Margaret Cho

from Naked Lunch · host Phil Rosenthal, David Wild, and Straw Hut Media

Phil and David welcome the Emmy and Grammy-nominated comedian, actress, author, musician and activist Margaret Cho -- and her dog Lucia, too -- for a funny and provocative conversation about comedy and life and so many more far-ranging topics. Margaret reads a passage from her best-selling "I'm The One That I Want," and shares amazing stories about her mother, singing on "The Masked Singer," being inspired by Joan Rivers and Robin Williams, and working with John Travolta and Nic Cage on John Woo's "Face/Off." For more about Margaret Cho and dates on her current Choliarchy tour, go to https://margaretcho.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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