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The Cut

In Her Shoes: Margaret Cho

The Cut

New York Magazine

Personal Journals, Documentary, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Margaret Cho is undeniably a comedy giant and a stand up legend who paved the way for so many women in comedy we see today. She gave Asian American women the liberty to be loud, vulgar, quirky and outright hilarious. Her comedy hits on the topics of race, gender, politics, sexuality and all the controversial things we’re not supposed to talk about. On this episode she talks about her career and how race has shaped her comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, so this month on In Her Shoes, we're celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Here's a throwback to one of my favorite interviews we did last year with comedian Margaret Cho. Margaret always keeps it real, and we talked a lot about what it was

1:00.4

like to be one of the first Asian American women to break ground in the comedy world. For our next

1:05.1

episode this month, we got a chance to chat with Atsko Okatsner, the viral comedian whose HBO stand-up made huge waves on the comedy scene.

1:12.6

She's talked a lot about how Margaret was a major influence for her when she was coming up as a comedian.

1:18.6

She's like a true weirdo like me, and so I loved that she was authentically her,

1:25.6

but also was talking about some things,

1:29.6

like about her family that I could also relate to.

1:32.3

I loved the way she built worlds with her comedy.

1:36.5

Check out the full interview in two weeks on In Her Shoes.

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I'm Lindsay Peoples and I'm editor-in-chief of The Cut.

1:53.9

On this show, I get to talk to people that we love and admire or some that we just find interesting.

1:59.4

We'll explore how they found their path and what

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