As the cliché goes, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." And such is the case with Margaret Cho, who somehow parlayed the poignant failures of her early career - namely, the cancellation of '90s sitcom All American Girl, a gig that, literally, almost killed her - into one of the most successful standup careers of the last decade.

Friday night, Cho will bring her raunchy comedic stylings to Grit City for the first time as she headlines Broadway Center's Pantages Theater. We caught up with her to mark the occasion.

Read Ernest A. Jasmin's interview with Margaret Cho here.

Margaret Cho

with opening act Dina Martina
Friday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., $49-$82
Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma
253.591.5890 or broadwaycenter.org

BONUS: Cho will also attend a happy hour meet and greet at 6 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $100 with proceeds benefiting Equal Rights Washington's campaign for marriage equality.