Comedian Morgan Rees dishes on turning 30, his cartoon daddy crush & being thirsty (for life)
bi, that is.The emerging London-based comedian has gained notoriety through his unfiltered stand-up sets, his hilarious web videos (on TikTok and Instagram, where he has hundreds of thousands of followers), and for loudly and proudly identifying as bisexual, helping bust myths around sexuality with laughter.“I try and make queer comedy for everybody,” he recently told the BBC, noting that he does often find himself performing to straight people at comedy clubs (where he kills).
And part of that means he’s frequently confronting misconceptions about bi people—that they’re untrustworthy, that they’re promiscuous, that they’re just going through a pahse.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.“Bisexuality is not a stepping stone for me,” Rees has said. “It’s my final destination.” The comic first came out at as bi at 22 and never looked back.
Having recently entered his 30s, he’s got a new lease on life and has vowed to be his most authentic, happiest, funniest self.Now, he’s bringing that newfound thirty-something energy with him on the road for his first-ever U.K.
tour, “Turning Thirsty,” hitting up some iconic venues in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales from May through July of this year.(And, if you’re not in the U.K., don’t sweat it: You can still get plenty of Morgan Rees through social media, his weekly podcast Chatting With Cherubs, or you can find him in your email inbox thanks to his upcoming, recently announced Substack!)While preparing for his big tour, Queerty snagged some time with Rees and invited him to be the latest guest in our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
