exciting." His favorite performance venues in New York City are Comedy Cellar, The Stand, and New York Comedy Club. He is a co-star and creator of the IFC series Janice and Jeffrey. Lane and Emma Willmann are co-hosts of a queer-themed podcast, Inside the Closet. They are both also featured in Netflix's The Comedy Lineup. On May 1, 2018, Lane and Nico Tortorella were featured on a Nancy podcast. Personal life On coming out, Lane stated in an interview that "I've spent my entire life feeling shame for being gay and once I came out of the closet, I realized that I'm proud to be gay." Lane's favorite singers are Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Jennifer Hudson. He is a long-time friend of composer and pianist Henry Koperski, with whom he sometimes performs. Political views In a 2017 interview, Lane stated that while he does not discuss Donald Trump directly in his acts, his "material in itself is a stand against Trump." Awards and honors In 2018, Lane was recognized by The Advocate as one of the LGBT Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors for his work in the field of stand-up comedy. See also LGBT culture in New York City List of LGBT people from New York City References External links 1986 births Living people Male actors from Chicago Comedians from Illinois People from Arlington Heights, Illinois American gay artists American gay actors American gay musicians Gay comedians Gay singers Gay painters LGBT people from Illinois American male actors of Mexican descent American people of Italian descent School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni American LGBT singers American LGBT comedians American LGBT painters 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists Painters from Illinois Singers from Illinois American storyboard artists American people of Irish descent 21st-century American comedians 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people