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Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

Interviews with amazing people, comedians and LGBTQ+ legends, with pop culture and politics wrapped up in a delicious candy coating of camp.

Hosted by Puerto Rican drag queen Fausto Fernós and his husband, Norwegian reality TV star Marc Felion, Feast of Fun began as one of the original 50 podcasts featured on iTunes in 2006, and celebrated by Apple: Feast of Fun “helped bring podcasting from an underground movement to a mainstream phenomenon.” Five time winner of the People’s Choice Podcast Award for Best LGBT podcast.

We’ve done thousands of shows with wonderfully wild people, LGBTQ legends and their friends, and tackle the tough questions like: is Sasquatch a drag queen? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop?

Subscribe and join us as we chat with gay musicians, counterculture comedians, trans pirates, lesbian warriors and pagan witches and celebrate the ridiculous and transform pain into pleasure.

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FOF #2992 - Eric Clements Lifts the Veil on Forgotten Punk Music Nov 03, 2021

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In the 80s, music was vital in bringing young people together in a spirit of rebellion and counterculture. Punk and post-punk was huge and Chicago had its fair share of awesome rockers, some of whom have been forgotten until now.
Our story today begins with our neighbor and dear friend, Eric Clements, who discovered a giant box of cassette tapes at a thrift store.
Among the massive collection of pop music was a few cassettes of a band he never heard of called the Veil, whose rock music and strong lead vocals by Lorna Donley could easily have been played in rotation on MTV or featured in a soundtrack of a John Huges film.
Eric fell in love with the music and while he couldn’t find much information about the band at first, his detective work led him on a path of discovery.
Today writer Eric Clements joins us to talk about bringing the band Lorna Donley and The Veil back from the cultural abyss with a new release of music nobody ever heard until now.
LORNA DONLEY AND THE VEIL: https://lornadonleyandtheveil.bandcamp.com/
ERIC CLEMENTS: http://ericclements.work
Plus--
• Madonna pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe in her latest photoshoot for V Magazine.
• The Baltimore Museum of Art dedicates a new set of all-gender restrooms to filmmaker John Waters.
• Mariah Carey says it’s now time to play All I Want For Christmas is You.
• Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the preserve, Tiger King 2, the sequel to the outrageous documentary on private zoos, big cats and meth, is coming to Netflix this month.

FOF #2991 - 16 Years of Lady Bunny on Feast of Fun Nov 02, 2021

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Even though Lady Bunny is legendary for her outrageous song parodies and DJ music sets, those who follow her on social media have certainly gotten a taste of her passion for talking about politics and social movements.
In fact, once you get Bunny started, just like eating, it’s hard to get her to stop.
Bun-Bun can’t help herself when talking about:
• Bernie Sanders,
• Democrats,
• Republicans,
• Bisexual Senators Who Might As Well be Republicans,
• The Peace Movement,
• The Military Industrial Complex,
• The Ru Girl Industrial Complex,
• Universal Healthcare,
• The Economy,
• Loose Fitting Gowns,
• Student Loans,
And how the divas of today don’t hold a candle to the great singers of yesteryear, except for Jennifer Hudson, who people just don’t appreciate enough.
Sixteen years ago on Feast of Fun, Bunny was one of our first guests on the podcast and it’s been a thrill over the years as she returns time and time again to crack us up with stories of being a baby drag queen with RuPaul, founding Wigstock and her love of the peen.
But just like everyone else, Bunny is now holding her breath over her concerns over the Coronavirus.
LADY BUNNY: http://www.ladybunny.net
Today Lady Bunny joins us to take a look back at 16 years of being a guest on Feast of Fun and her own roller coaster ride of fame, fortune and fanatics.

