Stalter, dressed as an astronaut, talked to Billboard backstage before headlining the Grindr Pleasure Ball.

Meg Stalter performs at the 2026 Grindr Pleasure Ball Courtesy Grindr

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Meg Stalter isn’t joking about her music. Except when she is.

Dry, satirical, willfully uncomfortable but never cruel, Stalter’s outside-the-box comedy is undeniably her own. From her viral “Hi, gay!” clips to costarring in the Emmy-winning Hacks to starring in Broadway’s Oh, Mary! from July through September, Stalter’s career is an unusual negotiation between queer niche and mainstream appeal. Her music follows suit. The Cleveland-born comedian-actor’s debut album, Crave , is layered with satire and social commentary, but it also serves up some genuinely delightful electropop camp.

Last Thursday (Oct. 22) in Manhattan, Stalter performed at the Grindr Pleasure Ball.…