Matteo Lane

I'm not saying it to be like, oh, woe is me. I'm just saying the fact that the sky is blue. I'm not saying everybody... I'm not saying this has been my experience in life. I'm saying this is a large possibility.

And so for me, I just want to... I wanted to be able to have a chance to present my jokes and be taken seriously as a comedian because every interview I do, every show I do, every comic I talk to, it always ends up being like, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. And I get it. Like, I am.

And so for me, I just want to... I wanted to be able to have a chance to present my jokes and be taken seriously as a comedian because every interview I do, every show I do, every comic I talk to, it always ends up being like, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. And I get it. Like, I am.

And so for me, I just want to... I wanted to be able to have a chance to present my jokes and be taken seriously as a comedian because every interview I do, every show I do, every comic I talk to, it always ends up being like, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. And I get it. Like, I am.

And I talk about it too, but that's the catch 22 where it's like, I have to talk about it because it's my experience. And then I'm sort of expected to talk, you know, it's, I'm not ashamed of it. I love it. But then sometimes I don't know if I'm being taken seriously or if I'm seeing as serious other comics, this, these are the thought processes that go through my head. We all have those. Sure.

And I talk about it too, but that's the catch 22 where it's like, I have to talk about it because it's my experience. And then I'm sort of expected to talk, you know, it's, I'm not ashamed of it. I love it. But then sometimes I don't know if I'm being taken seriously or if I'm seeing as serious other comics, this, these are the thought processes that go through my head. We all have those. Sure.

And I talk about it too, but that's the catch 22 where it's like, I have to talk about it because it's my experience. And then I'm sort of expected to talk, you know, it's, I'm not ashamed of it. I love it. But then sometimes I don't know if I'm being taken seriously or if I'm seeing as serious other comics, this, these are the thought processes that go through my head. We all have those. Sure.

Right. And this is just the corner that I'm in.

Right. And this is just the corner that I'm in.

Right. And this is just the corner that I'm in.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And I, I wanted to make sure I kept everything as simple as possible so that we're just focusing on the joke. So if you don't know who I am, you'll just see that I'm just talking about jokes.

And I, I wanted to make sure I kept everything as simple as possible so that we're just focusing on the joke. So if you don't know who I am, you'll just see that I'm just talking about jokes.

And I, I wanted to make sure I kept everything as simple as possible so that we're just focusing on the joke. So if you don't know who I am, you'll just see that I'm just talking about jokes.

And by the way, I just want to preface those listening. This is not me saying that it's not an internalized homophobia that I'm afraid to talk about my sexuality. That is not it. I'm very happy to talk about it. I'm very proud to talk about being gay. I'm talking about the perception of others towards me and the psychological,

And by the way, I just want to preface those listening. This is not me saying that it's not an internalized homophobia that I'm afraid to talk about my sexuality. That is not it. I'm very happy to talk about it. I'm very proud to talk about being gay. I'm talking about the perception of others towards me and the psychological,

And by the way, I just want to preface those listening. This is not me saying that it's not an internalized homophobia that I'm afraid to talk about my sexuality. That is not it. I'm very happy to talk about it. I'm very proud to talk about being gay. I'm talking about the perception of others towards me and the psychological,

mind games you play with yourself when you're trying to also do stand up. I will say to your point, though, you know, I've been asked this question a ton of times. And the reason I always bring up Mario Cantone is because, you know, there's been a lot of famous gay women who I grew up with.