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One of our favorite tv shows from the late 70s was NBC’s Real People, a celebration of everyday people doing extraordinary things like a guy who ate soil, a one-legged man who ran across Canada and a couple who owned a roadside store that offered a million dollar pencil for sale.And a couple who tried to sell at their roadside store a million dollar pencil.Real People was by an ensemble that included the recently departed comedian Fred Willard, the show put a spotlight on people’s triumphs and helped introduce eccentric goofballs like Richard Simmons into the zeitgeist.CHECK OUT: https://www.betterhelp.com/funToday Brian Sweeney breaks his silence to take a look at the life of comedy legend Fred Willard, from his parody of late night talk shows, to celebrating everyday oddballs on Real People to being a key player in Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries like Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.BRIAN SWEENEY: https://www.facebook.com/BriansDongPlus--➤ Entertainment Weekly puts a brick along a menagerie of crude

Comedy has an amazing power to heal, and Jackie Beat and Sherry Vine’s brilliant video series is getting us through the worst of the quarantine by bringing back to life some of our favorite sitcoms and campy film stars.From Joan Crawford chastising Christina via video Facetime, to Stephen King’s Carrie getting berated by her twisted Trump loving mother, Jackie Beat along with her pals Sherry Vine, Mario Diaz, and Alaska Thunderfuck put the sickoning into sitcom.Today, Jackie Beat joins us from her home in LA to talk about her quarantine parodies of Three’s Company, Carrie, Mommie Dearest and The Golden Girls presented into a whole new genre: video conferencing sitcom.➤ GO SEE JACKIE BEAT:https://www.stageit.com/jackie_beat/beep_bop_boop_just_announced/80184http://www.MissJackieBeat.comhttps://www.instagram.com/jackiebeatPlus--➤ Los Angeles County announces the stay at home order will stay in place until at least August.➤ An alligator beats coronavirus in taking the life of an overzealous nail technician.➤ Jac

We recently saw Coco Peru’s sold out performance here in Chicago at Hamburger Mary’s and we can’t stop talking about how wonderful it is, but, unlike one exuberant fan who got tossed out of the audience, we waited until the show was over to express our feelings.Coco Peru’s new one drag queen show touches on some intense issues- living with regret, isolation, social media and aging. Amazingly, she always finds the humor in some pretty tough topics.Today Coco Peru joins us from her home in Los Angeles to talk about surviving these tough times we are living in.COCO PERU: https://www.misscocoperu.com➤ Coco Peru’s memorable appearance on the original Will & Grace and the show’s return to television.➤ Why it’s a good idea to stop and think a moment before sharing something on the Internet.➤ The magic of exploring the clown inside you.Originally posted as "FOF #2535 – Coco Peru Has a Strong Backbone" on Oct 5, 2017.

Since the beginning of Hollywood, crossdressers have had their place in film as either a comedic foil or as a threatening monster.In mainstream movies like Mrs.Doubtfire and Tootsie, the straight men dress up in drag to win hearts or get a fabulous job but rarely do they show the boys dressing as girls just for the fun of it.Today, Miss Understood, one of the drag queens from the film Too Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, joins us to look at ways drag queens are portrayed in Hollywood films, what they got right and what they got wrong.MISS UNDERSTOOD:➤ screamingqueens.comListen as we take a closer look at movies with drag queens: Too Wong Foo, Trick, Prisciilla Queen of the Desert, and the films of directors like Tyler Perry and John Waters.Plus➤ A look at the life of Little Richard, the “King and Queen” of rock and roll. He died this past week from bone cancer, he was 87.THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:➤ betterhelp.com/funFEATURED MUSIC:(buy music through our links)

After Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award in 1940 for her role in Gone with the Wind, it would be another 50 years before another African American woman, Whoopie Golberg in Ghost, would snatch an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.And then it wouldn’t be until 2001 that a black woman, Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball, would win Best Actress.But what if you could go back in time and rewrite Hollywood’s history to be more black, queer and feminist? In the new Netflix series “Hollywood,” producer Ryan Murphy does just that and proves that “Movies don’t just show us how the world is, they show us how the world can be.Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to talk about about the magical revisionism of Murphy’s series Hollywood, which showcases vintage Hollywood in all its gay glamour and sexy shenanigans.MATT BROWN: https://mattbrowncomic.comPlus--➤ A mom says she drinks jeezz daily to fight the ‘Rona.

