Get to know late-night TV legend Robin Byrd, who is bringing the bawdiness of her public access variety show to the stage in The Robin Byrd Show Live! at NYC’s Cutting Room.
By Brandon Voss
1. What turns you on, creatively or otherwise?
Robin Byrd: Beauty and lighting.
2. What’s a good tip for someone who wants to be you for Halloween?
Don’t forget your lip gloss and the white nail polish!
3. Which celebrity’s hair do you covet most?
Robin Byrd! I am my own creation.
4. What would your death-row last meal be?
Twinkies and Ho Hos!
5. What’s your juiciest vice or guiltiest pleasure?
Great sex.
6. What extravagant purchase should probably make you feel guiltier?
A 50-carat diamond.
7. When’s the last time you wanted to slap someone?
The last time that I was on a crowded subway… Watch out!
8. What most likely made that stain on your outfit?
EVOO — extra virgin olive oil.
9. Describe your favorite undergarment.
Anything with leather and lace.
10. What’s a lie you’ve told more than once?
“I’ll see you, call you later.”
BONUS: Where do you see yourself in five minutes?
Channel 79 on Time Warner Cable/NYC… I’m on every night.
DLNQNT, November 2012.
Photo: Michael Mallard