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    Fortune kills on her set on Conan! 
By Tracy E. GilchristFebruary 21 2014 / 5:42 PM
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the
intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
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Stand-up comic and Chelsea Lately regular Fortune Feimster, performed a short stand-up set on Conan, which included bits about yoga, becoming a Hooters’ waitress, and coming out. And, as usual, Fortune killed it!
It’s a pretty good start to 2014 for Fortune, as she is slated to costar as a lesbian softball player in the upcoming Tina Fey-produced women’s college sitcom Cabot College on Fox.
Watch Fortune’s set on Conan below! 

        
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WATCH: Out Comic Fortune Feimster on Hooters, Lesbians, and Softball on Conan

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