Margaret Cho News

Five-time Grammy and Emmy-nominated comedian Margaret Cho will embark on a new stand-up comedy tour starting in August with her brand new show, “Choligarchy.

Drag icon JACKIE BEAT will elebrate over 35 years as a shameless clown AND one more trip around the sun with JACKIE BEAT: BIRTHDAY CLOWN at The Cutting Room. Learn how to attend!

Tony Award winner Alex Edelman is back with his latest show, 'What Are You Going To Do,' set to play at Carnegie Hall this November as part of the New York Comedy Festival. The 21st edition of the New York Comedy Festival will also include Hannah Berner, Margaret Cho, and more.

Legendary drag icon, stage, film and tv star JACKIE BEAT will celebrate over 35 years as a shameless clown AND one more trip around the sun with JACKIE BEAT: BIRTHDAY CLOWN.

Check out our top cabaret, comedy, jazz and more for Summer 2025 in New York with picks ranging from free comedy, jazz and a Deaf production of WAITRESS to OITNB star Laverne Cox's solo show.

Bitch is a longstanding Queer icon. Bitch will be bringing back her one-woman show Hey Bitch! to Provincetown, MA's Post Office Cabaret every Wednesday this Summer. Learn more here!

GLAAD – the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization – and eBay announced a star-studded auction in honor of Pride Month supported by artists including Doechii, Shakira, Margaret Cho, Orville Peck, Sandra Bernhard, Andy Cohen, Kesha, and more.

Emmy nominated writer and comedian Sam Jay is all set to cross the pond and make her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this year. Learn more and see how to attend!

The Original Cast Recording of Jill Sobule’s Drama Desk-nominated autobiographical musical memoir F*ck 7th Grade is now available. The performance piece debuted at a drive-in during the pandemic in Pittsburgh, before experiencing an acclaimed three-year run off-Broadway at The Wild Project. Listen to it now.

Stage shows Oh, Mary! and Cabaret, the acclaimed Wicked movie, and Hulu's Mid-Century Modern are among the nominees at the 2025 Pride Awards. The ceremony will take place on June 29 at Lincoln Center, in commemoration of Pride Month.

To celebrate the life and songbook of Jill Sobule, Jillith Fair - Loving Jill Sobule tribute shows will be taking place across the U.S. throughout the rest of 2025, benefiting the It Was A Good Life Foundation.

Patrick Wilson, Margaret Cho, Elizabeth Marvel, Alyssa Marvin, Yul Vazquez, Bill Camp, and Molly Ringwald have all joined the cast of the new dark comedy Thoughts and Prayers.

World of Wonder will host a special benefit screening of The Little Pageant That Could, their newly acquired feature documentary chronicling the journey of Los Angeles’ Best in Drag Show, to support APLA Health’s Alliance for Housing and Healing.

Stage Fright, hosted by OUT 100's Marti Gould Cummings with Drama Desk-nominee Yaz Fukuoka on the keys, will welcome actor, playwright, performer, drag legend, and member of New York's Theater Hall of Fame Charles Busch. Learn more!

NBC will celebrate comedy legend Joan Rivers with Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute on Tuesday, May 13. The comedy special will feature today’s biggest comedians as they pay homage to Rivers’ razor-sharp humor and impact on pop culture.

The iconic comedian and actress Sandra Bernhard is bringing her one-of-a-kind new live show for 2025 to NYC from 4/29 to 5/3 for her debut Café Carlyle residency. A pioneer of the one-woman show, you won't want to miss her latest show.

Comedian Cat Ce will take the stage at The Ice House in Pasadena. Fresh off headlining multiple sold-out shows at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club in Las Vegas, Cat Ce continues her nationwide tour with stops in major cities

This week's Bob Barth's One Night Stand on WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room Stream celebrates the best of theatre, featuring two must-see productions lighting up stages in Southern California. Learn more!

The Joe's Pub Working Group program, currently in its 10th year, supports the venue's mission of platforming underrepresented voices. Get to know each of the five members of this year's 2024-2025 program.

The Den Theatre has revealed upcoming March 2025 shows at the theatre’s Wicker Park stages, including Jeff Ross and more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.