Margaret Cho - Notorious C.H.O.

Starring:Margaret Cho
Director: Lorene Machado
Studio: Winstar
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Margaret Cho is an NC-17 woman in a PG-13 world. Very, very little can be quoted from this concert film, as can be expected from a woman who, in the film's empowering conclusion, sounds the rallying cry to live "without restraint." Leave it to Cho to reference September 11 with a joke that is at once profane and respectful. Like Richard Pryor, the Korean-American outlaw comedian has found her niche with concert films that allow her the freedom to be her "actual self." She riffs unabashedly about relationships gone sour and relates her experiences as a sexual Captain Kirk, boldly going where she has never gone before. Notorious, yes, but not as accessible for the uninitiated as her last concert film, I'm the One That I Want, which recounted the rise and fall of her ill-fated sitcom. The faithful, though, won't pass up the chance for a private audience with the diva of the disenfranchised. --Donald Liebenson

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Cho Shines

Margaret Cho Collection (I'm the One That I Want / Notorious C.H.O. / Revolution)

politics aside

2 Outa 3 Ain't Bad

Hello...my name is Gwen and I'm here to (well, you know!)

Margaret Cho Collection (I'm the One That I Want / Notorious C.H.O. / Revolution)
Starring: Margaret Cho , and Bruce Daniels
Director: Lionel Coleman , and Lorene Machado
Manufacturer: Winstar
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I'm the One That I Want
This concert film becomes gripping, moving, and triumphantly funny when Margaret Cho stops with the "fag-hag" jokes and gets real in recounting her ill-fated sitcom and its devastating effects on her mental and physical well-being. In the spirit of Richard Pryor talking about his infamous freebasing accident in Live on the Sunset Strip and Julia Sweeney discussing caring for her cancer-stricken brother in God Said, "HA!", Cho's account of her ill-conceived 1994 ABC sitcom All American Girl is victorious, a "you go, girl" call to empowerment. Her happiness at finding mainstream acceptance was short-lived when the network expressed concerns about her weight. A desperately insecure Cho proceeded to lose 30 pounds in a month and wound up in the hospital with kidney failure. Even more humiliating was the special consultant hired to instruct her how to appear "more Asian." Cho recalls receiving a phone call after the show's premiere from an enraged Quentin Tarantino, her then-boyfriend, who screamed at her, "They took your voice!" The capper was when her show was cancelled to make room for The Drew Carey Show ("Because he's so thin," Cho asides). Drink, drugs, and promiscuous sex followed, until Cho gave herself a wake-up call. "I'm not going to die because I failed as someone else," she proclaims. "I'm going to succeed as myself." This is the one Cho's legion of devoted fans want. More sensitive viewers are advised to fast-forward through the raunchier bits.

Notorious C.H.O.
Margaret Cho is an NC-17 woman in a PG-13 world. Very, very little can be quoted from this concert film, as can be expected from a woman who, in the film's empowering conclusion, sounds the rallying cry to live "without restraint." Leave it to Cho to reference September 11 with a joke that is at once profane and respectful. Like Richard Pryor, the Korean-American outlaw comedian has found her niche with concert films that allow her the freedom to be her "actual self." She riffs unabashedly about relationships gone sour and relates her experiences as a sexual Captain Kirk, boldly going where she has never gone before. Notorious, yes, but not as accessible for the uninitiated as her last concert film, I'm the One That I Want, which recounted the rise and fall of her ill-fated sitcom. The faithful, though, won't pass up the chance for a private audience with the diva of the disenfranchised.

Revolution
Margaret Cho does not suffer well the by-now-clichéd expression, "Don't go there." As Cho remarks near the end of her characteristically passionate one-woman show, "I live there. I bought a house there." "There" for Margaret Cho is graphic descriptions of sexual acts, gay and straight, and bodily functions, impersonating a Bangkok sex-show barker, and other matters addressed in her singular frank and explicit style. Two hysterical rants that can be printed here involve being served an Asian Chicken Salad and all the reasons she will never be cast in a period film. Revolution is more fitfully paced than her previous concert films, but she saves the best, and her most righteous anger, for last, when she addresses negative body image, racism, and homophobia. Here, she drops the attitude and gets real. She may be preaching to the converted (a Cho audience is nothing but idolatry), but it is a powerful sermon. Viva Cho! --Donald Liebenson

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Includes: I'm The One That I Want, Notorious C.H.O. and Margaret Cho: Revolution

Customer Reviews:

Cho Shines.......2007-05-19

Cho takes us along on a hysterical roller coaster ride of her life and times. At times brassy, other times vulnerable, she courageously shows us her humor and her vices; her failures as well as her triumphs. Her monologues sometimes drag, but she keeps us hanging on through it all.

Margaret Cho Collection (I'm the One That I Want / Notorious C.H.O. / Revolution) .......2006-07-18

very funny and worth the watch.

politics aside.......2005-11-06

I love Margaret Cho, but I have to admit that her new positioning is better and more creative than her previous. In her newest show, ASSASSIN (not part of this collection), she is far more political, which for me, is more interesting and frankly, funnier. It's worth, of course, owning all of CHO's work. She is now part of the legendary group of comics that deserve to be heard by all. She has taken the torch from such legengs as Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, and Cho will likely play a role in protecting us from the 'right'.

2 Outa 3 Ain't Bad.......2005-07-02

In the immortal words of that other big-boned superstar: 2 outa 3 aint bad.

