DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley

Writer-Performer Will Nolan (Gay History for Straight People): “Waiting By the Phone for Beyonce To Call”


Listen Later

Dennis is joined via Zoom by writer-performer Will Nolan to discuss his show Gay History for Straight People hosted by his drag alter ego Leona, a 72 year old Southern lesbian who works at the Piggly Wiggly and is obsessed with Kelly Clarkson. Dennis first met Will when Will was a producer on the syndicated LGBT radio show Twist, which Dennis co-hosted from 2006 to 2008. Will talks about how he got into performing after her turned 40, where the character of Leola comes from, the reactions he’s gotten from straight audiences to the show, Leola’s go-to casserole and buying Leola’s wardrobe from Party City and 5 Below. Dennis and Will also reminisce about their days working on Twist and their interactions with such A listers as Beyonce, Rob Thomas, Larry Kramer and Jennifer Lopez. Other topics include: appearing in the show and book Mortified, getting gay married and adopting a child before it was cool, why Kelly Clarkson is so awesome, and prank calling a John Schneider’s mother because it made him feel closer to Bo Duke from Dukes of Hazzard.

https://www.leolasladyland.com/

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyBy Dennis Hensley

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

96 ratings


More shows like DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley

View all
The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,880 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

37,827 Listeners

Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR

Pop Culture Happy Hour

10,977 Listeners

Scriptnotes Podcast by John August and Craig Mazin

Scriptnotes Podcast

2,421 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,716 Listeners

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang by Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

8,784 Listeners

The Focus Group by The Focus Group, Tim Bennett, John Nash, Bleav

The Focus Group

187 Listeners

Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST by Steve V. Rodriguez

Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST

295 Listeners

Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam by Moguls of Media

Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam

9,746 Listeners

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya by Studio71 & Confetti Cannon

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya

11,204 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,513 Listeners

That's A Gay Ass Podcast by Eric Williams

That's A Gay Ass Podcast

329 Listeners

The Town with Matthew Belloni by The Ringer

The Town with Matthew Belloni

1,053 Listeners

Dads And Daddies by Brian Rubin-Sowers and Judson Morrow

Dads And Daddies

156 Listeners

Monét Talks with Monét X Change by Monét X Change & Studio71 & Confetti Cannon

Monét Talks with Monét X Change

350 Listeners