November 13, 2015
Margaret Cho Marries Couple at the Wiltern
EDGE READ TIME: 2 MIN.
On Saturday, November 14 at Los Angeles' legendary club The Wiltern, comedian Margaret Cho will marry a couple, as part of her "The psyCHO Tour" performance.
"The psyCHO Tour is underway and I have a special opportunity for all my lovers out there: Let me marry you," said Cho. "I mean, not, 'Let me marry you'; I don't wanna marry you, I mean I do wanna marry you, but I wanna marry you. Give me a 15-second video on why you think I should marry you in that say you're married not marry me like some weird sister-wife thing, but marry you; you know what I'm saying?"
Cho welcomed short videos from qualified participants, to be submitted before her tour hits their respective city. You must be present in the city in which you want to be married and be present on the show date. The homemade video must answer the question: "Why I want you to #MarryMeMargaret."
Each video (hereinafter "Submission" or "Entry") must be uploaded to one of the Cho Sites and comply with the terms of conditions of the relevant site that the Entry is uploaded to.
Each Entry must use hashtag #MarryMeMargaret and Participant must tag their partner in the Entry and @MargaretCho in each Submission. Each Entry may not be profane, offensive, pornographic, defamatory or inappropriate as determined by sponsor.
Winners received two tickets to the show in their city; any incidental expenses and fees associated with finalizing the marriage license is the responsibility of the participant. They will also be responsible for completing any additional legal paperwork required by the participants' state to finalize marriage license.
"I'm excited to announce the #MarryMeMargaret campaign sponsored by Live Nation. I want to marry YOU -- well, sort of, I want to get you two crazy kids onstage during my PsyCHO Tour which starts October 1 and I will serve as your officiant," wrote Cho on her website. "Don't worry I'm licensed to do so. Just imagine, by the power vested in me, you as willing participants will have a chance to unite your love officially onstage in front of hundreds of strangers."
