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Margaret Cho's Daily Ritual for Staying a Comedian

15 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this excerpt from Margaret Cho's YouTube video "Margaret Cho's Daily Ritual for Staying a Comedian," she recounts a surreal encounter three days before her future husband Michael DuBarre was to arrive. A friend, Michelle, informs her that Larry Geller—Elvis Presley's hairdresser and confidant—has been tasked with finding a date for Elvis, who is hosting friends to watch TV. Geller describes Cho to Elvis, and the King personally asks her to come over and sit beside him on his massive couch. Cho refuses, explaining that she is already in love with Michael DuBarre, whom she will later marry. The story blends humor, personal vulnerability, and cultural nostalgia, highlighting how her love for Michael overrides the allure of meeting an iconic celebrity.

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3 days before Michael was supposed to arrive— Michael DuBarre, who she would marry eventually— I got a call from Michelle. She told me that Larry Geller was looking for me because, get this, Elvis was having a few friends over to watch TV and he, he didn't have a date. He is capitalized. Larry was Elvis's hairdresser and spiritual confidant. I guess he was appointed official date finder on this particular night. So he described me to Elvis, and the King said, get her over here. My name was spoken in the presence of Elvis Aaron Presley. Larry wanted to come over and pick me up right away. He wanted to take me up to Elvis's house so I could sit next to him on his humongous couch and watch his king-size TV. I said no. I said no because I was in love with Michael DeBarr. I can't believe this. I, I know that she was in love. I get it. But I can't believe that she would— I mean, it's Elvis. It's Elvis. How could you say— I mean, that truly means that she had transformed through her love of Michael Tippard.