comedy

New scripted series launched

Beyond the Carolinas

by Lainey Millen on June 14, 2019

Writer/creators Kyle David Pierce and Chris Salvatore have a new series in development centering on a 30’s gay male couple. The acting duo star in the series that takes a fresh look at gay marriage, parenting and when two families collide.

Kathy Griffin and Madonna are best friends

The comedienne speaks candidly about her latest world tour

by Jack Kirven on July 27, 2018

“They don’t care about truth.” But Kathy does. And she speaks her truth with a righteous fury.

As a kid in NC, she ‘couldn’t Google gay stuff.’

On TV, she’s out — and a rising star.

by The Charlotte Observer on March 9, 2018

Fortune Feimster is one of America’s foremost LGBTQ comics.

Our People: Q&A with Mimi Benfield

Queen City Comedian

by Torie Dominguez on March 9, 2018

Charlotte comedian and disarmingly efficient email responder Mimi Benfield is truly a Gay of Sunshine.

‘A John Waters Christmas’ Interview

Annual holiday show brings wit, irreverence to the stage

by Jerry Yelton on December 1, 2017

Acclaimed and renown filmmaker John Waters brings his annual holiday show, “A John Waters Christmas” to Asheville, N.C. on Dec. 18

An Interview with Paula Poundstone

Queer Arts in the QC: Comedian to perform at Knight Theater on July 21

by Maria Dominguez on June 30, 2017

One night only on July 21, Paula Poundstone visits the Levine Center for the Arts’ Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., to perform her unforgettable stand-up comedy. Poundstone has served up decades of hilarity through radio, television and writing, but says stand-up is her truest medium.