PR.com (Allison Kugel): You’ve talked a lot about your negative experiences with network television from years ago. Did you ever think you would take the leap back into television?

Margaret Cho: Yeah. I always thought there would be something. I had gained a lot of experience and learned a lot about production. I was a producer, and I’m a director and a screenwriter. I was just preparing for what I could do. Now having all of this experience behind the camera, it really helps to learn how to edit too. So, I just felt like there would be a place for me there.

PR.com: Is that the kind of creative control you have right now with The Cho Show?

Margaret Cho: Yes. I have a tremendous amount of creative control. I am a producer, I’m the creator of the show, and I’m the person that everything has to get ok’d through (laughs). It’s really a good feeling.

PR.com: And how did you get your parents to agree to be on the show?

Margaret Cho: They are so sweet and they always want to help me. They’ve always wanted to help, but they didn’t know how. So, this was really great, because this is the perfect opportunity for them to actually help me out. They were so into doing it. I was excited!

PR.com: I finally realize why you’ve put them in your act for so long. They are so funny without realizing they’re being funny.

Margaret Cho: Yeah, they’re really cute.

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