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Sewers of Paris: Get on Stage and Tell a Joke (Ep 523 - Beijing Story/Ricky)

Added 2025-06-12 16:00:13 +0000 UTC

My guest this week is the comedian Ricky Sim, who’s currently touring with his show Coming Out to Dead People. As the name might suggest Ricky’s coming-out process was a little bumpy. Starting with the time that he smuggled an adult VHS tape into the one place he felt safe watching it … a church basement. (Check out Ricky’s upcoming shows in Chicago and New York here.)

Also — if you’re in Seattle, I hope you’ll join me at my upcoming live show What’s so Gay About Frasier. It’s a deep-dive into the private life of Seattle’s most eligible bachelor — and an investigation into why he keeps finding himself at the center of queer misunderstandings. It’s on Tuesday, June 24 at Elliott Bay Books on Capitol Hill at 7pm. I have all the details at mattbaume.com/events.