WEBVTT - My Conversation with Margaret Cho

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<v Speaker 1>Flame Flame.

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<v Speaker 2>If you watch your coffee time the baby you know

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<v Speaker 2>the name Flame my bro also known as my Roe Flame.

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<v Speaker 3>Come in with last and come in with Jim Love Loundes.

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<v Speaker 1>Baby, you better catch it when you can drop a

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge from fatherhood to politics.

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<v Speaker 3>Shouting now comics, just paying homage. What's up? Tips?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>You know? She raised shot towns on speaking to the

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<v Speaker 3>grown a second, we're gonna laugh, cut him and kicking

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<v Speaker 3>and at again. We leave it with just a lift.

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<v Speaker 3>You spirits speak you want to revisit so.

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<v Speaker 2>Your first second listen, young folks are your slip oh

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<v Speaker 2>folks that we dig it?

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, no fish, do what you do?

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<v Speaker 3>No do what you do?

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<v Speaker 5>Can no do what I do?

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<v Speaker 4>And no, Hey, this is comedian playing my role and

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<v Speaker 4>welcome to this week's episode of laugh and Learning.

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<v Speaker 1>Ladies and gentlemen, This is a very special week. I

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<v Speaker 1>am in New York City with the Goat himself, the

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<v Speaker 1>one and only mister Dave Chapelle. It's his birthday week

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<v Speaker 1>and it is his first time headlining at Madison Square Garden.

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<v Speaker 5>So I am here.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been at all the shows. I'm thinking I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to get on on Saturday, but bigger than that. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I am sitting here waiting to have a conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most pertinent and important comedians of our

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<v Speaker 1>lifetime because I watched this woman even when I was studying.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm always going to be a student of comedy until

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gone from here. That's what I will always be

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<v Speaker 1>as a student. And I am with the one and

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<v Speaker 1>only the Asian wan Tan, the beauty, the diva, the

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<v Speaker 1>one and only Missus Margaret.

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<v Speaker 5>To ladies, je y'all makes a nice of Margaret.

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<v Speaker 3>Joe, Hi, thank you, Hello, gorgeous hell.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been such a fan of yours for such

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<v Speaker 1>a long time. I am so grateful that you came

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<v Speaker 1>to do this with me.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>Well.

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<v Speaker 3>This is wonderful. I'm very excited.

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<v Speaker 1>So I know you grew up in San Francisco, Margaret,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're Sagittarius, because my my friend is not a partner,

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<v Speaker 1>but my friend is a Sagittarius. Her birthday is the fifteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>You are the fifth, tifty, had is the third. I

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of Sagittarius. How what's comedy your your

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<v Speaker 1>dream when.

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<v Speaker 4>You was a kid.

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<v Speaker 5>Is that what you wanted to do?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, I never wanted to do anything else. They still don't,

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<v Speaker 2>I think. But I love acting, and I love doing

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<v Speaker 2>all that kind of other stuff like whatever that is,

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<v Speaker 2>and music too, but I will always do stand up comedy.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a thing that really I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think most comedians, as you know, we just do

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<v Speaker 2>this and we know that we do this, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>just born kind of knowing.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me ask you a question from a comedian's perspective, Margarete,

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<v Speaker 1>because when they are days when my children get on

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<v Speaker 1>my nerve and I'm having a rough day, but I

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<v Speaker 1>still have a show to do, and you try to

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<v Speaker 1>remove all of the negatives so you can take it

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<v Speaker 1>to the stage.

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<v Speaker 5>But have you.

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<v Speaker 1>Found out that with all the drama, once you hit

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<v Speaker 1>the stage, it all disappears anyway, because you like, I

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<v Speaker 1>got a microphone, I got an audience, let's go.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>And sickness and any kind of because you have that

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<v Speaker 2>adrenaline that pushes you through because you're just like doing

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<v Speaker 2>the thing that you're supposed to do. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>just know we're supposed to do it. So anytime I've

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<v Speaker 2>gone to do a show and been sick, I just

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<v Speaker 2>it lifts just for the performance time, and then I

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<v Speaker 2>go back and sick again when I leave the stage.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's really interesting how the body knows we're supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to do this. The body knows and it falls falls

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<v Speaker 2>right into place.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is such a therapy for us and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of people in the audience are

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<v Speaker 1>really understand we're there to make you laugh, but you

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<v Speaker 1>all are there to make us feel better.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a healing thing. It's a healing yeah, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>also like a really it's pretty spiritual. You know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you know you're doing the right thing in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>then it really makes sense. Like so I think that

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<v Speaker 2>it really heals me from the inside out.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, Margaret, and I know you are great

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<v Speaker 1>supporter of the OLGBT community. I have part of the

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<v Speaker 1>LGBT community. I get a lot of backlash from my

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<v Speaker 1>community because of how my stance of how I feel

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<v Speaker 1>about biological women, what I see a biological woman is

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<v Speaker 1>to me, how important that is to me. But I

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<v Speaker 1>was actually taken aback that because I didn't think that

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<v Speaker 1>you were going to take the interview.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm just being very honest with you.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a conversation more so than an interview, And

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you coming on because they give me a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of bs because of how I feel. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>just try to discredit anyone, but I just feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we can get along in unison as trans women and

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<v Speaker 1>as biological women. I just think that we can jail together.

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<v Speaker 1>But I get a lot of backlash. So again I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say thank you for coming on.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's so important. I think that, you know, being

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<v Speaker 2>queer myself, I grew up within the trans community, within

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<v Speaker 2>the queer community, within the gay community, and I've never

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<v Speaker 2>seen as much unity as I do now.

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<v Speaker 3>You used to be.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's like before age too, Like a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of us were very separated, you know, the men and

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<v Speaker 2>the men and the women in the trans the bye

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<v Speaker 2>everybody was in their own area. And then we came together,

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<v Speaker 2>I think because we needed to. So I'm very very

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<v Speaker 2>supportive of the tense community, very supportive of unity within

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<v Speaker 2>the queer community.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that it's now with all of the transparency,

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<v Speaker 1>with all the unity that's public, do you think it's

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<v Speaker 1>better now or do you think that it was better

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<v Speaker 1>twenty years ago?

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<v Speaker 3>It's better now?

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<v Speaker 2>It's better now we have a lot more of a

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<v Speaker 2>presence of the idea of how to talk about being trands.

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<v Speaker 2>We didn't have an understanding of it twenty years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>We didn't have an understanding of it five years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, And now we have much more awareness, much

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<v Speaker 2>more education about it. We have a lot more vocal

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<v Speaker 2>activism going on, very like present activism, especially in social media.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think we know more, but we don't know enough.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to know more.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I love the opportunities that the opportunities that have

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<v Speaker 1>been afforded to us. We have girls that are making

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<v Speaker 1>millions of dollars of doing what we love to do,

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<v Speaker 1>which is drag shows or stand up or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hosting or what have you.

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<v Speaker 5>And I love those opportunities that are afforded to us.

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<v Speaker 1>I just hate that some of the younger generation feels

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<v Speaker 1>so entitled that they don't want to respect the ones

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<v Speaker 1>that made a way for them. And I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>any name, but it's just a lot of that.

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<v Speaker 5>But that's neither.

