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# America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart | United States of Comedy, Ep 3
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/independent-lens/specials/united-states-of-comedy-episode-3-aswunb/
- Published: 2024-11-27T01:00:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T05:48:36.000Z
- Description: Legendary Atlanta comic Ian Aber takes the stage with jokes about growing up queer in the South.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Independent Lens, #ZZZ_Show_0b7db2c5-17c9-47e3-a2fa-022bad749896, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_dcf3b2d7-7fe9-4c86-a68a-353d3b23905c, #special

A mainstay at the famous Laughing Skull Lounge, Atlanta comic Ian Aber, self-described as "America's gay Christian sweetheart," helps pave the way for other gay comics in the South.