When my brother-in-law, BIll Clinton, was elected, he had gay friends. That was a coming out.- Kate Clinton
What goes for sex goes double for politics.
We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last election and realize that a third of the gay movement voted Republican.
They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have been women, you know, Sonia Gandhi for heaven's sakes in India.
Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
My style has been pretty much like a newspaper. It's got politics in it, it's got media, sports, family relations, you know, all the sections you would expect, and wonderful religion things.
Lesbians are likely to be drawn to stand-up, if only because it's cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible for women. But the very form of stand-up is masculine.
Lesbian humor is not trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act; if it weren't, more women would do it.
I am really happy that I was raised Catholic because it's given me years of material.
I am happy to say that I am a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who do not want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times.
I want to host a religious show. I am sure nobody will be wanting the 11 o'clock spot on Sunday morning. I think we should really get some of our own preachers and preach that gay is good. And we'd have a great choir.
I try something new every night. It's an hour show; if it works I maybe try it a few more times and then move that off and try something new. It's a great workshop for me.
I definitely want people to laugh because I do not think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to laugh. I do not mind if people think, either. I think the brain is a very sexy organ.
I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I have been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.
