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NPR's Tavis Smiley welcomes the wonderful and witty Margaret Cho into his Los Angeles studio. Cho's biting, socially conscious humor has been compared to that of George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. She has a new stand-up comedy film called Revolution, premiering on the Sundance Channel's June "Out Loud" Celebration.

Stand-up comic MARGARET CHO. Next month a film version of her one-woman, stand up show, –Im the One That I Want,— will be released. She talks about her foray into the TV sitcom world, when she was the first Asian-American to star in her own TV show. The series, "All-American Girl" was short lived, and a nightmare for CHO. The new film of her show wont be Chos first time on the screne. For example, she is the voice of the detective in "Rugrats" and she appeared in John Woo's "Face/Off." Guest film critic Henry Sheehan reviews the new film –What Lies Beneath.—12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air, growing up Jewish in Egypt. An interview with ANDRE ACIMAN, about his memoir –Out of Egypt.— In the sixties, rising anti-semitism and anti-western feelings forced his family to flee the Egypt. He has a new book of essays called False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory. Also, we talk to comedian MARGARET CHO. A film version of her one-woman show opens next month. That and more coming up on the next Fresh Air.

The Gaylord Community Orchestra, under the direction of Jim Van Eizenga, will present “Two Romantic Masters,” at 7:30 p.m., May 14 in Gornick Auditorium at Gaylord High School.

NBC News airs video and photos sent to the network Monday, apparently by Seung-hui Cho, the 23-year-old man blamed for the mass killings at Virginia Tech. Investigators are evaluating the cryptic, rambling tapes to gain perspective on the onslaught.

Margaret Cho is wll-known for her bawdy stand-up comedy that takes no prisoners on the topics of sexuality and race. But with her new burlesque show, The Sensuous Woman, Cho takes on body image as well. Cho talks with Andrea Seabrook about baring it all onstage.

Robert Siegel and Michele Norris summarize the main news of the day from Virginia Tech, including brief obituary notices from Monday's killings including Reema Samaha, 18, a freshman from Centreville, Va.; Caitlin Hammaren, 19, from upstate New York; and professors Kevin Granata and James Bishop.

Loud and unapologetic, and a trailblazer on race and sexuality, the stand-up comic discussed "cancel culture," Asian American comedy and her short-lived sitcom All-American Girl.

Thr novel centers around Jordan, a 12-year-old Korean-American boy living in Los Angeles who is caught up in events following the acquittal of the men videotaped beating Rodney King in 1992.

Seung-hui Cho's "angry, depressed" behavior and writings alarmed a Virginia Tech professor and made others who knew him uncomfortable. A roommate says Cho's mother had these words about her son after one visit: "Help him."

Cowboy Bebop is a live-action version of a beloved anime series from the 1990s, featuring John Cho as futuristic hitman-turned-bounty hunter Spike Spiegel.