Madison Sinclair

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Watch Madison Sinclair's Kill Tony episode 158 set with a timestamped video, full transcript, and line-by-line joke breakdown. This set has 2 bits, 3 joke beats, 0.23 punch density, 0.00 tag density.

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Hey guys, what's up?

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So, a lot of my friends go to drag shows, and I don't like them because they remind me of minstrel shows.

I don't know if you guys know what minstrel shows are. In the early 1900s, white actors would do it on blackface and just dance around.

And that's pretty much what's going on at drag shows.

Like, drag makeup's just like female blackface.

Like, they're not representing women in good ways at all.

They have names like Tasha Salad and Hazelnut.

And just once, I went one with a practical name like Susan.

And she could just come out and lip sync to a Ted Talk about diversity and leadership.

I put so many singles in her pantsuit, it's ridiculous.

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So I used to do drag makeup back in Florida.

And I used to think that drag queens wanted to be women, and apparently that's not true

all the time.

Most of the time it's not true.

They do it for the money.

A lot of them, if you're a successful drag queen, you make...

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setupSo, a lot of my friends go to drag shows, and I don't like them because they remind me of minstrel shows.

setupI don't know if you guys know what minstrel shows are. In the early 1900s, white actors would do it on blackface and just dance around.

setupAnd that's pretty much what's going on at drag shows.

punchlineLike, drag makeup's just like female blackface.