Celebrating Queer People of Color - Margaret Cho

(Posted by Audrey, '11)
Margaret Cho is a self-identified queer comedian, actress, designer, author, and recording artist. She was born December 5, 1968 into a Korean family living in San Francisco, California. She attended high school at the San Francisco School of the Arts, where she was involved in the school’s sketch comedy group. She began her career in stand-up comedy and, after winning the American Comedy Award in 1994, received her own sitcom on ABC called All American Girl—a television show which is often credited as being the first in the US to prominently feature an East Asian family. Despite having her show cancelled after only one season, Cho has gone on to make a name for herself through her overtly outspoken political views and diverse range of projects. Her comedy is often explicit in nature while giving commentary on social and political issues, including eating disorders, substance abuse, her obsession with gay men, her own bisexuality, and Asian-American stereotypes.