We've had Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin, and now Margaret Cho; now I just need Janeane Garofalo and Sandra Bernhard and the holy pentagram of women who have shaped me will be complete.
I've never clicked so fast! I love her! Most women are taught that romantic relationships are the most important when they're not. The relationship to yourself is the most important relationship you'll be developing for the rest of your life. Also, that sexuality is fluid and not fixed. So, it ebbs and flows throughout our lives. All humans deserve access to therapy because we deserve it, not because we need to suffer.
I laughed so hard when she talked about thriving in an institution. I'm totally the same way, was in the Air Force when I was younger and did so well in the rehab environment where they made me eat three meals a day and get some exercise and sunshine and take care of my mental health. I was even the leader at a certain point before I went home lol. They always appointed someone as leader to make sure that we were all at meals and starting meetings and blah blah blah... The leader was almost always a male and I was genuinely proud of myself for being a woman and getting the leadership position😂😂😂 now that is something to put on a resume!
@@AB-wf8ek I've been taught that it's impolite to ask someone how much they paid for something, especially something expensive. Most people cannot afford the rehab facilities, homes, cars, etc. that people in entertainment and generally wealthy people can. Was it truly relevant and helpful for you to know this about Margaret Cho? Not for me. People seeking recovery need to know that they have access to quality treatment even if they don't have $$$$.
@@AB-wf8ek It's not relatable, and it was like Neal forgot his audience in that moment. The fact that Margaret Cho went into treatment and what she experienced is important, not being asked by Neal something like, "Hey, how much that run you?" My clients in rehab were only interested in stories that they found relatable, and I guarantee they would not care to know about Margaret's treatment expenses. They want to be inspired. I'm done making this point now.
As a woman close to Margaret’s age this whole podcast was extremely relatable. Thank you Margaret for helping me not feel bad about all the crazy hormonal changes happening to me. ❤️
I've heard no other interview more healing to me than this one. I relate to everything Margaret Cho has been through a thousand times over. I consider myself a pretty verbally and psychologically astute person but the way she was able to verbalize what I went through and what I felt makes me feel so seen. Thank you Neal, and thank YOU, Margaret Cho.
I’ve been single for like 7 years and now I don’t think I’ll ever date again. The sanity and clarity that comes from only caring about yourself if wildly addicting. I apparently give off married with kids energy because of my lack of interest. Everyone’s been saying “when you stop looking love finds you” for 7 years and it just makes me laugh now. If you’re a dude you have to try or you’ll literally just be lost in the background. Which is chill if you just wanna hide in the background.
I don’t know how many people fully understood or appreciated the psychic and spiritual striptease that took place here 😮. Outstanding, truly astonishing!
This is such a good episode. Love the back and forth. She's very open and transparent and even more progressively so as you hit her with more questions along the way. Such an interesting person! Thanks for creating this show and sharing it
Yes, "deluge of nonsense".... I love how you put that at the very end, Neal....thank you both for a thought provoking conversation and the opportunity to spend time together with you....an amazing privilege. Love your podcast.
M.Cho, David Spade, Janaene Garafalo, they all remind me of each other, in that they just always seem like someone you would know, they never changed into 'hollywood types'. Love M.Cho ❤
Great icon and talent-trailblazer indeed. MC has had an amazing career, and she’s willing to be transparent. Being vulnerable is tough. Def inspiring. 💖✨💖
This was so nice to listen to, I wish this episode was hours long! I felt like a friend sitting at the table, there’s just something about Margaret, she gives off that energy.
I decided to be alone many years ago. It was definitely the right decision at the time and it has worked well for me. I’m early fifties now and just recently I’ve started to regret that choice. I think it’d be nice to have a little buddy to share my life experiences with as I age, but now it feels like it’s too late
Thank you for this. A lot of my art these past few years has been finding my purpose and meaning in a post relationship life. So glad to not be alone. This beautiful life as a hermit for art carries me through the difficulties involved with the breath to breath journey.
Margaret is truly underappreciated for their comedy, waaay ahead of their time. Still hilarious, I'm glad Neal knows she's a true comedy beast. This got deep, I appreciate her perspective as a person who is demi and bi, minus the poop there were some gems dropped in this interview.
Polyamory worked for me because I was confident in the relationship and I knew at the end of the day he would always come home to me. I think if you’re not gonna have a primary I don’t see the point in even calling it a relationship.
Polyamory is something young people can believe will work. When you get older you realize that it's impossible because of human nature. Personally as I've gotten older I'm happy to have as few people in my life as possible.
