My guest on the Sewers of Paris podcast this week would like you to see him at his worst. Ian Lockwood is a New York based pop music comedian who makes goofy music videos in which he plays his messiest self. It’s a style inspired in part by his relationship with the Twilight ...
2021-09-30 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to everyone who sent me clips & pics & memories of queer Broadway stuff (just in time for the Tonys!) after the last bonus video -- I love it! Keep it coming! Here's some highlights of stuff I missed (and at least one thing I got wrong), along with a never-meant-to-air video of the All in the Family cast making fun of The Family V...
2021-09-27 18:21:31 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest this week is Craig Johnson — director of the movies Skeleton Twins and Alex Strangelove, among many other projects. His creative interests straddle two very different worlds: Troubled suburban families, and weird creepy monsters … which maybe aren’t so different after all. Fortunately, he gets to explore those topics on screen —...
2021-09-23 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Just TRY to shut me up once I start talking about showtunes, I DARE YOU.
In this overlong bonus video, we take a look at some of the queer stuff happening on Broadway in the 1970s, from the first openly gay villain (played by Star Trek's Rene Auberjonois! 2021-09-19 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Eleven years ago this week, Dan Savage founded the It Gets Better Project, and this week we’re diving into the Sewers archives to revisit my conversation with him in 2017. You've probably heard Dan speak at length about sex and love and news and politics -- but this conversation is going to be a little different as we dive into 8-track tapes, ...
2021-09-16 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh hi! Here's some more fun stories I found while researching my Mannequin video that I thought you would like, including an odd bridge from the 1930s to the 1980s. (And if the embedded video isn't working, use this link: https://youtu.be/FajRU5ug7y8 )
So: Almost...
2021-09-12 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest this week is a writer who’s found a way to blend an unlikely combination of genres — comedy and food writing. You may know Adam Roberts for his blog and his cookbook, The Amateur Gourmet, or from his work as a writer on the show The Real O’Neals. None of this was supposed to happen — Adam’s career kicked off with a short stint...
2021-09-09 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi folks!
Today's Star Trek Day, and to mark this festive occasion, my friend Samantha and I wanted to share with you a work in progress that we've been working on.
She's an expert on clothing, hair, makeup, and cosplay; I'm a lifelong Star Trek...
2021-09-08 20:16:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I do love a good kerfuffle, and this week's bonus video is all about the decidedly mixed reaction that gay audiences had to Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier in the deeply controversial "Men On" segments on the show In Living Color. The two comedians (both straight) played super-femme, barely-coded sissies, and a GLAAD survey showed tha...
2021-09-05 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest this week is the YouTuber who goes by the name Illusory Wall. He’s dedicated himself to unraveling the mysteries of the often-bewildering games in the Dark Souls franchise — dark gothic mysteries full of strange horrors and hidden treasures. What was once a niche interest has become an obsession, and, as of very recently, his full t...
2021-09-02 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello folks!
For literally years, I've joked around about "haha wouldn't it be funny if I did a video that was a tribute to Hollywood Montrose from the Mannequin movies," and then just recently I started looking into the character and you know what? HE'S FASCINATING. So here we are. 2021-09-01 20:49:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Can you believe we haven't talked about George Washington's underwear parties yet? Well, the wait is over with this new Patron-exclusive bonus video -- get ready to dive on in to the fascinating story about Washington's favorite baron (who was not really a baron) and his pants-off dance-off at Valley Forge.
Also in this week's video: The f...
2021-08-29 18:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest on The Sewers of Paris podcast this week is Jeffrey Masters, host of the podcast LGBTQ&A. He moved to LA with a plan to make it big as an actor, which doesn’t always work out for the best — and for a time, it looked like things were going ...
2021-08-26 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
For a long time, if you wanted to learn about The Sacred Band of Thebes (a Greek army made up of 150 pairs of male lovers) there were only two sources available for you to consult: The sitcom Murphy Brown, and an erotic Men-dot-com film. These were the only two pieces of media to ever acknowledge the Sacred Band’s existence.
Oka...
2021-08-22 19:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week we’re diving into the Sewers archive to revisit a chat with my friend Phuong, who is always tirelessly MAKING stuff. When we chatted three years ago, he was busy baking bread, crafting soap, knitting hats, and more — but this summer he’s embarked on his biggest project yet, a new YouTube channel called Rabbit Hole where he posts ...
