Buds Digest 012 / edible moments with…
Josh Sharp
Photographed by JASON RODGERS
Brooklyn comedian (and Buds cover-star-alum) JOSH SHARP sits down for a revealing entry to our EDIBLE MOMENTS series in the encore weeks of his one-man show TA-DA!
Read on as he shares his favorite drag queen, which major analytic philosopher he most wants to get stoned with, and much more…
Have you ever been arrested? Tell us about it.
No and I truly feel this is a character flaw. I'ma put it in print for accountability: If I'm not arrested by 2030, you can place me in the stockades in the middle of the public square and throw rotted fruit at me. My Instagram Reels is all elderly Brits getting arrested in the streets for Gaza right now and I've never felt the tug of zip ties around my wrists? Pathetic. This must change.
Who is your dream person to get stoned with and why?
Noam Chomsky. I want my guy to get blasted and just pop tf owf. I want to be like: listen, you've been blowing my mind for two decades ever since I found you on YouTube in college. Let's split a fat edible and I want you to DO *clap hands emoji* YOUR *clap hands emoji* WORST *clap hands emoji*! If I can be greedy, I want Angela Davis there too. And also Reggie Watts. And also Amy Sedaris.
Boxers or Briefs, or underwear is a construct?
Briefs for support. Boxers for vibes. But really: rebuke the binary and make sure you have some thongs and jock straps in rotation for special occasions. And also just for mundane occasions. Wear a thong to the grocery store and don't even whale tail it. Be one with yourself.
Favorite drag queen?
Charlene Incarnate. I truly think when, decades from now, the scholars of night life are writing of this era, Charlene will be the maypole that we were all just skipping around, ribbons in hand. At the "Oh Mary" Broadway opening night party at the Eagle (cue Orna meme: "I know the Eagle..."), Charlene said to me: "A momentous occasion for the community. Generational." I feel the same about the Charlene Incarnate Era, which we are all so fortunate to exist during. To pay witness to the Holy Trinity that is Charlene + Timbs + Floor Fan is always a momentous occasion for the community. Generational.
What is your favorite album to get stoned to?
"Promises" by Floating Points feat. Pharoah Sanders (RIP) and the London Symphony Orchestra. Mama, you can take a damn bath in this one. Let her wash over you. Let her birth you anew. You will fly, you will float, you will transcend. You will touch God and God will touch you back. It will all be with consent. And if you need an elevator pitch then FINE: it's more or less one arpeggio that's been stretched and flexed and milked for all its glory. It's Pharaoh Sanders—legend!!—at the age of 79, putting all of his genius, his talent, his LIFE into a tenor sax. It's the London Symphony painting in colors you didn't know existed. It's a lesson in dynamic exploration, in mood shifting within constraints. It's a JOURNEY. Don't listen unless you can listen to the whole thing front to back. Have a glass of amaro while you do it, if able. Be well. Be blessed.
Favorite munchies?