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<v Speaker 1>Hear nor there being coming out as a queer as

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<v Speaker 1>a comedian, Marger, was that did you find that challenging?

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<v Speaker 5>Because after Ellen came.

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<v Speaker 1>Out you know, she got a lot of blowbacks, she

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of pushbacks, she lost a lot of opportunities.

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<v Speaker 5>Did you find that that was part of your story?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>But you know it's interesting because if you look at

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<v Speaker 2>comedy itself, the majority of the women in comedy are gay,

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<v Speaker 2>almost all of them, I mean, and if they aren't gay,

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<v Speaker 2>they have like gay tendencies or they're totally in their

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<v Speaker 2>sparent you know, they may like dick, but they have

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<v Speaker 2>a butch heart. So if you look at like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>people like Wanda Sykes and Rosie O'Donnell and the people

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<v Speaker 2>that are like really like famous always had that side

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<v Speaker 2>to them. I mean, whether they were talking about it

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<v Speaker 2>on stage, you know, that came a little bit later,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was something like when you're in comedy, there's

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<v Speaker 2>always a queerness.

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's just always there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, have you found because I love the familiarity of

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<v Speaker 1>that you use your family, especially when you do your

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<v Speaker 1>mom and everything, because Joe Cooy talks about his mom.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love the fact that you guys have led

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<v Speaker 1>us in Because Asian Asian people were very private, they

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<v Speaker 1>were very selective on who they allowed to inside their

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<v Speaker 1>little circle.

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<v Speaker 5>But the show Fresh Off the Boat really opened up

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<v Speaker 5>how the.

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<v Speaker 1>Asian community is and how they talk, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>fun and exciting because if you're not a part of that,

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<v Speaker 1>they really don't let you in. So I love when

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<v Speaker 1>you and Joe Coy talk about your mom and do

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<v Speaker 1>us the accent that is so great to me. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you find that that is your best comedy when you

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<v Speaker 1>emulate your mom or your family as opposed to just

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<v Speaker 1>talking about who you are?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, because it's a very it's a very present truth

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<v Speaker 2>that I think anybody can identify with, is that people

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<v Speaker 2>parents that are from another generation, from another country, who

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<v Speaker 2>are just kind of seeing the life that you have here.

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<v Speaker 3>And kind of trying to connect with it.

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<v Speaker 2>So, you know, for me, it's a really it's a

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<v Speaker 2>it's a very Asian part of myself to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>my family. Also, but i'd love like when you slip

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<v Speaker 2>into a character that is like you know, to me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's very classic like comedy of you know whatever, Like

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<v Speaker 2>it's the outsider point of view.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and we we've never been privy to that headed

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<v Speaker 1>notment for comedians like yourself and for like Joe, because

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<v Speaker 1>y'all let us in.

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<v Speaker 5>Asian people are such a private unit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they don't let people in, so I love

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that we were able to come in to

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<v Speaker 1>see all of that. What is your what is your

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<v Speaker 1>dream arena to play Margaret as a comedian?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I would love to do Madison Square Garden like

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to do. I've never done it. I'm looking

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<v Speaker 3>forward to that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what a great what a great opportunity, and

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<v Speaker 2>what an event. So for me, that's like the ultimate. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>Carnegie Hall was really great. It was just adds a

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<v Speaker 2>level of establishment to what you're doing. It's classy. I

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<v Speaker 2>also just love a comedy club. I love a you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a night nightclub, very like raunchy, very safe.

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<v Speaker 3>You can say whatever you want to me. That's the best.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, that is the best. That is absolutely the best. Margaret.

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to see I would love to see

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<v Speaker 1>you play the part of the person in Kinky Boots.

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<v Speaker 5>I know it's a drag queen.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great.

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<v Speaker 5>I would love to see you do something like I

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<v Speaker 5>think that you can pull that off.

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<v Speaker 1>Say you are so familiar and you have been a fruitfly,

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<v Speaker 1>and that that is my terminology for people who have

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<v Speaker 1>been allies for.

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<v Speaker 5>The gay community. You were a fruitfly.

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<v Speaker 1>Long before you became, you know, announced that you were queer.

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<v Speaker 1>You are a fruitfly, and this is one of my things.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want the ten or twelve just run to

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<v Speaker 1>loud mouths to chase the only allies from the LGBT

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<v Speaker 1>community that we have ever had, which are biological women.

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<v Speaker 1>Biological women have always been allies of the community, always,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and I never want to lose that.

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<v Speaker 5>So sometimes I get a little opposition because of the

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<v Speaker 5>way I feel.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I would love to see you do something

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<v Speaker 1>like that, Mark. I think that would put a twist

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<v Speaker 1>on it because they always say that, let look look

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<v Speaker 1>look at how popular Victor Victoria was and there was

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<v Speaker 1>a woman playing a man pretending to be a woman.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, that would be Margaret.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you could do that, and I think the

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<v Speaker 1>whole visual of it all would be great because I

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<v Speaker 1>was walking past and I saw the same Kiki Boos.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember, I said, Margaret could probably report a big time.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be so fun.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it. Thank you, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>So movie West. Because I know everybody's on strike right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a dream role that you would like

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<v Speaker 1>to play.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to just keep working, you know, like it.

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<v Speaker 2>They used to not have Asian people in movies, so

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<v Speaker 2>this is like really new that it just started, and so.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh change the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, incredible, incredible, so hopefully that you know, I just

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care what it is, you know, like, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's sad because I never.

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<v Speaker 3>Had the real opportunity to dream.

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<v Speaker 2>I never dreamed so big about movies and TV because

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<v Speaker 2>it just wasn't an option for me. Like I was just, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be a stand up comedian forever, which

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<v Speaker 2>is actually great too, but you know, like I never

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<v Speaker 2>let my imagination go of what I could be as

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<v Speaker 2>an actress. So I'm you know, I'm really just I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to work and I don't care what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm very excited that finally we're seeing Asian people

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<v Speaker 2>in movies.

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<v Speaker 5>So do you think that because having representation and seeing

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<v Speaker 5>the representation, that it'll open up a plethora of work

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<v Speaker 5>for you? Possibly, I hope.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's believe that's my dream.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that to me is like the ultimate because

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<v Speaker 2>comedians also make great actors. You know, We've seen it

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<v Speaker 2>time and time again with people like Robin Williams, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I just think we just have that ability

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<v Speaker 2>we can sort of do. If you can do comedy,

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<v Speaker 2>you really can do anything in entertainment. And so I

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<v Speaker 2>really do believe that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would love to see I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>play a dark role when I get a movie. I

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<v Speaker 1>would love to play something dark and greedy, because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>like anybody know, you could be funny.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't want to be funny. I want to be

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<v Speaker 5>something else.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well we could do it.

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<v Speaker 2>We could do it all, you know, I think because

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<v Speaker 2>comedy like really lends itself to all of the emotions.

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<v Speaker 2>So as an artist, you have every color to work

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<v Speaker 2>with on your palette, so all of the different shades

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<v Speaker 2>of gray are there. What I'm thinking of is something

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<v Speaker 2>like Monique and Precious.

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<v Speaker 3>She's so just so gritty.

