Marsha Warfield
"It is the best Night Court episode ever because I am in it all the way through!"

Dot-Marie Jones
"I have played cops many times on television due to my size."

Julia Wolf
"My music speaks from a place of experience."

Allison Ponthier
"I am really proud of how my projects have helped me as a queer woman."

Sam Jay
"I put ideas out into the world to give space for people to think about how they feel."

Gioli & Assia
"We like people to know our story and hopefully it can help them, not just with the music."

E'mon Lauren Black
"It teaches that Black women are not a monolith, and that Black experiences are not all the same"

Veronica Witkin
"We hope to keep doing what we are doing and touring as much as possible."

Geri Jewell
"I’ve never admitted that to anybody!"

G Flip
"My parents call me G and my friends call me Flip."

Katrina Kemp
"Live in your own truth and believe you have something to offer"

Laura Pergolizzi
"If you can’t tell I am gay person in the first few seconds of laying eyes on me then I feel bad for you."

Rhea Butcher
"I feel like you could work on a joke forever, but at some point they’ve got to leave the nest."

Thalia Zedek
"I think when I find myself leaning too far in one direction I kind of rebel against it and pull the other way."

Cameron Esposito
"I believe comedy is one of the best ways to process pain and inequality."

Patricia Velasquez
"I’m an Aquarius. One of the things about people born under the sign of Aquarius is that we live for our friends."

Michelle Chamuel

Nicole Zanatta
"I'm me so you will either love or hate me."

Cameron Esposito
"I really used stand-up as a tool to become honest with those around me and more connected with myself."

Dana Goldberg
"I like pushing the boundaries and saying things that other people are thinking but just won’t say."

Trish Bendix
"Some personal highlights have been meeting people—musicians, actors, writers, producers, directors—who not only know exactly what AfterEllen is but tell me how much they love it."

Poppy Champlin
"Gay comedians bring an honesty and vulnerability that straight acts do not bring."

Macy Gray
"It's an awesome show and we always have a ball."

Sandra Bernhard
"I’m so excited to be going to Milwaukee! It is going to be a great gay evening."