn to work across language and cultural differences We can all earn something from The Joy Act, a standard feature in Chinese programming (it's not what you think!) Successful showrunning is so much about the power of language and how we communicate. Jim's goal is to always make sure that everyone working on the show feels welcome and valued at the table. And this: You don't need to be aggressive about it. You can just say, I think there's another way to solve this problem. (It dawned on me listening to this episode that with the amount of negotiating and compromise required to get a show on the air...Showrunners could be useful mediators in global conflicts.)   Check out more of Jim's work at http://www.jimcotv.com/.

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The Gay Pimp is in the house! LGBTQ icon Jonny McGovern talks gogo boys, Big Gay Sketch Show and big endowments (i.e his own). But first, a gay porn star insurrectionist gets arrested, and a Southwest Passenger has a party in his pants. Buckle up.

Needing a little gay ass kik on this beautiful Friday? Well you're in luck! Jonny McGovern, host of the show "Hey Qween!", joins our Pride series!Jonny chats about Lady Red Couture, Hey Qween, The Big Gay Sketch Show, the Gay Pimp, and his coming out story.Enjoy this fabulous episode as Junkyard Divas: Summer of Pride continues to shed light and love for everyone in the LGBTQIA!@junkyarddivas on Instagram@junkyarddivaspodcast on TikTok

Hello Closeteers! This episode was filmed in December, back when Trump was president. This week, we're joined by Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard, hosts of the Dumb Gay Politics podcast (@Dumbgaypolitics). We get a little dumb, very gay, and kind of political. How fitting! We also go back in time, and hear about how Julie and Brandy first met, The Big Gay Sketch Show, and have real kiki. This is such a fun episode, and we can't wait for you all to hear it. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, join our Patreon, and rate and subscribe on apple podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jodi Collins | Manager, Casting Director, Consultant, Coachhttps://jodicollins.wordpress.com/JODI COLLINS founded the JLC Entertainment Group, a hyphenate boutique producing and management company in 2014 after her careers as; a casting director, ad agency creative, talent scout, booker, talent coach, and sometimes dramaturg made it apparent that it was time to merge those abilities into one singular entity.Jodi cast network shows in the soft scripted, sketch and dramedy spaces for networks ABC, CBS, FX, Showtime, HBO, Adult Swim, and Viacom’s many networks including Comedy Central, etc. Within this, Collins has cast prominent tv shows with favorites including Strangers With Candy, The Big Gay Sketch Show, Emmy award winning Chris Rock Show and Viva Variety with ongoing casting for Patriot Acts With Hassan Minaj. She continues developing comedy and hyphenate talent successfully with clients working in network, cable, digital tv and live performances.Throughout her career Jodi was particularly drawn to storytelling, improv, dramedy and stand up comedy and was sought after by the big 4 talent agencies for the dl on these up and comers still under the radar. Jodi's studies as an NYU/BFA Tisch graduate trained a keen eye that she then took left of center. That has and continues to be her signature having championed talent Kirsten Schall, Zack Galafanakis, Michelle Buteau, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, etc. and discovering Kate McKinnon in their beginnings. Jodi Collins was profiled in the New York Times, on Access Hollywood, was featured as a panelist for Nick At Nite’s America’s Funniest Moms and served as a Just For Laughs comedy festival judge for 2 years and as an HBO US Comedy Arts Festival judge for 4 years. She continues to be an invited industry guest for the American Theatre Wing’s (Tony Awards) elite yearly program, on the board of Tepper’s professional semester in NYC and is a regular speaker and guest at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Dennis heads to Burbank to interview playwright Erik Patterson and actor Stephen Guarino about "Handjob," Erik's about a gay writer who hires a shirtless cleaner. Erik talks about the time he hired a real shirtless cleaner, how he realized it could be a play and later inviting the real cleaner to see the play he helped inspire. Stephen talks about what appealed to him about the project, the challenge of finding flawed, three-dimensional roles, and performing the title act in front of an audience. They both talk about what it's like to be an artist today when people are more in tune around issues like representation, privilege, race and consent. Together, they talk about the wide-ranging reactions to the play, the ins and outs of ordering prosthetic penises, on stage nudity rules, the long list monologue that Stephen makes his bitch, Google stalking and the gulf between their Hollywood careers and the world of this play. Other topics include: Erik's writing for Hallmark movies, the challenge of getting Hollywood people to come see the show, the Glenn Close sketch Dennis wrote and Stephen starred in on The Big Gay Sketch Show, Stephen working with producer Jim Carrey on I'm Dying Up Here, the time Erik crashed the Golden Globes, and Stephen almost meeting Jennifer Saunders and wanting to live in a cinder block like The Secret of Nymh. https://www.echotheatercompany.com/handjob/  

