Comedy Quotes by Margaret Cho

I just think women are funnier than men.

— Margaret Cho

Anger and comedy are really connected.

— Margaret Cho

Comedy is a noble art.

— Margaret Cho

Comedy was all I ever wanted.

— Margaret Cho

Comedy is a noble art. And every comedian who does anything is serving a noble purpose.

— Margaret Cho

I like to respond with jokes and to keep it as light as possible.

— Margaret Cho

I think comedy is an angry art form; it's an outsider art form.

— Margaret Cho

As a comedian you are making yourself vulnerable in order to make others happy.

— Margaret Cho

Comedy is quite a difficult place for queers and for women.

— Margaret Cho

I can never tell when something is funny. I just have to do it onstage and find out.

— Margaret Cho

Comedy is the only weapon I have to battle totalitarianism.

— Margaret Cho

I became a comedian because I didn't want to be bullied anymore. Onstage I was safe.

— Margaret Cho

It's good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.

— Margaret Cho

Comedians and people in general have a cultural right to talk about their own culture and race.

— Margaret Cho

I could never make a joke about somebody unless I could say it to their face and they'd laugh.

— Margaret Cho

There are definitely racial problems in this country [the USA]. Comedy is a way we can figure out how to solve it,…

— Margaret Cho

I'm writing a record of comedy songs. I'm doing all these collaborations with artists. I bring them lyrics and they write the…

— Margaret Cho

It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not care what anyone, particularly men,…

— Margaret Cho

That's the nature of comedy. You always want to be improving and growing and changing with what's happening in the world. That's…

— Margaret Cho

I'm a huge fan of the people and things that are considered the epitomes of tastelessness - things like drag and raunchy…

— Margaret Cho

No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,…

— Margaret Cho

I do love the road, because for me, the road is very comfortable, and it's very much what I've always wanted to…

— Margaret Cho

Homophobia is a tough one. In some places it's actually very OK to be homophobic. Comedy clubs in general are very unsafe…

— Margaret Cho

When I was 14, I told my mother I was going to drop out of high school and go do stand-up comedy.…

— Margaret Cho

I went to a performance-art high school, and a teacher there was signing me up for open-mic nights at the comedy club.…

— Margaret Cho

You have to constantly recreate yourself in show business, which is a very fast thing, especially now with the tremendous speed of…

— Margaret Cho

People at shows have told me that they've shown my videos to their parents and families to help them come out of…

— Margaret Cho

The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a…

— Margaret Cho

My family has been deeply affected by the split of Korea, which divided it in half, basically, before I was born. There's…

— Margaret Cho

It's completely unsexy [Yello, "Oh Yeah" 1985]. It does capture that weird '80s materialism and "We're gonna get it on now" vibe.…

— Margaret Cho

Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor.

— Margaret Cho

Comedy was the key to everything. I grew up fast and controlled my future by bringing it on faster than it naturally…

— Margaret Cho

I think comedy is an angry art form; it's an outsider art form. Anger and comedy are really connected. If I'm angry…

— Margaret Cho

I don't really know what 'selling out' is exactly. I would sell out if I could, but nobody's buying it. I would…

— Margaret Cho

I'm very much a stand-up comedian in my heart. That's really what I do. Now I'm trying to incorporate all of the…

— Margaret Cho