By Fausto Fernós on May 14, 2008
Aren’t they cute? Comedians Jim Bennet and Andy Eninger from GayCo, the Chicago based queer comedy troupe join us today to celebrate over a decade of fun-filled shows.
GayCo began as a lesbigay focused workshop at the famed Second City Comedy Troupe in Chicago. Remember when everyone thought Whitney Houston was a closet lesbian? Their first show “Whitney Houston We Have a Problem” was so well received that they continued putting on shows not just in Chicago but around the country.
The material still holds up a decade later, as the hilarious Jim Bennet and Andy Enninger with a solid ensemble wow the crowds at the Center on Halsted until May 25.
Andy and one of two of his lesbian co-stars from the show decided to have a baby together.
Listen as we talk with Andy and Jim about being a gay sperm donor, gentrifying yourself, Chinese license plates and why Mac users are smarter than the average bear.
Did you know that Jim spearheaded the effort to save Big Chicks, one of Chicago’s most fabulous gay bars? About five years ago, pressure from developers got the city to start enforcing some very old zoning laws in order to get the long-term Uptown bar to shut it’s doors.
The irony here is that business like Big Chicks help to turn the Uptown neighborhood around and make it a desirable place to live in Chicago. It also was the first regular venue where we did our live Feast of Fools shows ten years ago. Can you believe it?
Because of Jim and other activists efforts, we were able to put pressure on the city and state government, passing a state law to allow the bar to stay. Needless to say, drinks are on the house for Jim.
Is this somewhat famous person gay? Jim and Andy are convinced he’s gay, in a gay show, with a gay theater company, but he’s just not ready to come out. What do you think?
Do you have “gay-dar”? How about “disease-dar” or “HIV-dar?”
Do you think you can tell someone is HIV+ just by looking at them? A new site run by MTV networks Posornot.com challenges this question with a delicious array of people. I’d like to start a whole YouTube trend with people recording their reactions to playing the online game. is that bad taste?
We found the great site on Jim Pickett’s excellent LifeLube blog, which is always a great resource for cutting edge gay health news with a spicy twist.
Although the site does a great job at throwing those myths into the wind, we still can find the “newly awakened bicyclist” and “I used to be a heroin addict hooker but now I’m a poetry studies major” in the group of people.
An enchilada short of a combo platter- Feast of Fools.
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By Marc Felion on May 13, 2008
If you’re ever attacked by a shark or giant beast, there really is one thing to do: poke it in the eye. This poor guy survived a shark attack which could have killed him. The Australian swimmer described his technique for escape as “I found it’s eye and I poked it in the eye, and […]
continueBy Marc Felion on May 12, 2008
Kennidi is sorry. And she apologizes too. Kennidi told us she’s really really sorry for picking on video blogger Chris Crocker in the show comments last week.
Fessing up that she was doing it all for attention, our southern belle promises from now on to keep her videos focused on positive ideas and outrageous tranny […]
By Fausto Fernós on May 9, 2008
Everybody is going green these days, and I’m not talking about the incredible hulk! Whoo I’d love to be around the ONE time his pants finally ripped off when he transformed.
No, were talking about the environment. Green is no longer obscene, green is in. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the fashion […]
By Fausto Fernós on May 8, 2008
Chris Crocker turned to the internet to escape the torment of being chased by gangs of boys at the mall.
The internet helped him connect with the greater world around him when he couldn’t create a gay-straight alliance in his school and he left to be home schooled. To grow up a gay, eccentric and […]
By Fausto Fernós on May 6, 2008
For many people, seeing the cult-film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for the first time was a breakthrough.
I remember my first time in college hearing about this bizzare film experience where people threw food at the movie screen and re-enacted the entire film in costume and it had a murderous mad scientist transvestite named Dr. […]
By Marc Felion on May 6, 2008
Steven Rosengard was the first Chicago based designer to be on Project Runway, the fabulous reality television show where contestants compete against each other to create the best clothes. Their designs are judged and one or more of the contestants are eliminated each week.
Project Runway Season Four was filled with a lot of great talent […]
By Fausto Fernós on May 5, 2008
Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody! Okay, so it’s a little hard to celebrate the Mexican equivalent of St. Patrick’s day, a drinking holiday, on a Monday, but bear with us.
Sal-E joins us to start off the show right with a pitch shifted, hi-NRG version of La Bamba. Then afterwards we serve up a little […]
By Fausto Fernós on May 2, 2008
Sex is like lot like pizza- no matter how bad it is it’s still pretty good.
But the thing with sex is that everyone thinks they are the greatest lover, but sex is also like baseball; everyone can play baseball, but how many of us are good enough to make it to the world series?
In […]
By Fausto Fernós on May 1, 2008
She was left for dead when her next door neighbor stabbed her in the neck, suddenly and without warning. Luckily she had the presence of mind to call 911. That phone call saved her life.
On today’s show singer songwriter Mekole Wells lives to tell her story of her near death and then being confronted with […]
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Miss Tastycakes | May 14, 2008
HA HAHA HAHAHAHAHAHHA……. that was so funny, but I need to wash my eyes out! Gimme more, gimme more……
Miss Tastycakes | May 14, 2008
Hilarious show with Jim Bennet and Andy Eninger guys! Definitively going to see them this weekend, thanks for reminding me to check out...
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
Marc Felion | May 14, 2008
Try humor- he was making a joke that draws attention to that very subject of racism. Now, I explained it so its not funny anymore 
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
funsizedsnacks | May 14, 2008
“I’m all for diversity until it’s rifling through my garbage.” !?! What was with that?! I’m trying to figure...
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
Wanga Malata | May 14, 2008
Just make babies the old fashioned way - beer and broken condoms.
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
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Miss Tastycakes | May 14, 2008
HA HAHA HAHAHAHAHAHHA……. that was so funny, but I need to wash my eyes out! Gimme more, gimme more……
Miss Tastycakes | May 14, 2008
Hilarious show with Jim Bennet and Andy Eninger guys! Definitively going to see them this weekend, thanks for reminding me to check out...
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
Marc Felion | May 14, 2008
Try humor- he was making a joke that draws attention to that very subject of racism. Now, I explained it so its not funny anymore
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
funsizedsnacks | May 14, 2008
“I’m all for diversity until it’s rifling through my garbage.” !?! What was with that?! I’m trying to figure...
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
Wanga Malata | May 14, 2008
Just make babies the old fashioned way - beer and broken condoms.
6 comments on FOF #760 - If It Ain’t GayCo, Don’t Fix It - 05.14.08
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