Title:
Margaret Cho ACA Oral History, part 1 of 2, June 2, 2021.
Creator:
Cho, Margaret
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Creator:
American Television Foundation
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Date:
2021-06-02
Description:
During the first hour of her interview with Jenni Matz, Margaret Cho touches: On where she's calling in from; on her name at birth; on when she started to go by the name "Margaret"; on her parents and growing up in San Francisco around her parents' bookstore; on watching television as a kid; on her parents wanting her to be Americanized; on her interests growing up. On what drew her to comedy and what she enjoys about performing; on her first time on stage; on what she learns from bombing on stage; on imitating her mother in her act; on opening for Jerry Seinfeld and the doors that opened for her; on being inspired by Janeane Garofolo; on how her act developed. On her early guest roles on television; on her role in the TV movie/pilot 'Move the Crowd'; on how 'All-American Girl' came about; on the groundbreaking aspects and criticism of the show; on how she learned that 'All-American Girl' was cancelled and how that motivated her to go do comedy "for real" with stand-up. On her first comedy show/special after 'All-American Girl', 'I'm The One That I Want', and how comedy helped her at that time; on the craft of comedy and her writing process; on her comedic influences; on getting to work with her mentors; on advice from other comedians that she's taken to heart; on balancing serious topics and humor in her comedy; on cancel culture and on whether she's ever felt restricted in her comedy; on the role of comedy in today's political climate; on John Oliver and whether or not comedians should deliver the news.
Extent:
01:04:13
Subject:
Asian American actresses
Subject:
Comedy
Subject:
Career Development
Subject:
Television comedies
Subject:
Women comedians
Subject:
Duke, Patty, 1946-2016
Subject:
Elliott, Brooke
Subject:
Fey, Tina, 1970-
Subject:
Garofolo, Janeane
Subject:
Hanks, Tom
Subject:
Huang, Eddie, 1982-
Subject:
Jeong, Ken, 1969-
Subject:
Luna, Selene, 1971-
Subject:
Meyers, Seth, 1973-
Subject:
Oliver, John, 1977-
Subject:
Poehler, Amy, 1971-
Subject:
Prince
Subject:
Rivers, Joan
Subject:
Rockwell, Sam
Subject:
Seinfeld, Jerry
Subject:
Sykes, Wanda, 1964-
Subject:
Tran, Robin
Subject:
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014
Subject:
Wong, Ali
Subject:
30 Rock (Television program)
Subject:
All About Sex
Subject:
All-American girl (Television program)
Subject:
The Cho Show
Subject:
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Subject:
Dr. Ken
Subject:
Drop dead diva (Television program)
Subject:
Fashion Police
Subject:
Fresh off the boat (Television program)
Subject:
The Golden Globe Awards
Subject:
Good times (Television program)
Subject:
Law & order: Special Victims Unit (Television program)
Subject:
The Masked Singer
Subject:
Move The Crowd
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
acc_mss002_cho_2021_06_02_p01.mp4