Chatting with writer, performer, celebrity journalist and podcast host Dennis Hensley. I've known Dennis for years. He's the guy you want to sit next to at a party because he's not only smart but always ready with an authentically witty line. Dennis is a master of so many fields. From his popular podcast, 'Dennis Anyone?' (www.dennisanyone.net) to his very cool 'Lifecast' project where he interviews people and creates a podcast about their life - ergo, a 'Lifecast.' (www.getalifecast.com) There are his many TV appearances on shows like Logo's "Gay For Play" game show starring RuPaul, "Fashion Police," and "The Big Gay Sketch Show." He's a frequent guest host on Sirius XM and the author of several novels. And he recently developed a new party game called "You Don't Know My Life" with Jeb Havens. (www.YouDontKnowMyLife.com) We have wanted to interview each other for a long time, and so finally, here we are. This episode turned into a 'battle of the interviewers' as we both kept trying to ask the other questions about their lives and projects. I really had fun here.

Chatting with writer, performer, celebrity journalist and podcast host Dennis Hensley. I've known Dennis for years. He's the guy you want to sit next to at a party because he's not only smart but always ready with an authentically witty line. Dennis is a master of so many fields. From his popular podcast, 'Dennis Anyone?' (www.dennisanyone.net) to his very cool 'Lifecast' project where he interviews people and creates a podcast about their life - ergo, a 'Lifecast.' (www.getalifecast.com) There are his many TV appearances on shows like Logo's "Gay For Play" game show starring RuPaul, "Fashion Police," and "The Big Gay Sketch Show." He's a frequent guest host on Sirius XM and the author of several novels. And he recently developed a new party game called "You Don't Know My Life" with Jeb Havens. (www.YouDontKnowMyLife.com) We have wanted to interview each other for a long time, and so finally, here we are. This episode turned into a 'battle of the interviewers' as we both kept trying to ask the other questions about their lives and projects. I really had fun here.

TODAY: Craig Chester, actor, writer, and friend of Illeana. Chester has been involved in film and television since 1992, beginning with a star role in the film Swoon, his debut performance. Chester would go on to have starring and minor roles in a handful of other films and TV series, with his most famous being Fred Hughes in I Shot Andy Warhol, Adan Bernstein in Adam and Steve, and as Thor Derek in Law and Order: Criminal Intent. His most recent project was a writer's position on the comedy TV series The Big Gay Sketch Show, for which he wrote 9 episodes. Popcorn Talk Network, the online broadcast network that features movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary proudly presents “The Film Scene w/ Illeana Douglas”, a weekly, freewheeling discussion show where industry veteran Illeana Douglas interviews Hollywood's most important voices in TV and Film, discussing some of Cinema's most important films, scenes, and shots. Produced by Ryan Nilsen and co-hosted by Jeff Graham, this show is essential listening for serious and casual fans of film! Stay Up To Date: http://illeanaspodcast.com/illeana-douglas-episodes/ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-film-scene-with-illeana-douglas/id1169112310 Visit our website: https://popcorntalknetwork.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Follow Craig Chester on Twitter: @MrCraigChester Love TV? Check out http://site.afterbuzztv.com Love Books? Check out http://bookcircleonline.com Support our friends at http://blackhollywoodlive.com Shopping on Amazon? Click through our Amazon affiliate program at http://www.amazon.com//ref=as_sl_pd_t...

Black Hollywood live hosts Derrial Christon  interviews Erica Ash today on Conversations. Erica Ash is an NAACP Award winning Broadway, Film and Television Actress currently starring as Brigette Hart (ex-wife of Kevin Hart) on hit series “The Real Husbands of Hollywood” on BET as well as M-Chuck Calloway on the hit series “Survivor’s Remorse” on STARZ . She was the Original Addie “Micki” Harris and Dionne Warwick in Broadway’s “Baby, It’s You!” and starred in several other Broadway shows including “The Lion King” (Nala) and “Spamalot” (Lady of the Lake) Ash’s TV career started with LOGO’s “The Big Gay Sketch Show” from which she was recruited with a direct offer to join the cast of FOX’s MADtv where she also contributed as a writer having written and sold several sketches to the show which aired on Season 14.