I have always said that if there was a sci fi movie where ALL the plants in the world were suddenly conscious and able to grow on command, it would be short movie because the plants would win. Glad to hear Margaret sees their motives already.
There is one already, go to his channel and click the Podcasts header, the playlist of full episodes is in there. Alternatively you could search Neal Brennan Blocks full episode playlist or something and it should show up.
She got wrapped up into the BS of the people around her, and she had no idea that they were using her presence to create something better for themselves and not her. I truly love Margaret Cho, even now - and not for her comedy, not for her advocacy, and not for anything other than I love her presence. She's a wonderful person, and the people have taken advantage of her wonderfulness. I don't know about the poop thing, but even that's wonderful in its own little way. I hope she meets someone like me someday (and I know it won't be me directly) that isn't swayed by the BS, and sees her for who she is and not what can be gained from her.
Love Margaret Cho!!! She’s so very different from myself but that’s part of why she’s so great. She’s interesting and intriguing. Love how she cares so deeply for animals, and is the OG childfree icon, too. Great guest! ❤
I think one of the least "free-spirited" things you can do is betray what your spirit actually wants. In order to fit-in to what other people might think "free-spirited" means.
All these comedy podcasts where y'all delve into COMEDY ITSELF every week have kind of tuned us up and put us a little more on y'all's frequency. I know *I* watch way too many.
One of my FAVORITE comedians ever. Also followed her online for years and have a few distant friends , i feel like we’d be great friends if we actually met . 💕🌈✨
She said "if it's my park then I have a duty" and it's making me giggle so hard that I barked and am losing my shit ...don't kick me out of the park😆😆😆😆😆 how did they not crack tf up through that?! That's like when Seinfeld told Maron that his dad had a job painting signs and putting them in fields 😆😆😆😆and no one batted an eyelash but Jerry smiled, Mark just said "oh really? " crackn me tf up, i kno that😍🤘🖖✌ Cho is Boss😍🎉🎉🎉🎉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
She did a special I guess it would have been around 2008ish but that thing killed me. She did a Sarah Palin bit that absolutely cracked me up. I won’t ruin it if you haven’t seen it.
Okay hear me out; I’m an unrepentant slut. I love sex. I love dancing etc. Recently, about a year ago, I had to take a hormone blocker for endometriosis and it has taken away my libido and it’s FREEEEING lol I’ve had a great fucking year. Men wasted my time! Anyhoo once I get my hysterectomy I’ll probably get my horny back. But celibacy has been rad and I’ve been very productive. Men aren’t going anywhere 💅
God I love this episode. Cho is so influential in the rooms I was trained in. I'm alwasy so honored by her presence and her point of view. She's amazing. My favorite bit of advice was sleep 12 hours a day... I'm gonna start that tonight. PS. Uncle Dr. Neal... please marry Me... I'm in love with you. 💍
I think a lot of us women are actually into kink and BDSM, but there are so many different ways to be into it. It took me a long time to realize I don’t like humiliation or extreme harm in any way. I prefer sensual Doms. Now that I’m getting older, I’m also realizing a lot of Doms don’t want intimacy and and looking at switching to be a femdom or try it out. I hope I’m not just fawning to whatever the supply and demand is, but maybe it’s part of me as well. It’s healthy to explore, but I think it takes women longer to find out what we are into because we don’t have as easy of a time finding partners as men do. There’s ageism and overall non commitment from men that prevent us from trusting and exploring our sexuality further.
Margaret is always so interesting to listen to. I relate in some ways, but find myself getting less attached or jealous as I get older. Am still monogamous but would definitely explore only with a partner. Dating separately seems like too much work 😅. Always competing and worrying
lol it's literally all men's fault. Men have enormous trouble getting even a drop of attention from women much less a partner. I think women broadly are guilty of projecting the things they observe about the most elite guys and thinking that's anywhere near average.
Whats it called when someone says they are staying single and non sexual but really its society agreeing that said person is too big of a mess to deal with on a daily basis?
Wow! Margaret was the guest this show was born for.
I can’t even put into words how amazing this was.
agreed. this is the runing point for the cast 100%
Yes, everything clicked with this show with this interview lol
We've had Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin, and now Margaret Cho; now I just need Janeane Garofalo and Sandra Bernhard and the holy pentagram of women who have shaped me will be complete.
Holly Huhges!!!!!!
I second this comment!!! Janeane was pivotal in my adolescent development.
I think he also got th BAM as well?? YES please MOE LADIES!!
Janeane is my George Washington of female comedy 🫡🇺🇸🎇
I love Janeane Garofalo!! She is one of my favorites!
