Margaret Cho, comedian Ali Wong, comedian Aparna Nancherla, comedian
Hari Kondabolu, comedian Outspoken comedian Margaret Cho plays host to
Front Row 2018, once-in-a-lifetime, only-at- UC Berkeley experience.
This year’s event, created specifically by UCB students for UCB
students, celebrates and explores issues of race, identity, and power
in the entertainment industry. Joining Cho on stage are comedian,
writer, and performer Aparna Nancherla and comedian Hari Kondabolu in
an evening of comedy and conversation. Of her colleagues, Cho says,
“I’m a longtime fan of both Hari and Aparna and I’m thrilled to
be able to work with them on this event. Being a minority artist in a
very monochrome entertainment world is tough and I know that we will
have so much to talk about!” Please note: this program runs 90
minutes with no intermission. Front Row is generously supported by The
Wallace Foundation and Chevron. Cho was named one of the 50 Best
Stand-Up Comics of All Time by Rolling Stone in 2017 and has enjoyed a
far-ranging career in television, film, music, and theater. She has
been a pioneer in her field, frankly addressing LGBT issues, racial
stereotypes, bullying, and feminist concerns like body shaming in her
sold-out comedy shows since the early 1990s. Wong is a comedian,
actress, and writer. She currently stars in American Housewife, and in
2016 she received wide critical acclaim for her first stand-up
special, Ali Wong: Baby Cobra on Netflix. Nancherla has appeared on
Comedy Central’s Meltdown and TBS Network’s Conan and has written
for Late Night with Seth Meyers and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.
Kondabolu, who The New York Times has called “one of the most
exciting political comics in stand up today,” has performed on the
Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has
written for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. He is a regular on the
public radio circuit.
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