The Gay Pimp himself, Jonny McGovern (YouTube's "Hey Qween" and "Hot T," Logo TV's "The Big Gay Sketch Show"), calls in to spill some T with the gang! We kiki over RuPaul's Drag Race, Hey Qween, and his upcoming tour with burlesque icon, Dita Von Teese. We also discuss if Bash needs rehab, Megan gets ready for the Stagecoach Festival, and we try a new segment called the "Gay-ducation of Megan." "Hey Qween":  "Hot T with Jonny McGovern and Lady Red" podcast: Dita Von Teese and the Copper Coupe tour: http://www.dita.net/shows/   Theme music: “Around the Bend” by Evan Schaeffer http://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer. Closing song: “Lonely Together” by Avicii   Thirst Traps of the week: Tonys Thirst Trap this week in is the founder of SOAR clothing San Diegos Travis Rocco. Check out his Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/roccosoar/?hl=en   Bashs Thirst trap is multi-media artist Franco. Check out his Instagram to see his amazing art work and his hotness! https://www.instagram.com/the_wolftummy/?hl=en   Megans Thirst trap is the beautiful, hilarious  funny Amy Schumer https://www.instagram.com/amyschumer/?hl=en

This is a VERY special episode! MeMe has a dream come true by having Jonny McGovern @GayPimp on the podcast!   MeMe & Jonny take a journey through his career with an homage to his "Look at Huh" segment on Hey Qween - "Look at huh + This is your Life": -Early NYC days (Surf Reality & Grindhouse-a-go-go) -Jonny's collection of NYC collaborators (This is NYC Bitch - The East Village Mixtape) -Jonny's comedy & music (Ricki Lake Show; Big Gay Sketch Show; Soccer Practice; Sexy Nerd; Gayest of All Time; Modified) -Gayest of All Time Podcast -Hey Qween -Jonny shares his love for his friends & partners in crime: Lady Red @MotherCouture  | Adam Joseph @AdamJosephMusic | Erickatoure Aviance @erickatoure | Julie Goldman @MrJulieGoldman & Brandy Howard @TheBrandyHoward | Calpernia Addams @calpernia | Kevin Aviance @LeNOIRQUEEN -Drag Queen/Pop Star/Soul Singer "Look at Huh": Alaska Thunderfuck;Trixie & Katya; Boulet Brothers; RPDR Season 9 Queens; Lady Gaga; Madonna; Britney; Mariah Carey; Beyonce; Whitney Houston; Martha Wash; Loleatta Holloway  Fun speed round questions! @GayPimp  

A first generation Cuban American Paolo is best known for the two seasons he worked as a regular cast member on Logo’s BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW. Most recently Paolo has been seen on THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON, CRIMINAL MINDS, SCANDAL, JANE THE VIRGIN, THE LAST SHIP, MODERN FAMILY and THE ODD COUPLE. Paolo was also in the award winning indie film CASSANOVA WAS A WOMAN which just received distribution. On stage Paolo has worked all over the country including LA’s The Blank Theatre where he played 44 characters in the one man show SANTALAND DIARIES. In addition to acting Paolo has a thriving art career and voice over career. His oil and acrylic paintings can be seen at paoloandinoART.com He has voiced villains and vampires and outlaws in a multitude of video games, commercials and books on tape. In his spare time Paolo likes to build furniture and work on his industrial modern apartment:) He holds an MFA in theatre from UMKC and lives in Los Angeles with his dog Kai. www.paoloandinoART.com @paoloandinoART www.fuacatafilms.com ---------------------------------------------- Wanda Julian-Johnson is publisher and U.S. Editor-in-Chief of breakthrough international luxury life-style and fashion magazine Contessa’s Court that, after only three-years running, can already boast having had Madonna and Lady Gaga on its covers. Fashion having been Wanda’s original passion, her clothing worn by celebrities on red carpets, in fashion magazines, and in music videos, it was only a short step she needed to take to found her own magazine that better lives up to her own standards and expectations than did any of the others available on the marketplace.         With contributors across the sea to the UK and covers featuring Lady Ga Ga and Madonna and over 250,000 online readers this Spokane based magazine is making a lot of noise. ------------------------------------------ Friday Night Oct 14th will haunt the boyz and team of OUTSpoken FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! First ride of the night – Timber Terror (Backwards) https://youtu.be/X0OTBJ31o9E