I grew up with Margaret Cho , this was a really good interview. you can tell she is in a much better place today. Thank you Margaret
I've never clicked so fast! I love her! Most women are taught that romantic relationships are the most important when they're not.
The relationship to yourself is the most important relationship you'll be developing for the rest of your life.
Also, that sexuality is fluid and not fixed. So, it ebbs and flows throughout our lives.
All humans deserve access to therapy because we deserve it, not because we need to suffer.
I laughed so hard when she talked about thriving in an institution. I'm totally the same way, was in the Air Force when I was younger and did so well in the rehab environment where they made me eat three meals a day and get some exercise and sunshine and take care of my mental health. I was even the leader at a certain point before I went home lol. They always appointed someone as leader to make sure that we were all at meals and starting meetings and blah blah blah... The leader was almost always a male and I was genuinely proud of myself for being a woman and getting the leadership position😂😂😂 now that is something to put on a resume!
~$630,000 in rehab . WHAT. I appreciate how real and open she is. And what a smile!
The fact that you did the math is epic.
I guess I would be dead then...
I actually thought Neal should have kept this detail out of the conversation, but of course, Margaret didn't seem to care
@@AB-wf8ek I've been taught that it's impolite to ask someone how much they paid for something, especially something expensive. Most people cannot afford the rehab facilities, homes, cars, etc. that people in entertainment and generally wealthy people can. Was it truly relevant and helpful for you to know this about Margaret Cho? Not for me. People seeking recovery need to know that they have access to quality treatment even if they don't have $$$$.
@@AB-wf8ek It's not relatable, and it was like Neal forgot his audience in that moment. The fact that Margaret Cho went into treatment and what she experienced is important, not being asked by Neal something like, "Hey, how much that run you?" My clients in rehab were only interested in stories that they found relatable, and I guarantee they would not care to know about Margaret's treatment expenses. They want to be inspired.
I'm done making this point now.
It is beautiful how open, honest and truthful she is.
As a woman close to Margaret’s age this whole podcast was extremely relatable. Thank you Margaret for helping me not feel bad about all the crazy hormonal changes happening to me. ❤️
the zoom out reveal of her dog 13 minutes in was hilarious
you can’t sit down without a chihuahua glued to your lap😅. Best dogs. 😊
The edits on this pod are the funniest IMO
I've heard no other interview more healing to me than this one. I relate to everything Margaret Cho has been through a thousand times over. I consider myself a pretty verbally and psychologically astute person but the way she was able to verbalize what I went through and what I felt makes me feel so seen. Thank you Neal, and thank YOU, Margaret Cho.
I’ve been single for like 7 years and now I don’t think I’ll ever date again. The sanity and clarity that comes from only caring about yourself if wildly addicting. I apparently give off married with kids energy because of my lack of interest. Everyone’s been saying “when you stop looking love finds you” for 7 years and it just makes me laugh now. If you’re a dude you have to try or you’ll literally just be lost in the background. Which is chill if you just wanna hide in the background.
Margaret Cho is a national treasure!!!! 🤩
I don’t know how many people fully understood or appreciated the psychic and spiritual striptease that took place here 😮. Outstanding, truly astonishing!
I love her. I loved her years ago and I still do.
This is such a good episode. Love the back and forth. She's very open and transparent and even more progressively so as you hit her with more questions along the way. Such an interesting person! Thanks for creating this show and sharing it
My love for Cho has deepened. And so relatable regarding sobriety, extremes are such a part of the addictive comfort space.
CHEERS to Margaret! Legend. Please have Paula, Janeane, Susie, Cathy, Brett, Rita, etc. on soon... SO many amazing female comics! Thanks, Neal!
I haven't thought of Rita Rudner in years. I remember loving her.
Who????
Or make a list of Asian comedians!
@@brbapappapretty sure they’ve all been on already…
Ali Wong, Aparna Nancherla, Jimmy O. Yang, Karen Chee, Randall Park, Dr. Ken Jeong, Kiran Deol, Bowen Yang…
Yes, "deluge of nonsense".... I love how you put that at the very end, Neal....thank you both for a thought provoking conversation and the opportunity to spend time together with you....an amazing privilege. Love your podcast.
M.Cho, David Spade, Janaene Garafalo, they all remind me of each other, in that they just always seem like someone you would know, they never changed into 'hollywood types'. Love M.Cho ❤
Absolutely love where you are at Margaret, and thank you for sharing the road to getting there.
So present and centered and content. What a pleasure
Great icon and talent-trailblazer indeed.
