Episode 28 - Chelsea Devantez
In this exciting interview with Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, Chloe and Chelsea discuss what being a drag queen taught her about gender and self-acceptance, how she's navigated male violence, the experience writing her first memoir: I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going To Anyway), her creative process, her marriage with fellow comedian Yassir Lester, and her podcast Glamorous Trash.
Highlights:
The differing comedy styles of Chelsea and her husband Yassir Lester;
Different turning points in Chelsea’s career from Jon Stewart to Girls5Eva, amongst others;
Her experiences making the widely loved independent podcast Glamorous Trash and Chelsea’s love of celebrity memoirs.
Chelsea's first experiences with comedy and perfoming an SNL skit in grade school
How comedy can be used to process trauma
Growing up in a small town disconnected from TV
Bios:
Chelsea Devantez is an Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, and filmmaker. She hosts the widely-loved independent podcast Glamorous Trash which has over 5 million downloads. Her TV credits include Girls5Eva, Not Dead Yet, and Bless This Mess, along with being the head writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart. Chelsea’s new memoir “I Shouldn't Be Telling You This” released in 2024 and quickly became a national bestseller.
Chloe Aftel has spent her career working in commercial photography, photojournalism, and film. She’s an established name in modern photography with work featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Playboy, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Germany, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue & more. Chloe has photographed victims of sexual violence, reported on Covid’s impact on the trans community, and gained access as the first reporter in the Covid wards of the West Coast’s hardest hit hospitals. She has covered underground abortion providers, the impact of gender pronouns on daily life, and clergy abuse. Her first book, “Outside and In Between,” is an award-winning anthology covering gender non-conforming people across America.
