Margaret Cho is always on the go. This summer is no different for her. Her fifth stand-up concert, "Beautiful," premiered recently on Showtime and her role as Teri Jane on Drop Dead Diva debuted on Lifetime July 12. Having met Margaret during Windy City Media Group's meet-and-greet at Sidetrack years ago, it was great to see that she hasn't changed from being the same sweet and genuinely funny person.
Windy City Times: Hello Margaret, it's me—Jerry from Windy City. I just saw your new show, Drop Dead Diva. It's very cute has a great deal to say about how people judge people on looks. Did that attract you to the project?
Margaret Cho: Yes, I really loved the script. It's a great concept and there is so much about it that I really relate to. Body image is something that I have talked about in my work for years. The story is about women and how we value our looks in this country and society. It's not just about women but could apply to everyone. It's close to my heart.
WCT: How do you like working with [ co-star ] Brooke Elliott?
MC: I love her. She's great. She's an amazing actress. I think the reason the show works so well is because she makes this fantastic situation very believable. She's an extraordinary artist and I am very excited to be working with her.
WCT: What do you like about acting on a television show as opposed to traveling around performing stand up?
MC: I like them both but this is a very different life. I am living in Atlanta—well not even, Peachtree City; it's about an hour away from Atlanta. It's really a small town—very conservative, very southern.
WCT: Well, I am from Tennessee.
MC: So you know! [ Laughs ] There is a church every five feet. That's their big thing—church—and I am not like that. What is good is that I love the project and the show. Traveling you get a measure of small towns so its not that different from being on the road.
WCT: I have been to Atlanta. It's a very clean city. It's where all the southern gays go to live.
MC: Oh, Atlanta itself is very queer. I have been hanging out and doing a lot of fun things. It's cosmopolitan and sophisticated. You go outside the parameter and it's a totally different story.
WCT: Have you had more time with all of this to work on your new album of comedy songs?
MC: Yes. I have had a lot time to get better at playing and to write more. It's fun to have this other project to work on.
WCT: Are you going for a Grammy?
MC: [ Laughs ] I have been nominated a few times for a Grammy for my comedy record so I think this is a shoo-in for it! It's got to win it. I have been nominated so many times. This time has gotta come through for me.
WCT: I heard you have a song about porn star Ricky Sinz; I was just hanging out with him over the weekend.
MC: Where were you hanging out with him?
WCT: Well, he lives down the street from me. He's my neighbor. He's out at the bars and raises money for groups such as TPAN over IML weekend.
MC: He's sooo great. There is a song about Ricky Sinz on the record. I wrote it with the lead singer for the group The New Pornographers. It's a really good song. Ricky's cock is like 9.2 inches long and 5 inches around. So that's like 45 inches of cock volume. That's how much cock you are getting, 45 inches!
WCT: Speaking of numbers, what does April 30 mean to you?
MC: Well, it's supposed to be my day, Margaret Cho Day in San Francisco. I think it's just the one day, not every year. There's no national holiday.
WCT: Aw, that's a gyp. We need that every year!
MC: You get inducted the one day and then it's over. It doesn't really mean anything. It doesn't get carried over to the next year.
WCT: How is Selene Luna doing from the Margaret Cho Show? She was hilarious!
MC: She's very funny. She's in New York right now. She's always doing videos and stand up comedy. I really love her. I wish we could do more of the Cho Show but I am busy with this television show.
WCT: Anything else you want to say about it?
MC: I think it's really funny and people should watch it.
To learn more about "Drop Dead Diva" head over to www.mylifetime.com and for more Margaret www.margaretcho.com .