MC has had an amazing career, and she’s willing to be transparent. Being vulnerable is tough. Def inspiring.
💖✨💖
This was so nice to listen to, I wish this episode was hours long! I felt like a friend sitting at the table, there’s just something about Margaret, she gives off that energy.
I decided to be alone many years ago. It was definitely the right decision at the time and it has worked well for me. I’m early fifties now and just recently I’ve started to regret that choice. I think it’d be nice to have a little buddy to share my life experiences with as I age, but now it feels like it’s too late
That was great.Thank you Margaret and Neal.
She's so forthcoming and honest yet humble
I’ve seen Margaret live every time she came to my city.
I love this introduction so much. Absolute trailblazer.
This is an indepth great interview.
Neal, your podcast, the guests relating to our common human struggles, truly helps others and myself .
@27:18 -philia is usually the suffix for someone that has a love or adoration for something
I saw her and clicked immediately!!
I waited for about a day and then clicked. Where are my likes?
@@brbapappa hahahaha
Thank you for this. A lot of my art these past few years has been finding my purpose and meaning in a post relationship life. So glad to not be alone. This beautiful life as a hermit for art carries me through the difficulties involved with the breath to breath journey.
Margaret is truly underappreciated for their comedy, waaay ahead of their time. Still hilarious, I'm glad Neal knows she's a true comedy beast. This got deep, I appreciate her perspective as a person who is demi and bi, minus the poop there were some gems dropped in this interview.
First of all: Love this Whole thing
I like Margarets calmness, peace & space
Hearing the marriage situation, it sounded like Margaret deserved A LOT better!
This is a whole new level of beautiful.
Thank you Margaret Cho. Lots of food for thought.
This was fun to watch and listen to. Thx.
Polyamory worked for me because I was confident in the relationship and I knew at the end of the day he would always come home to me. I think if you’re not gonna have a primary I don’t see the point in even calling it a relationship.
Polyamory is something young people can believe will work. When you get older you realize that it's impossible because of human nature. Personally as I've gotten older I'm happy to have as few people in my life as possible.
It's like communism. Sounds good on paper, in real life, a nightmare.😮😊
I very much appreciate MC’s candor, very helpful to hear her real talk! Great convo.
I can so relate to the disappointment in a relationship desire based on something that was never real to begin with. ❤
I have always said that if there was a sci fi movie where ALL the plants in the world were suddenly conscious and able to grow on command, it would be short movie because the plants would win. Glad to hear Margaret sees their motives already.
I always appreciated Miss. Cho through the years but after watching this I am baffled at how interesting she is. Awesome.
I was lucky to see her perform back in the 90’s! Great comedian… you want mani pedi was one of her bits! Hilarious!
Yo tell your producer to make playlists of all the full episodes so we don’t have to dig through a million clips.
There is one already, go to his channel and click the Podcasts header, the playlist of full episodes is in there. Alternatively you could search Neal Brennan Blocks full episode playlist or something and it should show up.
Mao is looking great, really fun podcast!
Another fantastic episode! Great to see Margaret truly happy!
Yes Margaret!
Margareth and Neal, you have blown my mind! 😂 so much honesty! Congrats ❤
Great interview. So thoroughly honest & revealing.
Omg! I love Ms. Cho! Her cameo in Gleaming the Cube still cracks me up
Margaret Cho is the definition of cool
Another incredible conversation ❤
That Toulouse-Lautrec joke at 26:52 was incredible
Video glitching for other people?
I was starting to think I was losing it, glad I’m not the only one
@@jkbGood92 you're not going crazy, Arthur, you're going SANE in a CRAZY WORLD
Yes once toward the end
I got a dubover at one point of something about duct tape
They dubbed over something
One of the best eps so far! Feces and Thrives in Institution- I mean come on❤!
amazing. As a menopausal woman I get so much of what she's saying.
She got wrapped up into the BS of the people around her, and she had no idea that they were using her presence to create something better for themselves and not her. I truly love Margaret Cho, even now - and not for her comedy, not for her advocacy, and not for anything other than I love her presence. She's a wonderful person, and the people have taken advantage of her wonderfulness. I don't know about the poop thing, but even that's wonderful in its own little way.
I hope she meets someone like me someday (and I know it won't be me directly) that isn't swayed by the BS, and sees her for who she is and not what can be gained from her.
JUST THE FIRST THREE MINUTES IS GOLD! I'mma keep watching though!
Margaret is an Icon.
I just saw the title and haven’t watched even a second of it… I’m already bawling. This is gonna be a good one
I just watch these for that end theme.
