Editing Margaret Cho (section)

===2005–2010: Other projects and television===
In 2005, Cho released her second book, ''I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight,'' a compilation of essays and [[prose]] about [[global politics]], human rights, and other topical issues. Cho launched a national book tour in support of the collection. An audio reading of the book was also released. A DVD of a live taping of her ''[[Margaret Cho: Assassin|Assassin]]'' tour was released in conjunction with the book. The same year, Cho started promoting and touring with her new show, ''Assassin.'' The show became her fourth live concert film and premiered on the gay and lesbian premium cable network [[here TV|Here!]] TV in September 2005. In this DVD, she notably includes herself when talking about gay people, saying "we" and "our community." Posters for ''Assassin'' featured Cho in paratrooper gear and holding a microphone in the style of an automatic rifle, a reference to the infamous 1974 photo of heiress [[Patty Hearst]].

Cho launched "The Sensuous Woman,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.margaretcho.com/sensuouswoman/index.html |title=The Sensuous Woman |publisher=Margaret Cho official site |access-date=October 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004212803/http://www.margaretcho.com/sensuouswoman/index.html |archive-date=October 4, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> a [[American burlesque|burlesque]]-style variety show tour, in Los Angeles on August 10, 2007, with tour dates scheduled through November 3, as of October 10.<ref name="sensuous_woman_tour">{{cite web |url=http://margaretcho.com/tour/tour.htm |title=The Sensuous Woman Tour Dates |publisher=Margaret Cho official site |access-date=October 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903151957/http://www.margaretcho.com/tour/tour.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Scheduled tour stops meant to follow Los Angeles were Chicago, Illinois and New York City.<ref name="sensuous_woman_tour"/> On August 10, 2007 the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' reviewed the show, Cho's work, key events in her personal life and characterized the show thus: "In fact, as bawdy and bad-behaving as the cast gets, the whole show feels more like a crazy family reunion than a performance."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/10/10/apop.DTL | title=ASIAN POP / New tricks | first=Jeff | last=Yang | date=October 10, 2007 | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | access-date= October 10, 2007}}</ref>

Also in 2007, Cho appeared in [[The Dresden Dolls]]' video of their song "[[Shores of California]]," which was [[Master of Ceremonies|MC]]ed by [[Amanda Palmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awnjw36mNEs | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/Awnjw36mNEs| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|title=The Dresden Dolls 'Shores of California' music video |via=YouTube |date=June 10, 2007 |access-date=November 7, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and in [[The Cliks]]'s video for "Eyes in the Back of My Head," in which she appeared as [[Lucas Silveira]]'s lover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVcvdXJN5no | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/dVcvdXJN5no| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|title="Eyes in the Back of My Head" by The Cliks |via=YouTube |date=July 31, 2007 |access-date=November 7, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also provided the character voice for a character named Condie Ling on the Logo animated series ''[[Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World]].'' Her episodes began airing in 2007.

The premiere performance of Cho's "Beautiful" tour was on February 28, 2008, in Sydney, Australia as part of the [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival]]. Cho was also the [[Grand Marshal|Chief of Parade]] for the festival's annual parade along [[Oxford Street, Sydney|Oxford Street]] on March 1. During her stay in Sydney, Cho was filmed shopping for parade outfits in a [[drag queen|drag]] store with [[Kathy Griffin]] and [[Cyndi Lauper]] for Griffin's Bravo series ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List|My Life on the D-List]].'' The episode featuring Cho aired on June 26, 2008.

Cho and her family and friends appeared in an episode of NBC's series ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]],'' which premiered on June 24, 2008. Later that summer, she appeared in her own semi-scripted reality sitcom for [[VH1]], ''[[The Cho Show]],'' which premiered on August 21, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/04/asian-reality-what-were-watching-this-fall/ |title=What We're Watching This Fall |work=[[AsianWeek]] |access-date=September 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906014411/http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/04/asian-reality-what-were-watching-this-fall/ |archive-date=September 6, 2008 }}</ref> and lasted one season. She next appeared in the supporting cast of the series ''[[Drop Dead Diva]],'' which debuted in July 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|title=Chubby Legal Beagle, Meet Your Inner Skinny Siren|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/arts/television/10fat.html|access-date=June 4, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times|date=9 July 2009}}</ref>