Justin Sayre's Debut Comedy Album THE GAY AGENDA Out on iTunes Today

Acclaimed performer, writer and activist JUSTIN SAYRE - hailed as one the "Funniest People in Brooklyn" by Brooklyn Magazine and among "LA's 16 Most Talented LGBT Comics" by Frontiers Magazine - has released his debut comedy album The Gay Agenda today, Friday, May 27 in digital formats. Physical copies will be available online and in stores in Fall 2016. Recorded live in New York at Joe's Pub the Public Theatre and 54 Below, this compiles some of the most popular routines of the hit monthly variety show The Meeting* of the International Order of Sodomites, in addition to never-before-released material. The album features the show's signature blend of outrageous comedy, politics and culture. Nightlife legend Michael Musto is a special guest on the recording. Liner notes are by Slate editor J. Bryan Lowder. The Gay Agenda is produced by Dan Fortune and Adam J. Rosen, with Dan Fortune serving as executive producer.

The Meeting* was named among the Top nightclub shows of 2013 by Time Out New York, and received the 2012 Bistro Award for "Comedy Artistry" and a 2011 MAC Award nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance. Each month, the I.O.S gathers to honor an artist or a cultural work that is iconic to the gay community. Sayre, the show's creator, writer and host, serves as the Chairman of the Board of the International Order of Sodomites and brings his singular wit to essential business of the day. The Meeting* has enjoyed extended engagements at The Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles and Oasis in San Francisco, in addition to performances at Yale and Harvard Universities.

The show will open its 8th season at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in September 2016.

"In this monthly variety show, the brilliant monologuist Justin Sayre offers witty observations concerning a variety of topics of interest to-but not limited to-the gay audience. The central event is always Mr. Sayre himself, whose monologues and sketches are stirring, funny and can be appreciated by anyone." - The Wall Street Journal

JUSTIN SAYRE, praised for his "deeply passionate soul and acerbic wit" by The New York Times, currently works as a staff writer on the CBS sitcom "2 Broke Girls" and has appeared opposite Lisa Kudrow on HBO's "The Comeback." Justin's first young adult novel, Husky - released by Penguin Books in 2015 - was called "a moving journey of self-discovery and a gratifying coming-of-age story" by Publishers Weekly. The follow-up will hit bookstores next year.

Sayre's works for the theatre include Love's Refrain at LaMaMa, directed by Matthew Placek (A Portrait of Maria Abramovic at Sundance) and called a "Must-See" by Out Magazine; The Boy Sonata, presented at Hot! Queer Theatre Festival and The Wild Project; Rite of Water for Queer Pop-Up Museum; Justin Sayre Is Alive and Well...Writing at Ars Nova, which was called one of the "Top 10 Events on the New York Stage" by the New York Daily News; and The Click of the Lock which was a finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Festival and was last presented at The Players Club with Zachary Booth and Justin Vivian Bond.

According to Edge Media Network: "Comedian, raconteur, performing artist, gay rights activist and sexual outlaw: I'm not sure Justin Sayre is classifiable. The veteran performer is on his way to becoming a Downtown Manhattan institution along the lines of Charles Ludlum or Charles Busch."

Sparkle & Circulate with Justin Sayre, the official podcast of the International Order of Sodomites, was recently named among "10 Comedy Podcasts You Should Listen To" by Backstage and was featured on Gimlet Media's program Sampler, opposite Serial's Sarah Koenig. The show, featuring interviews with Randy Harrison, Alaska 5000, Nellie McKay, Justin Vivian Bond, Michael Musto, Frank DeCaro and R&B legend Sarah Dash, is available on iTunes.

The Meeting* monthly live events have featured popular guest stars such as Lea DeLaria, Tonya Pinkins, Tituss Burgess, Robin Byrd, Marilyn Maye, Christian Campbell, Joe Iconis, Frank DeCaro, Lance Horne, Lady Rizo, Kenny Mellman, Maude Maggart, Murray Hill, Jeffery Self, Cole Escola, Bridget Everett and more.

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"THE GAY AGENDA" TRACK LIST

1) Opening Remarks

2) Our Straight Problem

3) Sex and the City 3 (featuring MICHAEL MUSTO)

4) Miley and Gaga

5) Letters to the Chairman

6) You Can't Handle Gay Marriage

7) Valley of the Dolls

8) The New Hanky Code