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for|the hurler|Johnny McGovern Infobox musical artist| name = Jonny McGovern | image = | caption = McGovern at an event at the Rapture Cafe in New York City | background = solo_singer | birth_date = birth date and age|1977|7|12| origin = Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn , New York , United States|U.S. | genre = House music|House , Dance music|dance | occupation = Stand-up comedian , musician , podcaster | years_active = 1998–present | label = Gay/Nerd Music | website = http://www.gaypimp.com/ www.GayPimp.com| associated_acts = Team PIMP, La'Mady, Linda James Jonny McGovern (born July 12, 1975), also known by his character name The Gay Pimp , is an United States|American stand-up comedian , musician and podcaster . He has recorded three albums as comedic singer The Gay Pimp, and is also a cast member of Logo (TV channel)|Logo 's The Big Gay Sketch Show .
Early life
Jonny McGovern was born to Mary McGovern and Rob Gutowski in Brooklyn, New York . His parents traveled often and McGovern grew up primarily in Egypt and Thailand .cite web|author=Waechter, Patrick Steven.|url= http://gaypimp.com/index.php/content/view/177/29/|title=The Gay Pimp Gets Sketchy|date=April 11, 2007|publisher=GayPimp.com|accessdate=December 13, 2007 McGovern later returned to the United States to study acting at Boston University , where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA .
Career
Early career
McGovern stated that he was inspired to create his signature comedic character, The Gay Pimp, after listening to rap songs and interviews by Eminem . McGovern has said, cquote|It started off with Eminem. I was appalled by him ripping on fags and talking mad shit. People were protesting, but how could you protest a pop star? I figured my best way of protesting was to write a big, flashy, glamorous, funny show... called The Wrong Fag to Fuck With: The Gay Pimp vs. Eminem . It was where the Gay Pimp was a pop star/superhero who came out at the MTV awards to battle Eminem. Of course it did end with Eminem getting it up the butt and being humiliated while all the gay teens were set free.cite web|author=Weiss, Matthew.|url= http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/5/jonnymcgovern? page=0%2C0|title=After Elton Interview With Jonny McGovern|date=May 14, 2007|publisher=AfterElton.com|accessdate=December 13, 2007 After the songs from the show began to get heavy rotation in New York City nightclubs, McGovern was approached about making a music video for one of his songs, Soccer Practice . The video for Soccer Practice , which received heavy rotation in dance clubs as well as notoriety on the Internet , featured McGovern in a shirt that was emblazoned with the sequined words "Gay Pimp." In it, he cavorted and simulated sex with scantily-clad men.
The success of the single garnered attention for McGovern, and he contributed commentary on a variety of VH1 shows (such as Best Week Ever , Totally Gay , and 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes ) as well as earned a slot on Comedy Central|Comedy Central's all-gay comedy show Out on the Edge , hosted by Alan Cumming .cite web |url= http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/m/jonny_mcgovern.jhtml |title=Jonny McGovern on Comedy Central |accessdate=February 20, 2007|work= McGovern also became a year-long correspondent for The Ricki Lake Show . A second single, ''Lookin' Cute/Feelin' Cute , continued to endear him to his largest fan base of gay teenagers, despite missing the heavy exposure of Soccer Practice .
Other appearances
In 2008, McGovern was also featured as a commentator on truTV 's '' The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest... .
Collaboration
Besides his own music, McGovern is involved with several other groups where he acts in roles as a song writer, producer, and performer.
To date, these groups include:
La'Mady
A now defunct, tranny Rap music|rap "super group" that consisted of McGovern's podcast co-host Linda James, DJ Nita , Ericka Toure Aviance, and Koko Aviance . Kevin Aviance appeared on the group's signature track, This Is New York City, Bitch, but is not a member. The group's other song to date is Runway in My Street Clothes . La'Mady's album, ''Feelin' Like an Orchid was announced in 2006 on the How to F*** a Straight Guy'' episode of McGovern's podcast.
Linda James
Linda James (the solo recording artist , not to be confused with the actress, podcaster, model, or Bea Arthur - impersonator of the same name), has written and recorded two songs with McGovern. The first is called The Bad Bump and it deals with cocaine overdose. More recently, she recorded Timebomb, which is featured in The East Village Mixtape Volume 2: The Legends Ball . As part of an ensemble groups La'Mady and Team PIMP, Ms. James has recorded nearly a dozen songs with Jonny McGovern.
