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  Kate Clinton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kate Clinton has been an American comedian for over 25 years, specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view.
Kate Clinton is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist, who has set out to prove that being lesbian can be, and often is, funny.
Kate Clinton lives in New York City with her lesbian partner, Urvashi Vaid.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kate_Clinton   (276 words)

  
 AfterEllen.com - “Fumerist” Kate Clinton Continues to Make Us Laugh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Clinton did not come out until she was 27, and she has often described herself as a late bloomer, but her comedy never shied away from the fact that she is a lesbian.
In another sign that Clinton is rapidly becoming the grande dame of lesbian comedians, she was recently awarded the 2004 Stonewall Award, a $25,000 grant that recognizes individuals or groups that have made a significant contribution to the LGBT community.
Clinton continues to tour for a large part of the year, and this summer she can be found opening for Melissa Etheridge’s Lucky tour, as well as performing at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
www.afterellen.com /People/72004/kateclinton.html   (1186 words)

  
 National News - OUTWords   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kate Clinton has been described as a “faith-based, tax-paying, America-loving political humorist and family entertainer.” Clinton is bring her unique brand of comedy back to Central New York this April.
Clinton has no plans in the works right now for another movie role, but has a new book coming out in June, a collection of essays entitled “What the L?” She is also working on a fiction book for young adults.
Kate's writes monthly columns for The Progressive and The Advocate in which she waxes by turns comical and philosophical about the state of our nation and those who have put us in such a state.
www.outwordscny.com /kate.htm   (1222 words)

  
 Kate Clinton
A self-described fumorist (that's feminist + humorist) and regal comedian par excellence, KATE was formerly an English teacher for eight years.
A writing workshop and an improvisational class with future comic, Bobcat Goldthwait, convinced KATE that her political views deserved a public hearing so she quit teaching, took a job as a window washer and started airing her opinions in church basements and bars.
Speaking out about the important things on her mind, KATE started her professional stand up career in 1981 using politics, Catholicism and her lesbianism to compose a repertoire of topics.
www.classicdykes.com /kate_clinton.htm   (147 words)

  
 Kate Clinton gives the gift of laughter in un -funny times - Entertainment - The Empty Closet Archives
Clinton would be first to stand completely, only after the other two would start to rise, but then slink back into their respective shadowy chairs.
But the serious side of Kate Clinton is the former English teacher, the reflective feminist who remembers where she came from: she’s proud of being an upstate native, and did a driving tour this time around to visit Syracuse relatives.
Clinton is an educated professional who came out in the heyday of the feminist movement, after having taught high school English for eight years, four of them in Syracuse.
ec.gayalliance.org /articles/000978.shtml   (1196 words)

  
 UNCW News - Actress Kate Clinton Appears at UNCW March 20
Clinton has written and performed in the one-woman shows, “Correct Me If I’m Right,” “All Het Up” and “Out Is In.” She has appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, Entertainment Tonight, and the Rosie O’Donnell Show, for which she was a writer.
Clinton writes a monthly column for The Progressive and The Advocate and her first insightful and funny book, Don’t Get Me Started, is based on past and present monologues.
Kate Clinton is represented by Jodi Solomon Speakers Bureau.
appserv02.uncw.edu /news/article.asp?ID=1158   (244 words)

  
 Out In The Mountains : Arts - I Do Laugh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kate Clinton, one of the more high profile skeptics when it comes to incorporating a patriarchal concept like "marriage" into lesbian culture, is now "the marrying kind." She's even got the certificate from the Universal Life Church to prove that she can unite couples of whatever gender in marriage.
Clinton admits she wanted to do it because "we could use the publicity," and then goes into a riff on The New York Times' publication of same-sex wedding announcements.
The thing about Clinton, a former English teacher and a stand-up comedian for the last 23 years, is that there's hardly a wasted word - even the throw-away asides are devastatingly funny, and you have to be quick to follow them.
www.mountainpridemedia.org /oitm/issues/2004/12dec2004/ae02_laugh.htm   (668 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kate Clinton’s April 30, 1999 performance at the Ventura Performing Arts Center in Ventura, CA was full of radical comedy, disproving any claims that comedy is inherently conservative.
Her jokes fell into two types—those that examined current political issues from a homosexual point of view, and those that logically pointed out "unusual" treatments of women (both lesbian and straight) in society, some of which were misogynist, others simply strange.
Clinton’s take on the Y2K issue was to suggest that it is not, in fact, known to everyone, and that such a non-mainstream person who wouldn’t know of it by this point may also be the person to alter it into a joke.
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Clinton, born and raised in New York, celebrated her 20th anniversary as a performer in 2001.
Clinton writes monthly columns for The Progressive and The Advocate in which she waxes by turns comical and philosophical about the state of our nation and those who have put us in such a state.
Kate served as a writer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show during its rollout period in 1996.
www.ctglff.org /Press/AllOutBioKate03.doc   (491 words)

