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Political Theater, Episode 117

Margaret Cho, here at a rally in Washington in 2012, says her use of politics is part of her authenticity.
Margaret Cho, here at a rally in Washington in 2012, says her use of politics is part of her authenticity. (Ken Cedeno/Corbis via Getty Images file photo)
By Kathryn Lyons and Jason Dick
Posted March 5, 2020 at 4:15pm

Margaret Cho has been called a political comedian, but to her, political comedy is just a part of the authenticity she strives for.

On this episode of Political Theater, she joins Heard on the Hill reporter Kathryn Lyons to talk about her development as a comedian and where politics fits in, the Democratic presidential candidate she thinks could do a “mean foxtrot” and what she hopes 2020 will bring.

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