How Margaret Cho walks the line between comedy and outrage

Margaret Cho isn’t the only comedy legend to hail from the Bay, but she might be the angriest.

She grew up in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, and began her comedy career doing sets at a local club across from the bookstore her family owned on Polk and California streets.

After a few years in stand-up, Cho got her big break as the star of “All-American Girl,” a 1994 ABC sitcom based on her comedy routine. While the show was canceled after a short run, and some disruptions to her career ensued...