Team Pimp
An electronica - Pop music|pop - Rap music|rap crossover group consisting of McGovern, Linda James, Maxi J, Ericka Toure Aviance, and Adam Joseph . The group is responsible for the tracks ''Somethin' for the Fellas (That Like The Fellas) , Bossy Bottom , Dick Swang Out! , and the unreleased Run to the Dance Floor .
Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern
McGovern hosts ''' Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern , a weekly free LGBT themed podcast based out of Los Angeles since August 2010. Originally based in New York City, (January 16, 2006 - January 11, 2010) it presently ranks as one of the highest weekly comedy podcast under the keyword "gay" on the iTunes music store.
Awards
HX Awards
Best Party: Boys Gone Wild/The Rambles at The Park 2005, 2006, 2007
2007 Glammy Awards
Best Party Promoter
Best Male Entertainer
Best Party - Boys Gone Wild @ Mr Black's cite web
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2008 Pill Awards
Sexy Pill - ''Somethin' for the Fellas (That like the Fellas)
Best Dance Video - ''Somethin' for the Fellas (That like the Fellas)
Discography
Year
Tracks
2003
Dirty Gay Hits #Gay Pimp Intro#Dirty Gay Teen Pop Superstars#Soccer Practice#Hey Lil' Raver Boi#Dirty Gay Stuff#The Wrong Fag to Fuck With#Lookin' Cute / Feelin' Cute#Lookin' Cute Pt 2#Dream Boi Cream Boi#Koko Would Like A Bump - featuring KoKo AvianceUS Release Date: August 4, 2003
2006
Jonny McGovern Presents: This is NYC, Bitch& #33; The East Village Mixtape #This is New York City (Bitch!) - La'Mady featuring Kevin Aviance#Somethin' For the Fellas (That Like the Fellas) - TEAM PIMP#We Like to Freak - Jonny McGovern featuring Flawless Sabrina#The Bad Bump - Linda James featuring Corey Tut#Showgirl - Erickatoure Aviance#This is How You Go-Go - Jay*#Servin' it Up - Peppermint Gummy Bear#KoKo Would Like a Bump - KoKo Aviance#Runway in My Street Clothes - La'MadyUS Release Date: November 28, 2006
2007
Gays Gone Wild #Girl, I Fucked Yo' Boyfriend#Bossy Bottom - Feat. Adam Joseph, Linda James, and Erickatoure Aviance#Afterhours#Somethin' for the Fellas (That Like the Fellas) - Feat. Team PIMP#Orange Juice - Feat. Xander#Gayboy Mansion#I Likes to Have Funz#Dick Swang Out& #33; - Feat. TEAM PIMP#We Like to Freak - Feat. Mother Flawless Sabrina#Electroboy#Don't Fall in Love With a Homo (A Song for the Ladies)#Somethin' for the Fellas (5am TEAM Work Remix) - Feat. Team PIMPUS Release Date: May 9, 2007
2008
Keep It Faggity: The Gay Pimp Remix Project #Don't Fall In Love With a Homo (Uptempo Re-Creation Mix)#Bossy Bottom (featuring TEAM PIMP) (Booty House Mix)#After Hours ('Til the Morning Marathon Mix)#Run to the Dancefloor ( Junior Vasquez|J.Vasquez Unreleased Mix)#Soccer Practice (Holland's Big Room Mix)#Lookin' Cute/Feelin' Cute (Destination X Main Mix)#Dick Swang Out& #33; (featuring TEAM PIMP) (Team Work Runway Mix)#Girl, I Fucked Yo' Boyfriend (U Know He Did It At the Club Mix)#Somethin' for the Fellas (featuring TEAM PIMP) (5am TEAM Work Remix)#Soccer Practice (featuring Maxi J) (Dylan Drazen 12" Mix)#Lookin' Cute/Feelin' Cute UnpluggedUS Release Date: June 11, 2008
2008
Dirty Gay Christmas Single #A Dirty Gay Christmas (A Song for the Fans) http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? id=295914231& s=143441US Release Date: Late November 15, 2008
2009
Best of Gay Pimpin volumes 1 & 2 Volume 1:#Feelin' Really Faggity (Theme to Gay Pimpin') #Jonny Mcgovern's Theme Restaurant #Jojo the F to M Penis Made from a Clit Children's Story #Linda James As Madonna #Britney At Petco #Erickatoure's Advice On Gettin' Straight Trade #Also a Man: Erickatoure's Fragrance Commercial #Sophia Lamar's Top Ten Signs You're Shitty #Martha Wash Tells Us About Confronting Her Lipsynchers #Chocolate Puddin Conjures Up Venus Xtrvaganza #Britney & Amy Winehouse Freaky Friday #Gayco Commercial With Julie Goldman #Blu Kennedy's Tales from a Porn Set #Kevin Aviance Talks About His Big Break from Madonna #Pretend Kevin Aviance