Margaret powers through adversity one joke and song at a time

Margaret Cho has racked up five Grammy Award nominations and performed stand-up for more than four decades, but there's still one stage on her wish list.

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"I would like to do something high-stakes like a show that takes place before they sent gladiators to fight at The Colosseum," she joked when asked what epoch she'd pick to perform in during a phone interview. "Maybe that wouldn't be the best for my health, but I would ask for a guarantee that I could leave before getting eaten by an animal." Cho may have missed her shot to perform for Roman emperors by a millennium or two, but she will be on stage for the Belly Laughs Comedy and Food Festival. She'll be joined by more than 30 stand-up Asian comedians, including Hasan Minhaj, Kumail Nanjiani, a surprise guest and two recent additions: Bobby Lee and Vickie Wang.