# Quentin Crisp

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Who Is Quentin Crisp?

Long before there was a language for queer visibility, Quentin Crisp was walking down the streets of London in full makeup, hennaed hair, and carefully chosen vintage clothes, getting beaten up for it, and coming back the next day anyway. Crisp was born in 1908 in England and spent most of his adul…

Gavin Friday

The narrative of Gavin Friday is defined by a 50-year journey from a confrontational punk iconoclast to a high-culture composer. While many see him as "Bono’s best friend," his own history is filled with bizarre rituals and pioneering artistic risks. As of May 2026, he is currently touring his "sa…

Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey

Actors Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Annie Proulx, Quentin Crisp and Muriel Barbery. Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx Publisher: Harper Perennial The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Translator: Alison Anderson P…

Proud Voices: GetLit Poets #1

In a special Pride Month feature produced by Brian DeShazor, young poets from Los Angeles-based Get Lit – Words Ignite respond to the words of LGBTQ trailblazers across generations. After listening to archival recordings by James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and Quentin Crisp, the poets James Mondares, Ca…

Andrew Sa ‘Your Whisper’

Chicago's Andrew Sa, aka Lonesome Andrew, blends classic country crooner leanings with sincere queer storytelling. His debut album American Rough takes inspiration from the writings of Walt Whitman and Quentin Crisp. Andrew is on the bill for the next School Night, Thursday, August 20th at The Airl…

Orlando (1992)

"Nothing thicker than a knife's blade separates melancholy from happiness." Queer temporality, gender expression and sexual fluidity - we are nourished by Sally Potter's beautiful reworking of the "unfilmable" 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf, starring Tilda Swinton as the title character who experienc…

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

In which Becky and Dan commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month by ripping on the 1984 Genesis hit Illegal Alien. Along the way they ask some great questions, namely How the fuck did this song get made? Why on earth would Collins sing in that accent? How cool was Quentin Crisp? Are songs like Illegal Al…

Episode 311: Mark Farrelly on Quentin Crisp head of Three Creative Legends: One Actor. Penge, 10-14 November

Darren Weale talks with actor, writer, and producer Mark Farrelly, who appears at the Bridge House Theatre in Penge between 10th and 14th November in a series of shows dubbed 'Three Creative Legends: One Actor' with nights devoted to Quentin Crisp, Derek Jarman, and Patrick Hamilton. Here, Mark tal…

How Do I Live In The World As An Unwanted Outcast?

Today we meet Alvin Orloff and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp. Alvin Orloff began writing in 1977, penning lyrics for the Blow Dryers, an early San Francisco punk band. He spent the 1980s working as a telemarketer and exotic dancer w…