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<v Speaker 2>And and scary in that, you know, and they're there's

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<v Speaker 2>something that you know. She really that one of one

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<v Speaker 2>of my favorite Oscar winning performances from a comedian, no less,

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<v Speaker 2>So that's great.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And have you worked with Wanda and Paige? Because

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<v Speaker 5>when I did Netflix, are they ready with Tiffany? Had?

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<v Speaker 1>It's wand and Page Pushing Productions were producers on there? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>So they were pretty they were pretty dope. They were

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<v Speaker 1>they were trying to give me to be something else,

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<v Speaker 1>but they were pretty dope. They were really nice women.

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<v Speaker 2>They're so great and I've been such a fan of

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<v Speaker 2>both of them, and you know, so many different ways.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I definitely love I mean, like, I just

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<v Speaker 2>love Wanda's comedy and I just love.

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<v Speaker 3>I just I love the way that they went together.

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<v Speaker 3>So they're great.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, Wanda is uh.

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<v Speaker 1>They just reached out to me recently, so hopefully something

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<v Speaker 1>would jump off from that.

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<v Speaker 5>But no, So you don't have any children, huh.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a dog who is barking here.

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<v Speaker 2>I have recats, I have many, you know, many animal

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<v Speaker 2>animals around me. But I don't have any children. I

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<v Speaker 2>guess it just never happened for me. But I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I uh, I can barely take care of myself. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's great to have kids. I think it's so amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>But I just don't have any.

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<v Speaker 5>I love them people.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that people with no children always say that

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to have to And you can borrow one

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<v Speaker 1>man anytime you like. Good God, they are a little

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<v Speaker 1>darker than you, but you could borrow anyone of them.

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<v Speaker 2>I just I think I'm afraid of loving somebody so much,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like that I don't want to love anybody

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<v Speaker 2>that much. Like I'm very happy being single. I'm very

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<v Speaker 2>happy in that life. Like I just don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be beholden to another person that I made. That to

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<v Speaker 2>me is just so intimate and intense.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, how how has the strike effected your work?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I was supposed to do about five different movies

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<v Speaker 2>from this summer on into the fall, and everything is

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, we can't do anything, and so it's

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<v Speaker 2>a really it's interesting because it's made it possible for

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<v Speaker 2>me to just sort of take a break because I

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<v Speaker 2>was really busy. But I'm also on tour doing stand

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<v Speaker 2>up still as well. So because I would do my

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<v Speaker 2>works on the movie like for the week and then

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<v Speaker 2>I would go out on the road on the weekends,

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<v Speaker 2>so I had like a very packed schedule. Now I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just going out on the weekends, which is fine too,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's certainly different. I really wish they would resolve it,

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<v Speaker 2>but we have to find a solution because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they've been treating actors so unfairly for such a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>so this is the only way we can finally have

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<v Speaker 2>some resolution.

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<v Speaker 5>It's the effect of Ai.

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<v Speaker 1>They try to replace us with Ai, Ma, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be real hard to replacing me with Ai.

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<v Speaker 5>Got a lot of extra parts.

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<v Speaker 3>You cannot be replaced.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's just like you missed the real, the

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<v Speaker 2>real deal. I think that comedy in particular is the

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<v Speaker 2>one area where you really cannot recreate it.

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<v Speaker 3>You cannot. There's no way.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to know, who is your dream to share

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<v Speaker 1>the stage with as far as being doing stand up,

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<v Speaker 1>Who is the dream artist that you would love to

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<v Speaker 1>share a stage with.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I would love to do more with Ali Wong.

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<v Speaker 2>I worked with her in the past, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I really love her. Also a Sabrino Woo is incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>Also Sherry Coola. You know, I would just love to

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<v Speaker 2>work with Wanda again. And I just you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to work like I don't. I think every

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<v Speaker 2>time I get to go out and do shows, it's

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<v Speaker 2>to me so miraculous and so exciting, especially you know

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<v Speaker 2>at my age, it's it's really incredible to still to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. You know, I've been doing it for forty years,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's great to keep them going.

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<v Speaker 5>Margaret, we're only in our thirties, don't do that. We're

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<v Speaker 5>only in our thirty that's right. We just you know,

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<v Speaker 5>it's been a hard knocked life, but we're in our thirties.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right. That's right.

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<v Speaker 5>I watched one night.

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<v Speaker 1>I would head to the edible and I watched your

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<v Speaker 1>special don't even remember the name of it. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just channel surfing and you were on doing the jokes

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<v Speaker 1>about your mom. It's the facial expression, Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 1>listen to me. It was amplified twenty times because I

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<v Speaker 1>had taken the edible. I love it.

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<v Speaker 5>The tunniest thing to me. Oh my god, I love it.

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<v Speaker 5>I was like, I wonder, does she know if.

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<v Speaker 1>She passed out edibles to an audience and they watched it,

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<v Speaker 1>it will be ten thousand times bunny.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh my goodness.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great. I mean, you know, that's a good idea.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I should, you know, have like a whole thing

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<v Speaker 2>beforehand and everybody take it at the same time.

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<v Speaker 3>But then it's so.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so unpredictable because sometimes people.

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<v Speaker 3>Just fall asleep, and then some people just get corny, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Then so people can't pay attention. You're the people that

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<v Speaker 2>can't pay attention when they have been edible. They're just

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<v Speaker 2>like all over the place, right, So, but that's a

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<v Speaker 2>good market.

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<v Speaker 5>Have you faced them so, Margan before?

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<v Speaker 1>It has become so popular to be just who you

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<v Speaker 1>are because it's not about Asian or black or white.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you find discrimination as being a female Asian comedian

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<v Speaker 1>because I know what females go up but gifts because

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<v Speaker 1>comedy is a male dominated field.

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<v Speaker 5>I portray a.

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<v Speaker 1>Female, but I have a very masculine, alpha male spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you found a lot of opposition and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of pushback from me just being an Asian female comedian.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, But the way that it came out was invisibility,

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<v Speaker 2>like it just didn't have any opportunities, you know, And

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<v Speaker 2>then I would just like, uh have Like what was

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<v Speaker 2>good about it is that it made me different. So

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<v Speaker 2>then I stood out, Like when I was starting comedy

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<v Speaker 2>in the eighties, like it was like good because they

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<v Speaker 2>would remember me because I was just nobody like me

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<v Speaker 2>at all, and so that was promising. But then, like

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<v Speaker 2>when you came to trying to break into TV and movies,

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<v Speaker 2>I just couldn't catch a break. Like it was very

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<v Speaker 2>hard to get roles. It just they weren't anything written

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<v Speaker 2>for Asians. There were just no roles out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>so it was really very tough, but stand up always

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<v Speaker 2>was a place that was welcoming, even though it's very

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<v Speaker 2>male dominated, even though it's very white. The fact that

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<v Speaker 2>I think identity is currency, you know, we have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of value because we are different, and then the

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<v Speaker 2>audiences will remember that. That's the only thing that is

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<v Speaker 2>like true in comedy. So and usually like, if you're funny,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna make it no matter what. So there are

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<v Speaker 2>very few people that actually are truly funny. It's weird

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<v Speaker 2>how few people are really really funny. It's so amazing though,

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<v Speaker 2>because when you have the ability, you can really do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was when I started, we had to do

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<v Speaker 1>either alternative nights. They had to have a gay night

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<v Speaker 1>or black Knight, or train and night, trans woman night,

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<v Speaker 1>or I'm like, how about I just want to be

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<v Speaker 1>a comedian. I don't want to be all those other adjectives.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to be on the comedy show. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so I had to keep doing stuff like that in

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<v Speaker 1>order to prove to them that I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I had the chops because it's what you say it.