FOF #2990 - Becoming Steve from Blue’s Clues Oct 26, 2021

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When Steve Burns unexpectedly left the children’s TV show Blue’s Clues it opened up some wild speculation among fans. Was it drugs? An illicit affair? Was he gay? How could he just leave us like this?
For millennials, the show was a big part of their childhood, and like the passing of Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood or the death of Will Lee who played Mister Hooper on Sesame Street, Steve's sudden departure left an indelible mark.
So when Steve Burns came back all these years later in a video explaining he just wanted to go to college and he touched on the struggles of growing up and having jobs, family and student debt, the public was deeply moved.
At the same time, it was almost like a deadbeat dad coming in for an awkward hug.
Our guest today is comedian Dan Cass, who’s hilarious video parodying Steve Burns instagram return makes us roar with laughter. Listen as we take a look at Blue’s Clues affected Dan’s generation and his hilarious parody video we think everyone should check out.
FOLLOW DAN CASS: https://www.instagram.com/dankkass/
Plus,
➤ Manspreading for incels
➤ Where is everyone at with the David Chappelle controversy.

Bruce Vilanch on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special Oct 19, 2021

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One of the strangest shows ever broadcast on TV is the Paul Lynde Halloween Special. The musical variety show featuring a campy highway pile-up of the top stars of the day with Margaret Hamilton reprising her Wicked Witch from the Izard of Oz aired only once on ABC in 1976.
Today comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, best known for writing for the Oscars and for his appearance on Hollywood Squares joins us to talk about being a head writer for the Paul Lynde Halloween Special.
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FOF #2989 - Matt Brown Takes on the Dave Chappelle Controversy Oct 18, 2021

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You’ve probably already heard about the controversy or even weighed in on Dave Chappelle’s final comedy special for Netflix, The Closer, where the comedy legend spends most of the hour taking an irreverent and critical look at the collective struggle of LGBTQ folks.
Despite being a comedy special everyone loves to hate, Chappelle does bring up some wonderful sex positive material like wondering what MLK Jr would have to say about glory holes. Unfortunately, Chapelle proclaims himself team TERF while perpetuating some harmful ideas about trans bodies and compares trans women’s genitals to vegan burgers.
The Closer is probably the longest set any comedian has ever spent talking on LGBTQ+ issues and is way more complicated than clickbait articles would have you believe.
All controversy aside, we are puzzled that Dave Chappelle would align himself with the same regressive people he claimed were the reason why he abruptly walked away from a 50 million dollar paycheck when he quit his successful show on Comedy Central over 15 years ago.
MATT BROWN: https://www.msbrowncomedy.com/
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Today comedian Matt Brown, Ms Brown if you’re nasty, joins us to take a look at Dave Chappelle’s comedy special “The Closer” and the surrounding controversy around his comments on LGBTQ plus folks and trans bodies.
Plus-- Star Trek’s William Shatner responds to his co-star’s George Takei comments on him being unfit for spaceflight due to his age and weight. Oh my!

FOF #2988 - Q-Force: From West Hollywood with Love Oct 06, 2021

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As LGBTQ people, we’re connected now more than ever before. We live together, we fight together and we ride together- that’s what inspired comedy writer Gabe Liedman to create Q-Force, Netflix’s new animated comedy series that takes us on an adventure with a team of queer super spies and their allies as they team up to fight evil, save the world in West Hollywood, all before Brunch.
Starring queer comedy icons Sean Hayes and Wanda Sykes, the new series is a delicious parody of spy shows, and isn’t afraid to take on the Mission Impossible of creating a comedy series that pushes the button on the ticking time bomb of LGBTQ sensibilitiues.
Did we mention a few of the characters look like Tom of Finland cartoons come to life?
WATCH Q-FORCE ON NETFLIX: https://www.netflix.com/title/81039557
Today Q-Force’s animators and directors Jeanette Moreno King and Alex Sayler join us to talk about the new animated series, their shared history animating The Simpsons and the new Beavis and Butthead film.
Listen as we chat with Alex and Jeanette, who is the newly elected President of The Animation Guild about Q-Force and whether Hollywood will go on strike or not.