I love Margaret Cho! Love love love
Another great episode. Thanks ❤
Best episode I've seen.
Love Margaret Cho!!! She’s so very different from myself but that’s part of why she’s so great. She’s interesting and intriguing. Love how she cares so deeply for animals, and is the OG childfree icon, too. Great guest! ❤
That was such a different interview. To have been a fly on the wall at any moment of her life must have been fascinating.
I think one of the least "free-spirited" things you can do is betray what your spirit actually wants. In order to fit-in to what other people might think "free-spirited" means.
Just excellent!
I loved watching All American Girl when I was a kid. She was funny.
All these comedy podcasts where y'all delve into COMEDY ITSELF every week have kind of tuned us up and put us a little more on y'all's frequency. I know *I* watch way too many.
She has got overflowing legit spiritual guru vibe going on !
ms cho = queen 👑
One of my FAVORITE comedians ever. Also followed her online for years and have a few distant friends , i feel like we’d be great friends if we actually met . 💕🌈✨
Absolutely fascinating.
She said "if it's my park then I have a duty" and it's making me giggle so hard that I barked and am losing my shit ...don't kick me out of the park😆😆😆😆😆 how did they not crack tf up through that?!
That's like when Seinfeld told Maron that his dad had a job painting signs and putting them in fields 😆😆😆😆and no one batted an eyelash but Jerry smiled, Mark just said "oh really? " crackn me tf up, i kno that😍🤘🖖✌ Cho is Boss😍🎉🎉🎉🎉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Uh, what did she say at 1:09:13
She did a special I guess it would have been around 2008ish but that thing killed me. She did a Sarah Palin bit that absolutely cracked me up. I won’t ruin it if you haven’t seen it.
The idea of losing my libido horrifies me.
Okay hear me out; I’m an unrepentant slut. I love sex. I love dancing etc.
Recently, about a year ago, I had to take a hormone blocker for endometriosis and it has taken away my libido and it’s FREEEEING lol I’ve had a great fucking year. Men wasted my time!
Anyhoo once I get my hysterectomy I’ll probably get my horny back. But celibacy has been rad and I’ve been very productive. Men aren’t going anywhere 💅
Margaret def my spirit animal
Keenan wayans would be nearly impossible but a girl could dream right? I’ll settle for an interview of any of the wayans TBH
She said “I have a duty” when talking about picking up poop 💩
Straight into being fascinating 👏
Anyone else almost fall off the treadmill at the tada magician music?...no just me?
Laundry. Write. Go on my own date. Go shopping. Watch a movie. Work. So many options.
Bay Area legend!
so legit.
Woah, a year and nine months in a rehab. Nuts.
Love her!❤
God I love this episode. Cho is so influential in the rooms I was trained in. I'm alwasy so honored by her presence and her point of view. She's amazing. My favorite bit of advice was sleep 12 hours a day... I'm gonna start that tonight.
PS. Uncle Dr. Neal... please marry Me... I'm in love with you. 💍
well i never thought me and margaret had similar experiences in kink, but good to know
i’ve loved margaret cho since forever
she should hook up with michael pollen make a doco testing her theory that plants are trying to kill us
Love Cho.
Margaret I love you!!!!!
I love her❤
You said Mark Curry and my brain went oh my God you forgot about Hanging with Mr Cooper! 😂
I think a lot of us women are actually into kink and BDSM, but there are so many different ways to be into it. It took me a long time to realize I don’t like humiliation or extreme harm in any way. I prefer sensual Doms. Now that I’m getting older, I’m also realizing a lot of Doms don’t want intimacy and and looking at switching to be a femdom or try it out. I hope I’m not just fawning to whatever the supply and demand is, but maybe it’s part of me as well. It’s healthy to explore, but I think it takes women longer to find out what we are into because we don’t have as easy of a time finding partners as men do. There’s ageism and overall non commitment from men that prevent us from trusting and exploring our sexuality further.
Margaret is always so interesting to listen to. I relate in some ways, but find myself getting less attached or jealous as I get older. Am still monogamous but would definitely explore only with a partner. Dating separately seems like too much work 😅. Always competing and worrying
lol it's literally all men's fault. Men have enormous trouble getting even a drop of attention from women much less a partner. I think women broadly are guilty of projecting the things they observe about the most elite guys and thinking that's anywhere near average.
1:09:12 whut??
Whats it called when someone says they are staying single and non sexual but really its society agreeing that said person is too big of a mess to deal with on a daily basis?
Kalifornia kook?