2021-08-19 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Angela Lansbury is even more perfect than you thought. That's the lesson I learned in researching her life for my recent Starsky & Hutch/Murder She Wrote gay bar episode -- and now here's a bonus video about what I learned, just for you:
This week I’m chatting with José, host of the delightful YouTube series Ketchup with Max and José, and the partner of past Sewers of Paris Guest Max Miller (host of 2021-08-12 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh no. Oh geez. Oh gosh. I was wrong, everyone, horribly wrong about the show Starsky & Hutch.
Here's a new bonus video just for you -- and if the embed doesn't work, try this link: https://youtu.be/6G0iloIrMoM
I ...
2021-08-08 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Good evening!
I've got another new video coming out tomorrow! And as a $10+ backer, you get early ad-free access. Thanks so much for making videos like these possible! Here it is -- and if the embed doesn't work, use this link: https://vimeo.com/...
2021-08-08 00:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest on The Sewers of Paris podcast this week is Scott, host of the podcast The Movies that Made us Gay. His first glimpse at gay life was the same-sex couple on the show Six Feet Under, which inspired him to formulate an escape plan from his small Montana home, his sights set on Hollywood. The plan was to find his way into the ente...
2021-08-05 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patreon folks!
I hope you're having a thrilling summer -- keeping safe, having fun, and spreading plenty of queer power in your wake. As always, I want to extend a tremendous thanks to you for being a part of this Patreon and making it possible for me to keep releasing videos and podcasts and livestreams and whatnot.
Before I g...
2021-08-03 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello patrons!
Here's another bonus video just for you, with stories that I wasn't able to fit into my recent Muppet Show video. This one features some fun details about gay Muppet Show guests (and also gay allies), as well as the unexpectedly long tradition o...
2021-07-31 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest on The Sewers of Paris podcast this week is Fran Tirado, who you might recognize as the host of Food 4 Thot. Fran grew up in a sheltered religious community, and it was a chance encounter with gay Greek myths that helped him break out. Now he’s dedicated himself to ...
2021-07-29 16:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi!
Thanks to your support here on Patreon, I've got a new video coming this weekend -- and here's a special Patron-exclusive bonus video to go along with it.
This weekend's video is about the gay history of The Muppets, and I didn't have time in that to go into...
2021-07-23 18:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest is writer and comedian H. Alan Scott, whom you may know as co-host of the Out on the Lanai podcast. I first met him back when I lived in LA, and worked as a nightlife photographer — H. Alan was one of the people I looked forward to seeing most, because he never posed. He just let me photograph him candidly, honestly, sometimes with a ...
2021-07-22 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello there!
I hope you had a lovely Bastille Day this week, and stormed at least one castle to overthrow a ruling class of decadent monarchs. If not, don't worry, there's still time -- Jeff Bezos is going to space on Tuesday so there'll be nobody at his house for a few hours.
I also hope you enjoyed my recent video about the allurin...
2021-07-16 19:37:32 +0000 UTC View PostMy guest this week might sound a bit familiar, because you’ve almost definitely heard his voice before — even if you didn’t realize it. Carl Bishop is the voice you hear on countless commercials. He’s been the voice of hardware stores, he’s warned you about medication side effects, he’s sold shampoo and razors and laundry detergent a...
2021-07-15 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostOn tonight’s episode of The Sewers of Paris: The Wizard of Oz, The Brady Bunch, and a never-completed sitcom starring Diana Ross.
My guest this week is TV writer Stan Zimmerman, whose credits include episodes of The Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls, The Brady Bunch Movie, and the gay kiss episode of Roseanne, among many many more. As a kid, S...
2021-07-09 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello hello!
If you're in the US, I hope you're enjoying a nice long thick holiday weekend; and if you're not in the US, sorry to gloat about having a long weekend but if it's any consolation at least you have health care.
Here is a new bonus Patreon-exclusive video...
2021-07-03 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends!
I hope your Pride month was lovely! And that your Wrath month will be even more productive. For inspiration, please consult the above video in which Alice Cooper sings "School's Out for Summer" with the Muppets, which I include here for reasons that will become shortly become apparent.
A huge thanks to you, as ...
2021-07-01 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post