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<v Speaker 5>There's a lot of people out here that have the

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<v Speaker 5>title of comedian.

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<v Speaker 2>That they're not, but you can sound like people are

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<v Speaker 2>in it just because they want to be seen, because

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<v Speaker 2>they're like, oh, well, I'm an actor, but I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to try this for a while so that people can

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<v Speaker 2>see what I do. But there's a very big difference

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<v Speaker 2>between somebody that is genuinely a comedian funny and like

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<v Speaker 2>knows they have to do it as supposed to people

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<v Speaker 2>who just sort of do it as a means to

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<v Speaker 2>something else.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it is. It is very tough. It is very tough.

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<v Speaker 5>I would like to see you, Margan. You know, I

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<v Speaker 5>would think. I think that you because I've.

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<v Speaker 1>Watched your interviews and I've heard you speak to so

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<v Speaker 1>many different people. Why haven't you tried to get a

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<v Speaker 1>talk show? I don't even think we have any Asian

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<v Speaker 1>women that have actually had a really good talk show out.

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<v Speaker 3>No, there, I would love to.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to, you know, I've never uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I've never been approached for that, but I would love

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<v Speaker 2>to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>That would be great. There's Lisa Ling.

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<v Speaker 2>Lisa Ling does more sort of one on one sort

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<v Speaker 2>of things, and she goes and travels all over the world.

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<v Speaker 5>And yeah, behind stuff is mostly serious.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm talking about from a comedic aspect, from an actor,

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody likes you.

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<v Speaker 5>Margaret. You know you've got a great reputation in Hollywood.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that would be great because you would coming

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<v Speaker 1>in from a whole different perspective.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's do it. You could could be on it with me,

0:22:29.080 --> 0:22:29.840
<v Speaker 3>Let's do it together.

0:22:29.880 --> 0:22:35.480
<v Speaker 2>I could be MacMahon fabulous, a fabulous.

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<v Speaker 5>Seeing the dog even agrees she does, she loves it.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Margaree, you you think that.

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<v Speaker 5>I see.

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<v Speaker 1>I would like to see them remakes and movies with

0:22:47.040 --> 0:22:50.760
<v Speaker 1>with all with different females like I would love to

0:22:50.760 --> 0:22:53.399
<v Speaker 1>see a Charlie's Angels with an Asian woman and a

0:22:53.480 --> 0:22:56.440
<v Speaker 1>Latino woman and a black woman, you know, or even

0:22:56.480 --> 0:22:58.200
<v Speaker 1>a comedy like nine.

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<v Speaker 5>To five with an Asian.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, that was love.

0:23:00.960 --> 0:23:04.120
<v Speaker 1>That would be so great because I'm telling you, because

0:23:04.160 --> 0:23:07.080
<v Speaker 1>now we see that it doesn't have to look like this.

0:23:07.200 --> 0:23:09.600
<v Speaker 5>It can look like this and still be successful. And

0:23:09.680 --> 0:23:10.320
<v Speaker 5>I'm loving that.

0:23:10.359 --> 0:23:12.840
<v Speaker 1>And I wish they would give more opportunities to Asian

0:23:12.880 --> 0:23:15.960
<v Speaker 1>women and people of color to try different things.

0:23:16.359 --> 0:23:18.000
<v Speaker 5>I think would be wildly successful.

0:23:18.280 --> 0:23:20.760
<v Speaker 2>I agree because people want to see themselves, People want

0:23:20.800 --> 0:23:24.480
<v Speaker 2>to see their stories, and they want to feel like

0:23:25.320 --> 0:23:27.639
<v Speaker 2>they exist in the world. You know, we just have

0:23:27.920 --> 0:23:32.040
<v Speaker 2>such a long history in cinema where it's just whites.

0:23:32.960 --> 0:23:33.959
<v Speaker 3>It's just whites.

0:23:35.280 --> 0:23:38.560
<v Speaker 2>I'm so I mean, and the films are still great,

0:23:39.240 --> 0:23:41.320
<v Speaker 2>but it's just like we just haven't been able to

0:23:41.320 --> 0:23:42.679
<v Speaker 2>see ourselves for so long.

0:23:44.119 --> 0:23:46.720
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, I think that's what.

0:23:46.920 --> 0:23:49.879
<v Speaker 1>I think that that was the reason that the show

0:23:49.920 --> 0:23:51.919
<v Speaker 1>All in the Family. They had a character on there.

0:23:51.960 --> 0:23:54.439
<v Speaker 1>Her name was Beverly LaSelle and ninety seventy four. I

0:23:54.480 --> 0:23:57.680
<v Speaker 1>was nine years old and when I saw the character,

0:23:58.480 --> 0:24:00.640
<v Speaker 1>I cried for an hour or because I kept thinking

0:24:00.640 --> 0:24:01.879
<v Speaker 1>that there was something wrong with me.

0:24:02.040 --> 0:24:03.480
<v Speaker 5>So seeing it.

0:24:03.560 --> 0:24:07.040
<v Speaker 1>Transparency and being able to visualize, especially on TV, I

0:24:07.080 --> 0:24:09.199
<v Speaker 1>was like, especially Norman Lea just had his finger on

0:24:09.200 --> 0:24:12.240
<v Speaker 1>the pulse so many years ago. It made me know

0:24:12.320 --> 0:24:14.720
<v Speaker 1>that you're going to be okay. You are actually going

0:24:14.800 --> 0:24:17.080
<v Speaker 1>to be okay because you see somebody that looks like you.

0:24:17.200 --> 0:24:19.000
<v Speaker 3>It's incredible, it's incredible.

0:24:19.080 --> 0:24:21.119
<v Speaker 1>That is why it was so wonderful for Dave to

0:24:21.280 --> 0:24:24.800
<v Speaker 1>embrace me into his foe, because when all the backlass

0:24:24.800 --> 0:24:27.000
<v Speaker 1>happened with Dave and you know, his jokes about the

0:24:27.000 --> 0:24:29.800
<v Speaker 1>trans community, and Dave and I haven't had conversations Margaret,

0:24:29.840 --> 0:24:31.760
<v Speaker 1>and I told him when you did stix and songs,

0:24:32.040 --> 0:24:33.800
<v Speaker 1>I thought you were a little phobic.

0:24:33.840 --> 0:24:35.359
<v Speaker 5>I did. I thought you were a little bit. But

0:24:35.400 --> 0:24:37.040
<v Speaker 5>you met somebody from San Francisco.

