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797- Coming Out with Comedian Judy Gold

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Judy Gold, comic/author/thinker (Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble) knew she was gay at the age of 3, but coming out took another couple of decades. Listen to hear this incredible story from one of the funniest people working in comedy, Judy Gold! 

Each week Hollywood’s most talented people in the entertainment industry share true, personal stories on the Story Worthy Podcast. Story Worthy celebrated 13 years of podcasting in July 2023 and has over 800 episodes recorded. Christine Blackburn is the creator, host and producer of Story Worthy, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, and My Life in 3 Songs exclusively on Spotify. 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, the talented comedian Judy Gold talks about coming out to her mother.

0:08.1

I knew that I needed to go to therapy because I needed to tell someone that I was gay because I had a

0:15.8

like a relationship in high school, but everything was hidden and no one knew and everything was

0:21.9

secret secret.

0:23.0

I said to the therapist, I have something I want to tell you this week.

0:26.5

And she says, well, I have something I need to tell you this week.

0:30.3

And I said, oh, okay.

0:31.9

She's like, why don't you go first?

0:34.3

And I said, well, I think I might be gay and I was with a girl, you know. And I said,

0:42.6

well, what do you have to say? And she said, I'm moving to Florida and this is our last session.

0:49.1

Today on the show, comedian Judy Gold talks about coming out to her mother. Stay close.

0:55.2

Hey, my name is Judy Gold, and you're listening to Story Worthy.

1:15.8

Welcome to Storyworthy.

1:20.4

My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

1:24.6

Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of almost 13 years.

1:30.5

That's right, the 13 year anniversary is in July, or if you're a brand new listener,

1:37.2

welcome to Storyworthy. I hope you guys enjoy the show last week with Big Cat activist Carol Baskin. Carol Baskin, you guys know her from Tiger King. She was on last week telling a story about

1:43.3

adopting Ligers and tigers and what happens

1:47.9

after the adoptions. And like I said, she's talking about Ligers, which isn't even an animal.

1:53.9

I mean, it is a mixture of a tiger and a lion. And if you think about it, and Carol explains,

2:00.1

that a tiger and a lion would never mate because they don't even live on the same continent.

2:05.8

But, you know, people are crazy and they make these big animals mate.

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