
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005

Representation Score
Good
2015
TV-MADirector
John Asher
Runtime
81 minutes
Average Rating
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Margaret Cho: PsyCHO serves as a platform for identity-driven narrative that challenges conventional comedic clichés. By centering the lived experiences of a underrepresented individual, the special uses sharp wit to critique established social and political institutions. While the special excels in gender, racial, and cultural representation, it lacks visible engagement with disability representation.
Category Breakdown
The special challenges traditional social expectations and gender roles through a provocative comedic lens. It uses perspectives that reflect multiple aspects of identity to disrupt conventional social norms.
The performance emphasizes women's ability to drive the story and dismantle patriarchal hierarchies. It uses satire to critique systemic constraints placed upon women.
As an Asian-American-led performance, the work centers a non-Anglo-Saxon perspective. It addresses global political topics to move beyond Western-centric viewpoints.
The special engages in cultural deconstruction by critiquing Western institutional norms. It frames systemic issues through identity and social critique rather than traditional moralities.
There is no explicit evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Three-time Grammy and Emmy nominated comedian Margaret Cho performs in front of a live audience in this provocative and hilarious comedy special event, tackling off-limits issues from Boko Haram to female empowerment with her razor sharp insight and wit.

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