"Fashion experts may have told her What Not to Wear, but in the end Amanda Cohen was years ahead of her time."One of the biggest changes in the age of the Rona is our fashion. Folks are still trying to express themselves in their video teleconferences and sometimes the results are hilarious.As Heidi Klum says, “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next you’re out” but right now we aren’t even wearing pants.Pants? What are pants? Folks wear pajamas all day long, heads are shaved and if they go outside at all, they look like bank robbers.Today comedian Amanda Cohen, best known as one of the most challenging people to appear on the makeover reality TV show What Not to Wear joins us to take a look at fashion in the age of Coronavirus.AMANDA COHEN: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.cohen.355Plus--➤ What Not to Wear’s fashion expert Stacy London comes out as bi and introduces her new girlfriend Cat Yezbak.➤ Weird Al comments on Madonna's “Fried Fish” parody of Vogue.➤ Just what the world was waiting for Twilight’s S

During the times of ‘Rona we’ve been satisfying our craving for something frightening by watching Donut’s Scary Movie Night- a fabulous streaming and screaming web show where drag queen Donut McQueen gets high and comments on horror films.Donut recently streamed Cursed, horror film legend Wes Craven’s tribute to werewolves starring Christina Ricci, her forehead and a pantheon of mid 2000s celebrities. The film is so-so but the commentary is to die for!Today horror hostess Donut McQueen joins us to take a look at horror films, Wes Craven's porn career and how werewolves represent our repressed sexuality.★ DONUT MCQUEEN: https://www.facebook.com/donutworldwidePlus--➤ Facebook adds a hugging “Care” reaction emoji, but not everyone has access to it.➤ The Rona pandemic cuts the Whitney Houston Hologram Tour mercifully short.➤ Is it too much to ask a legendary diva like Vanessa Williams to lip sync for her life on RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race?____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEO

By special request, my friend Donut McQueen loves horror films with a gay twist, so we’re sharing this Best of Fun epsisode today! (Originally posted on 10.02.08)Peaches Christ at the Movies!Look out behind you! Do not go in there! Watch out! You always see it coming, but somehow, the victim in many horror films is always ridiculously unaware that they are about to be bludgeoned to death. Why is that?On today’s show we’ve got movie maven Peaches Christ talking with us about Horror Movies every gay man must see.Why are queers so enamored by the horror film genre? Is it the themes of being an outsider seeking revenge on the world or is it the joy of seeing the jocks and cheerleaders hacked into pretty little pieces.But is this a genre an unsuitable outlet for teen angst after the tragic events at schools like Columbie or Viginia Tech?Listen as we talk with Peaches about films like Rosemary’s Baby, Silence of the Lambs, Nightmare on Elmstreet, Fright Night and Evil Dead.Is Bruce Campbell a gay icon? Do the two C

Pride may be postponed this year, but rainbows aren’t going anywhere. Besides being a symbol for celebrating sexual and gender diversity, rainbows are all about hope, and right now we sure could use it.One of the most timeless songs about rainbows is the Rainbow Connection, originally written for the Muppet Movie by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, which over the years became a huge cover song by people like Justin Vivian Bond, Willy Nelson,Jason Mraz, Deborah Harry and even The Carpenters.And now, Kermit the Frog is singing it again, socially distanced and unplugged from his lily pad in the Okefenokee Swamp.Today we take a look at the song Rainbow Connection plus all the sizzling hot news:➤ The Girl Scouts get some of that bail out money.➤ Fox News gives Trump’s favorite sister act Diamond and Silk the boot.➤ The library is open! 80s hunk Rob Lowe throws some shade towards his Outsiders co-star Tom Cruise.➤ Russians capture an alleged cannibal after finding a penis in his yard.

With The Rona turning our world upside down, a lot of folks are seeking help or offering to help others so now’s the time to give with kindness and receive with gratitude.Help comes in many forms but one of the best ways is mentoring someone to help them unlock their potential.Today, documentary film director and reality TV producer Kerthy Fix, best known on television as the “Granola Lady” from MTV’s Teen Mom and to our long term listeners as the “9/11 Lady” joins us to talk about the challenges we face in the coronavirus pandemic and strategies to help each other survive these difficult times.Listen as Kerthy joins us to take a look at the best ways to make online videos to keep your career going, Star Trek’s Prime Directive and how strong women leaders are portrayed in films like The Devil Wears Prada.

