Kate Clinton
Kate Clinton | |
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Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | November 9, 1947
Education | Le Moyne College (BA) Colgate University (MA) |
Partner | Urvashi Vaid (1988–2022) |
Website | Official website |
Kate Clinton (born November 9, 1947)[1] is an American comedian specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view.
Early life and education
Clinton was born in Buffalo, New York.[2] She was raised in a large Catholic family in the state of New York. She attended Le Moyne College, a small Jesuit liberal arts college in Syracuse, New York and received her master's degree from Colgate University in the Village of Hamilton. Clinton went on to teach high school English for eight years before becoming a comedian.
Career
She began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her jokes. Clinton is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist.
In addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as Lady Ha Ha, Climate Change, Correct Me If I'm Right, All Het Up and Kate´s Out Is In, she has written three books, Don't Get Me Started; What the L and I Told You So. She performed at the inaugural We're Funny That Way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival's documentary film in 1998.[3]
Clinton has eight CDs including Climate Change and has two DVDs available.
She is a regular columnist for the national monthly magazine
Clinton performed on
Clinton is a regular emcee at the Out & Equal Workplace Awards Dinner and performed at the 2010 Workplace Awards Dinner in Los Angeles.[6]
Personal life
Clinton lived in
Clinton's 2006 tour marked her 25th anniversary as a professional stand-up comedian. Clinton works extensively with social justice and nonprofit organizations and has been a regular emcee at major fundraising events and dinners for groups like the NYC LGBT Center (at its Annual Garden Party), the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the
References
- ^ "GLBTQ >> arts >> Clinton, Kate". Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- About.com. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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- ^ "Laughing out loud: Gay and lesbian comics go the extra comedic mile on TV special". The Gazette, February 9, 1999.
- ^ http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioc3/clin1.html Andrejkoymasky.com Retrieved on 05-23-07 Archived February 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Clinton, Kate. "Kate Clinton". Huffington Post.
- ^ "2007 Out & Equal Workplace Awards | Out & Equal Workplace Advocates". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ Ring, Trudy (14 May 2022). "Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
External links
- Official Site Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine