Lea's interests include women, women and more women. Especially young women. Young women in short, plaid skirts. She also enjoys singing. Singing to women...young women...in short, plaid...well, you get the picture.
Lea DeLaria friends and fans.
With Clare Teal and Simon Little - Pizza Express, London
October 16, 2007
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SWINGIN' AT SMOKE
the new jazz album from Lea DeLaria
Recorded live at Smoke Jazz and Supper Club
in New York City – October 26 and 27, 2007
CD AVAILABLE JUNE 17, 2008
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LDU Top Friend of the Week
BOB SMITH
Connect with the funnyman and author Bob Smith at www.myspace.com/bobscomedy and check him out.
What you’ll find on Bob’s page:
“Born in Buffalo, Bob Smith has the distinction of being the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight Show and also have his own HBO Comedy half-hour. Other TV appearances include Politically Incorrect, The Late, Late Show, Entertainment Tonight, Tom Snyder and Comedy Central's Out There. Bob's Lambda Literary Award winning collection of essays, Openly Bob, was published to acclaim by Rob Weisbach Books/William Morrow and his most recent Lambda Literary Award nominated bookWay To Go, Smith! was published by HarperCollins. He has written for Amblin Films, the MTV Video Awards, Dennis Miller, Roseanne, and was a staff writer for Fox's MAD-TV. His sketch, ‘The Zapruder Films,’ was recently featured in The Best of MAD-TV…â€
Click here to view some of Bob’s comedy on YouTube.
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LDU WANTS YOUR PICS!
Do you have a photo of yourself with Lea? If so, you are invited to send it to be added to the LDU “With Friends and Fans†photo album.
Your photo will be posted and tagged with a link to your own personal page, unless you indicate otherwise. Please send your Lea pic(s) to [email protected] and include the following:
- the words “LDU Pic†in the subject line
(so that we'll know it’s not spam)
- a caption for each pic (e.g., “with Anita Fixx and Frieda Slaves at the Asthmatic Animal Fund Benefit, NYC - 2005â€)
- your MySpace profile name and URL
- photographer's credit, if any
LDU will also replace the photos below with a regular rotation of submitted pics…so send yours in soon!
Thanks!
Lea with LDU host Gena at Smoke Jazz Club, NYC
October 26, 2007
Photo by Wyl Muchrison
Saint Teresa, Robert Tiny Gibson, Lea and Candye Kane at the House of Blues, West Hollywood
Photo by Bernaded Dexters
Joy ZZ and Lea at the Vixen Bar in Provincetown, MA
after Lea's great show - August 2006
Photo by some random drunk girl at the bar.
Mike Memphis and Lea after Rocky outside of the theatre, NYC
(That's confetti in Mike's hair.)
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!
...naughty and nice...!
(Yes...we know the holidays are over, but we really like this picture!)
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For more on Lea's "favorite" president (the "PFDNSOB"), check out the video clip below.
Lea's solo jazz releases include Play It Cool, Double Standards, and Lea DeLaria - The Very Best Of. Lea has also guested on albums by Janette Mason (Din and Tonic) and Ian Shaw (Drawn to All Things...the Songs of Joni Mitchell), and is a featured vocalist on the Broadway revival cast recording of The Rocky Horror Show, as well as Hair – The Actors' Fund of America Benefit Recording.
Lea's next jazz album, Swingin' at Smoke, was recorded live at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City in October 2007 and is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2008.
Lea has appeared in the films Fat Rose and Squeaky, Mercury in Retrograde, Edge of Seventeen, Homo Heights, Plump Fiction, The First Wives Club and Rescuing Desire. She is also the headlining performer in the Outlaugh! 2005 comedy festival DVD.
Lea's television appearances include Will & Grace, The Job, The Oblongs, Further Tales of the City, The Beat, In Through the Out Door, The Drew Carey Show, Friends, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, OP Center, The John Larroquette Show, Matlock, The Award Show Awards Show, Just for Laughs, Cabaret Live, The 55th Annual Tony Awards, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, Great Performances, We're Funny That Way, Out There in Hollywood, In the Life, Camp Christmas, The Word, Out There, The Arsenio Hall Show, One Life to Live, The World According to Us, Today Show, Last Call, Women Aloud, Two Drink Minimum, and Comedy at the Danger Zone. With her guest spot on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1993, Lea was the first openly gay entertainer to appear on national television.
Lea's writing credits include the book, Lea's Book of Rules for the World (with Maggie Cassella), along with the script for In Through the Out Door.
Theater and Cabaret
Lea's theater and cabaret credits (Broadway, off-Broadway, national, regional, etc.) include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, On The Town, Little Fish, The Vagina Monologues, The Rocky Horror Show, Boys From Syracuse, Li’l Abner, As You Like It, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Chicago, Once Upon A Mattress, Happy Days, Godspell, Roller Derby, and DeLightful, DeLicious, DeLaria.
Performance
Lea's international jazz and comedy performance venues include Joe’s Pub – New York City; Just For Laughs (one-woman show) – Montreal, Quebec; Newcastle Comedy Festival – Newcastle, England; Edinburgh International Theatre Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland (won Critic’s Choice Award – Outstanding Comedy); Vancouver Comedy Festival – Vancouver, Canada; New Zealand International Comedy Festival – New Zealand; Carnegie Hall – New York City; Palladium (opened for Pet Shop Boys) – London; Apollo Theatre (one-woman show) – London; Long Beach Jazz Festival – Long Beach; Tribute to Billie Holiday – Hollywood Bowl/Tour; Newport Jazz Festival – Featured Vocalist - 50th Anniversary; London Jazz Festival – London; Provincetown Art House Theatre - Provincetown, MA; Pizza Express, London.
Honors and Awards
1994 - Regional Emmy, The World According to Us (Lifetime); 1998 - OBIE Award, Performance, On the Town; 1998 - Theater World Award, On the Town; 1998 - New York Theatre Award, On the Town; 1999 GLAMA Award, Best Jazz Performance, Blue Skies; 2000 - Back Stage Bistro Award, Oustanding Musical Comedy, DeLightful, DeLicious, DeLaria; 2002 - Back Stage Bistro Award, Outstanding Recording, Play It Cool. Drama League honoree for her performance as "Hildy" in On the Town. Nominated for 1998 Drama Desk Award for On the Town. Should have been nominated for (and won) the Tony for her performance in On the Town. But we won't go there...