Blocks w/ Neal Brennan
Margaret Cho
May 23, 2024
Neal Brennan interviews Margaret Cho, a stand-up comedian and actress, about feeling lonely and isolated, relationships, self-esteem, sobriety, depression, fear of intimacy, and imposter syndrome. They also discuss germaphobia, therapy, polyamorous relationships, and unconventional sexual exploration.
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- Margaret Cho navigated her comedic voice between identity-based and observational styles in the 80s comedy landscape.
- Cho candidly discusses the complexities of polyamory and the challenges of jealousy in non-traditional relationships.
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Margaret Cho's Comedy Journey Across Identities
Margaret Cho, a trailblazing comedian, discusses the challenges she faced in finding her comedic voice amidst the dichotomy between identity-based and observational comedy. In the 80s, as an Asian comedian, she grappled with whether to focus on her Asian identity in her humor or adopt a more universal observational style. The comedy landscape then offered limited categories of identity or observational comedy, leading Cho to navigate her unique voice in a predominantly character-based comedy era.
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