Cho appeared on many television shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "The Arsenio Hall Show", "Bob Hope's Young Comedians Special", MTV's "1/2 Hour Comedy Hour" and VH-1's "Stand-Up Spotlight". His other TV credits include guest roles on various sitcoms such as "Designing Women", "Lenny", "The New WKRP in Cincinnati" and a starring role in the TV movie "". In 1994, after he moved back to Tennessee, Cho got a call from NBC to host a revamped version of "Friday Night Videos" titled "Friday Night". For two years, he commuted to Los Angeles weekly. More recently he appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". He was also the keynote speaker for the 59th Annual Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner. Cho is well-known as a "clean" comedian, forgoing profanity and objectionable material, and has sometimes been referred to as "Mr. Clean".