0:24:37.119 --> 0:24:39.840
<v Speaker 1>Her name was Daphney Dorman, a trans woman who wanted

0:24:39.840 --> 0:24:42.960
<v Speaker 1>to be a comedian, and she changed her mind because

0:24:43.000 --> 0:24:45.520
<v Speaker 1>you had a conversation with somebody that didn't look like you,

0:24:45.600 --> 0:24:48.760
<v Speaker 1>that didn't dress like you. But you took the time

0:24:48.800 --> 0:24:51.440
<v Speaker 1>to realize I'm talking to another human being. I'm talking

0:24:51.480 --> 0:24:53.679
<v Speaker 1>to another American. And you know, I hate that she

0:24:53.760 --> 0:24:56.399
<v Speaker 1>killed herself because of whatever the drama was going on

0:24:56.440 --> 0:24:59.000
<v Speaker 1>in her personal life. May she rest in peace. But

0:24:59.119 --> 0:25:01.320
<v Speaker 1>to me, she OpEd en up his mind to be

0:25:01.400 --> 0:25:03.840
<v Speaker 1>able to accept somebody like me. So he saw somebody

0:25:04.080 --> 0:25:06.879
<v Speaker 1>like me that looked like me, and now we are

0:25:06.920 --> 0:25:09.919
<v Speaker 1>friends because of somebody like her. That is where I

0:25:09.960 --> 0:25:12.320
<v Speaker 1>want us to get to in this world, because everybody

0:25:12.400 --> 0:25:14.480
<v Speaker 1>is feuding and you don't look like me, so we

0:25:14.520 --> 0:25:17.840
<v Speaker 1>can't get along. And we're all Americans. Margaret, You an American,

0:25:18.160 --> 0:25:20.240
<v Speaker 1>I am an American. We may look differently, but we

0:25:20.320 --> 0:25:21.360
<v Speaker 1>are all Americans.

0:25:21.440 --> 0:25:21.840
<v Speaker 3>That's right.

0:25:22.080 --> 0:25:23.880
<v Speaker 5>But we won't get that. We want to fight everybody

0:25:23.920 --> 0:25:25.440
<v Speaker 5>wants to fight, Mary, I don't want to fight.

0:25:25.600 --> 0:25:26.480
<v Speaker 3>I don't want to fight.

0:25:27.440 --> 0:25:31.200
<v Speaker 5>I want I want to be pretty and funny.

0:25:31.200 --> 0:25:36.080
<v Speaker 3>And that's right me too. You're great idea. Let's just

0:25:36.080 --> 0:25:36.680
<v Speaker 3>do that.

0:25:37.680 --> 0:25:39.679
<v Speaker 5>Right, that's the day of the show, pretty funny and

0:25:39.720 --> 0:25:40.560
<v Speaker 5>making money good.

0:25:40.680 --> 0:25:47.240
<v Speaker 1>Yes, oh, Marre, it is. It is powerful to think that.

0:25:48.119 --> 0:25:52.320
<v Speaker 1>So have you been discriminated in your faith? Have you

0:25:52.359 --> 0:25:55.280
<v Speaker 1>had discrimination in the comedy rooms in your faith? Because

0:25:55.320 --> 0:25:58.280
<v Speaker 1>I've had it in my face. I want to I

0:25:58.320 --> 0:26:00.800
<v Speaker 1>don't want you to name the name story.

0:26:00.640 --> 0:26:03.240
<v Speaker 2>The first one of the first shows I ever did,

0:26:03.320 --> 0:26:05.160
<v Speaker 2>I didn't have a headshot because I was so young.

0:26:06.520 --> 0:26:09.120
<v Speaker 3>And I went into the club and they had taken.

0:26:10.600 --> 0:26:14.439
<v Speaker 2>An illustration a racist caricature from the eighteen nineties of

0:26:14.480 --> 0:26:15.800
<v Speaker 2>a Chinese.

0:26:15.320 --> 0:26:19.400
<v Speaker 3>Railroad worker like with buck teeth.

0:26:19.560 --> 0:26:22.320
<v Speaker 2>And eating a bowl of rice with chopsticks and spraying

0:26:22.359 --> 0:26:26.320
<v Speaker 2>the rice everywhere, like a racist caricature for my picture,

0:26:27.480 --> 0:26:31.000
<v Speaker 2>Like can you imagine? Like I was, and I was

0:26:31.040 --> 0:26:35.439
<v Speaker 2>like just a kid, and I just remember telling them

0:26:35.600 --> 0:26:37.400
<v Speaker 2>you have to take that down, like I was shaking,

0:26:37.520 --> 0:26:39.720
<v Speaker 2>like I was like, how is that?

0:26:40.359 --> 0:26:42.240
<v Speaker 3>How are you? That's you can't put that on.

0:26:42.840 --> 0:26:48.000
<v Speaker 2>That's not appropriate, And it was like, you know, so bad,

0:26:48.640 --> 0:26:52.399
<v Speaker 2>and you know, things like that happened like often, but

0:26:52.440 --> 0:26:57.679
<v Speaker 2>it's mostly out of just sheer ignorance, not really like

0:26:57.720 --> 0:27:00.760
<v Speaker 2>they didn't mean to be racist. They didn't know, which

0:27:00.840 --> 0:27:03.679
<v Speaker 2>is like so dumb, but it's really that's so bad.

0:27:04.840 --> 0:27:07.320
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well that was back there. You said you were

0:27:07.400 --> 0:27:10.600
<v Speaker 1>very young. Now that people know so now they know better.

0:27:10.840 --> 0:27:12.680
<v Speaker 1>So like they said, you know better, you do better.

0:27:12.760 --> 0:27:16.080
<v Speaker 1>That's not necessarily always the truth. But when you know

0:27:16.200 --> 0:27:18.080
<v Speaker 1>better now you can get called out on it is

0:27:18.080 --> 0:27:19.040
<v Speaker 1>what can happen.

0:27:19.040 --> 0:27:23.000
<v Speaker 3>Right, But I mean that there's just yeah, horrible, horrible.

0:27:23.160 --> 0:27:25.720
<v Speaker 3>There was just like I hate that, it's so terrible.

0:27:26.200 --> 0:27:28.040
<v Speaker 2>But then there was stuff that I have to laugh

0:27:28.280 --> 0:27:30.639
<v Speaker 2>because one time somebody took a picture of me. I

0:27:30.680 --> 0:27:32.199
<v Speaker 2>was on the side of the stage and I was

0:27:32.280 --> 0:27:35.919
<v Speaker 2>eating you know, those Chinese food boxes, the white ones.

0:27:37.080 --> 0:27:40.119
<v Speaker 2>I was eating with chopsticks out of it, and I

0:27:40.200 --> 0:27:43.160
<v Speaker 2>was just like really, I was really chowing down on them.

0:27:43.400 --> 0:27:45.000
<v Speaker 3>And somebody took a secret.

0:27:44.680 --> 0:27:48.800
<v Speaker 2>Picture and posted it and I had to laugh because

0:27:48.840 --> 0:27:52.920
<v Speaker 2>that was just it was so racist.

0:27:53.160 --> 0:27:55.600
<v Speaker 3>It was like a caricature, but it was me.

0:27:56.040 --> 0:27:58.760
<v Speaker 2>I'm eating them, I'm eating those wantons that I'm not

0:27:58.840 --> 0:28:02.320
<v Speaker 2>trying to act like I'm not in it. And I

0:28:02.359 --> 0:28:04.119
<v Speaker 2>had my hair up like at a top knot that

0:28:04.200 --> 0:28:05.399
<v Speaker 2>was all kind of coming out, and there was a

0:28:05.440 --> 0:28:08.040
<v Speaker 2>chopstick in there. I mean, it was just it was

0:28:08.119 --> 0:28:11.119
<v Speaker 2>it was very racially insensitive, and I was doing it

0:28:11.119 --> 0:28:11.640
<v Speaker 2>to myself.

