That time Little Richard & Liberace both appeared as guests on the same 1970s talk show
Little Richard and Liberace on the Mike Douglas Show (Photo: YouTube)
An Instagram post that recently went viral shows two famous LGBTQ+ figures on the same chat show in 1970. At the time, both performers were in the closet, despite their flamboyant and outrageous stage personas.
The two individuals in question were Liberace and Little Richard.
Liberace was a guest co-host of The Mike Douglas Show for a week. During his stint with Douglas, rock’n’roller Little Richard was a guest.
The clip is fascinating now to see how gay men in the entertainment industry often hid in plain sight.
Watch below.
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