LGBT Icon Margaret Cho Joins “Dancing with the Stars”
August 27, 2010
E! Online has just reported that Margaret Cho has signed on for the next installment of “Dancing with the Stars.” Cho will join fellow contestants like Jersey Shore personality The Situation and teen mom Bristol Palin. Those two alone should provide the popular comedian with some great material. For more: http://iphone.eonline.com/news_detail.ftl?id=b197540
LA’s Hottest Lesbian Comics Head to Palm Springs
August 5, 2010
The nationally renown comedy entertainer Poppy Champlin and NBC’s Last Comic Standing Semi-Finalist Fortune Feimster, along with popular Los Angeles stand-up comic Stephen Levine, will be performing on Saturday, September 18 at Azul Tapas Bar and Lounge in downtown Palm Springs. The monthly show features the latest stand-ups from Los Angeles top comedy venues, including [...]
The Giving Tree Learns a Lesson
July 13, 2010
A gay take on Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” has hit the interwebs, and it is brilliant. Why? Because it blatantly points out how the tree is masochistic — Cherry Grrls, where do we draw the line? When does our altruism become masochism, in our relationships? This is, no doubt, a lesbian love story gone [...]
Morgan Hildebrand is… SO GAY, Ep. 2: Shocking Sex With Sandra Valls
July 7, 2010
Morgan goes backstage at The Queer Queens of Qomedy show at Zanies in Chicago. Morgan, some drinks, and a room full of amazing lesbian comedians like Vickie Shaw, Poppy Champlin, Sandra Valls, and Tamale… let the madness begin. COMING UP NEXT WEEK: Vlogger on vlogger – Morgan talks to The Real L Word’s “More to [...]
The Rise of the Next Great Lesbian Comic – The Loveable Fortune Feimster
July 5, 2010
She’s currently appearing on “Last Comic Standing” (LCS) (catch her tonight at 9/8c on NBC) and “Is This Awesome?” (afterellen.com), but if you were out at Club Skirts The Dinah this year then you may know her best as Bridget McManus’ co-unitard-wearing co-host of the “So You Think You Can Dance Magic” contest (photo of [...]
Video: Erin Foley’s Audition for The Bachelorette
July 1, 2010
The hilarious Erin Foley has released her audition tape for the next season of The Bachelorette… Very funny stuff. Watch and laugh: Good luck, Erin!
Logo’s ‘NewNowNext Awards’ Fired up the Fierce in Los Angeles
June 9, 2010
Logo’s third annual “NewNowNext Awards” made its mark for the first time in Los Angeles last night with high caliber celebrities and breakthrough stars-in-the-making. Co-hosted by Niecy Nash and Cheyenne Jackson, the show premieres Thursday, June 17 at 10/9c on Logo. The show featured appearances including Paula Abdul, Mena Suvari, Kylie Minogue, Carmen Electra, Kelly [...]
Interview: Poppy Champlin
June 7, 2010
You’ve seen her during Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs, performing for the ladies in Provincetown, entertaining vacationing lesbians on Olivia cruises, and now you can laugh with Poppy Champlin from the comfort of your own home on Showtime’s “Pride: Gay and Lesbian Comedy Slam!” We caught up with the popular comedian just before the [...]
A Message from Betty White: Pet Overpopulation Is Not a Laughing Matter
May 28, 2010
Actress Betty White Joins with Actors and Others for Animals to kick-off a Life-Saving Campaign to Encourage Spay and Neuter of Animal Companions called, “Betty’s Bucks for Balls” The following statement was issued by Betty White on behalf of Actors and Others for Animals (http://www.actorsandothers.com): I am deeply flattered to say the least with all [...]
Interview: Nicol Paone
May 24, 2010
We don’t talk about “The Big Gay Sketch Show” (TBGSS) enough here on Cherry Grrl. We knew it was a really great sketch comedy show that brought terrific visibility to the LGBT community, but we definitely haven’t given it enough credit for being one of the funniest, smartest, and most refreshing things on all of [...]