0:28:13.359 --> 0:28:15.800
<v Speaker 1>Well that's the difference in that is at least that

0:28:15.920 --> 0:28:18.000
<v Speaker 1>was you, and you own that. The other picture was

0:28:18.040 --> 0:28:18.639
<v Speaker 1>not you.

0:28:18.640 --> 0:28:20.600
<v Speaker 3>No, no, But it's so funny.

0:28:20.680 --> 0:28:23.040
<v Speaker 1>Starting look, starting with the buck teeth, I would have

0:28:23.080 --> 0:28:25.040
<v Speaker 1>been like, okay, my problem was the bug teeth.

0:28:25.200 --> 0:28:28.480
<v Speaker 3>That's so racist, so terrible.

0:28:30.080 --> 0:28:34.119
<v Speaker 1>Oh my goodness, I'm Margaret. I have those stories. So

0:28:34.160 --> 0:28:37.320
<v Speaker 1>I get and I understand. But I believe that because

0:28:37.440 --> 0:28:40.680
<v Speaker 1>we have been so we have become dinosaurs in this profession.

0:28:40.760 --> 0:28:43.000
<v Speaker 1>We are so much older, we have taken so many

0:28:43.080 --> 0:28:45.800
<v Speaker 1>of the beatings for people coming behind us, that we

0:28:45.880 --> 0:28:49.440
<v Speaker 1>made it easier for the Asian, the young Asian comedians

0:28:49.480 --> 0:28:51.720
<v Speaker 1>coming up, or for the young trans or gay comedians

0:28:51.760 --> 0:28:52.080
<v Speaker 1>coming up.

0:28:52.080 --> 0:28:54.640
<v Speaker 5>Because I was in the clubs that I was, I.

0:28:54.640 --> 0:28:57.200
<v Speaker 1>Was invisible for years to the comics, Margaret, I was

0:28:57.240 --> 0:29:00.000
<v Speaker 1>invisible to them. I would go and wreck the stage,

0:29:00.400 --> 0:29:02.480
<v Speaker 1>but in the green room, I couldn't get a fist pump,

0:29:02.560 --> 0:29:04.760
<v Speaker 1>I couldn't get a hello, I couldn't get a good job.

0:29:04.800 --> 0:29:06.920
<v Speaker 5>I couldn't get a pad on the back. I could

0:29:06.920 --> 0:29:08.960
<v Speaker 5>get it. So it made you feel like, oh why

0:29:08.960 --> 0:29:10.000
<v Speaker 5>am I even doing this?

0:29:10.320 --> 0:29:13.240
<v Speaker 1>But there's a fire in you, especially when you hit

0:29:13.240 --> 0:29:16.120
<v Speaker 1>that stage that you got to like blaze it. But

0:29:16.280 --> 0:29:18.880
<v Speaker 1>you do want the love of your constituents. You do

0:29:19.000 --> 0:29:21.480
<v Speaker 1>want the feeling of good job. You know that was

0:29:21.520 --> 0:29:24.000
<v Speaker 1>tight punch up my joke if you hear something. But

0:29:24.440 --> 0:29:24.920
<v Speaker 1>it took a.

0:29:24.880 --> 0:29:27.240
<v Speaker 5>Long time to get that. So I love that you

0:29:27.360 --> 0:29:30.160
<v Speaker 5>have those stories because they made you this, Margaretel.

0:29:30.520 --> 0:29:33.600
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you, thank you, thank you. But yeah, it

0:29:33.680 --> 0:29:36.200
<v Speaker 2>is hard, you know because when we want that recognition

0:29:36.240 --> 0:29:40.000
<v Speaker 2>from our peers. But comedy is such a supportive environment

0:29:40.080 --> 0:29:43.560
<v Speaker 2>for the men. You know when the men they love

0:29:43.920 --> 0:29:47.440
<v Speaker 2>they love to watch their their you know, homi sets

0:29:47.480 --> 0:29:49.760
<v Speaker 2>and they love to like help them with tag like

0:29:50.040 --> 0:29:54.080
<v Speaker 2>their men are just so tight. It's so weird, just

0:29:54.160 --> 0:29:57.480
<v Speaker 2>like always like this is that's real gay, Like I'm

0:29:57.520 --> 0:30:01.640
<v Speaker 2>like this that really people they act real gay like

0:30:01.680 --> 0:30:04.840
<v Speaker 2>it's a very homo erotic environment. They don't want to

0:30:04.880 --> 0:30:07.640
<v Speaker 2>admit it, but it really is they just don't want to.

0:30:08.000 --> 0:30:09.520
<v Speaker 2>It's like the no Girls club.

0:30:10.600 --> 0:30:10.800
<v Speaker 5>You know.

0:30:10.920 --> 0:30:14.960
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it's a very it's a very uh boys club.

0:30:15.080 --> 0:30:16.920
<v Speaker 3>But you know, it's just part of it.

0:30:17.080 --> 0:30:19.320
<v Speaker 2>I think you just have to accept it, and you know,

0:30:19.440 --> 0:30:22.840
<v Speaker 2>we develop regardless and then we're better for it.

0:30:22.880 --> 0:30:25.320
<v Speaker 3>So it's actually fine.

0:30:25.720 --> 0:30:27.960
<v Speaker 5>Now, Margot, if you were on when you're on tour,

0:30:28.080 --> 0:30:28.360
<v Speaker 5>do you.

0:30:28.360 --> 0:30:30.280
<v Speaker 1>Prefer to be with a bunch of women or do

0:30:30.360 --> 0:30:32.120
<v Speaker 1>you prefer to be with a bunch of men or

0:30:32.160 --> 0:30:32.560
<v Speaker 1>a mix?

0:30:32.920 --> 0:30:34.040
<v Speaker 3>A mix, A mix.

0:30:34.200 --> 0:30:37.160
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm always very It's I'm always very kind

0:30:37.160 --> 0:30:38.720
<v Speaker 2>of like uh.

0:30:39.120 --> 0:30:40.120
<v Speaker 3>All over the place.

0:30:41.120 --> 0:30:43.800
<v Speaker 2>I get a lot of they them energy two. So

0:30:43.960 --> 0:30:46.880
<v Speaker 2>a lot of they them's are in my crew, so

0:30:47.040 --> 0:30:52.520
<v Speaker 2>that's really nice. But yeah, I'm very open to different

0:30:52.560 --> 0:30:54.800
<v Speaker 2>people and very comfortable that way.

0:30:55.840 --> 0:30:57.960
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I like a mix too. I love to have

0:30:58.080 --> 0:31:00.440
<v Speaker 1>feminine energy on the stage. I don't like is just

0:31:00.520 --> 0:31:03.880
<v Speaker 1>all men because my presentation is feminine, but my my

0:31:03.960 --> 0:31:06.800
<v Speaker 1>addiction is very alpha male. So I like to have

0:31:06.920 --> 0:31:08.920
<v Speaker 1>women on the stage coming in from a different angle

0:31:08.920 --> 0:31:12.400
<v Speaker 1>because I think everybody's respective is respected. The problem with

0:31:12.760 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 1>too many females on one show, they say they all

0:31:14.760 --> 0:31:16.320
<v Speaker 1>gonna talk about the same thing. I said, well, all

0:31:16.360 --> 0:31:18.440
<v Speaker 1>you mean talk about the exact same thing, you talking

0:31:18.440 --> 0:31:23.080
<v Speaker 1>about your damn penis, and who you know, what's the difference.

