In her one-woman show “I’m the One That I Want,” Margaret Cho recalls how getting her own sitcom in the mid-1990s signified acceptance to her – for the first time in her life.

What she didn’t realize then was that acceptance came with a price.

During her one-year run on “All-American Girl,” Cho would be ordered to lose weight, try to be more Asian, stop wearing her beloved miniskirts, attempt to make her round face “less full,” and maybe, come to think of it, work on being a little less Asian.

Cho did as she was told and, for her troubles, was rewarded with cancellation.

In the first of two shows Saturday night at the Vic, Cho told this story in such a riotous way that you almost forgot how humiliating it must have been for her. And though she’s not the size 4 she was after dieting her way into the hospital, Cho is by no means – and never has been – fat.

“For me to be 10 pounds thinner is a full-time job,” she said, after repeating the irony of a reporter’s question: “Isn’t it true that [the show’s producers] asked you to lose weight to play the part of yourself?”

Hilariously, she pointed out that when her sitcom was canceled, she was “replaced by Drew Carey, because he’s so skinny.”

Decked out in a pair of tight black pants and a flirty top, Cho easily chattered onstage like the most popular girl at a party. Though 30, she looks and talks like a college student. She also was blunt and well versed in colorful language, which she pointed out went against the stereotype of the demure Asian female. Also, “I didn’t play the violin, and I didn’t - - - - Woody Allen.”

Well-written and brilliantly performed, the fast-paced, 90-minute show breezed by as the comedian talked about her love for gay men, her need to survive (which overcame her desire to drink herself into oblivion) and the way Asians are portrayed in the media.

Referring to the 1970s series “Kung Fu,” in which a very white David Carradine portrayed a Shaolin monk, Cho suggested that the series should have been called, “Hey, That Guy’s Not Chinese!”

Displaying instinctive comedic timing, Cho also weaved in poignant stories about her much-maligned mother. A touching Mother’s Day story revealed that while Cho may enjoy mimicking her mom’s idiosyncratic mannerisms, she also shares a deep bond with the elder Cho.