Minor Revelations With Drew Droege

Get out your number 2s and your spiral bounds, cause Professors Margaret, Laraine, and Drew are here to instruct you on trash cinema, depraved potables, and all things decadent. School’s in session!  Margaret Cho Comedian. Actor. Musician. Advocate. Entrepreneur. Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee. When hasn’t Margaret Cho’s strong voice been part of our consciousness? It feels like she has always been here, like a friend you can always count on, lighting the path for other women, other members of underrepresented groups, other performers, to follow. Margaret staunchly supports the causes that are important to her: anti-racism, anti-bullying, gay rights, all while fulfilling her successful creative side with a legendary stand up career that has yielded 10-plus comedy tours. Her recent television appearances – guest star on Season 2 of The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), guest star on Season 2 of Hacks (HBO Max) and two Netflix is a Joke comedy specials: Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration and Jane Fonda & Lily T

Drew, Bowen, and Gabe really want you to like them. They will smuggle drugs in tunnels for you, lie about their opinions of movies they’ve seen or haven’t seen, scrawl hetero smut in your yearbook- you name it. Just like us. But please don’t give us too much attention.  Bowen Yang Yang is a comedian, writer and actor based in New York. He is a repertory player on "Saturday Night Live" and co-hosts the "Las Culturistas" podcast. He most recently starred in Searchlight Pictures' romantic comedy film "Fire Island." Gabe Gonzalez Gabe González is a Puerto Rican comedian, writer and actor living in Brooklyn, NY. He was born and raised in Central Florida. Gabe can be seen in Season 4 of The Last OG, the HBO Latino documentary Habla y Vota, and starred in Audible's The Comedians. He was featured in Brooklyn Magazine’s '30 Under 30’ in 2017, Time Out New York’s ‘Comedians of Color You Should Know’ in 2018 and his pilot ‘Los Blancos’ was a winner at the Yes And Laughter Lab i

Oh wow- this week’s chat goes long and deep! You might know Mo Collins and Brett Gelman for their gonzo characters, but they are both incredibly kind and thoughtful folks. We get into the complexities of social interactions, gender displays, the state of comedy… to quote Mo, “the conversation is the thing that will propel us forward”.  Mo Collins Mo is best known for her iconic characters on MADtv and legendary newswoman, Joan Callamezzo on Parks and Recreation. She spent the past few years surviving in the wilds of the apocalypse in Fear The Walking Dead. Mo does numerous voices in the animation world. Most notably in 2017 when she was nominated for an Emmy on F Is For Family. An avid improvisor, and less avid stand up.  Follow her on Instagram @that_mo_collins and Facebok @mocollinsfanpage. Brett GelmanSince Variety named him one of its “10 Comics to Watch” in 2010, Brett Gelman has shown film, TV, web and live audiences how he commits to every role. He can most recently be seen in his fan-favorite role a

Hello, our names are Justin Elizabeth Sayre, Kirsten Vangsness, and Drew Droege, and we think everything is our fault. But we’re not getting better. How do we navigate this mess? Dive in for a deep listen! Also pay attention on these streets!  Justin Elizabeth Sayre Justin Elizabeth Sayre is a playwright and performer who Michael Musto called, “Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg.” Sayre is a fixture of the Downtown Cabaret Scene in New York, first with their long-running variety show, The Meeting (Bistro Award-winning & 2 MAC nominations). They are currently in residency at Joe's Pub at the Public with their new variety show, Assorted Fruit. As a playwright, Sayre’s work has appeared at Dixon Place, The Wild Project, The Celebration Theatre, Dynasty Typewriter, and La MaMa Experimental Theatre. Their 12-part-epic Ravenswood Manor, a Camp-Horror-Soap-Opera, called “a sharply written and well-acted exemplar of the horror-comedy genre,” by the LA Times and  is currently being developed with Sony Televisi

Arden Myrin Arden VanAmringe Myrin is an actress and comedian. She is known for her roles in the televisions series Insatiable, Insecure, Grey's Anatomy, Conan, Orange Is the New Black, Hung, Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, W/ Bob & David, Psych, Bones, Fresh Off the Boat, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, Reno 911!, Shameless, and Gilmore Girls. Myrin has appeared in many films, including Bachelorette, the Mr. Oizo films Wrong Cops and Wrong, as well as Kinsey, Morning Glory, and others. Myrin's theater credits include Robert O'Hara's Barbecue at The Public Theater in New York City, as well as the premiere of John Ross Bowie's play about The Ramones Four Chords and A Gun at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Myrin was in the original New York City production of David Mamet's Boston Marriage at the Public Theater, and appeared in Hay Fever directed by Darko Tresnjak at the Westport Country Playhouse. As a writer she has sold pilots to Adult Swim and MTV, and also is the author of

Welcome to our first ever Patreon Bonus Episode - a day spa for your mind and heart. Or if that feels like too much, consider this a drop-in airport massage or a cheap meditation app that your friend told you about. For only $4 a month, you too can become a Revelationary and gain access to bonus episodes where I reveal one of our listeners' own minor revelations, plus extended video versions of all Minor Revelations episodes. How about that?  Visit patreon.com/MinorRevelationswithDrewDroege to get the full body rubdown.

