The Tim Ferriss Show

Ep 43: Margaret Cho on Comedy, Bisexuality, and The Slow-Carb Diet

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Nov 11, 2014
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ADVICE

Lead With Your Core Identity

  • Identify and stick to your primary craft if you must summarize your career quickly.
  • Margaret Cho frames herself first as a stand-up comedian when introducing her work.
ANECDOTE

Early Calling To Comedy

  • Margaret Cho decided to be a comedian at age eight and performed professionally by 14.
  • She was touring by 15 and on television by 20, describing comedy as her calling and identity.
INSIGHT

Fearlessness And Gratitude

  • Joan Rivers influenced Cho with fearlessness, filthy honesty, and gratitude.
  • Rivers taught Cho to treat comedy as a gift and to be grateful for the craft.
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