Richard Ryder (born 1966) is a Canadian comedian and broadcaster,"Comedian true to himself; Pride Fest offers encore performance by Ryder". '' Windsor Star'', August 5, 2010. best known as a host of programming on Toronto, Ontario radio station Proud FM and national cable television channel OutTV."Proud FM's Richard Ryder, the pride of Toronto"
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Daily Xtra ''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former pr ...

'', March 8, 2016. He is the morning host on Proud FM, and his work for OutTV includes the reality series '' Knock Knock Ghost'' and weekly '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' commentaries recorded in character as drag queen Wilma Fingerdoo. He regularly tours throughout Ontario as a performer at

LGBT Pride LGBT pride (also known as gay pride or simply pride) is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as a social group. Pride, as opposed to sham ...

and other LGBT-related comedy events."Laugh out Proud funny: As their level of comedy improves, gay comics enter the mainstream". ''

Ottawa Citizen The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...

'', July 5, 2005.

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