Viktor Devonne sits with Oliver Swisskey, who discusses his nomination as Most Utterly Ridiculous at the 2019 Silver Tusk Awards (scheduled for January 23, 2019) and his starts and future in burlesque/boylesque. Mr. Swisskey hails from New Jersey, and works regularly with White Elephant Burlesque, Cosplay Burlesque, Le Vaudeville Noir, and the Jersey Renaissance Faire.

... shoutouts: Brides of Burlesque, Holly Ween, Tiger Bay, Le Petit DumDum, Lee VaLone, Dick Move, Dickie Smalls, Fem Appeal, Esmerelda May, Triple Jay, Kurgan, Dublin O'Shea, Gretchen Violetta, Virus the Clown, Regina Stargazer, Dolly Shot, Vivi Noir

... topics: an embarrassment of riches, mentors, organization, threes, fitness, show biz, they're all gonna laugh at you, (many) Christmas Carols, NJ Renaissance Faire, damage and pain, nerds are horny, first WEBurlesque shows, Monte Carlo can't find her dice!, trial by fire, Steampunk World's Fair, red ties and stage kittens, Red Hood, stewing in anxiety, because angst, bones to pick with Viktor Devonne, the boy next door... to the brothel, accidentally and incidentally sexy, Clark Gable or Jack Lemmon and Danny Kaye, a respectful drunk, Whiskey and Wine, all sweet tea, some sort of tenure, fandom acts, kissing boys, improvising

... recorded: December 16, 2018 ... music: "On a 45" This Way to the Egress (thiswaytotheegress.com); Used with permission - download it on Amazon today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DY68WX2/ + "Guess Who" + "Sinfonia 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... shop our merch: http://weburlesque.com/shop ... support us on patreon: https://patreon.com/weburlesque ... see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; @oswisskey on IG ... talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576739482800994