History Creator / KathyGriffin

'''Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin''' (born November 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comic, actress, and televison host known for her crass, story telling like-humour which focuses on celebrities and her self-appointed status as a D-list celebrity.

* MrsRobinson: She is 54 and her current boyfriend is 33.

'''Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin''' (b. November 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comic, actress, and televison host known for her crass, story telling like-humour which focuses on celebrities and her self-appointed status as a D-list celebrity.

* OddFriendship: Would you believe wacky, brash Kathy Griffin is good friends with straight-laced, stoic newsman Anderson Cooper? It does veer into VitriolicBestBuds, however, since it seems a good chunk of their dynamic seems to be Kathy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZswCUiAM9E pushing Anderson's buttons.]] Fortunately, he seems to react with bemused affection and mild annoyance as opposed to genuinely being angry about it. Even more oddly, she is also extremely close to Anderson's ''mother'', Gloria Vanderbilt; he inadvertently introduced them by phone after one of their New Year's Eve broadcasts, and a genuine, close friendship was born.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: {{invoked}} She has mentioned in her specials that she moves the line and then crosses it.

* FagHag: Self described.
* {{Hatedom}}: {{invoked}} Kathy revels in this, reading hate mail in her standup act.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: She has mentioned in her specials that she moves the line and then crosses it.

* {{Hatedom}}: Kathy revels in this, reading hate mail in her standup act.

* ''Series/FashionPolice'': She became the current main host after Joan Rivers' death.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In her most serious interviews, she has talked about how as a child she was called a dog and barked at for four years straight during her years at a catholic school, the severe beatings she got from the other girls, and how her brother was a paedophile of whom she was scared until the day he died.

* TheTeetotaler: Kathy proudly claims to be one of these, as her response to growing up in a house with many alcoholics when she was a chid.

Also, since 2006 she has co-hosted Creator/{{CNN}}'s New Year's Eve coverage with best pal and frequent humiliation target Creator/AndersonCooper (why he agrees to do it with her every year is a mystery to everyone, up to and including Anderson himself). Every successive broadcast requires her to go to even further lengths to kill him from embarrassment; fortunately, she has yet to succeed, despite (among other antics) spray-tanning his face with no warning, painting stripes in his hair, and getting her kit (mostly) off on live TV. Repeatedly. Though its ratings are far lower than that of the famous "New Year's Rockin' Eve", it does have a loyal fanbase.

* OddFriendship: Would you believe wacky, brash Kathy Griffin is good friends with straight-laced, stoic newsman Anderson Cooper? It does veer into VitriolicBestBuds, however, since it seems a good chunk of their dynamic seems to be Kathy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZswCUiAM9E pushing Anderson's buttons.]] Fortunately, he seems to react with bemused affection and mild annoyance as opposed to genuinely being angry about it.

'''Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin''' (born November 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actreess and televison host, known for her crass, story telling like-humour which focuses on celebrities and her self-appointed status as a D-list celebrity.

'''Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin''' (born November 4, 1960) is an american stand-up comedian, actreess and televison host, known for her crass, story telling like-humour which focuses on celebrities and her self-appointed status as a D-list celebrity.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'': as Dilbert's co-worker Alice
* ''Series/TheMole'': She was the winner of the third season of Celebrity Mole
* ''Series/MyLifeOnTheDList'': Her reality show, which lasted 6 years
* ''Series/FashionPolice'': She became the current main host after Joan River's death.

* SerialEscalation: Every successive New Year's Eve broadcast requires her to go even greater lengths to try and kill Creator/AndersonCooper from embarrassment. Or so she tells it, anyway. Poor Anderson would beg to differ.

* OddFriendship: Would you believe wacky, brash Kathy Griffin is good friends with straight-laced, stoic newsman Anderson Cooper? It does veer into VitriolicBestBuds, however, since it seems a good chunk of their dynamic seems to be Kathy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZswCUiAM9E pushing Anderson's buttons.]]

At the beginning of her career, Kathy landed small roles in movies and regularly performed on the comedy circuit. However, her first "big break" was on the tv show SuddenlySusan, where she played the sassy restaurant critic Vicki. This however was not enough to make her a household name, and after the finale of the series she reverted back to semi-oscurity, landing small roles in tv and film.

In 2003, Kathy participated and won on the third season of the [[Series/TheMole The Mole, Celebrity Edition]], She claims this was the moment in which she officially became a D-list celebrity (meaning, she felt she was just barely one) and in 2004, she officially claimed the title naming her 3rd comedy special ''The D-List'', this comedy special was popular enough to land her an Emmy award-winning reality show ''My Life on the D-List'' which followed her attempts to gain stardom in Hollywood, and lasted six years. She would go into host her own Talk show called ''Kathy'' (which lasted 2 seasons) and is currently the host of E!'s Fashion Police, after the passing of JoanRivers.

Griffin's comedy is mainly based on celebrities, whether it's the ones she come in contact with in real life or the ones she sees on TV. While this has gained her some admirers, many celebrities actively avoid her (Such as her former Suddenly Susan co-star BrookeShields). She's also an outspoken LGBT activist, has marched against and helped fight Prop 8, and in recent stand-ups has read hate mail she receives from people opposed to gay rights.

Kathy currently holds the world record for the biggest number of comedy specials by a man or woman in history, with (as of 2015) '''20 comedy specials aired'''. She's also a Grammy winner, and is known for her shameless attempts to get nominations for awards shows, such as the previously mentioned Grammys (with her Album ''"For your Consideration"'') the Tonys (with her one week broadway show [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony]] and even an attempt to get in Oprah's Official book club selection with her autobiography ''"Official Book Club Selection"''

She also hosted TheRoast of Joan Rivers on Creator/ComedyCentral. Oh... and she has a blink and you'll miss it moment in ''Film/PulpFiction''; the scene where Creator/BruceWillis tries to run down VingRhames (in the credits she's listed [[AsHimself As Herself]]).

