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FOF #2900 – Jake Noll Chases Their Dreams During Quarantine

The last guest we had in person, in the home studio, before the big shutdown, was the delightful comedian Jake Noll who came on to talk about the big changes going on in their life.

With uncertain doom looming around the corner, we wondered which post-apocalypic character from Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome would we wind up being: Tina Turner or Mel Gibson?

Today comedian Jake Noll joins us to talk about their adventures in transitioning during quarantine, how they almost got roped into a cult in their early days of comedy and finding their way out of a Kobe Bryant shaped corn maze.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 4 years ago 0

FOF #2741 – Deven Green’s Amazing Decade of Drag Queens, Betty Bowers, Video Parodies and the Ukulele

It’s been an amazing decade for comedian Deven Green, the YouTube sensation best known for her celebrity vanity video parodies and for portraying the satirical Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian.

Today Deven Green joins us to take a look at her creative process as a teacher, performer and musician, her passion for playing the ukulele and working with some of the top drag queens in the world.

Posted in: Comedians, Musicians, Podcast, YouTube Celebrities 6 years ago 0

FOF #2716 – Drag Queens are a Riot

What’s fun about watching drag queens on reality TV shows and on the internet is how we struggle when it comes to comedy. Camp is an aesthetic style and sensibility that regards something as appealing because it’s bad, and when your favorite queen bombs on stage, it’s still funny as hell.

Today, comedian and improv teacher Meg Grunewald joins us to take a look at the unique demands drag queens have for comedy and how they transform failure into something she-larious.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 6 years ago 0

FOF #2252 – Where No Woman Has Gone Before

One of our favorite Chicago comedy gems is Improvised Star Trek, the new hilarious adventures of the starship Sisyphus, that lampoons not just the popular sci-fi series, but our modern day frustrations with technology and smart phones.

Today we’re joined by the she-larious Irene Marquette, who stars as Lt. Cola on Improvised Star Trek at iO theater and hosts her own comedy showcase The Curio Show.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 9 years ago 1

FOF #1653 – Jet Eveleth’s Acting Lessons

The brilliant comedic genius Jet Eveleth joins us to talk about the crazy things acting teachers say as well as actual good advice on finding your voice as a performer and relaxing so you can be as funny as you can.

Why messing it up can be the best thing that ever happened to you. And how being in the closet impacts your creativity.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 12 years ago 6

FOF #1603- Puppets Gone Wild

The hilarious Patrick Bristow joins us to talk about playing the gay best friend of Ellen DeGeneres’ character on the 90s sitcom Ellen and also playing Marty Jacobsen, the choreographer in the unintentionally hilarious movie Showgirls.

Now that he’s the host of the hilarious new improv puppet show Stuffed and Unstrung, has the openly gay comedian come full circle?

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 13 years ago 5

FOF #881 – Eric Lutz is SO Gay

Eric Lutz is SO gay! Well, that’s the name of the new drinking game so get a glass and a bottle and play along. Why is it so much fun to tease straight men? One […]

Posted in: Podcast 16 years ago 17

Jim Bennet’s Gay Voice

After the GayCo Show “Whitney Houston We Have a Problem!” we talked to Chicago funnyman Jim Bennet about his wonderful “gay voiced” character, a powerful media mogul who just doesn’t seem to like anything he […]

Posted in: Videos 17 years ago 9