Throwback Thrusday – Margaret Cho & Jodi Long in All-American Girl

December 4, 2014 in Humour/Comedy/Comedians by CEC | 4 comments

The above clip from the pilot episode of the short-lived sitcom All-American Girl, features a then-25 year-old Margaret Cho and a then-40-year-old Jodi Long, as her mother. The show lasted all of 19 episodes from 1994-1995 and used the “plight-of-the-Asian-family-torn-between-two-cultures-and-coping-with-life-in-the-US” formula. The storyline and its characters were based on Margaret’s stand-up act (before it relied on profanity and revolved around the word “lesbian”) but unlike Margaret’s early routines, All-American Girl needed the laugh track to get laughs.

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    Bubalabobo on December 4, 2014 at 3:51 AM  Quote  Reply

    I can’t believe that’s Cho. It doesn’t look like Cho. I didn’t know she was at one time doing mainstream sitcoms…

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    Olrik on December 5, 2014 at 12:08 AM  Quote  Reply

    I think I like the mom better…

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    Nik2 on December 5, 2014 at 12:19 AM  Quote  Reply

    She looks absolutely terrifying now. Twice her old size, covered with bad biker tats. Sad, because she was an OK stand-up comedian with prospects of good future.

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    Luke on December 5, 2014 at 6:34 AM  Quote  Reply

    Nik2,

    she has adorned herself with some terrible looking artwork, thankfully they’re all meaningful ;)

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