Bosses Linda Around #Gayco Commercial With Sophia Lamar #Dj Larry Tee Tells Us About His Crazy Road Trip to NYC #Pretend Kevin Aviance Bosses Linda Around Part 2 #Mastercunt Theater: Linda As Venus #Meet Waffles : The World's Biggest Pop Star #Eat That& #33; By WafflesVolume 2:#Disco the Kid's Time for Gay Pimpin' Theme #Introduction to Nature's Candy #Nature's Candy: Erickatoure's Imaginary Porn Calendar #Podcast Apollo Legends #Sophia Lamar's Top Ten Reasons You Might Be Crummy #Kevin Aviance Spills About His Gay Bash Attack #Jojo the F to M Penis Made from a Clit: Jojo of Love #Artist Robert W Richards Talks About Meeting Dinah Washington #Britney's Raccoon Trap Problem #The Origin of Joanie Mcgovern #The Devil Wears Balenciaga: Linda Vs Pompom #Madonna's Mrs Doubtfire Mask #Chocolate Puddin's New Supergroup Sings "Ooh I Think Yer Shitty, Bitch" #DJ Nita Calls Jonny & Linda #Linda James' Excuse Me Miss... #Jonny's Shoobydoo Mysteries #Oh Martin (Mega Mix) #Rupaul Taks About Becoming a Star #The Britney Pink Wig Theory #Perez Hilton Blabs Clay Aiken's Manhunt Screenname #Intern Pom Pom's Travelling Pants Summer Vaykay #Madonna's History of the World #Chocolate Puddin Makes a Podcast Benefit Anthem #Podcast Donation Anthem 3.97 a Month US release date: January 30, 2009
2009
The East Village Mixtape Volume 2: The Legends Ball # Battlecat - Princess Xtravaganza# Gimme More - Kevin Aviance#My Pumps - Erickatoure Aviance#Timebomb - Linda James#And The Crowd Goes - Britney Houston #Rich White Woman - Sweetie#A Song for the Hookers (Get Laid, Get Paid) - Feat. Team PIMP#Shitty Faggot - Sophia Lamar #The Look - Xander#Bring The rain - Maxi J#I Saw Your Cock on Craig's List - Jonny McGovernUS Release Date: November 2009
2011
Songs about the Golden Girls#Zbornak#Blanche Deveraux#Take Me To Saint Olaf (A Song for Rose)
2011
The Gayest of All Time #BJ Got Me Fallin in Love#Dickmatized http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=9Y_2snD9nrY#Sexy Nerd#Modified#Man Areas#more tracks TBA
Unreleased Tracks
Unreleased #This is How We Do / We Run This (La'Mady Remix) - La'Mady#Tranny Ladies - Jonny McGovern (Parody of Beyoncee's Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|Single Ladies )
Note:
In the twelfth episode of the third season of Queer as Folk (North American TV series)|Queer as Folk , Soccer Practice can be seen and heard in the background of the bar scene at about 18 minutes into the episode
Soccer Practice is played in the HBO vampire series True Blood in the third episode of season one. McGovern mentioned it on his weekly podcast and says he highly approves
Artist and raconteur Robert W. Richards drew the album cover for Gays Gone Wild
The photographs used on Jonny McGovern's site and ReMix album where shot by Dick Mitchel
As of June 2007, The song ''Somethin' For The Fellas (That Like the Fellas)'' held the top spot on Logo (TV channel)|Logo 's The Click List: Top 10 Videos for over 15 weeks
The video for ''Don't Fall in Love With a Homo (A Song for the Ladies)'' was released on May 1, 2008 with 25,000 views in the first day. It eventually hit number 1 on Logo's Click List and stayed there for 6 weeks
Jonny's Latest single a gay parody of "Like A G6" with Tranz diva Calpernia Addams called "Likin Big Dicks" was a viral video smash garnering over 400,000 views, and a club remix was produced by NYC electro-group Naked Highway . Jonny's spoof of A-trak's "Barbra Streisand" dance track entitled "Marla Gibbs" (honoring the star of 227) was another viral smash and was mentioned several times by Andy Cohen on BRAVO's Watch What Happens Live! He also has a popular web series "Celebrity Donkey Punch" which comes out bi monthly.
Jonny's new EP " Songs About The Golden Girls" comes out this spring followed by a full CD Gay Pride 2011.
References
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External links
http://www.gaypimp.com GayPimp.com The Official Jonny McGovern Website
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