About this episode
Our guest for today's episode is the comedian, musician, actress and writer, Margaret Cho. Margaret is multi-talented, so you may know her from films such as Face Off, TV shows like Drop Dead Diva or her successful stand up and music careers. Margaret is also a huge Elliott Smith fan, which came to light most prominently in the day following his death in 2003 when she posted a heartfelt blog on what Elliott's music meant to her. In this interview, we discuss that article, how it helped her connect with Elliott's family and her favourite song pick. After the chat with Margaret, we cover a couple of Elliott Smith tribute shows that took place in the UK to mark the great man's 50th birthday on 6th August. First, we play a few clips from the night we organised in London with the musician Dan Caleb and featured two previous podcast guests: Max Bloom (Yuck) and Benjamin Langford-Biss (As It Is). Then, we head to Brighton where Mark Benton from the band Seadog brought together a packed line-up of 15 musicians to play Elliott songs. Rounding off the episode is our event co-host Dan Caleb, who provides this week's listener submission. Extra things to look at/listen to: Sweet Adeline by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5KmMMmc1pXL5lL4HlR9Srz?si=J2qBmiWfQK2ysB6AA8LmOg XO by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1zOxlHQGGV6EH7n4OIFTyh?si=L1eJcTnJQbehyL2aXbXFnQ Margaret Cho's Elliott Smith blog: http://margaretcho.com/2003/10/22/rip-elliott-smith/ Photos from our tribute show in London by Speak Soft Magazine: https://speaksoftmagazine.com/2019/08/07/photo-gallery-elliott-smith-50th-birthday-tribute-show/ Photos from our tribute show in London by Ciara Wilkinson: https://www.facebook.com/550453138369243/posts/2460588004022404/ My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com