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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."
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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.
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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.
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t life, and it's happened when I'm 24," Cho said.
) "Now, I have to think of another life dream."
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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.
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witnessed some fine-mi
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ym- world. She is also an artist for EMI
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include a recording with the
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enls and a solo recital in Japan.
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