Punching lines.Lea DeLaria recounts the day a gangbanger gang·bang·er n. 1. Slang A member of a violent street gang. 2. Vulgar Slang One who takes part in a gangbang. stared at her from his truck while she was noshing at an L.A. sidewalk cafe. "I was sure he had a gun," she says. But, in a sign that homo yuks have bridged gaps, the man whipped out a compliment on her stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. act instead. "I think I've changed a mind," she sums up, her eyes moistening. DeLaria's tears drop on-camera in We're Funny That Way, a special on gay comics that airs June 16 on Cinemax. Bob Smith, Jaffe Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , and The Advocate's own Kate Clinton Kate Clinton has been an American comedian for over 25 years, specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view. She was born in Buffalo, New York. Comic career also reveal how their careers have mirrored the gay rights movement. "Comedy is about freeing people," Cohen explains. "It's the contrast between the way things are and the way they can be." |
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