Bob the Drag Queen
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And I'll say true or false.
Yeah, which is just TDQ, the drag queen. TDQ.
Yeah, which is just TDQ, the drag queen. TDQ.
That is true. I got arrested, I want to say, oh my God, 2010? No.
That is true. I got arrested, I want to say, oh my God, 2010? No.
okay yeah and bryant park and fun fact about that when i was i got arrested because i didn't know how long i'd be in jail because it could have been for the whole weekend so i was like i need to pack snacks but i can't bring a bag so i had and i kid you not a bagel under my wig my tits were made of cashews and i had a cliff bar under each one of my hip pads that is a true fact you said i keep that motherfucking thing on me exactly i keep that thing on me yeah
okay yeah and bryant park and fun fact about that when i was i got arrested because i didn't know how long i'd be in jail because it could have been for the whole weekend so i was like i need to pack snacks but i can't bring a bag so i had and i kid you not a bagel under my wig my tits were made of cashews and i had a cliff bar under each one of my hip pads that is a true fact you said i keep that motherfucking thing on me exactly i keep that thing on me yeah
It says Bob used to work as a real estate agent. Yeah, I was a licensed real estate salesperson. You have to work a little longer to be an agent. But yeah, in New York City, I specialized in rentals, and I was mostly renting to drag queens and cabaret performers and strippers who I knew through the nightlife scene.
It says Bob used to work as a real estate agent. Yeah, I was a licensed real estate salesperson. You have to work a little longer to be an agent. But yeah, in New York City, I specialized in rentals, and I was mostly renting to drag queens and cabaret performers and strippers who I knew through the nightlife scene.
10-year break from actual acting. I started focusing on stand-up comedy. I was like, I know that my calling is going to be stand-up comedy. I'm just a really funny person. I'm really good at writing jokes. And then Tony Kushner, who is the Pulitzer Prize, I believe Oscar award-winning, Tony award-winning author who wrote Angels in America. He wrote the movie Lincoln. He wrote Carolina Change.
10-year break from actual acting. I started focusing on stand-up comedy. I was like, I know that my calling is going to be stand-up comedy. I'm just a really funny person. I'm really good at writing jokes. And then Tony Kushner, who is the Pulitzer Prize, I believe Oscar award-winning, Tony award-winning author who wrote Angels in America. He wrote the movie Lincoln. He wrote Carolina Change.
He wrote the movie The New West Side Story. He writes, he's that guy, he's that girl. He reached out and was like, I feel like you are a good actor. I just saw you on Drag Race. I just feel in my heart that you're a good actor. Would you audition for Angels in America? So my return to acting was doing eight shows a week, which, by the way, I'm going to go ahead and say that's an inhumane schedule.
He wrote the movie The New West Side Story. He writes, he's that guy, he's that girl. He reached out and was like, I feel like you are a good actor. I just saw you on Drag Race. I just feel in my heart that you're a good actor. Would you audition for Angels in America? So my return to acting was doing eight shows a week, which, by the way, I'm going to go ahead and say that's an inhumane schedule.
Eight shows in six days. That's crazy. They get one day off a week, and it's a Monday. What the fuck am I going to do on a fucking Monday? I don't know.
Eight shows in six days. That's crazy. They get one day off a week, and it's a Monday. What the fuck am I going to do on a fucking Monday? I don't know.
in my prime yeah literally uh so so i returned to do angels in america at the berkeley rep and uh angels is a is two plays each one's about three and a half hours damn and i was with heavy hitter steven spinella tony award winner steven spinella uh randy harrison like danny faradani like some massive brilliant actors that's crazy yeah look at you you said
in my prime yeah literally uh so so i returned to do angels in america at the berkeley rep and uh angels is a is two plays each one's about three and a half hours damn and i was with heavy hitter steven spinella tony award winner steven spinella uh randy harrison like danny faradani like some massive brilliant actors that's crazy yeah look at you you said
I'm a pretty good actor. I'm not going to lie. I'm a pretty good actor.
I'm a pretty good actor. I'm not going to lie. I'm a pretty good actor.
Yeah, whenever I would go on a gig, I would just film myself on my phone doing ridiculous stuff. It was just like just doing the stuff I do, meeting people, meeting the queens where I'm going at, on the plane with my assistant, Luis, at the time. And I would edit it on the plane. I would literally sit on the plane and edit it.