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Margaret Cho, as she tells us, is really famous in the United States, ever since her major TV debut All American Girl in 1994, starring opposite John Travolta and Nic Cage in Face Off, and more recently Drop Dead Diva.
Her appearance on Dancing With The Stars with Bristol Palin (daughter of Sarah) presented her with an open political goal, so to speak.
A gay and political activist, Cho's potty mouth goes way beyond toilet humour: her examination of genitalia going to places even a gynaecologist cannot reach.
She does not need a bucket to carry a tune, as more than illustrated by the two closing songs from her recent Grammy-nominated album, also called Cho Dependent.
Hearing her voice emanating from that soft, round face is similar to the effect of hearing that booming West End weapon booming from Susan Boyle.
The 42-year-old's most potent weapon is facial expression, going from the sweet innocent oriental to Korean bogie woman in the scrunch of a nose.
As a well-practiced bisexual, she is fearless in confronting and affronting the associated taboos.
Margaret loves to...