This week, Minor Revelations hosts our very first IRL couple, Ryan Spahn and Michael Urie! These stage and screen dazzlers have a collective confession to make to their friend Drew. But wait there’s more- one of them surprises the other with a revelation within the revelation- and Liza’s involved!  Ryan Spahn Ryan Spahn is an actor and writer who can currently be seen on TV in Succession, The Bite, Chicago P.D. and Modern Love. He's appeared off-Broadway in Jane Anger, Good Enemy, How To Load A Musket, Daniel's Husband, Mr. Toole, Summer & Smoke, Still at Risk, Exit Strategy, and Gloria.  As a writer, he has been published by Rotten Tomatoes, Metro Weekly, Talkhouse, and USA Today. His screenwriting credits include Nora Highland, Woven, Grantham & Rose, and He's Way More Famous Than You. Ryan is a graduate of Juilliard and is based in New York. Follow Ryan on Instagram @RyanSpahn and on Twitter @Ryan_Spahn. Michael Urie Arguably best known for his groundbreaking role as Marc St. James on

Put on a kettle and get ready for some major revelations! This week, icons Alexandra Billings and Carey O’Donnell join Drew to deconstruct evil politicians, discuss our complicated relationships with social media, and harness the power of putting it all away for a minute to just have ice cream. 2 scoops of peppermint, please! Alexandra Billings Actress, singer, author teacher and activist Alexandra Billings has starred as "Madame Morrible" in the Broadway production of "Wicked," the first trans actor to portray the role. She previously starred on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club's "The Nap" at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. Alex also stars in the Amazon television series "The Peripheral" and the award-winning television series "Transparent," as well as appears as a recurring guest star on "The Conners," and "Never Have I Ever." Ms. Billings was honored to receive the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). She is the

Please welcome to the airwaves these gorgeous angels, Naomi Ekperigin and Jeff Hiller! We do not have time for nonsense- we are too busy discussing gay stereotypes, our distaste for a certain popular beverage, and … American Dad? Dive in for pleasure! Naomi Ekperigin Naomi Ekperigin is an actor, comedian, and writer best known for playing “Carol in HR” on Apple TV's Mythic Quest. She also co-hosts the podcasts "Couples Therapy" and "I Love A Lifetime Movie." You can find her stand up on "2 Dope Queens" on HBO and HBO Max, "Late Night with Seth Meyers," "That's My Time with David Letterman," and Netflix's "The Standups." Follow Naomi on Instagram @blacktresscomedy and on Twitter @Blacktress. Jeff Hiller Jeff Hiller is a comedian and actor based in New York City and can currently be seen on "Somebody Somewhere" on HBO and HBOMax. Follow Jeff on Instagram @boomboomhiller and on Facebook @hillertime.

This week, Drew has invited musical geniuses Bitch and Michael-Leon Wooley and actually has the audacity to sing in front of them! Luckily it’s brief. Also check your talking plants for drugs and blame Reaganomics. Bitch Bitch is a longstanding queer music icon.  Bitch first achieved notoriety as one half of the queer folk duo Bitch and Animal. The band toured with Ani DiFranco, and released two albums on her label Righteous Babe Records. In the mid 2000s, Bitch went solo, and shared stages with the Indigo Girls, acted in John Cameron Mitchell’s film "Shortbus," co-wrote a song with Margaret Cho, and produced two albums of her elder folk hero Ferron. In 2022, she released “Bitchcraft” on the legendary indie label Kill Rock Stars, her 9th studio album.  For “Bitchcraft,” she made her electric violin front and center over huge beats and deep synths, and coined the genre “Poet Pop.”  The album was voted #1 on the top 10 end-of-year list of Yahoo Entertainment’s albums of the year. “Bitchcraft” caught

We are back! It’s only been 6 quick years! Drew is joined by his lovely friends, Drag Royalty BenDeLaCreme and King of Acting Ryan W. Garcia! Dive in for deep chat about texts vs emojis, the miracles of our births, and oh so much more! BenDeLaCreme Sweet as pie and sharp as cheddar! The international Drag superstar, writer, producer, and director, BenDeLaCreme, is known for combining her background in performing and visual arts with a love of spectacle, glamor, and Saturday morning cartoons creating work that “Keep[s] you entertained while making you think about your place in the world” (Forbes). She has dazzled crowds throughout the Americas, Europe, and Australia, premiered four critically acclaimed solo shows Off-Broadway, as well as written, directed, and produced myriad narrative works and variety spectaculars that have played to sold-out audiences since 2008. BenDeLaCreme has appeared on two seasons of the Emmy Award-winning, RuPaul's Drag Race. After being crowned Miss Congeniality on Season 6 (Lo

Minor Revelations with Drew Droege returns on Wednesday, April 19. New episodes drop every first and third Wednesday of the month. Tune in to hear things you never knew about some of your favorite people. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

This week, we reminisce about horrible teachers, creepy classmates, weird plays that we created, and literally going back to school. And yes, we give Rodney Dangerfield and Sally Kellerman shoutouts, of course.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're cracking out our own celebrity scandals and naming names! Hollywood may never be safe again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're sliding down a super nerdy actor wormhole this week, as we reveal our gaps in formal training that we've replaced with wigs and "energy".  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Believe it or not, we're talking football! But rest assured there's plenty of chatter about Cujo, acid, karma, blankets, and Sarah Jessica Parker too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are inundated with too much noise, too many smells, too much craziness. And it's partly Gene Wilder's fault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were all brats who consumed too many sweets, had filthy tongues, and terrorized our elders. But at least we don't describe ourselves as "woke".  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are triggered and empowered and ready to own it all. Plus we play a surprise game where we find our spirit animals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we chat a little about movies and a lot about sex!! Tune in for filth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices