Meg Stalter may be best known for making audiences laugh, but her growing music career comes with a serious side — and potentially a country twist.
The Hacks star, whose debut album Crave mixes satire, social commentary and electropop, has hinted that a future project could draw on her love of country music. Stalter offered the tease while discussing Ella Langley’s “Speaking Terms,” a faith-centered ballad that moved her to tears in concert.
“There’s a really sweet song about God that I love that she sings. It made me cry,” Stalter told Billboard of Langley’s track, which follows a person of faith attempting to reconnect with God after straying. “The lyrics are quite beautiful. She’s incredibly talented.”
Stalter also described herself as a major country fan and a Dolly Parton devotee. Kacey Musgraves appears on the Crave track “Leave a Message at the… Interlude,” and Stalter suggested the genre could become an even bigger part of her music.
“I’m a huge country music fan — hint, maybe for the next album,” she said.
That comment is only a tease, not confirmation of a second album or a full country pivot. Still, it offers a possible glimpse at where Stalter could take a recording career that deliberately blurs the line between sincere pop ambition and comedy.
From Crave to the Grindr Pleasure Ball
Stalter brought that unpredictable combination to Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 22, performing at the invite-only Grindr Pleasure Ball in an astronaut suit. The science-fiction-themed event drew guests including Adam Lambert, Dominique Jackson, Christian Siriano, Susanne Bartsch, Joey Arias and Anna Delvey.
A Halloween costume contest was hosted by Dashaun Wesley, with Bartsch, Siriano, Kelly Cutrone and Grindr’s Tristan Pineiro serving as judges.
During her set, Stalter performed Crave songs including “Prettiest Girl in America,” “Famous Me” and “Gay.” Her playful diva routine remained part of the show: She repeatedly paused one song to demand that audience members make FaceTime calls, and jokingly reprimanded an attendee dressed like David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane for talking while she sang.
The appearance followed Stalter’s live musical debut at the WeHo Pride Street Fair in June. Although she uses exaggerated pop-star behavior for laughs, she said the freedom she feels onstage is genuine.
“When I’m on stage, I am who I really am — I feel the closest to my inner child,” Stalter explained. “I’m up there being silly or doing very serious music because I’m having so much fun.”
She also connected that authenticity to her queer audience, saying gay and queer fans respond to seeing someone present themselves exactly as they are. Stalter described herself as a “gay Christian” and said she feels she has “pretty much” everything because of her girlfriend, her faith and her family.
The Serious Meaning Behind the Satire
Even when a song sounds like another Stalter bit, she says listeners should not assume the sentiment is fake. “Famous Me,” for example, focuses on wealthy pop stars who remain unhappy despite appearing to have everything.
Stalter said the song comes from real empathy for famous performers, noting that people often do not feel sorry for pop stars because their lives seem so fortunate. While some listeners may interpret the track as a joke, she insisted that its concern for those artists is sincere.
The same applies to her Christianity. Stalter said she is never joking when speaking about God or Jesus, and argued that it is important for spiritual queer people to speak openly about faith.
“It just doesn’t make sense, because God loves gay people,” she said. “It hurts me to think some people feel like God’s not for them.”
That perspective helps explain why Langley’s “Speaking Terms” resonated so strongly with her — and why country music could offer Stalter another way to explore ideas that sit beneath her deadpan delivery.
Music is the latest addition to a career that has moved from viral “Hi, gay!” clips and DIY social videos to the Emmy-winning Hacks on HBO Max. The Cleveland-born comedian and actor also starred in Broadway’s Oh, Mary! from July through September. Her Hacks costar Paul Downs joined her at the 2026 AMAs in May and on Watch What Happens Live in August.
ShowBiz Take
Stalter’s musical ambitions matter because Crave is not simply an extension of a comedy routine. Her live performances may lean into camp and calculated discomfort, but her comments about unhappy pop stars, queer spirituality and Langley’s song show that sincerity is central to the project too.
A country-influenced follow-up remains unconfirmed, and Stalter’s poker-faced delivery makes it difficult to separate a genuine preview from a joke. That ambiguity, however, is also what distinguishes her music: The satire and the emotion are not mutually exclusive.
What Happens Next?
Stalter has not announced another album or confirmed that she will move from electropop into country. For now, the only clue is her own pointed hint. Whether the next chapter is heartfelt country, comic country or some combination of both, she has made clear that the music itself is no punchline.