We’re guessing if you are born into the world with the name Joe Leather it is sort of expected that you will be a gay man! Although Joe’s parents could never have guessed that their son would also turn out to be an exceptionally talented actor/performer/writer …. oh yes and a Drag Queen too. He’s also extremely creative and adventurous so when the Covid Lockdown dried up all his performing gigs he looked for a ‘real job’. He actually settled on becoming a Bin Man ….a Refuse Collector, it not only provided him with a much-needed income but also a great source of ‘material’ that he would go on to shape into a new one-man show WASTEMAN.
This is one of the most extraordinary drag stories we have ever encountered and what we also love with Leather’s hilarious comedy is that it also shows his profound respect for his ‘temporary ‘colleagues who are still out there doing such essential work. Queerguru spoke with Joe Leather on the eve of the start of his run playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Sad news reached the Queerguru Office from The Old Manse in Stackton Tressel in Suffolk UK about the passing of Dr. Evadne Hinge, one-half of the legendary musical duo Hinge and Bracket who morphed from playing London’s infamous gay pubs to starring in a production of the opera Die Fledermaus. at The Royal Opera House … Continue reading
OUTtv has announced it is returning to “Camp Wannakiki” for a fifth summer of hilarious antics, as the campiest drag artists battle it out for the title “Queen/King of Camp”. The show that originally started out on YouTube may have a tiny budget but it is by far the most inclusive drag show on … Continue reading
One of QUEERGURU’S favorite drag queens is the incomparable RANDY ROBERTS. He’s classic drag i.e. talented and always sings live (If we called him a veteran he’d probably kill us.) We finally caught up with him for a one-on-one interview last summer in Provincetown where he is considered drag royalty. Wherever he performs … Continue reading
It seems that right now when we think of drag it is not about the ubiquitous Ru Paul and the antics of her latest cast of wannabes, but about some of the doyens that started their long careers before TV had even been invented. Sadly we have just lost two major veterans …. … Continue reading
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We’re guessing if you are born into the world with the name Joe Leather it is sort of expected that you will be a gay man! Although Joe’s parents could never have guessed that their son would also turn out to be an exceptionally talented actor/performer/writer …. oh yes and a Drag Queen too. He’s also extremely creative and adventurous so when the Covid Lockdown dried up all his performing gigs he looked for a ‘real job’. He actually settled on becoming a Bin Man ….a Refuse Collector, it not only provided him with a much-needed income but also a great source of ‘material’ that he would go on to shape into a new one-man show WASTEMAN. 