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Margaret Cho brings comedy with a political edge

 
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15:  Actress Margaret Cho attends The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences 2012 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: Actress Margaret Cho attends The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences 2012 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Published Feb. 24, 2015

Margaret Cho has been everywhere lately — playing a North Korean military official on the Golden Globes awards show and being interviewed about images of Asians on TV with the debut of Fresh Off the Boat. Now she'll be in Tampa, returning to her roots in no-holds-barred standup comedy that critiques social and political problems, especially relating to race and sexuality. $25. Improv Comedy Theater, 1600 E Eighth Ave., Tampa. (813) 864-4000. improvtampa.com. 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Saturday.