This week, Margaret talks with actress and comedian Maysoon Zayid about being Palestinian American and how this identity helped kick off her comedy career. Also in this episode: - Maysoon talks about wanting to be a voice for the disabled community and shines a light on ‘disability porn’ - The General Hospital role that has been the culmination of Maysoon’s lifelong dream - That time Maysoon compared Yasser Arafat to Luke from General Hospital (read the article here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/radioactive-revelations-raise-the-question-who-killed-arafat) To learn more about Maysoon, check out her Ted Talk or visit her website here: https://maysoon.com/ The Margaret Cho is an Earios production. Theme music by Garrison Starr. Contact Margaret at [email protected]. Edited by Tracy Levy.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.