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Margaret Cho is touring this spring, particularly in the month of April, to bring her sassy and thought-provoking comedy to fans throughout the country with her "Beautiful" tour.
Cho has succeeded in a number of artistic endeavors over her almost-15-year career, including a number of stand-up comedy tours, television, film and even a clothing line. She is known for supporting gay and lesbian rights, and often working social commentary on the subject into her shtick.
Cho was raised in a Korean-American family in San Francisco, Calif. Her father ran a book store and wrote joke books, and Cho became interested in performance in high school, attending the San Francisco School of the Arts and performing with the schools improvisational comedy group.
Cho spent a number of years touring clubs, after warming up with shows in the family book store. She scored a spot as an opening act for Jerry Seinfeld, and by 1994 she developed an ABC sitcom "All American Girl" off of her stand-up routine. The show never took off, and she refocused and developed new material.
In 1999, she debuted her first one-woman show, "Im the One That I Want." The show was released as a concert film in 2000 and an autobiography of the same name followed in 2002. Later that year, Cho traveled on the "Notorious C.H.O" tour and the following year made another stand up film, "Revolution," which was released in 2004. In 2005, Cho toured to support her show "Assassin," her fourth live concert film.
Cho has also continued with her writing - she released 'I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight" in 2005 - the collection is a compilation of essays and prose human rights and global politics, among other issues. In 2007, Cho launched the "Sensuous Woman" tour, which is a burlesque variety show. It stopped in San Francisco, Chicago and New York City.
Over the years, Cho has been involved with 18 film exploits, including popular movies such as "One Missed Call" and "Face/Off," released five albums and embarked on seven tours.
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