I'm the One That I Want

Actress/comedienne Margaret Cho's 1999 concert, filmed before a live audience in San Francisco, catches the wonderfully embittered (and yet still hopeful) comic genius at a professional peak. Regaling against the Hollywood machinery which nearly put her away for good, Cho... Full review

This is one of the funniest stan-up movies I've ever seen! Margaret Cho uses personal experiences and her family,mostly her mother, throughout her routine. It's great to watch her talk about her canceled sitcom and Ruth "I'm here to wash your... Full review

I'd never heard of Margaret Cho before "I'm the One That I Want" came out, but since then she's become a real fixture in the entertainment industry. In this performance, she talks about her various experiences in life, such as... Full review

I saw this about 3 years ago. I really wanted to see it after hearing about it at her website. This was much different from her previous routines as this was a one woman show rather than stand up comedy.... Full review

I gave this film a 10 rating. I struggled with that, because although I feel that this comedy film is truly outstanding, the pace through me off for a moment or two. She comes on stage in a flash of... Full review

Ahhh, you're in for a treat. This woman has something to say and she says it in the best ways possible-- funny, edgy, self-effacing, step off buddy, been-there and Hi, I'm baaaack.And just in time. I love you, Margaret Cho.... Full review

Margaret Cho and her one-woman show in 2000 (I hear she has a new one out now). It deals with her getting her sitcom (the horrible "All American Girl") and the hell it put her through and how she survived... Full review

It's a torrent of self-hate that pours through this scabrously funny ninety-minute concert by the Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho, whose work here is a peak that bears comparison to Chris Rock and Richard Pryor--the tallest praise I can muster. Cho's... Full review

The idea of concert films has always stuck me as a bit odd. What's the point of paying to see a MOVIE when really you're just seeing a stand-up routine or concert like something you'd see on HBO--since the "live,... Full review

Margaret Cho is a Genius. She has the uncanny ability to talk about very sensitive issues (racism, self image, family, cruelty in the entertainment industry, and of course sex in all of its forms), and make them accessible through sheer... Full review

I'm the One That I Want" is at its best when her rhythm carries the film, and Coleman's technique is invisible. I'm the One That I Want" is the funniest thing I've seen this summer. ... Full Review

When Cho focuses on the genesis and disintegration of her TV show, the film becomes far more effective.....her climb out of self-destruction are admirable and the comedienne successfully mines some solid humor from her experiences.....In one of the more compelling moments, Cho relates the story of a female producer who tells her.... ... Full Review

Yet thankfully for Cho, and for us, she triumphs!....When discussing such sensitive matters (vagina-washing or the best way to give head), Cho is manic and in-your-face, reminiscent of comedians like Richard Pryor and George Carlin.....Cho's adept performance.... ... Full Review

``That's confusing for me,'' says Carriere, the author of more than 60 screenplays and Bunuel's collaborator on six films. ``We used to call Bunuel `Le Vieux,' which in French means `the old man,' with a sort of amused veneration. And ... Full Article

This article was published on 11.30.00 . Comedian Margaret Cho scrunches her rubber face into a full moon of disapproval as she mimics her mother's broken English in the filmed version of her November 1999 performance at San Francisco's Warfield... ... Full Article

I'M THE ONE THAT I WANT Asian-American comedian Margaret Cho's one-woman stage show -- which was filmed for this big-screen presentation -- has become a hit with audacious riffs on celebrity (after her 1994-95 ABC sitcom All-American Girl failed, Cho... ... Full Article

Cho's short-lived sitcom All-American Girl , bitingly and sadly referenced at length in her first concert film I'm the One That I Want , made her miserable, and its failure and cancellation even more so, but in retrospect that flame-out... ... Full Article

From an early age, comedian and actress Margaret Cho knew that her business was in making people laugh. I knew I wanted to do it when I was a kid. Ive been very focused on doing this my whole life, ... Full Article

The Boston Asian-American film fest What does it mean to be an American of Asian descent? To judge from the 12 movies featured in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Asian American Film and Video Festival, it means wrestling with... ... Full Article