Margaret Cho’s Memoir I’m The One That I Want (with Joy Osmanski)

Join Chelsea and guest Joy Osmanski as they dive into the poignant and candid memoir of comedy icon Margaret Cho. Learn how Margaret uses comedy to survive her childhood, and later Hollywood, when she becomes the first Korean-American to be the lead of a 1994 sitcom that was based on her own life. (Hollywood quickly ruined that of course.) Margaret discusses everything from dating Quentin Tarantino to internalized sexism and racism to the good Karen in her life, and “Fat as a feminist issue.” If you or anyone you know is struggling, there's help available at Crisis Text Line by texting the word HOME to 741-741, or the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. Show Notes: Listen to our episode with Margaret Cho Anastasia Zadeik’s “The Other Side of Nothing” (Book Chelsea references) Shoes Video Text Message Break Up Video -- Liam Kyle Sullivan (aka "Shoes" guy) Book tour info here! Where to find our Guest: Joy Osmanski Website Instagram Play Joy mentions: The Ally Free Event: The Power of Solidarity: Art and Organizing on Israel-Palestine Where to pre-order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to pre-order *** For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon! Glamorous Trash: Where we make treasure out of pop culture garbage. Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila - @tanteotequila Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices