The young fan didn’t find her inspiration in the specific tales Cho told in “I’m the One That I Want,” the raucous experiments in sex and substance abuse she survived. As the teen’s parents might have hoped, a lot of Cho’s more experienced insights flew way over the girl’s head. But she got the important messages loud and clear: Believe in yourself. Don’t let anyone tell you who you are. And hang on to your sense of humor.

Thank heaven for riot grrls.

Cho’s new show, “Notorious Cho,” which she brings to the Comedy Connection this weekend as part of a workshopping club tour to precede another theater run in the spring, promises more strong statements about American womanhood and self-reliance along with loads of laughs.

“The new material is fresh and really funny, still very personal, and a lot more feminine,” Cho said in an interview Monday, the eve of her 32nd birthday. “I think all of my work is really feminine, but this is a much stronger female voice, very raw, very raunchy, very powerful, kind of reminiscent of my riot grrl days.

“I think my voice is a lot more confident now, and I’m even more comfortable with prickly subjects. I’m really delving into sexuality and the information we get about our sexuality from the media and women’s culture in general. We’re all kind of privy to these myths and vulnerable to them - like myths about marriage and orgasms during intercourse - all this stuff I think it’s really fun to explore. . . .  Nobody’s done it from a woman’s point of view before.”

Setting precedents has become a sort of specialty for Cho, who made TV history as the first Korean-American to star in her own sitcom, “All-American Girl.” She nearly broke her neck on the fall from grace that followed that landmark achievement. But she conquered her own demons and came back to set a new milestone with an independently produced, critically acclaimed concert film that is one of only three movies in history to gross $1 million with only 10 prints in circulation.

“I’m the One That I Want,” which will be released on video and DVD in May, along with a more detailed print autobiography of the same title from Ballantine books, is the first part of a story about the extraordinary talent and perseverance of a comedian who didn’t fit into any pre-existing show-biz mold. We’re looking forward to part two.