Variety Article on Drop Dead Diva Ratings

‘Diva’ delivers: Lifetime dramady “Drop Dead Diva” looks sharp in it’s debut: DIVA variety page 1 DDD opened to 2.8 million viewers: DIVA variety page 2

Drop Dead Diva premieres tonight on Lifetime!

Catch Margaret in the season premiere of Drop Dead Diva, a new series on Lifetime starting tonight! Drop Dead Diva tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-size and recently deceased attorney. Television newcomer and stage actress […]

LA Times Review of Drop Dead Diva

‘Drop Dead Diva’ Lifetime’s new comedy offers an interesting twist on the old dippy-meets-dumpy scenario. By MARY McNAMARA, Television Critic The press material for Lifetime’s new comedy “Drop Dead Diva” contains a lot of accolades from “women’s groups” in which terms like “role model” and “grab your girlfriends” appear with alarming frequency — as if […]

NY Times Review of Drop Dead Diva

Chubby Legal Beagle, Meet Your Inner Skinny Siren By ALESSANDRA STANLEY Published: July 9, 2009 Someone heard the old line about a thin woman trapped in a fat woman’s body and took it literally. In “Drop Dead Diva,” a Lifetime series that begins on Sunday, an aspiring model and airhead named Deb (Brooke D’Orsay) dies […]

USA Today Review of Drop Dead Diva

Head diva Brooke Elliott is ‘Drop Dead’ terrific By Robert Bianco, USA TODAY There are shows and stars that catch you by total happy surprise. Even with the participation of acclaimed Hollywood producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, there wasn’t much reason to expect a lot from Lifetime’s new comic drama, Drop Dead Diva. Diva’s […]

Reviews of Drop Dead Diva

“8 out of 10 score” “absolutely… worth adding to the playlist” “Juggling snark, schmaltz and adorable wackiness, Diva has a yummy high concept to die for.” “Elliott is a delight playing two souls trapped in one body that’s uncomfortable in its skin, and it’s a hoot as Jane’s inner Deb learns to love having a […]

“Beautiful” at Just For Laughs in Montreal!

Margaret’s fifth stand-up film, “Beautiful,” will have its Canadian premiere at this year’s “Just for Laughs” Film Festival in Montreal! Here are the details: Just For Laughs Film Festival July 25th at 7:00 PM NFB CineRobotheque 1564, St. Denis, Montreal Buy Your Tickets Online Here. Or call or visit the Just For Laughs Box Office […]

On Being Invisible and Drop Dead Diva

I have heard some talk about my new show “Drop Dead Diva.” People are concerned that we are making fun of fat people or that it is a show about fat jokes or something ridiculous like that. I want to reach out and assure our potential audience that I would never condone or be involved […]

Groomer Has It

I did an episode of “Groomer Has It” where they took shelter dogs and gave them a makeover! It was so cute because the dogs really looked better and also seemed like they knew they looked better and were working it. It’s supposed to air on May 30th. Of course I cried and cried during […]