Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Kathy's night on the tube

It was Kathy Griffin night last night on Bravo. At the risk of sounding like a gay man (not that "there's anything wrong with it" to quote Seinfeld, but I am not) I've become a fan of comedianne Kathy Griffin. From what I gather, she has a very large following among gay males.

A t first I used to think she was very annoying, but she was always kind of funny in her many guest appearances on various sitcoms. She was always one of those D-list stars who make a living on being (but not starring) on tv shows or small roles in movies, kind of like John Lovitz.

Now Griffin has parlayed that image into very funny specials on Bravo and her reality tv show, "Life on the D-List" which if I am not mistaken is starting out its 3rd season.

I can't stand the reality tv genre, so I don't think I am going to be watching her show on a regular basis, but she is always good for the occasional laugh and I really like her comedy specials. Her latest was just what I needed after a long day of studying for finals and working at school.

I read one blogger who said she didn't like her as much anymore because she portrayed an image of being one of us, regular joes who share the world with the celebrities among us, but this person was turned off by finding out what Kathy is really like, apparently living in a nice house and staying at expensive hotels.

I don't think Kathy ever came accross as though she was trying to be a regular joe. Regular joes don't go to Holllywood clubs and premieres or hob nob with the likes of Lindsay Lohan so I guess I would have to disagree with this disgruntled blogger.

However, I do like the fact that she goes out of her way to poke fun at celebrities, to her detriment she has even been banned from various talk shows including Ellen's show and a few others. She burst into tears when Jay Leno made a nasty remark about her and she lost her job on E's red carpet show for perpetrating a gag about Dakota Fanning. It seems as though she just can't help herself and that's just awesome.

One of the funnies bits on her new special dealt with Rosie O'Donnell inviting her to do stand up on her cruise for lesbians and their kids. Griffin said in a recent interview on Newsweek, "I'm going to be on the boat for three nights with the lesbians and the kids, And you know how self-righteous the lesbians are about those goddam kids. And I hate children. But I'm not going to tell Rosie."

That's some funny stuff.

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1 - Yeah (Comment this)

Written by: lucy4 at 2007/06/07 - 08:35:25
2 - Sorry, I got cut off.. Yeah, I find her highly entertaining. I think she's interesting because she's short, not young or attractive by Hollywood standards yet still can still hobnob with celebrities sometimes. Yeah, she might not be on the D-list anymore but I don't think she'll ever be A-list level. (Comment this)

Written by: lucy4 at 2007/06/07 - 08:37:04
3 - Sorry, I got cut off.. Yeah, I find her highly entertaining. I think she's interesting because she's short, not young or attractive by Hollywood standards yet still can still hobnob with celebrities sometimes. Yeah, she might not be on the D-list anymore but I don't think she'll ever be A-list level. (Comment this)

Written by: lucy4 at 2007/06/07 - 08:37:04
4 - hmmm..sorry. (Comment this)

Written by: lucy4 at 2007/06/07 - 19:42:31
5 - I'm like you, Ariel. At first I didn't really like her, and now I do. (Comment this)

Written by: kathy at 2007/06/10 - 13:24:41
6 - I find her obnoxious, but do love her... She is hilarious!!! -RV3 (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2007/06/11 - 18:09:50
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