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Queer and queer-friendly comedians have much to say about the gun control debate, including the ineffectiveness of thoughts and prayers and the sacrifice of missing Meryl Streep's birthday.
This has been a big couple of weeks for gun control issues in Congress. While it's unquestionably a serious matter, from last week's Senate filibuster to four gun control measures being voted down Monday and on to the Democrats staging a just-ended sit-in, politicians have given LGBT comics plenty of fodder for jokes, and they're running with it. Here's a roundup of our favorite tweets from queer comedians (and Samantha Bee, because we love Samantha Bee).
First was the filibuster. Lauren Brown was already thinking franchise:
Billy on the Street star Billy Eichner showed he knows his talents:
\u201cI can't stop watching the #filibuster. These guys are amazing. Also I think I would be very, very good at a #filibuster.\u201d— billy eichner (@billy eichner) 1466056060
Samantha Bee offered support:
\u201cSending @Seamless. What do you want on your 37 pizzas? #filibuster\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1466041894
And concern:
\u201cIf this goes on long enough, Murphy may become the first Senator to piss himself in Congress since Orrin Hatch did like an hour ago. #Enough\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1466020598
Then the Senate voted and didn't pass anything. Samantha Bee had an opinion on that too:
\u201cHow weird. I sent my thoughts and prayers to the gun control bills today, and they failed. Guess that shit doesn't really work. #Enough\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1466472625
Queer comedian Lauren Rantala called for practical measures:
Louis Virtel was right on the money on this one:
\u201cThe Senate is now an episode of "Antiques Roadshow" where we learn our thoughts and prayers are worth nothing.\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1466464744
Trans lesbian stand-up comic Riley Silverman had a solid rejoinder to an asinine tweet by the National Rifle Association:
Faith Choyce put it bluntly:
Gay comedian Tony Le Tigre kept things in perspective:
\u201cI can't think of a bigger tragedy than not being able to buy a gun because you were incorrectly put on a terrorist watch list\u201d— Casey Ley (@Casey Ley) 1466058727
Chelsea Lately's Guy Branum had his priorities in order:
\u201cThousands of deaths a year is a small price to pay to ensure Americans have the right gun for hog hunting.\u201d— Guy Branum (@Guy Branum) 1465957281
Cameron Esposito summed up why I don't eat salads:
\u201cAmerica regulates deadly objects - cars, planes, occasionally spinach.\n\nAnd also guns. B/c we don't trust guns more than spinach.\u201d— Cameron Esposito (@Cameron Esposito) 1466650403
Solomon Georgio on letting us get back to what we all love best:
And with the Democrats demonstrating this week, once again Samantha Bee offered support:
\u201c.@HouseDemocrats Do you need sleepover supplies? Phone chargers? Ouija board? A DVD of Dirty Dancing? #NoBillNoBreak #Enough\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1466649353
Lauren Brown informed us of the true scope of the sacrifice being made:
We can hope that between the awareness being raised in Congress and that being raised by these funny people, we'll see some real change in the immediate future.