Jonny McGovern is back on OUTSpoken & Talking with Sex is Back – Damon Jacobs Will Help Answer your Questions 2016-4-17OUTSpoken“HEY QWEEN”, THE GAYEST TALK SHOW OF ALL TIME, GETS A MAKE-OVER FOR ITS FOURTH RAUCOUS SEASON January 25, 2016 – NEW YORK: Hey Qween!, the world’s gayest talk show of all time, is getting a face-lift this winter. When the show returns for its fourth season next month, it will debut a sexy new look and sound. For three hilarious seasons, comedian Jonny McGovern and his co-host Lady Red Couture have welcomed many of the countries top LGBT and drag talent − including RuPaul, Laganga Estranja, and Candis Cayne − to their couch. On February 15th,Hey Qween! launches its fourth raucous season ontheStream.tv. “Hey Qween! is a place for gay stars and underground legends to come and tell their stories in a way they can’t on any other talk show,” explains host and executive producer, Jonny McGovern. “We cut up, have a kiki and a gay ‘ol time. Then, at the end of every show, the special guest gets a trophy and a lap dance from one of our in-house strippers! It’s a half hour of pure merriment.” “You don’t have to be gay to be on Hey Qween!,’ he adds. “Just gay friendly and ready for fun.” Lots of changes are in store for the upcoming season of Hey Qween! including a brand new set and the addition of a regular cast member. Billboard charting vocalist Adam Joseph joins the gang as bandleader of “Adam Joseph and The Go To Bed Wigs”. “For years our show has been called The Tonight Show if Johnny Carson was a big gay lumberjack and Ed McMahon was the largest drag queen in captivity,” continues McGovern. “Now we got a glittery twink version of Doc Severinsen.” Adam Joseph has a long association with Jonny McGovern. He is the voice of the Hey Qween! theme song and the music producer behind all of McGovern’s albums. The addition of a bandleader will mean more music parodies and comedy to the show. Also new will be a series of “Drag Besties” episodes, kicking off with Detox and Vicky Vox of the Drag supergroup DWV. Fan-favorite segments returning this season are “Betta As a Bitch Track”, where the show trolls the trolls, turning real life negative comments from the Internet into over-the-top “bitch tracks” and the “Look At Huh!” game, where guests share their personal stories of celebrities. Jonny “The Gay Pimp” McGovern’s career began in 2003 with Dirty Gay Hits, a collection of hilarious gay themed songs. The video release of “Soccer Practice” from the album received over three million downloads and was added to rotation on MTV Europe and MTV Asia, making Jonny an international phenomenon. Soon, he was appearing all over the airwaves, on The Ricky Lake Show, VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central’s Out on the Edge, and more. Jonny eventually caught the eye of Rosie O’Donnell, who cast him as a lead player on her LOGO-TV comedy show, The Big Gay Sketch Show. “Working with Jonny is one of the joys of my life,” says Lady Red Couture from the Hey Qween! set in Hollywood. “He’s so sweet. I’ll never forget when RuPaul came to visit and we were filming the opening banter and I messed up. So Jonny says, ‘Don’t be nervous because RuPaul is here.’ Then RuPaul says, ‘DO be nervous because RuPaul is here!’ Oh, I wet myself laughing!” “We’ve become the best of friends making Hey Qween!“ reflects Jonny McGovern of his relationship with Lady Red Couture. “She’s such a quick wit and naturally funny. People think that because I’m executive producer of the show, I also direct her. You don’t ever make Lady Red do anything. If she’s eating on the show, its cause the bitch wants a snack! I just let Lady Red be herself and that’s more than enough.” Hey Qween! has been so successful for theStream.tv, the online network launched the show as its own YouTube channel and has plans to launch a stand-alone website. The show has also spawned several spin-offs, including the Look At Huh! aftershow that began airing last spring. In March,theStream.tv will begin airing the second seasons of: Judge Lady Red, a court show with Lady Red presiding over the disputes of young queens and deciding whether it’s ‘Shade’ or ‘No Shade’; He’s Fit, a parody of fitness shows starring lap dancer Greg McKeon as he competes in flex battles against Instagram hotties; and Hot T, a bi-weekly gossip show with Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard (from Bravo’s The People’s Couch) breaking down the hot topics of the week. A new advice show, Hey Qween Can I Axe You A Question?, will premiere later this season. “We’re thrilled to bring back Hey Qween! for a fourth season,” says theStream.tv’s Susan Wrenn. “Jonny and Lady Red are both so talented and passionate about what they do. Their creativity inspires everyone here at theStream.tv.” Look for Jonny McGovern and Lady Red Couture this summer when they host Pride Festivals and bring their Hey Qween!nightclub show to cities across the country. The fourth season of Hey Qween! begins airing February 15th on theStream.tv. ————————————– WELCOME! If you are single or in a couple and looking for a different perspective on love, happiness, and pleasure, you’ve come to the right place. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has helped people find and maintain satisfying and joyful relationships with lovers, family members, and friends, for the past 18 years. 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Julie Goldman, of Bravo's The Peoples Couch, Vanderpump Rules After Show and Big Gay Sketch Show sat down and talked to Beth Lapides live at the West Hollywood Library about Chicken Wings & TV's, Lesbian Role #1, 2 & 3 and Things She Lost in the Fire (or that Mom did). This was the first episode of Life & Beth recorded live with a wonderful audience and Julie & Beth really stunk up the joint (in the best way possible).

