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The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a comedian you are making yourself vulnerable in order to make others happy. And it has a transformative power.

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: December 5
Comedian
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Voice Actor
San Francisco County
California
Margaret Moran Cho
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