You’d think that an Asian kid adopted and raised by white Evangelical parents, who later detached from him at a crucial age after coming out as gay, would be a wreck. Not Joel Kim Booster. Booster, who is in the midst of a thriving career in standup comedy, is doing A-OK despite such a fragmented…
By Gabriel Gonzalez NBC’s revival of Will & Grace brought back our favorite scene-stealing, sauce-guzzling sidekick, “Karen Walker,” portrayed by Megan Mullally. In the spirit(s) of sitcom sisterhood, Flagrant takes a look at the other ever-inebriated, always outrageous supporting divas of the 1990’s sitcom universe. In 1995, The Washington Post published an interview with Christine…
Legendary filmmaker John Waters is known as the “Pope of Trash.” He’s also been called “The People’s Pervert.” Though he has a repertoire of shocking cinema masterpieces and brilliant books (as well as the stage adaptations and film remakes of Hairspray), Waters initially made a most unique name for himself with Pink Flamingos (1972), a…
If you thought Christmas Eve was gay, mark your calendars, dears. That New Year’s Eve thing that CNN’s Anderson Cooper copped from Dick Clark (who’s now hosting American Bandstand from the great beyond)? Coop bestie/TV exec Andy Cohen will serve as cohost for this year’s version of the televised Times Square event, now officially called…
By Evan Lambert President Donald Trump is accustomed to receiving rousing applause wherever he goes. No matter the occasion, Trump always ensures that he has only the greatest, most terrific seat fillers to clap and cheer for him and make him feel like a big boy. But this past Friday, he became the first ever…
Jared Kushner’s responsibilities as White House Advisor include solving America’s opioid epidemic, maintaining diplomacy with Mexico, maintaining diplomacy with China, reforming veteran care, reforming the criminal justice system, establishing peace in the Middle East, and making the entire U.S. government “run like a great American company.” Considering Kushner’s many accomplishments as a businessman, which include…
It’s been a few months since the Internet outed the Babadook as a Friend of Gaga, so naturally the Internet has now given him a boyfriend. It’s unclear whether the Babadook consciously coupled with his current squeeze on Grindr, Chappy, or through their mutual friend, the unstoppable cloud of mist from Mist, but he is apparently…
Andy Cohen, the hardest working man in TV’s laziest format, recently opened the doors of his duplex apartment to Elle Decor, and what’s inside is surprisingly tasteful. Located in the West Village, Cohen recently purchased the unit above his and commissioned architect Gordon Kahn and interior designer Eric Hughes to merge the units into one….
To call Lily Tomlin a national treasure seems a very conservative compliment. The out entertainer, who turns 78 today, is loved the world over for an incredible array of characters she’s brought to life (many written by her talented wife, Jane Wagner) both in film, as well as on television and the live stage. Tomlin…
Kathy Griffin, who issued a tearful apology in June after posing for a photo holding a fake severed head of Donald Trump brought death threats and concert cancellations, now says she takes it back. The caustic comic, who is about to launch her … wait for it … Laugh Your Head Off tour of Europe,…