* ''Series/SuddenlySusan'': As the snarky Vicki, a role often accused of being a CaptainErsatz of Newsradio's Beth

* BlackComedy: In heaping amounts. She once made a joke of DemiLovato being a "cutter" and got enough death threats on twitter that police officers contacted her for protection.
* CelebrityisOverrated: Firmly opposes this, and claims that fame and awards make her feel better than any other type of acomplishment.

* EvilCounterpart: To EllenDeGeneres. As Kathy herself has said, Ellen is a comedian who's in the "business" of being nice to celebrities, while Kathy is in the...Opposite business.

* WhatWouldXDo: There was this one time she had to sing right after KristinChenoweth on her reality show, so she said in the recap "WWASD: What would Music/AshleeSimpson Do?"

* ''Seinfeld'': She had a small role in on episode, and was called back to do another one after she trash talked JerrySeinfeld in on her comedy specials.

* ''Series/MyLifeOnTheD-list'': Her reality show, which lasted 6 years

* Crosses the line: She has mentioned in her specials that she moves the line and then crosses it.

In 2003, Kathy participated and won on the third season of the [[Series/TheMole The Mole, Celebrity Edition]], She claims this was the moment in which she officially became a D-list celebrity (meaning, she felt she was just barely one) and in 2004, she officially claimed the title naming her 3rd comedy special ''The List'', this comedy special was popular enough to land her an Emmy award-winning reality show ''My Life on the D-List'' which followed her attempts to gain stardom in Hollywood, and lasted six years. She would go into host her own Talk show called ''Kathy'' (which lasted 2 seasons) and is currently the host of E!'s Fashion Police, after the passing of JoanRivers.

'''Kathleen Mary Kathy" Griffin''' (born November 4, 1960) is an american stand-up comedian, actreess and televison host, known for her crass, story telling like-humour which focuses on celebrities and her self-appointed status as a D-list celebrity.

* ''Series/Seinfeld'': She had a small role in on episode, and was called back to do another one after she trash talked JerrySeinfeld in on her comedy specials.

* ''Series/TheMole'': She was the winner of the third season of Celebrity Apprentince

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Although Kathy Griffin had been in movies and on the comedy circuit since the early 1990s, her big break was her 2005 comedy special ''The D List'', so named because she felt she was just barely a celebrity. The special was a hit, inspiring the Emmy award-winning reality show ''My Life on the D-List'' which followed her attempts to gain stardom in Hollywood. She's also directly appealed to get a Grammy with her comedy album ''For Your Consideration'' and the Tonies with with her ''Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony'' stage show.

Griffin's comedy is mainly based on celebrities, whether it's the ones she come in contact with in real life or the ones she sees on TV. While this has gained her some admirers, many celebrities actively avoid her. She's also an outspoken LGBT activist, and in recent stand-ups has read hate mail she receives from people opposed to gay rights.

You might know her from a few shows and movies. Including ''Series/SuddenlySusan'' where she plays... pretty much herself. She hosted TheRoast of Joan Rivers on Creator/ComedyCentral. Oh... and she has a blink and you'll miss it moment in ''Film/PulpFiction''; the scene where Creator/BruceWillis tries to run down VingRhames (in the credits she's listed [[AsHimself As Herself]]). Kathy also has a more substantial role as hotel night manager Betty in the lead in to Creator/QuentinTarantino's seqment of ''Film/FourRooms''.

* WhatWouldXDo: When having to sing after KristinChenoweth on her reality show: "WWASD: What would Music/AshleeSimpson Do?"

* OddFriendship: Would you believe wacky, brash Kathy Griffin is good friends with straight-laced, stoic newsman Anderson Cooper? It does veer into VitriolicBestBuds, however, since it seems a good chunk of their dynamic seems to be Kathy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZswCUiAM9E pushing Anderson's buttons.]]

You might know her from a few shows and movies. Including ''Series/SuddenlySusan'' where she plays... pretty much herself. She hosted TheRoast of Joan Rivers on Creator/ComedyCentral. Oh... and she has a blink and you'll miss it moment in ''Film/PulpFiction''; the scene where Creator/BruceWillis tries to run down VingRhames (in the credits she's listed [[AsHimself As Herself]]). Cathy also has a more substantial role as hotel night manager Betty in the lead in to Creator/QuentinTarantino's seqment of ''Film/FourRooms''.

* WhatWouldXDo: When having to sing after KristinChenoweth on her reality show: "WWASD: What would AshleeSimpson Do?"

Although Kathy Griffin had been in movies and on the comedy circuit since the early 1990s, her big break was her 2005 comedy special "The D List," so named because she felt she was just barely a celebrity. The special was a hit, inspiring the Emmy award-winning reality show "My Life on the D-List" which followed her attempts to gain stardom in Hollywood. She's also directly appealed to get a Grammy with her comedy album "For Your Consideration" and the Tonies with with her "Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony" stage show.

You might know her from a few shows and movies. Including ''SuddenlySusan'' where she plays... pretty much herself. She hosted TheRoast of Joan Rivers on ComedyCentral. Oh... and she has a blink and you'll miss it moment in ''PulpFiction''; the scene where BruceWillis tries to run down VingRhames (in the credits she's listed [[AsHimself As Herself]]). Cathy also has a more substantial role as hotel night manager Betty in the lead in to Quentin Tarantino's seqment of ''Four Rooms''.