  
 PrideSource: Kate Clinton asks 'What the L?'
Kate Clinton has been carving out a niche for herself as one of America's favorite lesbian comedians for nearly 25 years now.
In addition to the tour, Clinton is also busy promoting her new book, "What the L." Currently in its fourth printing from Carroll and Graf, the book is a hit.
Clinton said she still has a fondness for the progressive state, where last week the Catholic Church kicked off a campaign to overturn the rights of gays to marry.
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 Jason Stuart Talks to Kate Clinton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kate was so sweet and generous with me. Lea DeLaria was also on the bill; she just scared me! I had done very few outdoor shows and was not used to dealing with bugs in flying into my mouth, nor with such a large gay crowd.
Kate was one of the first openly gay comics to start touring the country, when other gay comedians like me were in the closet and didn’t have a clue.
Kate had been a teacher—a profession for which a lack of a sense of humor means death.
www.jasonstuart.com /kateclinton.html   (941 words)

  
 Ethan Interactive | Out In America | Whats New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kate Clinton is a critically acclaimed political conic and writer whose
Kate's satire and commentary are sought after by diverse print and broadcast media, and she has brought her humor to CNN, MSNBC, Good Morning America, Oxygen, Comedy Central., the Toyota Comedy Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival, the Marshall's Women in Comedy Festival, as well as to major talk and public radio shows around to country.
Kate's political commitment is reflected in her work and in the time she
www.ethani.com /news/article.html?articleid=6230   (708 words)

  
 Arts: Aug 18th, 2005: Provincetown Banner
Comedian Kate Clinton may be known for the anti-Bush Administration rants and lesbian jokes that are riddled throughout her funny and thought-provoking show — but every night in Provincetown that show will be different.
Clinton, who has just released her second book, “What the L?” (Avalon, soft back, $14.95), has been performing for 24 years, 18 or 19 of those years right here in Provincetown.
Really, in true Clinton form, the reason is much deeper than that: This is the first summer Clinton’s been in town without her friend Eileen, the owner of Salon Rose, who died.
www.provincetownbanner.com /article/arts_article/_/33726/Arts/8/18/2005?eazy_sess=14ce232962cc78df9d5991fb632ce4e7   (889 words)

  
 MetroActive Stage | Kate Clinton
Clinton, now known as the Unimpeachable Madame President of Queer Comedy, first entered the comedy circuit on a lark.
Clinton is also working on material about families and aging boomers.
Kate Clinton performs with Scott Silverman at the sixth annual Lesbian and Gay Comedy Night on Saturday, June 3, at the Luther Burbank Center, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa.
www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/06.01.00/kateclinton-0022.html   (1100 words)

  
 San Francisco Bay Times
Clinton has performed nationally for the past 25 years from Joe’s Pub in NYC to the Herbst Theater in SF and back to New York for several off-Broadway runs, with hundreds of comedy club dates in between.
On the Pope front, Clinton was shocked to find she wasn’t even mentioned in the will—given her role as Irreverend of a Queer Nation for gay marriage, which has proven to be the quintessential wedgie issue.
Kate Clinton comes to SF this weekend on the heels of taping an episode of The L Word in Vancouver, in which she will play a therapist.
www.sfbaytimes.com /article_p.php?article_id=3756   (471 words)

  
 Kate Clinton Official Ticket Source Joe's Pub New York, NY Broadway Tickets by Telecharge.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kate Clinton is a faith-based, tax-paying, America-loving political humorist and family entertainer.
In June, 2005, Kate will celebrate the publication of her second book, What the L?, a laugh-out-loud collection of dangerous humor from one of the all-time-favorite lesbian comics living under one of the all-time-worst presidents.
Kate recently taped a one-woman show for hereTV!, that will be broadcast on cable throughout the Nation soon.
www.telecharge.com /tickets_Kate_Clinton_NY_City_Joes_Pub.aspx   (215 words)

  
 TechnoDyke.Com - an all-inclusive online community and publication for lesbian, bisexual and trans dykes!
Shortly after arriving here, I went to a bookstore in Harrisburg and saw a poster that announced that Kate Clinton, a legend in lesbian and political comedy, would be performing in Harrisburg on March 9th.
Kate - (laughs) Let's see, Kate Clinton, the early years, were...Well, there weren't a lot of people talking about being gay then, certainly not a lot of comedians.
Kate - I was a high school English teacher for eight years and that's really where I think I got my training for comedy (laughs) because that is a hard audience.
www.technodyke.com /features/050602_kateclinton.asp   (636 words)

  
 Editorials - San Francisco, Kate Clinton, Lesbian Hero - Tim Gaskin, "Man About Town"
Kate Clinton has been an out lesbian stand up comic for over 24 years.
Clinton laughingly says that there was one big benefit to being an out comic when she started back in 1981, “Nobody ever stole my material.” Ironically, that was the same year that Ronald Reagan and the Pope also got started in the business… of comedy.
Clinton says, “I was an English teacher and I kept talking about wanting to try standup comedy and my best friend said, ‘I’m sick of hearing about this.’ She booked me in a club, and she said ‘You’re on in a month.
www.sanfranciscomerchants.com /editorials/editorials_1_c.htm   (634 words)

