Margaret Cho Jamie McCarthy/Getty Photographs for Tribeca Competition
Margaret Cho has been performing for years — however nonetheless retains it low-key backstage.
“I don’t have a lot on my rider, [but] I do love going backstage to see what different artists have,” Cho, 56, solely shares within the newest subject of Us Weekly. “I’m, like, a scavenger. If an artist [has gone], their unfold is up for grabs.”
She provides, “Once I go to a Rufus Wainwright present, I steal his Nutella as a result of he has it on his rider and by no means eats it.”
There’s one VIP must-have for Cho — who drops her Fortunate Present album on Friday, February 14 — backstage.
Margaret Cho has a crew of VIP (Very Necessary Pets) throughout her Stay and Furious! comedy tour: her three cats and one canine. “It’s totally geared up with scratchers, toys, cat grass, water stations, catnip tea bar and fluffy beds in addition to solar safety,” Cho, 54, solely shares within the newest subject of Us Weekly […]
“My service canine, Lucia, is at all times with me,” Cho tells Us. “She’s an enormous consolation and a favourite on the purple carpet.”
Along with Lucia, Cho is a proud pet mom to cats Sacre Coeur, Sarang and Uju, additionally bringing them on the street.
“It’s totally geared up with scratchers, toys, cat grass, water stations, catnip tea bar and fluffy beds in addition to solar safety,” she previously told Us of her dressing room in October 2023.
On the time, Cho gushed over bringing pup Lucia wherever she goes from excursions to interviews and extra.
“She loves to fulfill everybody once we exit and he or she’s well-liked all over the place we go,” Cho mentioned in 2023, including that Lucia “travels the world with me.”
Whereas Cho is a seasoned veteran with regards to touring, there are nonetheless stunning moments that may come up and catch her off-guard.
“I carried out in Sweden and the viewers didn’t giggle for the [entire] hour and a half,” she tells Us within the newest journal subject. “On the finish, they gave me a standing ovation and sang their nationwide anthem, then offered me with a wood knife. That was their type of appreciation.”
Cho will fortunately take all of the applause and accolades earlier than unwinding at a really unique but non-public afterparty.
“I’m going dwelling to relaxation,” she tells Us of her preferrred plans. “I ensure that my canine and cats get fed, [are] performed with and groomed. I’m 56 and sober, so I partied sufficient.”
Cho has been sober since 2016 after beforehand scuffling with dependancy.
“Your entire scenario made me very grateful to be alive. It’s fairly unbelievable that I obtained out of opiates earlier than I obtained into fentanyl,” she recalled to The Guardian in 2021 of her earlier rehab keep.
For extra on Cho’s touring rituals, choose up the most recent subject of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.
Margaret Cho Jamie McCarthy/Getty Photographs for Tribeca Competition
Margaret Cho has been performing for years — however nonetheless retains it low-key backstage.
“I don’t have a lot on my rider, [but] I do love going backstage to see what different artists have,” Cho, 56, solely shares within the newest subject of Us Weekly. “I’m, like, a scavenger. If an artist [has gone], their unfold is up for grabs.”
She provides, “Once I go to a Rufus Wainwright present, I steal his Nutella as a result of he has it on his rider and by no means eats it.”
There’s one VIP must-have for Cho — who drops her Fortunate Present album on Friday, February 14 — backstage.
Margaret Cho has a crew of VIP (Very Necessary Pets) throughout her Stay and Furious! comedy tour: her three cats and one canine. “It’s totally geared up with scratchers, toys, cat grass, water stations, catnip tea bar and fluffy beds in addition to solar safety,” Cho, 54, solely shares within the newest subject of Us Weekly […]
“My service canine, Lucia, is at all times with me,” Cho tells Us. “She’s an enormous consolation and a favourite on the purple carpet.”
Along with Lucia, Cho is a proud pet mom to cats Sacre Coeur, Sarang and Uju, additionally bringing them on the street.
“It’s totally geared up with scratchers, toys, cat grass, water stations, catnip tea bar and fluffy beds in addition to solar safety,” she previously told Us of her dressing room in October 2023.
On the time, Cho gushed over bringing pup Lucia wherever she goes from excursions to interviews and extra.
“She loves to fulfill everybody once we exit and he or she’s well-liked all over the place we go,” Cho mentioned in 2023, including that Lucia “travels the world with me.”
Whereas Cho is a seasoned veteran with regards to touring, there are nonetheless stunning moments that may come up and catch her off-guard.
“I carried out in Sweden and the viewers didn’t giggle for the [entire] hour and a half,” she tells Us within the newest journal subject. “On the finish, they gave me a standing ovation and sang their nationwide anthem, then offered me with a wood knife. That was their type of appreciation.”
Cho will fortunately take all of the applause and accolades earlier than unwinding at a really unique but non-public afterparty.
“I’m going dwelling to relaxation,” she tells Us of her preferrred plans. “I ensure that my canine and cats get fed, [are] performed with and groomed. I’m 56 and sober, so I partied sufficient.”
Cho has been sober since 2016 after beforehand scuffling with dependancy.
“Your entire scenario made me very grateful to be alive. It’s fairly unbelievable that I obtained out of opiates earlier than I obtained into fentanyl,” she recalled to The Guardian in 2021 of her earlier rehab keep.
For extra on Cho’s touring rituals, choose up the most recent subject of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.
