Lea DeLaria Dishes to Edge, Talks Smack About 'L Word'

Legendary lesbian comedian and jazz singer Lea DeLaria is back on the scene, starring in the stage production of Out of Iceland at the SoHo Repertory in New York. The Edge caught up the star and quizzed her on her past, present, and future.

 Some highlights: She invented the lesbian/U-Haul bit. “The best joke I’ve ever written was, ‘What does a lesbian bring on a second date? A U-Haul.’ I wrote that in 1988 for Lesbo-A-Go-Go, and it swept the world. It’s a ‘Take my wife, please.’ I remember watching ER and they told that joke, and I thought, ‘Fuck, are you kidding?’ Now everybody knows it. The follow up is ‘What does a gay man bring on a second date?’ The punch line is, ’What second date?’”
 
Surprise: She also was up for the Pam Grier “Kit” role in The L Word. 
 
“My least favorite was when I went up for the butch in The L Word, and they changed the role and gave it to Pam Grier. I knew the creative team, and can’t believe they fell for that straight male bullshit. I thought Will & Grace was more representational of the gay community than that show.”
 
Click here to read the rest of the interview and see what DeLaria’s next TV project will be.
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