EP #54 DENNIS HENSLEY - WRITER/PRODUCER/AUTHOR This episode was recorded live from The Hatchery Press in Hollywood.  Today we go IN with my old friend, writer-dir-prod-author Dennis Hensley!   HIGHLIGHTS: Dennis’ new e-book “Mariners Club Mixtape,” growing up Morman, dancing on a cruise ship, his obsession with Madonna, writing for Movieline Magazine and Detour, standing up for yourself, “The Big Gay Sketch Show,” the WGA Writers Access Project, “The Fashion Police” Strike, The Mismatch Game, Showrunning “Breakdown” on Bounce TV and much more!    Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015”     DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/DENNIS-54   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes or Stitcher!   http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twi

Dennis welcomes Eliot Laurence to the booth of truth to talk about the movie he wrote, "Welcome to Me" starring Kirsten Wiig that is currently playing in selected theaters across the country, on VOD and on Itunes. Eliot talks about the inspiration for the offbeat story, getting Oprah to let the film use her clips, Kristen's nude scene in the casino, how hard it is to make James Marsden look less dreamy and Wes Bentley soulfully eating a cheeseburger.  He also shares the Cinderella story behind getting the movie made, what it's like to walk the red carpet at film festivals, his strategy for reading reviews and the amazing projects he's working on currently. Other topics include: the day job that was hard to leave, the worst job he ever had, writing on The Big Gay Sketch Show, the sudden passing of his friend and comedy partner Stephanie in 2006, a particularly gross on-stage accident and why he loves being a writer. (Dennis's audio is a little distorted at times. Sorry about that, folks. Will get it right next time.)

Dennis visits the San Fernando Valley apartment of the very funny stand-up comic, actor, musician and writer Julie Goldman, who's doing a show February 7 called "Take a Walk on the Softer Side" at the LAGLC's Renberg Theater.  Julie talks about her favorite sketches on "The Big Gay Sketch Show," appearing on Bravo's "The People's Couch" and her recent guest spot on "The Mindy Project."  She also talks about her Chanel bag of a cat, the word games casting directors play, seeing a dirty magazine for the first time and meeting Liza and then going on the play SuperLiza on BGSS.  Also on the docket: her obsession with Joan Rivers, the difference between lesbians and gay guys when it comes to supporting their artists, the perils of hooking up with fans and the gay cruise she'll never forget.

