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Those who write arts stories for the Times Union look back at 2021 (and in some cases,...

Flame Monroe, a stand-up from Chicago, said that she 'absolutely [does] believe that you should be able to make jokes about trans folks' in an interview about Chappell's special published on Sunday.

Dave Chappelle’s latest (and allegedly final) Netflix special The Closer has yet again sparked controversy around the comedian’s determination to

Joel Kim Booster, Jay Jurden and Sydnee Washington Set for Grindr's First-Ever Comedy Special Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The gay dating app is launching 'Gag Reflex,' a live stream featuring sets with "insights into modern dating and the queer experience." Gay dating app Grindr hopes comedy fans will be gagging over its new comedy special. Debuting today, Gag Reflex, the app's first comedy event will stream live on YouTube as well as in-app to the millions of daily active users. The lineup features rising queer comedians Joel Kim Booster ( Sunnyside), Sydnee Washington ( City), Jay Jurden ...

That’s not the only time being trans has affected her comedy. Once, when touring with a headlining comic, a club owner refused to let McBride perform. And another comic refused to perform in a venue on the same night as McBride. “It gets to you,” she said. “That’s real cancel culture.” McBride is just one of many trans comics who faces prejudice and discrimination in landing gigs because of who they are. Yet it’s not trans comics who are loudly complaining about cancel culture. It’s cis comics like Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Ricky Gervais who make it a staple of their comed...