The 100 Most Creative People In Entertainment

IT Loudmouth MARGARET CHO

Age 34 Why Her? With her third stand-up show, Revolution (touring through November), the just-married Cho (to L.A. artist Al Ridenour) proves, yet again, that she is comedy's most fearless superhero: fighting prejudice, championing equality, and trashing Hello Kitty.

On Talking Dirty "People know I'm not trying to titillate. Sex can be boring and taxing and gross. It's not always romantic or hot Cinemax quality. I show the side people relish but don't talk about except with friends."

Comic She'd Pay to See "Weird Al' Yankovic! He's a genius! He came to my house one time and brought me candy. I still have the box - it's holy."

Best Career Move "Starting my own company (Cho Taussig Productions)...I'm not owned by anybody, so nobody cares what I say except for those who need it -- the people who are silenced or invisible."

Career She'd Most Like to Have "A cross between Madonna and Christopher Guest, I totally worship Madonna. I grew up with a sense of empowerment with her in the media. I am so grateful to her...And Guest is F***king hilarious. In A Might Wind, Harry Shearer's hair formation is worth the price of admission."

Male Ideal "There is nobody more fine than Eugene Levy. I don't know why he isn't in the 50 Most Beautiful of Everything. My heart breaks so fast when he is on scree. I am not lying."

Next Revolution, the film of her tour, and Behind the Revolution, her own Truth or Dare: "It's me trying hopelessly to be a diva, even though I buy used makeup off of eBay."