FROM THE BEST OF STATE OF THE ARTS - Originally Broadcast NOVEMBER 28, 2011 - Hold your hats and hallelujah... the holiday season shifts into full gear with crooner Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys) and television and stage star Paolo Andino (LOGO’s Big Gay Sketch Show) as they discuss their respective holiday projects (Erich Bergen’s Holiday Party at The Coteri in Hollywood, and A Snow White Christmas at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood; and Andino’s solo starring role in the Blank Theatre Company’s annual production of The Santaland Diaries at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood. The Live Arts Calendar highlights Sister Bernie’s Bingo Bash at the Greenway Court Theatre in Hollywood. Sterling reviews the Glendale Centre Theatre’s 47th annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and singer Lyn Stanley’s headlining debut at Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s in Studio City, CA. Andino shares an embarrassing moment during a performance. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Get ready for the most fun you'll have anywhere during the next hour of your life!   Tonight's Special Guest Star:  Dennis Hensley!   Writer/performer DENNIS HENSLEY is the host and creator of the podcast Dennis Anyone? which just hit a landmark 10,000 downloads for a single episode, thanks to the star power of that week's guest, Willam, from RuPaul's Drag Race who happens to be a MisMatch Game alum.   Dennis has also been a staff writer on E!'s Fashion Police, Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show and Lifetime's Lovespring International with Jane Lynch. Dennis served as a consultant on the Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race. Dennis collaborated on the film, If We Took a Holiday, which premiered at Outfest. Follow Dennis on Twitter by clicking here! Check out his website by clicking here!      

Get ready for the most fun you'll have anywhere during the next hour of your life!   Tonight's Special Guest Star:  Dennis Hensley!   Writer/performer DENNIS HENSLEY is the host and creator of the podcast Dennis Anyone? which just hit a landmark 10,000 downloads for a single episode, thanks to the star power of that week's guest, Willam, from RuPaul's Drag Race who happens to be a MisMatch Game alum.   Dennis has also been a staff writer on E!'s Fashion Police, Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show and Lifetime's Lovespring International with Jane Lynch. Dennis served as a consultant on the Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race. Dennis collaborated on the film, If We Took a Holiday, which premiered at Outfest. Follow Dennis on Twitter by clicking here! Check out his website by clicking here!      

Riley Smith and Craig Chester are both newbies on the final season of True Blood. Craig writes two of the episodes (eps 5 and 7) and Riley appears in many of the episodes as Keith a vampire who gets involved with a main character of the show. We talk about how they each got the job on True Blood, what its like on the set, what its like in the writer's room, we talk about Craigs facial deformity as a teenager and the year of surgeries that he had to fix it, then becoming an actor, writer, director, working with Daniel Radcliffe, writing on Big Gay Sketch Show with current SNL cast member Kate McKinnon, being ahunted by Montgomery Clift?, being openly gay, being raised by a rocknroll singing dad and a born again Christian mom, Riley talks about being roommates with Ashton Kutcher in NYC in the early stages of their career, being discovered in a mall, his love of horses, working with the Olson twins, working on 24, working with Emma Stone and Nathan Fillion on a short lived show called Drive, working on the movie Radio with Cuba Gooding Jr and Ed Harris and how Ed Harris is really intimidating, working with Scarlet Johannson on Eight Legged Freaks, working on Feeaks and Geeks, his sex scene with Carrie Preston and so much more!!! Please Listen, Please Share, Please Enjoy!!! Twitter @ejscott @EJPodcast Instagram @ejscott1106 My website www.ejscott.com The Choroideremia Research Foundation www.curechm.org

Ahoy! The 99th episode of How Was Your Week features comedienne and adorable relative of Chris and Abby Elliott, BRIDEY ELLIOTT! She is extremely charming and funny in her own right, and we are delighted that she stopped by to discuss the time Ryan Gosling checked out her heiney, what she tells people her favorite TV show is, how she sleeps when her sister is in town, and what a sewing teacher told her to do when she toppled a coatrack. Then, actor and playwright COLMAN DOMINGO is here to tell us about booking a part in LINCOLN, what it was like working with Don Johnson on Nash Bridges (it was not so great!), and what his experience was when he collaborated with Julie on BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW together. Also, Julie has a hunch about what the new season of SMASH will specifically be, recaps the latest episode of FACE OFF, contemplates folk art as a metaphor, and offers cat magazine decorating tips for a new office of one's own. Plus: an artful cover of the Intervention song! A new theory about The View! Some thought about DC and its wonks! And the debut of a new character called Annoying Woman At A Restaurant. A 99th episode fit to be paired with 99 bottles of beer you should imbibe while listening to it, after taking them down from the wall and passing them around!

