{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdbcd6cdd-7084-42be-9963-383c36f1a879","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 100: Coming Out Is Sad (sometimes) and Funny (most the time) \u2013 Bruce Vilanch\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/dbcd6cdd-7084-42be-9963-383c36f1a879\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 100: Coming Out Is Sad (sometimes) and Funny (most the time) \u2013 Bruce Vilanch","description":"<a href=\"https://rickclemons.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/100_ShowImage_BruceVilanch.jpg\"></a>Coming out can be challenging, joyous, a pain in the ass, and a downright giggle fest when you\u2019ve got the right mindset and cocktails handy. So let\u2019s get to the funny side of coming out with actor (occasionally an actress), writer (occasionally a re-writer), comedian (occasionally for money, often for causes) and sex surrogate (seasonal) Bruce Vilanch, and if you don\u2019t find humor in what we\u2019re talking about, then we\u2019ll call forth his inner Edna Turblad to kick ya in the ass and give ya an updo with plenty of hairspray.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* There\u2019s got to be humor in coming out (it all can\u2019t be heavy)!\r\n* For the LGBTQ community to get and keep civil rights, we need to be visible\r\n* People are never going to get what they want by being in the closet\u2026\r\n* When coming out, test the waters and you\u2019ll find that there are friends there for you\r\n* Your approach in coming out will determine how others will react\r\n\r\nConnect with\u00a0Bruce Vilanch\r\nBruce Vilanch has co-authored twenty-three Academy Award spectacles, winning two writing Emmys in the process (almost as good a nominee/win ratio as Meryl Streep\u2019s).\u00a0\u00a0He has also been nominated for seven other Emmys \u2014 one of them was for his participation on the celebrity panel of HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, where he resided for six years just to the left of Whoopi on your screen.\r\nFor two years he starred on Broadway and on the road in the musical HAIRSPRAY, as well as starring in his own one-man show prior to that experience. He is a well-known provider of comic material for stage and television, and has appeared himself countless times on multiple shows. In addition, he is a lyricist scoring gold and platinum records for disco songs he wrote for Eartha Kitt and Village People.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.WeGotBruce.com\">Website</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.Twitter.com/TheBruceVilanch\">Twitter</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-100-coming-out-is-sad-sometimes-and-funny-most-the-time-bruce-vilanch%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20100%3A%20Coming%20Out%20Is%20Sad%20%28sometimes%29%20and%20Funny%20%28most%20the%20time%29%20%E2%80%93%20Bruce%20Vilanch\" title=\"Facebook\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-100-coming-out-is-sad-sometimes-and-funny-most-the-time-bruce-vilanch%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20100%3A%20Coming%20Out%20Is%20Sad%20%28sometimes%29%20and%20Funny%20%28most%20the%20time%29%20%E2%80%93%20Bruce%20Vilanch\" title=\"Twitter\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-100-coming-out-is-sad-sometimes-and-funny-most-the-time-bruce-vilanch%2F&amp;title=Episode%20100%3A%20Coming%20Out%20Is%20Sad%20%28sometimes%29%20and%20Funny%20%28most%20the%20time%29%20%E2%80%93%20Bruce%20Vilanch\"></a>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}