FOF #2987 - Tom Goss is Living His Best Life Oct 04, 2021

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The early days of the internet gave LGBTQ folks the unprecendted ability to take matters into their own hands, by creating blogs, podcasts, videos and music that spoke directly to audiences about their unique experience. We were no longer held back by narrow minded gatekeeper’s that kept the queer experience hidden from the world.
Now it seems like everyone is a little bit gay and pop music is very queer.
As we lead up to the milestone of our 3000th show, some of our favorite guests, who have been there for the long haul, like musician Tom Goss, are back to tell you just how awesome Feast of Fun is, and yes, they are correct.
Tom was a college wrestler who went ot the seminary in hopes of becoming a Catholic priest but then he came out, became a singer songwriter and eventually grew to be the loveable queer music icon he is today.
Today musician Tom Goss joins us to to look back on being a queer music pioneer, why he’s now creating music for the thrill of it, and how you just need 1000 dedicated fans to make it in this world.
TOM GOSS: http://www.tomgossmusic.com
Plus--
➤ Tom's song with Deven Green and Ned Douglas.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/CPv5NJPlKD0
➤ Elvira, Mistress of the Dark comes out of the coffin as a lover of a woman.
➤ Why Latinx folks love Vick’s Vaporub.
➤ Anderson Cooper says neither Christopher nor Christina will get a penny of his enormous fortune, for reasons well known to them.

FOF #2986 - Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Oct 01, 2021

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A recent survey in over 27 countries reveals that 1 out of 5 young people identify as LGBTQ+. Another survey from last year found that almost half of all youth in the UK dont identify as exclusively heterosexual.
Watch out Daffyd! There’s more than one gay in the village.
The new movie musical “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” tells the true story of Jamie Campbell, a 16-year-old teenager who overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness and into the spotlight as a fabulous drag queen.
The film is an adaptation of the award winning West End musical, which was based on the documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.
Today Max Harwood and Lauren Patel, stars of the movie musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie join us to look at the making of their first film, Max and his co-star Richard E. Grant first time in drag and meeting the real life Jamie Campbell.

Elvira Comes Out! Sep 22, 2021

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Talk about your bombshells on bombsells! In her new memoir, Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, the Mistress Of The Dark herself, opens up about her 19-year-long relationship with a woman. The new book "Yours Cruelly, Elvira" is now available everywhere, or through our link here: https://amzn.to/2XEsUNO
Please enjoy this encore presentation of our interview with Cassandra Peterson, best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
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Elvira, the gal in the wig whose talents are big– is hard to kill. After 35 years, she’s still going strong with her sold out show, Elvira’s Danse Macabre at Knotts Scary Farm, and she has a new coffee table book, titled simply ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK: A Photographic Retrospective of theQueen of Halloween.
Today, Cassandra Peterson, the ghoulish gal best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark joins us to talk about the curse of her bouffant wig, her early years as a Las Vegas showgirl and her extraordinary circle of fabulous friends: Pee Wee Herman, RuPaul, Jackie Beat, Joey Arias, Edie McClurg and her writing partner of many years, John Parragon the man who created Jambi the Genie on Pee Wee’s Playhouse.
Don’t miss this boob-tacular special podcast, it’s a Hallo-scream!
Cassandra Peterson – ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK: A Photographic Retrospective of the
Queen of Halloween: http://tweeterhead.com/publishing/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark/
{Best of Feast of Fun, originally posted as "FOF #2412 - 35 Years of Being Elvira"}

FOF #2985 - Erthe St. James on the Summer of Soul Sep 21, 2021

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The summer of 1969 was an extraordinary time- the Stonewall riots ignited the modern LGBTQ rights movement, astronauts landed on the moon, Woodstock shaped the anti-war movement and for Black folks in Harlem, it was the Summer of Soul.
The Harlem Cultural Festival was a five week musical event featuring the top Black musicians of the time and was sponsored by the City of New York to quell social unrest surrounding the anniversary of the assasination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr..
Although the Harlem Cultural Festival was jam packed: Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, The 5th Dimension, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Blinky Williams, Sly and the Family Stone and the Chambers Brothers, (and so many other legends) it was mostly forgotten until footage of the event was discovered and released in the the new documentary directed by Questlove, Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
WATCH SUMMER OF SOUL: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/
ERTHE ST JAMES: https://www.instagram.com/erthestjames
Today musician Erthe St. James, who is highly influenced by Nina Simone and the music of this era joins us to look at the impact these artists from Summer of Soul have had on music and Civil Rights.
Listen as we chat with Erthe St. James about the wonderful music featured in the documentary and what the world would be like if the footage of the festival was widely seen at the time?

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