My guests are: Actor, Paolo Andino ("The Big Gay Sketch Show") Director, Michael Matthews ("The Color Purple") Director, Rob Williams ("Make The Yuletide Gay") To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com

My guests are: Actor, Paolo Andino ("The Big Gay Sketch Show") Director, Michael Matthews ("The Color Purple") Director, Rob Williams ("Make The Yuletide Gay") To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com

Distinguished Award-winning Los Angeles Theatre Artistic Directors Ron Sossi (The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble) and Daniel Henning (The Blank Theatre Company) are interviewed about their respective year end projects: Sossi’s original production titled Theatre in the Dark which is performed in total darkness (30 short plays combined and rotated on different evenings under the sub titles of Dark and More Dark); and Henning’s unique fundraising event titled Hollywood on Tap, a craft beer festival complimented by popular LA food trucks to be held on the “Streets of New York” backlot at Paramount Studios; as well as The Blank’s annual Christmas holiday show The Santaland Diaries with Paolo Andino, former co-star of LOGO TV’s Big Gay Sketch Show. Sterling reviews The Beat Goes On at Hollywood’s Arena Stage Theatre. Sossi and Henning share embarrassing moments during their careers. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

My guests are: Actress, Julie Goldman ("The Big Gay Sketch Show") Actor, Collin Pelton ("The Fifth Dimension") Production Assistant, Haley Mortimer ("Coveting Roses") To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com

My guests are: Actress, Julie Goldman ("The Big Gay Sketch Show") Actor, Collin Pelton ("The Fifth Dimension") Production Assistant, Haley Mortimer ("Coveting Roses") To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com

My guests are: Actor, Paolo Andino ("The Big Gay Sketch Show") Actor, Michael Vinton ("Dish It Out!") To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com

Cycle 6 Finale! The Big Gay Sketch Show cast is in full force! Stephen Guarino and Kate McKinnon join us to celebrate the release of the second season on DVD. We also call Erica Ash, Colman Domingo, Paolo Andino, and Nicol Paone to talk about their favorite moments and sketches from BGSS. Yay, fun! The show returns June 17. Sponsored by Audible.com.

Jonny, Linda James, Straighty Martin, and Pompom hold down the show with little more than 4,000 retarded impersonations and a some Pompom abuse. This time it's about cheating on the show and stealing $20. Then in Celebrity Donkey punch, we threaten to form a mob, grab pitchforks and torches and storm the Monster J-Lo's Haunted Castle. Also, the show's going on a quick two week hiatus as Jonny tapes the Big Gay Sketch Show - we'll be back on November 6! Brought to you by PartySmart.

Stephen Guarino from The Big Gay Sketch Show visits the studio! He tells us all about cruising on the Internet, his big Hollywood break, and dating celebrities! Plus bitch tracks galore and Sophia Lamar gives us her once-a-month hate. Brought to you by PartySmart.

The Big Gay Sketch Show is in the house! The hilarious Michael Serrato, the incomparable Julie Goldman, and comedy savant Nicol Paone are here to talk about the show's debut and make you ROFL and LOL. With Idol Chat and Sophia Lamar hating, hating, and hating. Brought to you by PartySmart.

Michael Serrato and Julie Goldman announce the premiere of The Big Gay Sketch Show! (That would be April 24th at 10:00 pm!) Mother of the House of Sparkle Magick, Krunk stops in to muse about Fashion Week. And Sophia Lamar debuts her new impromptu salsa sensation, "Shitty Faggot". Now with more Xander looks! Brought to you by PartySmart.

The season finale is so cheery it hurts! It's HUZZAH for Julie Goldman and a Big Gay Sketch Show reunion when Michael Serrato donkey punches celebs via satphone. Plus, Sohpia Lamar and Julie helps us with new Gayco commercial! P.S. Season Four starts February 6, 2007

Michael Serrato from The Big Gay Sketch Show joins us in the Jonny McGovern mega studio this week. We talk about his life before show biz, his crazy Hollywood neighbor, Fay Dunaway and we donkey punch celebrities - together!