  
 Kate Clinton at the Tralf Giveaway Contest
Kate Clinton is one of America's brightest political comedians.
Kate was a panelist in a public discussion "Satire in America" and hosted an evening at The Kennedy Center when Richard Pryor received the first-ever Mark Twain Award.
She is currently at work on a second book, Kate Clinton: Collected Speeches [I Never Gave] (working title) Filmmaker Catherine Gund is currently filming a retrospective of Kate's first twenty years with a preview of what is to come in the next two decades.
www.eriegaynews.com /news/article.php?recordid=200306clintontralf.html   (811 words)

  
 New York Blade Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Clinton is sharp on subjects like the Log Cabin Republicans: She hates hypocrisy and she knows how to kick a dog when it’s down — softly.
Clinton is at her best when she tackles all the President’s men.
Kate is funny — she’s funny ha ha, but not on paper, where the confluence of politics and humor needs to be more trenchant.
www.newyorkblade.com /2005/10-21/arts/books/l.cfm   (487 words)

  
 Kate Clinton
Kate Clinton is perhaps America’s brightest political comedian.
Kate served as a writer on The Rosie O’Donnell Show during its roll-out period in 1996...
After reading her new book, a sleepless night brought the realization that there are a few things Clinton does that certainly would have fit well in her list-o-Kates, a few things that characterize her humor and her approach to it, a few things missing from the book.
www.queertheory.com /histories/c/clinton_kate.htm   (743 words)

  
 kate clinton, comedians,personal appearances, standup comedy, Kate Clinton, agents, representation
This versatile comic has something to say about everything: her political material is as fresh as the daily news, her savvy send-ups of modern family relationships strike a chord with all audiences and her perspective on life as a gay person is as illuminating as it is entertaining.
Kate Clinton performed several numbers from her recent tour with the Mighty Morphin' Power Lesbians road show.
Kate Clinton's humor is as universal as her appeal.
www.comediansusa.com /female/kate-clinton.html   (526 words)

  
 AfterEllen.com - Interview with Kate Clinton
Kate Clinton has been performing as an out lesbian comedian for over 23 years, and was just awarded the 2004 Stonewall Award.
Kate Clinton: My ears are just returning to normal.
She is such a rocker, you know, I mean she does like a two-and-a-half-hour show, she takes no break.
www.afterellen.com /People/interviews/72004/kateclinton.html   (743 words)

  
 UIC News Tips-COMIC CLINTON PERFORMS TO BENEFIT NEW UIC SCHOALRSHIP
Kate Clinton, nationally known political comic, will give a benefit performance of her acclaimed new show, "Y2K8.comedy," to help create a new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender scholarship fund for University of Illinois at Chicago graduate students.
The Kate Clinton reception is the first in a series of activities that the committee will undertake to reach this goal.
Kate Clinton is one of America's brightest political comics.
www.uic.edu /depts/paff/opa/releases/2000/comic_release.html   (665 words)

  
 Third Coast Marketing - Kate Clinton MCs Lammys
When Kate Clinton first heard about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky she wrote “Oh, my goodness, the President is doing it with that little skater.
If the critics are any judge of Kate Clinton, her hosting of the Lammys will have the audience in stitches.
Said the New York Times about Kate Clinton: “Quick-witted, clear spoken...She has developed a bizarrely logical, seemingly free associating style of delivery (and) has this critic in tears from laughing so hard.” The LA Times wrote “Kate Clinton is the lesbian you want to take home to your parents.
www.thirdcoastmarketing.com /lammyclinton.html   (495 words)

  
 Random House Publishing Group | Don't Get Me Started by Kate Clinton
Kate will have it running down your cheeks in no time flat.
"Kate Clinton is a hero to women, to feminists, to lesbians, and to anyone who loves a good laugh.
A self-described fumerist (feminist/humorist), Kate Clinton taught English for eight years before a writing workshop and improvisational class convinced her that her political views deserved a public hearing.
www.randomhouse.com /rhpg/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345430168   (337 words)

  
 LambdaEvents.com - Gay Event - Kate Clinton Will Be Special Guest at Family Pride's 10th Annual Family Week
Clinton is one the nation's favorite lesbian comics, and has been a perennial favorite in Provincetown, where she has taught humor writing at the prestigious Fine Arts Work Center.
Clinton has been honored by several LGBT organizations, including Lambda Legal's highest honor, the Liberty Award and a lifetime achievement award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and has donated her time and talent to many more.
In addition to her stand-up career, Clinton has also appeared in the film The Secret Lives of Dentists, and is the narrator of Joan E. Biren's documentary, No Secrets Anymore - The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.
www.lambdaevents.com /index.cfm?typeofsite=storydetail&ID=6703   (472 words)

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