AS: Liam Sullivan: comedian, actor, and bringing the “betch” out of us all. What really got YouTubers addicted was more than Shoes; it was the charisma of the character of which you’ve created, Kelly, with her bleached wig and bright lipstick and awkwardly fitting sense of style. Becoming a YouTube sensation seems more than easy for you with your hilarious videos. Was it a surprise for you when “Shoes” became the winner of the 2007 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite User-Generated Video” by YouTube?

LS: It was a surprise, definitely. I never thought this would go so far.

AS: You’ve become an internet celeb as well as made several appearances in the mainstream scene. You’ve done gigs for TV shows: 8 Simple Rules, Gilmore Girls, Alias, and in the movie The Convent and starred for two shows A Liam Show and I Hate My 30’s. Do you prefer touring over doing TV projects?

LS: I prefer actually making my own videos. I love performing live, but it’s very gratifying to have a vision for something and shoot it myself. I seem to do best in that arena.

LS: I love making people laugh. It’s kind of addicting.

AS: Where did the character Kelly—the blond headed with the take-no-shit-from-anyone attitude—come from? After reading a couple blogs, its apparent that word is spreading that Kelly’s supposed to be your inner self, your alter ego?

LS: Kelly is my inner teenage girl. I didn’t know I had one, until one day when I was playing around with my voice, as I am wont to do on occasion. I said, “Shut up, betch!” and Kelly was born. I like her because she is very strong-willed, she makes up her own vocabulary (betch, deck, shetbag), and she doesn’t let anyone or anything stand in her way.

AS: How’s touring with Margaret Cho? Do you find it a lot different getting up in front of a crowd of people and doing your thing, compared to TV recordings for shows?

LS: Touring with Margaret Cho has been a delight. She is a true professional, and she’s taught me a lot. People seem to know who I am when I walk out on stage, so that helps me get over my nerves of being out there.

LS: We’ve got about six more shows, and after that, I don’t know. I am working on something for Aunt Susan, Kelly’s aunt…probably a video or two and a whole album of her funny folk songs. I’ve got a new Kelly video coming out on May 27th.

AS: Is there anything you’d like to say about the tour? Is it generating a lot of support for the LGBT community?

LS: I didn’t even know what LGBT stood for before I did the Kelly character. I’m still not sure. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender? I’ve been very lucky that I’ve found an audience that digs what I do, and I appreciate every laugh I get.