Margaret Cho Back on TV!

Attention all Cho-fans! Margaret Cho -- faghag, former tweaker, alcoholic, eater of her own feelings, ex Quentin Tarantino dater, failed sitcom lead, Korean American, raunchy stand-up genius, and all around funnywoman, will be entertaining once more on her new VH1 reality series, The Cho Show.

If you haven't seen her stuff before, here she is telling a heartwarming story about her dad.

I loved her earlier stuff (I'm the One that I Want; Notorious C.H.O.). Personally I've found her later stuff a bit too full of Lezzie Angst and her latest stuff just plain boring. But all comics lose the funny once they quit drugs and find happiness. I will give my Korean American sistah a chance, hopefully she doesn't gross me out.

The show is described as a "scripted reality sitcom" - so think Kathy Griffin, Living with Lohans, hopefully not as fake and doesn't have as many stunningly retarded lingering close-ups as The Hills - Follow her life and stand-up career blah blah parents, stylists blah blah and -- pay attention NOW -- 3'10" assistant / burlesque queen, Selene Luna (that's her below us) .. blah blah wild ride. In the first episode, she receives the "Korean of the Year" award.

[Photos by Austin Young]

Tags: Cho, Korean, Margaret, reality

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Comment by alice on September 2, 2008 at 11:32pm: cho is a no for me. i just don't think she's funny. i'm hoping she'll come across likeable and show us that she has some depth, however.

Comment by sAm on September 2, 2008 at 11:29pm: I agree, Cho bugs the sh*t out of me. I saw here first episode and I'm willing to take bets that it won't last more than one season. One word...BORING!!

Comment by Saneyuki Shmd on September 2, 2008 at 6:08pm: yeah...

...i dunno....

.... c.h.o.... has her moments...

..but - i dont find her all that funny....

...i get it, i suppose.. im just looking for a bit more intelligent humor

i just dont think she does the whole 'lampoon' thing very well..

...anyhoo...

Comment by Charles on September 2, 2008 at 1:15pm: Cho has made a living off of reinforcing racist stereotypes. I don't find that shit funny. I don't blame her entirely because if she won't do it, there are several Uncle Toms waiting in line behind her who will. Unless she is also the screenwriter then yes I do blame her.
For whatever reason, it is not acceptable to make light of Jewish or homosexual or African-American people, but it's still okay to degrade women and Asians in film and television. Fuck that.

Comment by rp {|} // .MrPresident___++ on September 2, 2008 at 11:10am: I am glad to see her back with renewed confidence. She is on official Diva status now. Her impression of her mom is funny.. We all make fun and mock our parents/grand parents when they get old..

Comment by jenni on September 2, 2008 at 10:59am: yeah! im on episode 1 of the cho show! haha but i love margaret

this is a must read... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-cho/let-she-who-is-without-pe_b_82713.html

Comment by SiMonster on September 2, 2008 at 10:07am: dude, ALL asians can impersonate their mothers. ;)

Comment by Kara on September 2, 2008 at 10:03am: I love this chick. I think her comedy is just brilliant. I love her impersonation of her mother. Genius.

Comment by SiMonster on September 2, 2008 at 9:24am: haha. in the premier episode where margaret attends the koream awards, theMET's own jenni is seen behind margaret for about 30 seconds as she's entering the building!