By Samantha Chilli, Times Correspondent

MUNHALL — Margaret Cho, the candid comic known for her colorful sense of self on stage, will roll into town Saturday with a fully-stocked arsenal of gritty witticisms.

Hear her outspoken humor tied to her advocacy for human rights when she performs at the Carnegie Library Music Hall in Munhall.

“I want to bring a message of being able to feel beautiful, to love yourself and celebrate your own beauty,” said Cho, who publicly calls herself queer and casts that declaration rather frankly into her performance, where she artfully pokes fun at herself and others of all identifications.

She celebrates her San Francisco roots, touting her “openness to different people, different kinds of sexuality and gender and identity,” adding, “That’s been the most integral part of my work.”

Admitting she’s shy off stage, Cho spoke softly in a phone interview publicizing her tour, for which her material also addresses politics and race.

“It’s become part of the times; everybody has become more politically aware,” Cho said. “It’s a reflection of my desire to be more relevant and talk about issues that are important to me.”

Even when not on tour, Cho’s a busy lady, gracing both small and silver screens, performing in her own hit off-Broadway show, and admittedly being a devoted mother to her pet dogs.

“I’m always covered in dog hair and have a leash or a ball in my pocket,” she chuckled about her pooches.

A supporting role in “Drop Dead Diva,” a drama that will air on Lifetime this summer, will allow Cho to expand her creative boundaries. She eagerly noted her roles in both formulating and portraying the character.

“I just feel like it’s fun to do acting stuff, to have a hand in developing the character. I loved the script, and it’s a feminist story,” Cho said.

Cho is also a budding musician whose guitar-touting ways and upcoming album infuse comedy with melody. The Korean-American recently penned an abrasive ode to Miley Cyrus, after the “Hannah Montana” star stirred up controversy with a photo taken with an Asian friend that some people believe was insulting to Asian-American culture.

“She’s just a kid, but the casual racism that exists against Asians is troubling,” Cho said. “I think that when you don’t acknowledge it and apologize it perpetuates the problem. Then it’s not racist; it’s just dumb. I feel like I’m the only person really addressing this.”

Although taking such a stand comes with a price.

Cho humorously added, “Now I’m getting death threats from 13-year-old Miley Cyrus fans.”