BEST OF FEAST OF FUN: Originally posted as "FOF #2683 – Wild Sexy Science" on Dec 6, 2018.Scientists can get a little freaky when the lab coats come off and the real hard work of gathering empirical evidence regarding sex and sexuality begins.Who knew science could be so sexy?Today Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at some of the most memorable, wildest and hilarious scientific studies that we’ve reported on our show.BRIAN SWEENEY: https://www.facebook.com/BriansDongListen as we take a look at why guys care about their teammate’s dong size, the average size of men all over the world and which country has the biggest dongs at the World Cup?Plus–➤ The most effective way to keep coffee from spilling when running.➤ How to use your dog’s pooping habit as a compass.➤Why do stock photos of scientists show them blankly staring at colored liquids in beakers?____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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One good thing about Miss Rona is that she has us all in the kitchen making good food and stress eating the anxiety away. The reason they call it COVID-19 is because of the 19 pounds we’re gonna put on when this is all over.Food trends come and go and while we are baking bread and living off dolonga coffee for now, some truly awful foods will thankfully be banished to the trash can: charcoal based foods, rainbow colored foods, and unicorn anything, basically food that looked like the key ingredients is makeup for drag queens.Do you really want to eat your makeup?Today we take a look at ridiculous popular food trends that will probably perish during the coronavirus pandemic and how folks are changing the way they eat at home.Plus–➤ Which foods boost your body’s ability to fight disease?➤ Leslie Jordan becomes an internet sensation with his hilarious videos.➤ RuPaul’s latest meme is a gas!If you can't frack yourself.....➤ Jackie Beat, Sherry Vine and Alaska are self isolating as the Golden Girls._______________

The most hated queen this season is Miss Rona! She shut down every club, gig, and festival so now all the other queens are scrambling trying to figure out how to keep their wigs above water.One queen Anahi Santos went viral on Facebook live for falling asleep after her act and netting over $1900 in tips which said was “the best night of her life.”Lady Bunny and Bianca Del Rio are streaming drag concerts, keeping the raunchy outrageous humor drag queens have soothed us during times of crisis alive and well.And our ghoulish gal pal Peaches Christ is opening up her vault, An Evening With Peaches Christ & Her Home Movies - a rare viewing of her short films with a live Q&A.Today Peaches Christ joins us to take a look at how drag queens are reinventing themselves in the times of Rona by looking at the weird videos they made back when there was no Internet.WATCH PEACHES CHRIST'S SPECIAL: https://www.twitch.tv/dragalivePlus--➤ A new study says teleconferencing with people remotely is more exhausting than you

ENCORE PRESENTATION! ➤ Check out Michael Urie in the live streaming version of Buyer and Cellar, the solo show inspired by Barbra Streisand’s weird underground village in the basement of her Malibu mansion.https://youtu.be/emrBCitmIbABarbra Streisand’s unusual coffee table book “My Passion for Design” gives the reader an unprecedented look into her lavish beachfront home, where she built an underground village of stores below her barn to showcase her vast collection of antiques, dresses, dolls and various other tchotchkes.Like a small scale Disneyland, the diva can literally shop for her own things in the privacy of her own home.Rumor has it that for parties, Babs pays a street musician to play his one-man-band in her basement village.Today we’re joined by actor Michael Urie, best known for playing Marc St. James on the TV series Ugly Betty. Michael is now starring in Buyer & Cellar, a one man show that takes us on an imaginary journey of an actor hired to work as a store clerk in Barbra Streisand’s unde

With the coronavirus pandemic, the world has gone topsy turvy, What was once on the bottom is now on top- conservatives who used to try to shame LGBTQ folks into abstinence during the AIDS crisis are now the one’s transgressing public health concerns and are congregating for bareback barrier free church services and protests.Meanwhile disgraced former republican congressman Aarron Schock is self-isolating in Mexico with no less than 6 of his most instagrammable muscular friends, feeding the social media rage machine.Sure you could be mad about it, but what can you really do about rich gays eating mangos in Tijuana?Today therapist and relationship expert Damon L Jacobs joins us to take a look at peace, purpose and pleasure during the age of the coronavirus pandemic with safer sex options, calming techniques and how to get ready for the political fight of your life.Plus–➤ Beauty experts say please leave your hair alone.➤ Did sex toys help Demark flatten the curve?➤ What’s up with Cher these days?FEATURED BOOK:

