Margaret Cho

About Margaret

• At age 16, she realized she could be a comedian, but her parents weren't supportive, so she ran away to San Francisco.
• Says she realized very early on that she didn't want to ever compromise her own happiness to appease her parents.
• She went to L.A. to try to be an actress at the age of 19, but quickly realized that she was going to face a lot of typecasting.
• At one point, Rob Schneider's agent told her, "Asian people will never be successful in comedy. You have your life ahead of you-you should quit."
• She ignored that advice and kept going; took any odd job she could to keep her afloat in her pursuit of her dream.
• She worked as a Raggedy Ann doll at FAO Schwarz, at a bookstore, and as a short-order cook, and did comedy gigs late into the night.
• Soon, she was the most-booked act on college campuses, and once Bob Hope featured her on one of his specials, she became an overnight celebrity.
• Says the key to success is that you have to enjoy the small steps along the way; "if you love every step [of the process], it will lead somewhere."