0:31:23.080 --> 0:31:26.600
<v Speaker 1>So this sexist it's still very sexist.

0:31:26.920 --> 0:31:27.600
<v Speaker 3>It's true.

0:31:28.920 --> 0:31:31.240
<v Speaker 5>The sexist don't work on me because I got both sexists.

0:31:31.280 --> 0:31:39.600
<v Speaker 1>So you know, who is your biggest influence, Margarete, when

0:31:39.600 --> 0:31:40.560
<v Speaker 1>you were coming up, who.

0:31:40.560 --> 0:31:43.000
<v Speaker 5>You who was your biggest influence in comedy?

0:31:43.240 --> 0:31:47.640
<v Speaker 2>I think always Joan Rivers, you know, see I love

0:31:47.760 --> 0:31:53.160
<v Speaker 2>Joan too. She was a real pioneer and also really supportive,

0:31:54.600 --> 0:31:56.120
<v Speaker 2>you know, throughout.

0:31:56.120 --> 0:31:58.200
<v Speaker 3>My kind of coming up, and.

0:31:59.680 --> 0:32:02.400
<v Speaker 2>She gave me a lot of work and I ended

0:32:02.480 --> 0:32:05.800
<v Speaker 2>up getting to take over Fashion Police after she died,

0:32:05.840 --> 0:32:09.400
<v Speaker 2>which was real honor, you know. But I always I

0:32:09.720 --> 0:32:12.080
<v Speaker 2>always went to her if I had a bad show

0:32:12.240 --> 0:32:16.959
<v Speaker 2>or you know something like she just was so incredibly

0:32:17.040 --> 0:32:24.080
<v Speaker 2>understanding and she was really nurturing to other comedians, which

0:32:24.120 --> 0:32:27.680
<v Speaker 2>I think is something she did for women but also

0:32:27.840 --> 0:32:32.280
<v Speaker 2>for men, and very open about her own insecurities too.

0:32:32.880 --> 0:32:36.560
<v Speaker 2>Like we were doing a show at Kennedy Center with

0:32:36.680 --> 0:32:38.840
<v Speaker 2>all of the dudes, you know, the big like all

0:32:38.880 --> 0:32:43.000
<v Speaker 2>of like Gary Shanling and you know, John Stewart and

0:32:43.040 --> 0:32:45.800
<v Speaker 2>all you know, Bill Maher and all the guys, and

0:32:45.840 --> 0:32:49.000
<v Speaker 2>she really wanted to do well, and so she was

0:32:49.040 --> 0:32:51.120
<v Speaker 2>like really nervous. And so you know, we were like

0:32:51.120 --> 0:32:53.160
<v Speaker 2>in her dressing room beforehand and she's talking about it,

0:32:53.200 --> 0:32:55.960
<v Speaker 2>and I'm like, how could you be nervous? You're fucking legend.

0:32:56.640 --> 0:33:00.720
<v Speaker 2>Like nobody's better than you. They wish that, like they

0:33:00.720 --> 0:33:04.520
<v Speaker 2>wish they were you. But still she still had that

0:33:04.720 --> 0:33:07.040
<v Speaker 2>was very open about that, you know, and I think

0:33:07.800 --> 0:33:09.400
<v Speaker 2>that's what made her really powerful.

0:33:09.680 --> 0:33:11.480
<v Speaker 3>She was at the ability to be vulnerable.

0:33:13.360 --> 0:33:15.800
<v Speaker 1>Do you think that that was instilled on her from

0:33:15.920 --> 0:33:20.160
<v Speaker 1>because Joan came out at a time when women were

0:33:20.320 --> 0:33:22.800
<v Speaker 1>really discarded as comedies.

0:33:22.880 --> 0:33:23.160
<v Speaker 5>You know.

0:33:23.360 --> 0:33:29.320
<v Speaker 1>It was just you had to be not attractive or fat,

0:33:29.600 --> 0:33:31.960
<v Speaker 1>you know, you know something like that. You couldn't be

0:33:32.280 --> 0:33:35.920
<v Speaker 1>pretty and funny. It just not a woman. Those three

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<v Speaker 1>components just did not work.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, because you were perceived as a threat if

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<v Speaker 2>you were anything that you know, could be construed as

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<v Speaker 2>like sexually attractive, sexually vital. And Joan was like not

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<v Speaker 2>even able to talk about her pregnancy when she was

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<v Speaker 2>on stage because that was considered vulgar, you know. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, yeah, she really changed everything for women, and

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<v Speaker 2>I personally was very affected by her just as another comedian.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, she really took care of me, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I really I missed her, you know. But she lived

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<v Speaker 2>a really long life. What a great life she had.

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<v Speaker 5>I never had the luxury of meeting her.

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<v Speaker 1>I always wanted to meet her, but I figured because

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<v Speaker 1>I knew my journey as being a trance comedian for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five years, and nobody liked me was around, so

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<v Speaker 1>I could only imagine what it was like for her

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<v Speaker 1>as a woman's but back then, because Phyllis Diller was

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<v Speaker 1>not an attractive woman, so she played on that.

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<v Speaker 5>Joan Rivers was not a bad looking woman at all

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<v Speaker 5>to me, you know, she's lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>She had a bunch of serch Yeah, but I figured,

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<v Speaker 1>and she always dressed nice. So you had to either

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<v Speaker 1>be fat to be the joke, or to be unattractive

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<v Speaker 1>to be the joke, or to be a shadow to

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<v Speaker 1>be the joke. But Joan was. She was never the shadow.

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<v Speaker 1>She was always the chandelier. So that's right, the wallpaper.

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<v Speaker 1>She was a centerpiece. I wondered, did she bring any

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<v Speaker 1>of those insecurities even when she became v Jon Rivers,

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<v Speaker 1>Those insecurities probably have were embedded in her from all

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<v Speaker 1>her youth.

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<v Speaker 5>That's what I was thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because I harbor insecurities. I still harbor insecurities from

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<v Speaker 1>when they didn't speak to me, or when I was

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<v Speaker 1>just a man in a dress, even though I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I've overcome that, but every now and again, that

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<v Speaker 1>little ugly shadow will pick his head and like, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're not good enough, or maybe you're not funny enough,

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<v Speaker 1>but maybe you're not pretty enough. So I wondered that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, That's why I asked you because we were different.

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<v Speaker 1>We are nominally that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also like it's a combination of not fitting in

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<v Speaker 2>but then also imposter syndrome too, so it's like we're

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<v Speaker 2>almost our own internal built bully in a sense, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think always like the greatest opposition for me

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<v Speaker 2>always has been myself and my own fears and my

0:35:57.320 --> 0:35:58.960
<v Speaker 2>own limited thinking.

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<v Speaker 3>Of like what I could do, what's possible.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always been my own doing, So I stand in

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<v Speaker 2>my own way more than anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would love to see Netflix put a show

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<v Speaker 1>together with all the alternatives.

