The Husband & I are fans of funny man & author Bob Smith. Smith has the distinction of being the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight Show & also have his own HBO Comedy Show. Other TV appearances include Politically Incorrect, The Late, Late Show, & Comedy Central's Out There. Smith's Lambda Literary Award-winning collection of essays, Openly Bob, was published to acclaim by Rob Weisbach Books/William Morrow, & his most recent Lambda Literary Award-nominated book, Way To Go, Smith!, was published by HarperCollins. He's written for Amblin Films, The MTV Video Awards, Dennis Miller, Roseanne & was a staff writer for Fox's MAD-TV. Bob's comic essays have appeared in the anthology America’s Best Contemporary Humorists: Mirth of A Nation & 101 Damnations published by St. Martin's Press. His most essay, The Test appears in When I Knew edited by Robert Trachtenberg. Bob is a regular contributor to Out magazine where he writes the popular monthly list column & feature articles. He recently appeared in HBO's documentary about the first gay & lesbian family cruise- All Aboard — Rosie's Family Cruise. Smith is also 1 of 6 gay male comics featured in the Logo documentary film- Laughing Matters – The Men. His novel- Selfish & Perverse was published this fall. God Bless Bob Smith!
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