Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Inside the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a>’s first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comedyfestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>comedyfestival</span></a>: ‘We can finally make <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jokes</span></a> at our own expense’.</p><p>Launched this year by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/standup" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>standup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>night</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ComedyBloomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ComedyBloomers</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>festival</span></a> gives a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/platform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>platform</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/established" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>established</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/upcoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>upcoming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/talent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>talent</span></a>, with three weeks of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comedynights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>comedynights</span></a> across the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>capital</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NightLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NightLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/london-lgbtq-comedy-festival-rhys-nicholson-dee-allum-interview/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/lon</span><span class="invisible">don-lgbtq-comedy-festival-rhys-nicholson-dee-allum-interview/</span></a></p>