2008 Woodie Awards
Funny woman Cho brings controversy and laughs
Olivia Cooper
Issue date: 3/28/08 Section: The Arts
Sharp-witted, brilliant and controversial comedienne Margaret Cho is returning to her stand-up roots, with her brand new one-woman tour, "Beautiful."
"Beautiful" is presented by LOGO, the cable television channel that has programming aimed toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. In the show, Cho dissects the nature of true beauty.
"It is all about loving yourself and feeling beautiful," Cho said. "I did this radio interview, and the host asked me, 'What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and you were beautiful? What if you woke up and you were blonde, you had blue eyes, you were 5 feet 11 inches, you weighed 100 pounds and you were beautiful? What would you do?'
"I was so offended then [and] thought that it was sad that he only thought that kind of person is beautiful-because I think everyone is [beautiful]," Cho said.
The show focuses on sexuality, women's body issues and unrealistic ideals of beauty. "Beautiful" carries a strong take-home message: Beauty can be found in everyone, in all walks of life, Cho said.
Cho's tour began on Feb. 27 in Australia, marking the first time she has opened a tour overseas.
"It was amazing," Cho said. "Australia is very cool, and the culture is very similar to the [United States], so it doesn't feel far away. It's just like home."
For someone who is fearless and outrageous on stage, Cho likes it to be pretty calm while offstage.
"[Touring] is pretty low-key," she said. "I have been touring for, like, 25 years, so I am fairly used to it ... For me, it has to be mellow. No craziness."
The show, which stopped in St. Louis at Washington University on Thursday, March 27, returns Cho to her grassroots style of stand-up comedy.
After her last tour, "Sensuous Woman," a burlesque-style show with a full cast, Cho said she could not be more excited.
The best part of doing a one-woman stand-up? "No pasties," she said.
"Beautiful" is presented by LOGO, the cable television channel that has programming aimed toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. In the show, Cho dissects the nature of true beauty.
"It is all about loving yourself and feeling beautiful," Cho said. "I did this radio interview, and the host asked me, 'What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and you were beautiful? What if you woke up and you were blonde, you had blue eyes, you were 5 feet 11 inches, you weighed 100 pounds and you were beautiful? What would you do?'
"I was so offended then [and] thought that it was sad that he only thought that kind of person is beautiful-because I think everyone is [beautiful]," Cho said.
The show focuses on sexuality, women's body issues and unrealistic ideals of beauty. "Beautiful" carries a strong take-home message: Beauty can be found in everyone, in all walks of life, Cho said.
Cho's tour began on Feb. 27 in Australia, marking the first time she has opened a tour overseas.
"It was amazing," Cho said. "Australia is very cool, and the culture is very similar to the [United States], so it doesn't feel far away. It's just like home."
For someone who is fearless and outrageous on stage, Cho likes it to be pretty calm while offstage.
"[Touring] is pretty low-key," she said. "I have been touring for, like, 25 years, so I am fairly used to it ... For me, it has to be mellow. No craziness."
The show, which stopped in St. Louis at Washington University on Thursday, March 27, returns Cho to her grassroots style of stand-up comedy.
After her last tour, "Sensuous Woman," a burlesque-style show with a full cast, Cho said she could not be more excited.
The best part of doing a one-woman stand-up? "No pasties," she said.
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