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Comedy

When You Need Them Least: Mansplainations

“Would you believe me if I told you Bob Dylan haunts my daily life? He is my Seinfeld Superman figurine. And no disrespect to those who enjoy his music, but he is my nemesis. This does not stop men from explaining him to me.”

Erin March 2, 2016 134 Comments
Comedy

Australian Comedian Jordan Raskopoulos Comes Out as a Trans Woman in Hilarious, Empowering Video

“I’m going to carry on doing what I love and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it… being trans does not mean that you need to give up on your life, or your friends, or your family, or your career or your achievements.”

Mey February 15, 2016 22 Comments
Comedy

17 Realistic Ways to Break Anyone Down

“Imagine them attempting to get on too tall of a bike.”

Erin January 28, 2016 59 Comments
Comedy Queer Fashion

12 Presidential Candidates Who Dress Like Lesbians (Besides Hillary Clinton)

Today’s Slate.com article about Hillary Clinton dressing like a lesbian misses one very important point: EVERY presidential candidate dresses like a lesbian. Luckily, we are here to make that point for you.

Riese January 15, 2016 85 Comments
Comedy

8 New Movies You Absolutely Need to Watch on Netflix in 2016

“Is it the vexed flounder at 17:44? The rowdy clownfish at 38:08? The starfish in the bottom right corner that remains untouched from 16:00 to 30:00? “

olgalexell January 7, 2016 27 Comments
Comedy

Top 10 Fun and Cool Things in 2015 In Which I, Brittani, Was Amazing

You might be saying, “Brittani! Why is that fun?” And to that I say, I am a gender non-conforming black lesbian. If I couldn’t find fun in being the underdog, I wouldn’t be able to get out of bed in the morning.

Brittani December 28, 2015 15 Comments
baby kayla on stage with a little mike
Comedy Coming Out First Person

Coming Out To 50 People At Once Was So Much Easier Than Doing It One-on-One

“That’s right!” I shouted, feeding off their energy. “Clap because I’m gay!”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 22, 2015 23 Comments
Comedy

Your Kitchen Has More Germs Than A Public Toilet Seat, Just Sit Down!

Do you know what are the the most bacteria-laden things in a public bathroom? Your damn hands. And they’re the things most likely to transfer those nasty germs to places: like other people, and your face.

Maree December 21, 2015 58 Comments
Comedy Community

Oh Hey, Brittani Nichols is Running Tig Notaro’s Twitter Today

I’ll see you in the faves.

Carmen October 8, 2015 5 Comments
Comedy

DAY IN THE LIFE: Brittani Nichols, Comedian

Wish you were hanging out with Brittani Nichols? Yeah, join the club. Until then, we can follow her around through a day in her life through the lens of a camera!

Molly October 5, 2015 18 Comments
Comedy

“Kim Davis: Jesus Clerk” Episode 101 Recap: Eye of the Tiger

“Oh! Kevin Spacey’s character is named Mike Huckabee. Oh, shit! And he’s running for President of the United States of America on a platform of Traditional Marriage! Polygamy and rape in the White House, then, I guess. This should be on HBO.”

Heather Hogan September 8, 2015 70 Comments
Comedy

50 Happy Little Things Bob Ross Taught Me About The Joy Of Being Alive

“Didn’t you know you had that much power? You can move mountains. You can do anything.”

Heather Hogan July 23, 2015 45 Comments
Comedy

Netflix’s Tig Notaro Documentary Premieres Today

Tig is a story about losing love, family, and comedy and then finding them all again in places you never would’ve thought to look because Jesus Christ, you’d never want to.

Brittani July 17, 2015 46 Comments
Comedy

Comedy Crush: Phoebe Robinson Loves Comedy, Captain Planet, Turkey Jerky

Phoebe Robison is a “comic, writer, and connoisseur of all things brignorant.” (That’s a combination of brilliant and ignorant). Phoebe has appeared on Last Comic Standing, Broad City, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Brittani July 6, 2015 6 Comments
Comedy

Comedy Crush: Clipped’s Diona Reasonover

Queer writer/performer Diona Reasonover talks about the time before she was on TBS’s new comedy, Clipped. A time when she almost cruked (which is what she calls it when someone gets so upset they cry and puke).

Brittani June 18, 2015 4 Comments
Comedy Dating

B is Hilarious: What She’s Doing When She’s Not Texting You Back

They should make up a sixth love language that’s just Texting Back in a Polite Amount of Time.

Brittani May 20, 2015 117 Comments
Comedy

Pick A Take, Any Take

No matter what kind of take you were interested in on that issue — you know the one — you’ll find something that works for you here.

Rachel April 23, 2015 28 Comments
Comedy

It’s Official: We’re Becoming A Religion

Sisters, won’t you step into the light with us?

Riese April 1, 2015 100 Comments
Comedy

Party of Five: Nikki Levy of “Don’t Tell My Mother!”

“If I was too much for certain places, I was going to create a place where it was wonderful to be exactly me. And for you to be 100% you — weird, honest, joyful, strange, excited, vulnerable and real. All the time.”

Hannah Hodson March 23, 2015 5 Comments
Comedy

My Brother Interviews Me About The Olive Garden For His School Paper

“They don’t fire girls, only guys. One guy got fired for swearing, another called his table “ghetto,” and the third got fired for asking his table why they didn’t tip him.”

Riese January 28, 2015 59 Comments
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