“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”
— Joan Didion
There’s funny as in “funny…” and funny as in “Ha-ha….” To revamp Lady Gaga’s mama-musings, let’s “thank God and the Gays”that we get to enjoy both meanings, with a smirk on tap.
Changing “funny-looking, acting, or being” into something we can all laugh about is a straight-up Survival 101 tactic, and LGBTQ folks are living, breathing comedy maestros. To get by in the world and turn the party, you almost have to be.
Stand Out: The National Queer Comedy Search is looking for the best of the best in “LGBT-owned and operated” jokes and jokers, standup routines, comedy skits, witty performers and all-rounder smart-alecks of LGBTQ comedy.
Reviewing their submissions now, Stand Out just wrapped up its inaugural queer comedy search, and final contestants will each vie for a shot at winning over $2,000 and a featured writeup in The Advocate magazine. Top-headlining performances will be hosted by Outloud’s Queer Comedy at Zanies in the heart of Chicago (known to many as the standup comedy capital of the United States).
OutLoud Chicago posted the “det’s” on Facebook:
“Presented by OutLoud Chicago, Absolut Vodka, Sidetrack The Video Bar and The Advocate Magazine, Stand Out strives to find the best in queer and queer-friendly comedy from all across the country, giving comedians national exposure and ending with a live competition for over $2,000 and a feature story in The Advocate.”
Though The Advocate’s always been a forerunner in covering queer comedy news, in the last few months, the leading gay publication has been promoting Gaysayer, their new LGBTQ-inclusive comedy Twitter stream, pumping out queer (and allies’) comedy tweets like clockwork.
You don’t have to be queer to be included in the Twitter timeline@Gaysayer, but you’d better make it funny to scoop up some retweet-able attention.
Laugh Queens, Laugh!
Care for a sample and a chuckle of the Gaysayer experience? Check out a few of Gaysayer’s snarkiest RT’s.
Retweets (RT’s) shared via @Gaysayer:
RT @michelleisawolf “Cool, yeah, keep calling yourself the LONE Ranger like I’m not right here” – Tonto.
RT @mkpaulsen I love wearing tight tshirts in dangerous areas, or as I call it “Anderson Coopering”. #StevieTV
RT @LesbianLounge I am totally ready for the Lindsay Lohan/Amanda Bynes remake of “Thelma & Louise”.
RT @Zackblows Anderson Cooper’s nickname is “the silver fox” which is also what Betty White calls her vagina. #StevieTV
RT @jamismithcomic I just made decisions about my own vagina in honor of Wendy Davis.
RT @Jefflawrencenyc Anderson Cooper finally admitted he was gay. That’s the only thing he ever said that wasn’t news. @Gaysayer
RT @HeyJeffreyJay I knew I had to lose weight when I grew out of my fat pants and had to start wearing my old skirts. #TransProblems
RT @jamismithcomic I keep bumping into women at this crowded parade and calling it sex later on the phone with my friends.
RT @JasonBerlin The Greeks had a word for gay athletes. It was “athletes.”
RT @louisvirtel I imagine Britney Spears has perfect Comic Sans handwriting.
RT @RubinReport #PopeFrancis won’t judge gay people. I knew when he said, “Hey Jesus Heyyyy! at his first mass it was a good sign.
RT @kellyoxford Can I use Grindr to find a gay man to tell me if my outfit is okay?
No guarantees, but they’re known to RT the sharpest barbs and wittiest quips they discover.
Good luck…and keep it cute, or put it on mute.
Your move, funny people….
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