 This show became famous for Margaret Chos battle with ABC  executives which ended in the shows cancellation and her subsequent  health problems. Cho used her own material but executives kept  making changes in an effort to boost ratings but resulted in bad  critical reviews which commented on the shows constant shift in  tone and characters. Cho later said that she was approached by the  network to drop a great deal of weight in a very short time. She was  also told that she was not acting Asian enough which resulted in the  hiring of an Asian consultant. All the Asian characters were dropped  from the show in order to make Cho stand out but then Cho was  accused of acting too Asian. These constant changes led to the show  being canceled after only one season. After the show was canceled  Cho suffered kidney failure due to the rapid weight loss and  spiraled into drug and alcohol addiction. She eventually got clean  and her problems with the show has become material for her stand