Acclaimed Out Comic Rob Nash gave Campus Pride the opportunity to interview him. Rob's most recent work School Sucks! , a one-act show, features 30 characters. This show has received 14 rave reviews from New York periodicals including the New York Times. The show was listed in the Top Ten Broadway/off-Broadway Plays in 2005 Time Out New York Magazine. He has been seen on VH1 and Comedy Central. He has also worked with such noted comics as Margaret Cho, Aisha Tyler, Rosie O'Donnell, and Ellen DeGeneres.

He has performed in many venues including Gotham Comedy Club in NYC and The Comedy Store in LA. He has performed at a few colleges and universities including UCLA, Yale, Vassar College, and Princeton. Nash was deemed the "funniest standup comic" in 2004 according to the Austin Chronicle Readers Poll. He is also the first out gay standup comic from the south.

Currently, he lives in Austin, Texas. He divides his time between writing and teaching writing, touring, and performing at St. Edwards University, CAP 21 Studios at NYU, and Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. He also is a special education teacher for AISD in Austin.
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Interview Begins.

CP: Thank you so much Rob for giving your time to Campus Pride for this interview. Let's start off with what gives you inspiration. Who or what inspires you with your work?