Bobby Choy (Big Phony), singer
When I was in the fourth grade, my mom took an old burlap rice bag, cut holes out for my head and arms and I went to school as a bag of rice. No one seemed to get it so I threw it out. To this day, I regret not wearing that bag of rice with pride.
My Mega Man (children’s size) costume. Only thing, I was 24 at the time so getting into the costume took a while. I had to really squeeze in. The costume ended up being so damn tight it gave me male camel toe. All of the sudden, while out trick-or-treating with friends—poo attack! I had to take a massive dump. Finally, there was no holding back so I went into some bushes to relieve myself. The problem: My costume was way too tight to quickly take off, and I ended up ripping off the pants. I took a massive poo, wiped my ass with my socks then walked home in my boxers.
Margaret Cho, comedienne
Brigitte Lin from Chungking Express. It’s simple: a blonde wig, trench coat and sunglasses. My other favorite was Björk from Dancer in the Dark.
Amy Anderson, comedienne
I had awesome costumes throughout my childhood because my mom is a professional-level seamstress and always made my costumes. They included a mouse, tiger, clown, bat, shark and more. My favorite was a giant banana. I’m a Korean adoptee, so lay off the “yellow on the outside/white on the inside” jokes!
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Leonardo Nam, actor
A handmade Gumby costume. It was disastrous. I looked like a rotten tooth.
Megan Lee, singer
Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. I walked around the neighborhood with my Yorkie puppy dressed up like Toto. I carried my puppy in a basket, which he hated so much. He kept hopping out, so we had to feed him jerky sticks all the way through!
Paul ‘PK’ Kim, comedian
