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Margaret Cho: Assassin

Play trailer Poster for Margaret Cho: Assassin Released Sep 2, 2005 1h 25m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Kerry Asmussen captures the comedian performing her stand-up routine.
Margaret Cho: Assassin

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Margaret Cho: Assassin finds the comedian playing to her base with a set full of would-be provocations that amount to disappointingly little in the way of laughs.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader ...like most stand-ups who decide to go political, her observations are so banal this seldom rises... Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Janice Page Boston Globe Pointed sociopolitical commentary that's thoughtful and impassioned, if not always hilarious. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 16, 2005 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Anger is the gasoline of stand-up comedians, the fuel that gets them revved. But just as too much gas will flood a carburetor, an overdose of anger can stall a comic's inspiration. Rated: B- Sep 7, 2005 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Cho is back, with her claws out, for 85 laugh-out-loud minutes... May 9, 2020 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher We're told she's 'controversial,' but honestly, all she does is lob obvious cheap shots that do nothing but sanction her audience's status quo. Where's the controversy in that? Nov 17, 2005 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com You know, the surest way to stop being considered 'edgy' is to brag constantly about how edgy you are. Get over yourself and get back to writing good jokes. Rated: C Oct 20, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Roberto L Typically I love Margaret Cho. I go see her when she's in town, I buy all of her DVDs, I have the posters. But this one was a big let down. It is seriously like watching some lame form of the news being broadcast. I laughed ONLY once and it was on her parody of Bjork because it was dead on. Please, please Margaret, go back to your REAL comedy and leave the boring news broadcasts to the folks in the suits at 10PM. There is little talk of her mother, little of her ordinary jokes and references and few attempts at anything funny at all. I highly recommend her first two DVDs, but beg of you to skip this one for your own sanity. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Audience Member my least favorite of her 5 films still funny funny though Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member As usual, laugh out loud funny. Miss Cho at her best. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I think she's great, but this one wasn't the funniest. Still good, but not "ROTFL" (as the kids say). Die-hards will adore it, of course, but for the casual fan, it didn't blow me away. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Not her best but clever and better than an average stand-up Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Not her best work but still entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Kerry Asmussen

Director

Margaret Cho

Self

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho

Executive Producer

Paul Colichman

Executive Producer

Eric T. Feldman

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Kerry Asmussen captures the comedian performing her stand-up routine.
Director
Kerry Asmussen
Screenwriter
Margaret Cho
Distributor
Regent Releasing
Production Co
Autonomy Inc.
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 2, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 22, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.7K
Runtime
1h 25m