BGSQDBureau of General Services—Queer Division
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TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014.
Potpourri is the theme of the 85th TELL, guest-hosted by Nonye Brown-West. Storytellers: Neje Bailey, Calvin S. Cato, and Lois Thompson.
The event will also be live-streamed at youtube.com/@bgsqd
Suggested donation of $10 to benefit the Bureau and the storytellers.
We will pass a bag at the start of the event. Donations by card can be made at the register or via Venmo @bgsqd with TELL 85 in the message. Thank you for supporting the Bureau and TELL!
All are welcome to join, with or without a donation.
Nonye Brown-West is a Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe’s Rise column as a Comic to Watch, NPR, PBS, ABC, Sway In The Morning, and the New York Comedy Festival. Nonye has two animated web series, Fairytales with Nonye and Gayby Jesus.
My name is Neje Bailey. I am the last Bailey standing whose bloodline predates freedom and I’m Queer … boy, do I have a story for you!
Named one of Time Out New York’s Queer Comics of Color to Watch Out For, Calvin S. Cato has dazzled audiences around the world. His television appearances include Oxygen, Netflix, and an unaired pilot for Vice Media called Emergency Black Meeting. His comedy has been featured in numerous festivals including San Francisco Sketchfest, Brooklyn Pride, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, and FlameCon. In early 2021, Calvin was published in Kweendom, an anthology of essays by queer comedians and entertainers.
For the past ten years, Lois Thompson has produced and hosted Blacklight Comedy Show at The Brooklyn Moon. Always an all-female line-up, Blacklight has become a must-do stage for NYC and visiting comedians alike. Since 2016, she has also produced the comedy portion of the Brooklyn Pride Celebration.