Cho also revealed that she will be joining E!‘s Fashion Police. Actually, the FP gig is only a guest spot for the first show on August 31st. The current plan is for each episode to feature three regular panelists – Melissa Rivers, Giuliana Rancic, and Brad Goreski – and two guest stars. Cho and NeNe Leakes will be the first guests.

But here’s a scoop you won’t hear anywhere else – after Joan Rivers died, the frontrunner to replace her was Margaret Cho! She had several meetings with E! and was told it was a done deal. What happened? Kathy Griffin, that’s what. Cho’s dear friend campaigned for the job and made it clear that she was Rivers’ anointed successor. I should note that both Cho and Griffin were extremely close with Auntie Joan. While Rivers identified with Griffin, she greatly admired Cho’s attention to detail, craftsmanship, and how seriously she took fine-tuning a routine on the road. But one cannot underestimate Griffin’s popularity, and that clinched it for E! After Kathy left and Fashion Police had to be rebuilt from scratch, I’m told Cho was the first person the network called. It will be interesting to see how Margaret fits in.