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Laugh with Jonathan Van Ness at the Chevalier Theatre

The "Queer Eye" star performs "Imaginary Living Room Olympian" in Medford.

Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness hits Medford’s Chevalier Theatre this March for two nights. Photo provided

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Jonathan Van Ness, of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” fame, brings “Imaginary Living Room Olympian,” a dazzling comedy show full of life lessons — and even gymnastics — to Boston for two nights this March.

A hair-stylist-turned-personality-turned-one-person-show powerhouse, Van Ness joined the Queer Eye “fab five” in 2018 when Netflix rebooted the Bravo reality series in which gay men give self-help advice to straight men (and in the reboot, women, too).

Van Ness, who’s nonbinary, first appeared in front of the camera in 2013 for a web series, Gay of Thrones. His podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, just became a Netflix special, and his 2019 memoir, “Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love,” was a New York Times Bestseller and one of NPR’s Favorite Books of the Year. And if that all weren’t enough to keep track of, Van Ness launched JVN Hair, a line of sustainably made, cruelty-free, non-gendered hair products, in 2021.

The multi-hyphenate Emmy Award nominee’s first live tour in 2019, “Jonathan Van Ness: Road to Beijing,” included a sold-out Radio City Music Hall stop. This year, he hits the road for his second comedy act, sharing his passion for equity, inclusion, and a better world for all — with a heavy dose of humor.