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<v Speaker 5>When I say that, I mean Margaret Show, Flame and

0:36:15.880 --> 0:36:20.080
<v Speaker 5>Row just very unique comedians.

0:36:19.480 --> 0:36:22.600
<v Speaker 1>That all have different stories to tell, and we all

0:36:22.600 --> 0:36:24.600
<v Speaker 1>come in from it and we all look like Basking

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<v Speaker 1>Robbins with thirty one flavors thirty three flavors.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, that would be fantastic. I think that would

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<v Speaker 5>be a great show.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because I don't want to be on all. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to be pigeonholeed to ever say that I'm

0:36:35.880 --> 0:36:37.960
<v Speaker 1>this kind of comedian on that kind of comedian. I

0:36:37.960 --> 0:36:40.040
<v Speaker 1>can play any room at any time, in front of

0:36:40.120 --> 0:36:41.960
<v Speaker 1>me any people. I just played a whole room full

0:36:42.000 --> 0:36:45.880
<v Speaker 1>of rednecks. They're all Trump supporters. I talked about your Trump,

0:36:46.040 --> 0:36:49.239
<v Speaker 1>and I talked about Trump and I didn't talk about

0:36:49.239 --> 0:36:51.600
<v Speaker 1>his politics. I talked about his shape and its hair

0:36:52.000 --> 0:36:55.080
<v Speaker 1>good where I was at. And you know a lot

0:36:55.160 --> 0:36:57.960
<v Speaker 1>of comedians out here say, oh, I'm not changing my set.

0:36:58.080 --> 0:36:59.640
<v Speaker 1>I'm not changing. I said, I don't care who I'm

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<v Speaker 1>in front of.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that's irresponsible on a comedian's part, because you

0:37:03.680 --> 0:37:06.200
<v Speaker 5>have to read the room that you're working, have to

0:37:06.280 --> 0:37:07.080
<v Speaker 5>read the room.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Ultimately, you're an entertainer. Like if you're you're an entertainer,

0:37:10.680 --> 0:37:12.839
<v Speaker 2>that's what you do. You're here to entertain and you

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<v Speaker 2>can't allow anything like that to stand in your way.

0:37:17.160 --> 0:37:19.000
<v Speaker 2>And it's a good challenge and a good exercise.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and that's a great point.

0:37:22.320 --> 0:37:27.720
<v Speaker 1>You're there to entertain, not to offend exactly.

0:37:26.080 --> 0:37:30.680
<v Speaker 2>You know a little bit then, but you need to

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<v Speaker 2>sort of gauge what it is. But there's always makes

0:37:33.280 --> 0:37:35.320
<v Speaker 2>it worth it, you know, people like to be offended.

0:37:35.360 --> 0:37:37.840
<v Speaker 2>I think people really do like to be offended.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, they like for you to say stuff that they

0:37:41.200 --> 0:37:43.160
<v Speaker 1>want to say, but it makes their skin crawl and

0:37:43.160 --> 0:37:45.359
<v Speaker 1>then they clutch their pearls and like, oh, I was

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<v Speaker 1>thinking of it.

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<v Speaker 3>I I want to buy danger. People want to buy danger.

0:37:52.040 --> 0:37:54.520
<v Speaker 2>And that's what is the appeal of stand up comedy

0:37:54.600 --> 0:37:58.120
<v Speaker 2>is the dangerous element of it. And so I think

0:37:58.280 --> 0:38:01.640
<v Speaker 2>that's really like a very rare gift. That's why it

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<v Speaker 2>can't be replaced by AI.

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<v Speaker 3>Can't. You can't.

0:38:04.320 --> 0:38:06.919
<v Speaker 2>It won't ever be dangerous because it's thinking outside of

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<v Speaker 2>the parameters of what's normal, what's saying what's right and

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<v Speaker 2>doing something fun with it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the name of your next special Margaret, buying danger.

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<v Speaker 1>Come by danger, buy some danger.

0:38:21.160 --> 0:38:23.920
<v Speaker 3>Let's buy it's question danger we're going to make. We're

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<v Speaker 3>making danger.

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<v Speaker 5>That is pretty dope. I really really like that. That

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<v Speaker 5>would be a great day.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, I am not going to keep you.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you got things to do. I appreciate you

0:38:33.120 --> 0:38:34.520
<v Speaker 1>so much. I want you to come down. I have

0:38:34.560 --> 0:38:36.279
<v Speaker 1>a show every Monday night. Because I didn't know you

0:38:36.280 --> 0:38:37.560
<v Speaker 1>were in LA I don't know why I thought you

0:38:37.560 --> 0:38:40.080
<v Speaker 1>were still living in San Francisco. Every Monday, I'm at

0:38:40.080 --> 0:38:42.319
<v Speaker 1>the Hollywood Laugh Factor for free vote.

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<v Speaker 5>We have a great time. Oh come, great show. Come

0:38:46.600 --> 0:38:48.680
<v Speaker 5>and we will let you stretch your legs, Margaret and

0:38:48.719 --> 0:38:49.239
<v Speaker 5>get it out.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a great audience and minds is very diverse, and

0:38:52.360 --> 0:38:54.439
<v Speaker 1>they love the people that we bring. So I would

0:38:54.480 --> 0:38:56.279
<v Speaker 1>love for you to come hang out with us for

0:38:56.280 --> 0:39:00.880
<v Speaker 1>one Monday perfect. I thoroughly enjoy having this conversation with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Margaret for being a great representation of the community.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you for being a fantastic comedian. Thank you for

0:39:06.760 --> 0:39:08.839
<v Speaker 5>being a great woman. And thank you for being a

0:39:08.880 --> 0:39:12.239
<v Speaker 5>fantastic American. Because that's how people keep beginning that we

0:39:12.400 --> 0:39:15.160
<v Speaker 5>are Americans. I don't care what we look like. Besides,

0:39:15.200 --> 0:39:17.520
<v Speaker 5>we are with shape. We are all American.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>Got to remember that, Margaret. Thank you so much, my darling.

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<v Speaker 5>Where can we follow you at? Give fans? Well, we

0:39:24.480 --> 0:39:25.480
<v Speaker 5>can follow you everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>You can follow me at Margaret Show on x at

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<v Speaker 2>Margaret Underscore Show on Instagram, and the Margaret Show on TikTok.

0:39:33.920 --> 0:39:36.320
<v Speaker 2>And you can buy tickets at Margaret Show dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Anybody who wants to come see.

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<v Speaker 5>Me, I'm coming to see you. I'm buying my tickets.

0:39:41.080 --> 0:39:42.399
<v Speaker 5>I don't know where you're gonna be it. I'm coming

0:39:42.400 --> 0:39:44.279
<v Speaker 5>to see you, see you.

0:39:44.440 --> 0:39:45.440
<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna come see you.

0:39:46.239 --> 0:39:47.640
<v Speaker 5>I want you to come and see me. We're gonna

0:39:47.640 --> 0:39:48.359
<v Speaker 5>have a great time.

0:39:48.719 --> 0:39:51.360
<v Speaker 1>And listen. I appreciate you, Thank you so much. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>baby three to your dollars. But she spoke a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of times, thank.

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<v Speaker 5>You, thank you. Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't even spell none of it, but I take it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for being so pleasant. I appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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