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Ä L32 nightlife APRIL 15. 2011 W W W .JU S T O U T.C O M Show ‘Nuff Peep Show Celebrates One Year Peep Show burst onto the scene quite spec b y d a n ie l b o r g e n ences the likes o f Fannie M ae Darling— and Anyone who has performed a few times will tacularly last year, surprising everyone with big she tell you we’re quite the quirky little family.” stars, daring performances and its larger-than- Chonga. life hostess, Artemis Chase. A drag veteran on - both coasts, Chase built the “queer cabaret vari introduced Portland to C hiC hi and thing people want to see again.” To commemorate the show’s one-year run, And Peep Show has thrived despite its mid Chase welcomes some o f Peep Show ’s staple week slot, with the Tuesday-night lineup talent. On the docket so far are Fannie Mae never failing to attract an enthusi Darling, C hiC hi and Chonga, Little Tommy astic audience. Part o f the show’s Bang Bang and Ecstacy Inferno. Chase also intrigue, Chase says, is her mis plans to bring in some super-secret special The rise to the top o f the variety show heap hasn't come without some ety show” from scratch. Am ong Peep Show ’s struggle, as part o f the traditional first guests were the inimitable Sherry Vine and drag Joey Arias, New York C ity natives who’ve be Peep Show ’s concept. Critics sion: “To create a space that guests, but she won’t divulge the details just yet. come two o f the country’s most popular person loathed “edgier” perfor any talented performer can he Sounds like we’re in for yet another wild, be alities. Using the vast network Chase established mance hits (there’s been stage a part of.” And if Peep Show ’s witching Tuesday night. during her involvement with RuPaul's Drag blood). “W henever you Race (she was on the hit series’ last two casting something that breaks out o f the r specials), she later landed Pandora Boxx. But Peep Show isn’t just about out-of-tow n- ers. 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