Margaret Cho News

Due to implications of COVID-19 and the current international border restrictions, we regret to announce that the 2020 edition of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival scheduled for this November will not take place. 

Piff The Magic Dragon along with his trusty sidekick Mr Piffles, The World's Only Magic Performing Chihuahuaa??, and Jade Simon - a genuine Las Vegas Showgirl - announce the first UK date of their interactive livestream tour, PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, which has been entertaining audiences virtually across the US this summer.

Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a bright young girl builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess. There she ends up on an unexpected quest, and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical creatures.

GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, unveiled the inaugural Dorians TV Toast 2020 on Revry award winners at a virtual, live-streamed event on Sunday.

The Ridgefield Playhouse continues to make their most popular classes available via Zoom!  Now, even if you don't live locally, you can learn from award winning instructors from you own home! 

Hugh Jackman, Janelle Monáe, Regina King, Pose sensation and fashion trailblazer Billy Porter, groundbreaking trans actress Laverne Cox, Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy and vaunted political satirist John Oliver are among the slew of actors, comics and performers lending cheer to GALECA.

The official trailer and poster for FAITH BASED, the irreverent comedy from Director Vincent Masciale (Fear, Inc) written by Luke Barnett has arrived. Barnett and Tanner Thomason star in the film alongside Margaret Cho, David Koechner, with Lance Reddick, and Jason Alexander.

The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official non-profit cultural institution dedicated to comedy – recently named the “Best New Museum” in the country by USA Today – has added a program with Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Messing to its lineup for the final week of its Lucille Ball Virtual Comedy Festival.

Abortion Access Front, the world's first not-safe-for-work rapid response abortion rights advocacy and comedy nonprofit, has announced DO RE #METOO, a virtual concert of badass feminists covering the most sexist songs ever written!

The Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest LGBTQ teen and young adult homeless shelter and services organization, presented its 11th annual Oasis: A Virtual Variety Show summer benefit virtually yesterday, August 19.

The National Comedy Center, the nationa??s official cultural institution dedicated to comedy is presenting its acclaimed Lucille Ball Comedy Festival virtually this year, featuring conversations with a diverse lineup of artists, starting Friday, August 14, 2020 and streaming over three weekends throughout August.

The Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest LGBTQ teen and young adult homeless shelter and services organization, will present its 11th annual Oasis: A Virtual Variety Show summer benefit virtually this year at 7:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, August 19 on Benny Drama's YouTube Channel.

This one-night-only benefit concert celebrates the legacy, mission, and spirit of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and supports the school's commitment to return to free tuition for all undergraduate students.

The show must go on a?" outdoors!  For the first time since early March, The Ridgefield Playhouse will be doing its first live performance.  American Idol Finalist Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon and Award-winning comedian Christine O'Leary will headline a fun night of stand-up comedy and music on Saturday, July 25 at 7pm. 

Project Angel Food's LEAD WITH LOVE Emergency Telethon has added more exciting people to the roster, answering the call to help raise much needed funds in support of the growing demand due to COVID-19.  

This weekend (June 27-28) in live streaming: celebrate Global Pride, Lea Salonga sings with Seth Rudetsky, and so much more!

Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming animated film, Over the Moon, which features the voices of Broadway stars Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Kimiko Glenn, and Conrad Ricamora!

TBS' upcoming comedy competition series Tournament of Laughs has set its bracket and released the final match-ups in the battle for laughs.