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Comedienne I - By SUSAN GOODWIN Staff Writer USC ? Hanging out backstage with Arsei Hall, schmoozing with Emilio Estevez and g ting pointers from Jerry Seinfeld. What many avid fans only dream of is sim "all in a day's work" for comedienne Marge Cho. And no one is more surprised than she i "I never knew I had it in me," said Cho, w will be performing at the Russell House a p.m. tonight. "I was never the class clown school. I was always very serious." Whiln PEa m o\r ho\;P V\APt1 Ctfdi frht_1or*aH tt mils iiicxjf iiavv i^vh ouui^iu iavuu her formative years, the comedians who inl enced her weren't. "I've always admired Richard Pryor, Ed Murphy, Sam Kinison, people who to standup to the extent of rock-star fame," C said. "I was impressed by guys who were res loud and unafraid to be themselves or < things." However, boisterous comediennes of that are curiously left out of Cho's list of inspirat but not without reason. "I don't include a lot of women's nan because a lot of their characters were defi through men," Cho said. "Phyllis Diller's i tines were all about her husband and putl herself down. That's not what I'm about." Armed with a definite self-image, Cho 1 first determined to make it on the serious, ral than the slapstick, stage. However, advice fi several standup comedians prompted her make the switch from frustrated actress to s cessful comedienne. "I won a college comedy competition ; if o I SII Hfekvi M11 Bi^B HI PivaTBI I f.' I (. I * SAMUEL J. TENEBAUM, C0M1 WILL DISCUSS THE SIGNING : PEACE AGREEMENTS WITH EGYPT A WHITE HOUSE AND THEIR r 1 use STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF COMMUNITY ARE INVITED TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, R ROOM 201 AT7 ( SPONSORED BY HILLEL A' | j I what's m L )rings comic con ?* |HPi in in ludie ies Comedienne Margaret Cho has playec ned with Jerry Seinfeld and appeared on 'Th< ou- Arsenio Hall Show/ She will appear at I ting p.m. tonight in the RH Ballroom. went to Florida to open for Jerry Seinfeld," sh< was said. "He came up to me after the show ant ther said, 'You really have a lcnack for this. I'm surt om we'll meet again.' And we have." to Seinfeld isn't the only celebrity that Cho ha: mr* rnKK^H fimnvhnnpc u/ith Tn o ^orppr thot hoi >UV lUl/lA/U XU1I1IJ l/VUVO VV1U1. Ill CI VCUVV1 U1UI na placed her on shows ranging from "Evening a and the Improv" to NBC's "Bob Hope Special," Che IflBHfiSll ITUESE ?1UNITY LEADER, OF ISRAEL S ND THE PLO AT THE nnrYi nnn : IMPACT. ; AND COLUMBIA , TO ATTEND. ln 1 TTCCT?T T "LT/^VT TOT? xjo^CjLJnuuoc SIM DOPM. I This program was paid for, in pat People needing special assi .? please contact the Carolkia Pre 1 UoL ^^^^^^aMeast^8^iour^ri( m < WBgj - f * * * | v y I 9 m - - 9 sippui . im ppss? -^m ' -? , , ,\ ^ ?. ,{ ^ fidence to USC has met more than her fair share of the funny and famous. Of course, she has her favorites. "I haven't really known Arsenio that long, and he treats me like he's known me forever," Cho said. "I love going on his show and being able to sit and talk, not just do standup." Cho has found that being on "The Arsenio Hall Show" has other benefits as well. "It was really great because I got to meet Emilio Estevez," Cho said. "When I was a teenager, I was totally into him. 'The Outsiders' was my favorite movie. Just to be in the same room with him and talk to him as more of a peer than a fan was exciting." Cho's recent acceptance into The Friar's Club for the comedic elite will allow her to meet even more of the Hollywood crowd. Her budding film career can't hurt either. In December, she'll be on the big screen with Geena Davis and Stephen Rea in the romantic comedy "Angie, I Says." "It was my first really big movie, and I enjoyed working on it, Cho said. You get J your call-times sheet in the morning. I had my 1 own trailer and everything." With her cinematic experience behind her, Cho has set to work in an agreement with Disney and Sanddollar Productions on develop; ing her own TV series aimed at the twentysomej thing crowd. ; While this success comes greatly appreciated, Cho still feels a little like a kid at Christmas 5 who got everything she asked for. 5 "It's like I've wanted something my whole t life, and it's happened when I'm 24," Cho said. ) "Now, I have to think of another life dream." )\y NIGHT LIVE 1E| Mil?S3! SW l?RgSmE!lBa M [F3,?,lF)[ff>lJfIS(i)[aE3 2r 26 7:30-9:00 :he Golden Spur FREE ? f K^V t, by student activities tees. /V. r.D.J T ,n stance far disabilities, if fi !"? (gram Union at 777-7130 ^ g to the event. W I; V 1 !5PtJ m lUI J Symphony to life durit By TONY MAKAROME Special to The Gamecock USC ? The universi- __ ty Symphony Orchestra j|l should be proud of its efforts during its Oct. 7 concert, which was the He opening show of the orchestra's 71st season. . Those who were present witnessed some fine-mi trumpet work in the "Pava movement of Morton Goul "Symphonette No. 2," the 1 string sounds in the madly ron tic, though mercifully trunca "Ivmnhnnv Nn 9 in P minnr' :j J : If your verbal and is on reco Psychology D ji jj | j Dial it instead of For long distance collect calls. Vs Sergei Rachmaninoff and gi soloist Benny Kim's finger g nasties in "Beethoven's Vii Concerto in D major." The members of the orche provided some musical mom that must be witnessed live. At this moment, some of you probably kneeling in front of ; TV sets chanting "Yes, yes ? believe in classical music, believe in classical mus In the picture caption accoir assistance with writing tech; 20, the action in the picture was helping Tanja Kauper. 1 ! | Don't Sell RENTYt brings classics ig 71st season **V % Rejoice, true believers, you have another chance to see our fine ^ ladies and gents in conI C cert during the orchestra's r "Blue Moon" October. |A Trumpeter Bibi Black will be performing ubUI^H Haydn's , "Trumpet Sfl Concerto in Eb major." Benjamin Britten's ]ted "Variations on a Theme ne" of Frank Bridge" and Joaquin Id's Turina's "La Oracion del Torero" USh will also be on the program, nan- Black began her career as a sected, oncl trumpet in the Philadelphia ' by Orchestra and has been in great jes( demand as a soloist all over the ym- world. She is also an artist for EMI olin and has produced CDs, which include a recording with the stra Philharmonic Orchestra in London enls and a solo recital in Japan. Black's show will be at 7:30 i ^ p.m. Tuesday in the Koger Center, /our Advance tickets are available from we the Coliseum box office and cost we S4 for students and $6 for the pubic!" lic ipanying the article 'Center offers niques' in The Gamecock on October was misrepresented. Andrea Terrill rhe Gamecock regrets the error. Your Blood... )UR MIND. 11 SAT score is >580 rd at USC, then the epartment needs you! We will pay you $5/hour for psychology experiments. If . interested call: Ms. Andrews at 7-0267. : V - n >.'i i _______ > ; '1 fl >8 V V ? I I > * i * i * ]NI II3HI n?] ^ ^ nn B Inexpensive Way [ iomeone Collects 8 \ fir " ^ ? ' """ "" f i? ' "0" and save up to 44%. . ATfrT operator dialed 3 min. interstate call.