Margaret Cho News

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts continues the 2022–23 season with new performances in March.

Legendary comedian Margaret Cho celebrates 40 years as a stand-up in her newest tour, “Live and LIVID!,” at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on March 2. 

Peppermint - the actress, singer, reality star, and activist who continues to defy limitations has released a special video tribute for her all-time favorite pop artist and icon Janet Jackson. Peppermint’s dance tribute video of Janet Jackson's iconic song/video 'Rhythm Nation” was a labor of love as she re-created the video almost frame-for-frame.

The tribute will include Eddie Vedder, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Brittney Spencer, Billy Strings, Lukas Nelson, Jake Wesley Rogers, Ashley McBryde, Fancy Hagood, Jelly Roll, Danny Myrick and Travis Howard, with appearances by Jim Parsons, Anthony Mason, Mayim Bialik, Cheyenne Jackson, Max Greenfield, Margaret Cho, and more.

The show will include special appearances by Jim Parsons, Anthony Mason, Mayim Bialik, Cheyenne Jackson, Max Greenfield, Margaret Cho, Robyn Schall, Leanne Morgan and more. The house band will feature a group of players (including three ACM Instrumentalist of the Year winners) who all performed on Jordan’s 2021 debut album Company’s Comin’.

Kate Willett is a New York-based comedian who has appeared on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHENCOLBERT and has a stand-up special on Netflix's THE COMEDY LINEUP. She co-hosts the popular political podcast REPLY GUYS, the first female-hosted leftist political podcast. Some of her other TV credits include Comedy Central's CC STAND-UP FEATURING (her second appearance premiered in December 2021), Comedy Central's JIM JEFFERIES SHOW as a guest correspondent, and Viceland's FLOPHOUSE. Her appearance on Comedy Central's THIS IS NOT HAPPENING which was on Splitsider's list of '2016's Best Late Night Standup Sets.' She has appeared at Bumbershoot, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, High Plains, Big Sky Festival, Bridgetown, SF Sketchfest, Laughing Skull and many other festivals. In addition to headlining around the nation, she has performed in England, Scotland, Australia, and Canada. Kate's audio memoir DIRTBAG ANTHROPOLOGY which she penned and voiced, was released by Audible Plus earlier this year and has been a successful title for the platform. Her writing has also been featured in ELLE magazine and Cosmo UK.

Kiki ​​​​​​​Yeung (ABC The Parent Test, Laugh Factory, New York Comedy Festival) first one hour special. Celebrate Lunar New Year of the Rabbit with opening night reception: lion dance and Chinese musical performance. Opening weekend ticket sales donated to Chinatown Service Center.

Listen to &JULIET star Lorna Courtney and ALADDIN star Shoba Narayan on the latest episode of children's storytelling podcast Circle Round.

Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Rob Thomas, Pierce Brosnan, One Republic, Wiz Khalifa, Boyz II Men, Alyssa Milano, and Margaret Cho are among major celebrities joining the United Nations on Human Rights Day, December 10, to praise tech developers innovating solutions that help the world's most vulnerable people impacted by the climate crisis.

In the tradition of iconic comedy duos such as Lucy & Ethel, Laverne & Shirley and Trump & Putin, drag icons LADY BUNNY & JACKIE BEAT are joining forces for the first time ever in a live performance with the World Premiere of SILVER & GOLD, BITTER & OLD!, an evening of legendary leftovers & freshly-baked new material.

Margaret Cho - the five-time Grammy and Emmy nominated comedian/actress has announced she will tour the country with her brand new Live and LIVID! tour. The Live and LIVID! tour will hit theaters across North America with tickets on-sale Friday, December 9.

Pilgrim House, Provincetown's destination for top-flight entertainment, have announced an exclusive three-night engagement of the world premiere of MADAME'S 'FACE-FOR-RADIO' HOLIDAY HOOTENANNY.

The tour begins tonight in Bend, OR at the Volcanic Theater and will include West Coast headline shows in Seattle, Portland, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles and more. In December, Bitch will join Indigo Girls for select dates on the east coast. Check out the complete list of upcoming tour dates from Bitch now!

If you missed it last time, here’s your chance: Latina Christmas Special, an American comedy of Latina proportions, will return to New York City for a limited seven-performance run filled with laughs, more laughs, music and escándalo (scandal). Performances take place December 7 through December 11 at the SoHo Playhouse.

Overture Center for the Arts and FPC Live present Ani DiFranco with The Righteous Babes Revue: Gracie and Rachel, Pieta Brown, Jocelyn Mackenzie on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in Capitol Theater.

 Today, GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced participants wearing purple or going purple online for Spirit Day in a united stand against bullying and show of support for LGBTQ youth.

In episode 5 which debuts Monday, October 17 Dr.  Jackie helps her receptionist Sherry Vine deal with a recent breakup and Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio break out of her shell. Special appearances by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Joe vs Carole) and comedian Pete Zias. Watch the video trailer now!

Packed with surprises and guest stars, including musicians Kehlani and Fletcher, Margaret Cho, Joanna Cassidy and Joey Lauren Adams, season three will feature the return of Rosie O’Donnell, Donald Faison, Jennifer Beals, Jordan Hull, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas, Leo Sheng, Kate Moennig, Jamie Clayton, and more. Watch the video trailer now!

The Austin Gay Men's Chorus will take the stage for Legacy Rising: An AGMC Benefit Event on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grover St.

Lucha VaVOOM is celebrating 20 years of wowing audiences across the globe with a two-night Halloween glam/slam extravaganza, dubbed Bienvenido a la Twilight Zone (Welcome to the Twilight Zone), on Thursday, October 27th and Friday, October 28th at their historic home venue The Mayan Theatre (1038 S Hill St.) in downtown Los Angeles.