Being able to watch the first half of Margret Cho's stand up skit was very enjoyable. With stand up comedy becoming more and more popular over the years it has made me look at it in another way besides just the jokes. I have realized that comedy is a way for people to get out their true feelings about certain topics in a light and joking manner. If you listen to many different stand up comedians they take aspects of their life and bring them to the stage for people to hear. One topic that I can say many comedians talk about is the many ethnic groups present all over the world. A subject in which could be normally seen as a touchy topic, comedians take their opinions and ideas and turn them into jokes. Not only do they bring in their own ideas but stereotypes and the ideas of others. You can certainly tell from what we watched today that Margret does that herself. Especially being a Korean American, she has many things that she has dealt with in life that she brings on stage for people to know. Speaking about it in a joking way allows for the comedians to express their feelings in a nonthreatening way. Ms. Cho is extremely funny and very open with what she thinks. It is nice to see one of the few women comedians, that is actually funny, in a field which men are somewhat more common!
-Mary Daloia
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