You're The One That I Want and Notorious C.H.O. are quite simply the funniest stand up routenes I've ever witnessed. I can watch them over and over again. They are not only laugh out loud funny, they are inspirational. I wanted to replace my video copies with DVDs and the boxed set seemed like a great deal. And I guess it is if you think of Revolution as a bonus DVD of out takes. Some gems to be found in there but overall it just pales by comparison. I really hope the next is a return to form.

Hello...my name is Gwen and I'm here to (well, you know!).......2004-12-22

Let me just start off by saying that Margaret Cho is the ultimate faghag. She is hilarious, and one of the best comedians out there right now. I just got this trilogy pack for my birthday this month, and I immediately tore it open and watched "I'm the one that I want" right then and there. That is her best of the threesome. The 2nd disc, "Notorious CHO" is wickidly funny, but not as so as the the previous disc. The last one,"Revolution", which I saw for the first time last night was funny, yet not as much as the former 2. Actually, I was quite dissapointed by Revolution to be honest. I did laugh more than a few times, but I could always control myself (ie, no tears, uncotrollable fits of laughter, knee slaps, breathing issues). She seemed like she just wasn't into it. Maybe she was sick or something. Her appearance is a little different, I'm thinking plastic surgery on her lips and eyes?? She has noticeably lost weight as well. Her voice was different too, it just didn't seem like the same Margaret that I fell for in the 1st disc. In summary, I don't know how often I'll watch "Revolution", but the other 2 will definitely get plenty of wear.

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Her Parents Must Be So Proud
I told better jokes in 4th grade!
Notoriously Hilarious
Margaret Cho Notorious Cho
Annoying and unfunny

Margaret Cho - Notorious C.H.O.
Starring: Margaret Cho
Director: Lorene Machado
Manufacturer: Winstar
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Binding: DVD

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Margaret Cho is an NC-17 woman in a PG-13 world. Very, very little can be quoted from this concert film, as can be expected from a woman who, in the film's empowering conclusion, sounds the rallying cry to live "without restraint." Leave it to Cho to reference September 11 with a joke that is at once profane and respectful. Like Richard Pryor, the Korean-American outlaw comedian has found her niche with concert films that allow her the freedom to be her "actual self." She riffs unabashedly about relationships gone sour and relates her experiences as a sexual Captain Kirk, boldly going where she has never gone before. Notorious, yes, but not as accessible for the uninitiated as her last concert film, I'm the One That I Want, which recounted the rise and fall of her ill-fated sitcom. The faithful, though, won't pass up the chance for a private audience with the diva of the disenfranchised. --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews:

Her Parents Must Be So Proud.......2006-11-26

Even before the release of NOTORIOUS C.H.O., Margaret Cho was a force to be reckoned with. And here in this highly recommended, 90-minute DVD, she delivers all the fun, shock and good-natured madness you'd expect from one of the bad girls of American comedy.

From the moment she said goodbye to staring in her own sitcom, Cho's quirky brand of humor has wreaked havoc in the minds of everyone who has ever heard her speak. A one-woman block party gone awry, Cho is hilarious, sweet, raunchy, insightful and charming all at the same time.

Though I must warn you that if you are easily offended or squeamish, this may not be the DVD for you, I also have to say that I am definitely squeamish -- and I still loved NOTORIOUS C.H.O. because it's funny, shocking and a strange love letter of sorts to her parents, who are interviewed at the beginning of the film.

I positively loved the chance to meet Cho's mother, who refers to herself as `Mommy.' Eccentric, protective, blunt and suspicious, Mommy is a proper looking Korean-born woman whose comments and observations will shock anyone. After hearing about her so often in Cho's earlier performances, it was great to see the innocent-looking face of one of comedy's legendary characters.

- Regina McMenamin

I told better jokes in 4th grade!.......2006-08-10

seriously bad...she sounds more like a motivational speaker for [...] women than she does a comic. I watched this last night high-as-a-kite and did not laugh at a single thing...that's never happened before. Had I been sober I wouldnt of watched it at all. TERRIBLE!

Notoriously Hilarious.......2006-06-05

Out of all of Cho's currently released films, I found myself enjoying this one the most. I can't think of one moment on the entire DVD that was boring. It's notoriously delicious!

This performance is much more matured than her first, in every single way possible. If you are new to Cho's comedy, I would highly recommend trying this one out first.

Margaret Cho Notorious Cho .......2006-04-04

Her verifications is excellent. Her use of the dactylic and ampabactic cutlets were fabulous and her iambic pentameter and polyrhythmic elutriation were incredibly examplatory .

Annoying and unfunny.......2006-03-25

I am glad I rented this DVD. It actually is not even worth the rental price. It is that unfunny. I think her impressions are horribly annoying. She sounds bitter and evil rather goofy and funny. I would be surprised if a laugh track wasn't used. The camera never focused once on the audience. So who knows if they were really laughing. I think she is unattractive and that adds insult to injury. She think she is all that and a bowl of soy sauce but she isn't. Her only funny impression was when she was making fun of her asian parents. Other than that the best way to describe her unorignal comedy style is that it is comprised of generic and vulgar anecdotes that are more annoying to hear than funny. I think after her shows she is laughing at her audience back stage because she is managing to get away with telling awful jokes and stories and making it huge. She has the last laugh.

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