Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want

I'm the One That I Want is Margaret Cho's breakthrough concert film, and it feels less like a traditional stand-up special and more like a hilarious, brutally honest comeback story. Drawing from her experiences in television, fame, body image, family expectations and the entertainment industry, Cho takes some genuinely difficult chapters of her life and turns them into comedy that is both deeply personal and outrageously funny.

What makes the performance so memorable is the way Cho moves effortlessly between sharp social commentary and stories that are so specific and awkward they could only have happened to her. She's fearless, self-deprecating and completely in control, taking aim at prejudice, celebrity culture and her own mistakes with equal enthusiasm. Funny, candid and surprisingly inspiring, I'm the One That I Want is the show that established Margaret Cho as one of comedy's most distinctive voices, proving that sometimes the best revenge is getting the last laugh.