Dancing with the Stars Elimination: Bawl-American Girl

Leave that pun alone. Some of us have fond memories of Margaret Cho's failed sitcom All-American Girl (1994-'95) and need to bring it up once a month or so. The point is, after facing off in a demoralizing "bottom two" against Bristol Palin and her partner Abstinence, Cho was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars. Let's discuss what the show will be missing without her.

Every season has a contestant who claims spiritual salvation (or at least a self-esteem boost) thanks to DWTS's decadent costuming and choreography. Cho is an heir to season nine's Kelly Osbourne and the season ten twosome of Niecy Nash and Erin Andrews in that way, but she also added a few of the show's genuinely funny moments. Her stand-up bit where she imitates her mother, who says watching Margaret perform is harder than surviving war (which she actually did)? Adorbs.

I mean, of course she deserved to leave. Though Bristol Palin's inability to emote, dance, or evolve past a somnambulatory stroll is inexcusable, Cho resorted to gimmicks and botched multiple sequences of choreography in her three-week run. Mind you, if you're not going to embrace gimmicks on an uncool platform of Lawrence Welk proportions like Dancing with the Stars, you may as well shoot yourself in your stilettos. But some gimmicks work better than others, and Cho's hammy vaudeville has been insufficient.

Besides, these struggling supporting players are no match for the show's main draw, a potential finale between Jennifer Grey and (gasp) Audrina Patridge. Bring us the "(I've Had the) Time of My Life"/"Unwritten" final mash-up!