When Did Male Stripping Take Off?

The '70s:

While musclemen have been paid for popping their pecs and otherwise showing off their bodies since at least the late 19th century, it’s only in the ’70s that stripping became a co-ed profession. And there are only a few known reports of male strippers before the late ’70s. 

Katie Notopoulos takes a tour of a contemporary strip club in NYC. The new Soderbergh movie Magic Mike is getting solid reviews. Dish coverage here and here.