Michael Buzzelli

Michael Buzzelli is a stand-up comedian and sit-down author. As a comedian, he has performed all around the country, most notably, the Ice House, the Comedy Store and the Improv in Los Angeles. As a writer, Michael Buzzelli has been published in a variety of websites, magazines and newspapers. He is a theater and arts critic for 'Burgh Vivant,’ Pittsburgh's online cultural talk magazine. He is also a Moth Grand Slam storyteller and actor. His books, "Below Average Genius," a collection of essays culled from his weekly humor column in the Observer-Reporter, and his romantic comedy,  “All I Want for Christmas," are on sale at Amazon.com. He is working on a LGBTQ romantic comedy called, “Why I Hate My Friends.” You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter. (He / Him / His)

Coming Out: Why it Matters

In 2012, former Carnegie Mellon University graduate Matt Bomer came out of the closet. The actor, best known for his role on the television show ...

Closet Busters! Coming Out of Hiding in 2013

In 2013, a slew of celebrities came out of the closet, and, for the first time, a male pro athlete came out of the closet ...

Getting off on Good Behavior

The holidays are a time of giving, and a lot of LGBT organizations have gotten into the spirit. The Burgh Bears, a non-profit social group ...

Ho! Ho! No.

On Thursday, November 7, Monroeville Mall opened a 12 screen Cinemark theater with state-of-the-art XD (Extreme Digital Cinema), joining its other theaters in Center Township, ...

Oh, Violent Night

On October 6, a violent incident sent shockwaves through the LGBT community when five young men committed an assault (read hate crime) in Lawrenceville. The ...

Oh, Don’t Be Such a Phobe

At Halloween, people enjoy a good scare. It’s fear for fun. What’s unusual is not everyone is afraid of the same things. Human beings have ...

What The Duck

THE FESTIVAL OF FIRSTS BRINGS TO PITTSBURGH WORLD CLASS MUSIC, VISUAL & PERFORMANCE ART, AND ONE VERY LARGE DUCK. When a 40-foot-tall rubber duck takes ...

Knit with Wit

Fiber Artist Amanda K. Gross and a few hundred people have knitted a bridge cozy (think tea cozy on a grand scale). Amanda, outreach coordinator ...

The Hippie History of OUR Flag

The Rainbow Flag, Pride Flag, also known as the Freedom flag, flies at every Pride celebration, every Equality event, and at almost every LGBT event ...