22-05-2025
Jordan Gray review — trans gags and death threats
Jordan Gray got noticed in 2022 with a first show, Is It a Bird?, that offered a wildly charismatic, self-mocking, musical and impassioned account of life as a transgender woman. It got an Edinburgh Comedy Awards nomination, and led to a big tour and to an appearance on Channel 4's Friday Night Live that ended with a strip that revealed both her breasts and her penis.
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That strip earned its place closing a full show but felt too much too soon in a brief TV turn. It led to notoriety, and it led to death threats, Gray tells us as her second show, Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Here to
