Richard Ryder (comedian): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Added category |
m Moving Category:Canadian LGBT broadcasters to Category:Canadian LGBTQ broadcasters per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 September 11#LGBT nominations which were opposed at CFDS |
||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Canadian comedian and broadcaster (born 1966)}} |
|||
'''Richard Ryder''' is a [[ |
'''Richard Ryder''' (born 1966) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] comedian and broadcaster,<ref name=windsor>"Comedian true to himself; Pride Fest offers encore performance by Ryder". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', August 5, 2010.</ref> best known as a host of programming on [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] radio station [[CIRR-FM|Proud FM]] and national cable television channel [[OutTV (Canada)|OutTV]].<ref name=pride>[http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/arts-and-entertainment/proud-fms-richard-ryder-the-pride-toronto-187327 "Proud FM's Richard Ryder, the pride of Toronto"]. ''[[Daily Xtra]]'', March 8, 2016.</ref> He is the morning host on Proud FM, and his work for OutTV includes the reality series ''[[Knock Knock Ghost]]''<ref name=pride/> and weekly ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' commentaries recorded in character as [[drag queen]] Wilma Fingerdoo.<ref>[http://www.dailyxtra.com/ottawa/arts-and-entertainment/richard-ryder-brings-comedy-ottawa-53871 "Richard Ryder brings his comedy to Ottawa"]. ''[[Daily Xtra]]'', March 27, 2013.</ref> |
||
He regularly tours throughout Ontario as a performer at [[LGBT Pride]] and other [[ |
He regularly tours throughout Ontario as a performer at [[LGBT Pride]] and other [[LGBTQ]]-related comedy events.<ref name=windsor/><ref>"Laugh out Proud funny: As their level of comedy improves, gay comics enter the mainstream". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', July 5, 2005.</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist |
{{reflist}} |
||
{{Portal bar|Biography|Canada|Comedy| |
{{Portal bar|Biography|Canada|Comedy|LGBTQ}} |
||
{{authority control}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryder, Richard}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryder, Richard}} |
||
| Line 14: | Line 17: | ||
[[Category:Canadian stand-up comedians]] |
[[Category:Canadian stand-up comedians]] |
||
[[Category:Canadian television hosts]] |
[[Category:Canadian television hosts]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Canadian LGBTQ broadcasters]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Gay comedians]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:1966 births]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Canadian LGBTQ comedians]] |
||
[[Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people]] |
|||
[[Category:Canadian gay entertainers]] |
|||
[[Category:Drag performers from Toronto]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 02:44, 25 September 2024
Richard Ryder (born 1966) is a Canadian comedian and broadcaster,[1] best known as a host of programming on Toronto, Ontario radio station Proud FM and national cable television channel OutTV.[2] He is the morning host on Proud FM, and his work for OutTV includes the reality series Knock Knock Ghost[2] and weekly RuPaul's Drag Race commentaries recorded in character as drag queen Wilma Fingerdoo.[3]
He regularly tours throughout Ontario as a performer at LGBT Pride and other LGBTQ-related comedy events.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Comedian true to himself; Pride Fest offers encore performance by Ryder". Windsor Star, August 5, 2010.
- ^ a b "Proud FM's Richard Ryder, the pride of Toronto". Daily Xtra, March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Richard Ryder brings his comedy to Ottawa". Daily Xtra, March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Laugh out Proud funny: As their level of comedy improves, gay comics enter the mainstream". Ottawa Citizen, July 5, 2005.