Like a 80s nightclub on wheels, party buses are a weird thing that attract a certain type of Joe Exotic crowd, one that wants the luxury of celebrating in a limo but wants to tell the world “I love to drink.”For over two decades our friend Chris Churchill drove for a double decker tour and party bus company in Chicago and saw a lot of wild nights and tipsy celebrities hopping aboard his big red bus.Today comedian, Cooking with Drag Queens camera operator and now author Chris Churchill joins us to talk about his new book “Twenty Years Without A Weekend” a collection of stories on driving a double decker bus for tourists and partygoers.Plus--➤ What’s up with all these crazy coronavirus videos on YouTube?➤ Did you know that the woman who discovered SUE the t-rex dinosaur fossil was also named Sue?FEATURED BOOK:

Despite being sent home too soon on season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Vivacious and her all-seeing sidekick Ornacia have been on pretty much every season of the show since.Always a pioneer, Vivacious made her most recent guest appearance on Drag Race from the safety of her home in New York City by doing a voice over for Ornacia who was guest judging on an improvised skit called “The World’s Worst Drag Queen.”And naturally, mother turned her sound clips into a single- Ornacia Reads: the fundamental mix, available on Apple Music.VIVACIOUS ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/vivaciousnycToday Vivacious joins us from her home discotheque studio Quarantina Dancerina to talk about Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, how drag queens are surviving the pandemic and why she’s doing a DJ set live every day at 3pm Eastern on her Instagram until the self-quarantine period is over, officially!Join us for this and all the hot tea hunty, okurrr?➤ Religious conspiracy wingnuts claim coronavirus is a hoax but eating pastel col

One of our earliest interviews, actress Teri Garr talks about her life and amazing acting career from her Oscar nominated role in Tootsie, her various appearances on David Letterman and how she almost became a regular cast member on Star Trek. Originally air date Dec. 15, 2005. "FOF #211 – Does This Wheelchair Make Me Look Fat?"____________________Teri Garr considered naming her autobiography “Does This Wheelchair Make Me Look Fat?” But instead, she decided on “Speedbumps: Flooring it through Hollywood.” The result is a hilarious and touching book that begins with growing up in a vaudevillian family, dancing in Elvis Presley’s movies, winning an Oscar for her hilarious role in the film Tootsie, and then coming to terms and living with Multiple Sclerosis.Considered by many to be one of the best comedic actresses in recent history, Teri Garr speaks candidly with hosts Fausto Fernós and Marc Felion about her work in such films as Tootsie and Young Frankenstein.Listen as Teri Garr reveals the real reason why she

When we first heard we’d be self isolating at home during the pandemic, we thought: great! We’ll get all those things done that we’ve been putting off, learn new skills and share time with the love of our life.However, the reality for many of us is we’ve become championship nappers and stress eaters and we’re sharing so much love that we’re suffocating.Today wellness consultant Michelle Keinan joins us to talk about being together 24/7 during the coronavirus pandemic with your love or just the folks you live with.For years, therapist and mentor Michelle Keinan has worked with strong women to stop trying to take control of everything in their relationship, so they can have very sexy & satisfying marriages and she a lot to say on how any couple or friends can survive for long periods of time being isolated together.MICHELLE KEINAN:★ https://www.michellekeinan.com★ https://www.instagram.com/michellekeinanPlus–➤ The three toxic habits of highly regressive people.➤ Comedian Tracy Morgan says he’s role playing

Happiness in life comes from figuring out what you love to do and then making it your profession. Our friend 81 year old Hattie Retroage was born to be a healer, so she made it happen as a dance instructor, a therapist or in the bedroom as a senior sex symbol.Years ago, Hattie stole the spotlight from Claudia Schiffer in a Dolce and Gabbana ad with her silver sexiness and since then she’s become an outspoken advocate for cougars.Today Hattie, safe and sound from her home in Manhattan, joins us to talk about her roller coaster life as a sex symbol.HATTIE: https://www.instagram.com/hattitudes1Listen as Hattie talks about:➤ Going topless on the Howard Stern Show.➤ Choosing your own age in your mind.➤ And protecting yourself from insults and heartbreaks.