119. Margaret Cho

I Never Liked You

Matteo Lane and Nick Smith

Comedy

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Today we have the pleasure of talking to the Incredible Maragret Cho. I mean come on now! Look at us! This epsiode was such a treat for both of us getting to talk about comedy and hear stories from the past. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/INEVERLIKEDYOU. Promo Code INEVERLIKEDYOU 🛍️ Buy our Merch! https://ineverlikedyou.merchtable.com Come see Nicks Show June 20th! https://www.ticketmaster.com/hear-me-out-hosted-by-nick-brooklyn-new-york-06-20-2026/event/300064A4511BECED?_gl=1*kgrd03*_ga*MTQwNDI4NzYyNC4xNzc4MDg2MDI5*_ga_C1T806G4DF*czE3NzgwODYwMjkkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzgwODYwMjkkajYwJGwwJGgw 🌍 Come See Matteo on Tour! 🎟️ https://www.matteolanecomedy.com/ 🎧 Bonus Content https://www.patreon.com/INeverLikedYouPodcast 🔗 Nick: https://linktr.ee/nicksmith09 🔗 Matteo: https://matteolanecomedy.com 🎬 Producer: https://www.instagram.com/chris.mp4 0:00 Intro with Margaret Cho 1:19 When did you start comedy and with who? 3:00 Margaret, Janeane Garofalo, and Kathy Griffin had a show in LA 4:03 What was your goal in comedy at the beginning? 8:22 What was your first big break? 11:39 How your comedy style changed 13:31 Starting alt comedy 15:34 What was your favorite part of your career? 17:27 Something you've never done and wished you had? 18:00 Missing out on a heated rivalry 21:35 Turning Pamela Anderson down 23:23 Gay comics you came up with 27:19 How do you feel about inspiring so many comedians? 27:51 Stories you fondly think back on 29:41 What are some of the worst gigs you've done? 32:11 How has comedy changed for you over the years? 36:20 What was the first joke that really hit for you? 37:02 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS WITH NICK SMITH IS BACK!! 37:46 What would your last meal be? 38:04 Favorite city to tour 38:39 Least favorite city to tour 39:13 Most starstruck you've ever been 42:52 Meeting Mariah Carey 44:36 Childhood crush? 45:26 Space or submarine? 46:45 Favorite film franchise 47:46 Would you reboot All American Girl? 48:09 Worst celebrity encounter 49:01 Working with Joan Rivers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I had to talk to all these people about it and I was super upset. And I said no. And it was heated rivalry. Margaret! Welcome back to that episode of I Never Like to with Mateo Lane and Nick Smith. And today we have a very special guest. We have a comedian Margaret Cho. Hi! Hey, Margaret. How are you? Thank you so much for doing this. Thank you.
0:21.6	Thank you for having me.
0:22.6	We are, I already promised Margaret that I'm going to nerd out and, you know, ask some nerdy comedy questions, but we're very excited to have you here, gay icon. You are amazing. I love you. Thank you. I love you. location because we are temporarily in L.A., so we're using Bob
0:39.9	the Drag Queen's studio. And the second we knew we were going to be in L.A., we said, we need to get
0:44.1	marketed on the podcast. Well, I'm so honored. Thank you. Of course. New York City, I am doing a comedy
0:49.7	show at the Bell House on Saturday, June 20th, and it is going to be bigger and better than ever.
0:56.9	It is a new format, a new location, and much more me.
1:01.7	So if you've been wanting to see me more on stage, get your tickets.
1:05.3	And if you're not wanting to see me on stage more, still get tickets.
1:09.4	The link is in the description.
1:11.3	Okay, we'll just have fun and chitchap, but I do want to know some nerdy stuff.
1:14.5	Okay.
1:15.1	When, okay, where and when did you start stand up and who were the comics you were like kind of
1:20.6	running around with?
1:21.1	Coming up with.
1:21.8	I started stand up in and around the early 80s in San Francisco.
1:27.7	So the comics that I were seeing a lot were Paula Poundstone, who I was obsessed with.
1:36.1	Sure.
1:36.7	So, and I'm still obsessed with her.
1:38.6	I still think she is the best.
1:39.9	She's so funny.
1:40.8	She's really extraordinary.
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