Kathy Griffin, comedian and victim of a quitting assistant, normally charges in the tens of thousands of dollars to appear at your corporate retreat or nine-year-old's birthday party.
But there is another way to attach yourself to Griffin and generate at least a fraction of the buzz that would come with actually booking her: Trying to book her, getting no response, and then launching a marketing campaign that says "We tried booking Kathy Griffin but she ignored us" when you're actually trying to get everybody mentioning the non-scandal and linking to your site.
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Adnan Ghalib and Kathy Griffin went shopping at Victoria’s Secret on Rodeo Drive yesterday. If you can’t tell it’s a set-up, then you are beyond hope.
In this week's Cable Quotables, Kathy Griffin courts Anderson Cooper like a fifth grade fag-hag would. The two were too snarky for correspondent Wendy, who anticipates Nancy Grace's return from maternity leave next week.
For those of you who missed Larry King Live last night [Ed: What were you thinking??] everyone's favorite suspender-wearing womanizer grilled Kathy Griffin about her controversial Emmy awards acceptance speech. And by "grilled" Kathy, we actually mean "spoke softly about her premeditated publicity stunt and gave her an opportunity to generate even more free press." [Queerty]
Fox and E! don’t have a legal leg to stand on for censoring Sally Fields and Kathy Griffin. Goddamn repression. [Queerty]
As it turns out, Kathy Griffin's Creative Emmy's speech (an amusing rant which notably concluded with the remark "Suck it, Jesus") didn't exactly go over so well with those repressed Catholic types. The remarks are being cut from a pre-taped version of the Emmy's and some religious crazies are preemptively crowning her "the next Don Imus."
Kathy Griffin is no Dick in a Box, but she did win an Emmy this weekend for outstanding reality program. Her acceptance speech left some tact to be desired:
A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. So, all I can say is, 'Suck it, Jesus.' This award is my God now.
E! will censor the speech when they broadcast the awards on Saturday. The Catholic League is outraged that Jesus wasn’t given credit for the success of My Life on the D-List.
Just as an aside, how exactly did Kathy Griffin turn a supporting role on Suddenly Susan into an entire career?
• We don't know what's more surprising. The fact that former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is the newest Louis Vuitton model or the fact that he's voluntarily carrying a man-purse.
• Dina Lohan found Rob Scheider's Deuce Biga-lohan impression offensive. We just found it unfunny.
• Dow suffers second worst day of 2007.
• Paul Rudd's nerdy gaming past comes back to haunt him.
• Don't worry, Kathy Griffin. The Game has zero intention of stealing your loyal band of gays.
• K-Fed isn't entirely sure that his crotch-flashing, head-shaving ex is qualified to raise their children.
• Meanwhile, Britney Spears, who apparently suffers from short-term memory loss, claims she never should have been forced into rehab.
• Which, naturally, is all Lynne Spears' fault.
• In other news, Kathy Griffin reveals Dick Cheney's innermost masturbatory fantasies.
• Katie Holmes goes for the dowdy, Michael Jackson look.
• Paris Hilton goes incognito, continues to deny her (blond) roots.
It can be hard to intro your story about Congress spending taxpayer money on earmarks when Kathy Griffin is your lead in.
Don't you just sometimes feel they do it because they know it'll end up on YouTube?
Another day, another whirlwind of glamorous celebrities, hand-sewn couture gowns and fabulous insider crowds, who have nary a hair out of place notwithstanding the sub-zero temperatures.
At the Chaiken show, we were particularly in awe of those malnutritioned souls in the front row, clad only in thin, not-at-all-warm cotton t-shirts, black miniskirts and lacy thigh highs. 'They look fantastic!' we thought to ourselves, as we shivered in our gigantic, hideous, brown shearling coat that somewhat resembles a gigantic, hideous, brown llama.
And that's from the few shows we were privileged enough to snag an invite to sneak inside. Indeed, we've been reading up on all this bloggers are being treated like royalty crap, and have decided it's time to set the record straight.
Here's one of those SAT inspired analogies to help dispel any rumors about our status at the Bryant Park Tents:
VOGUE EDITORS AT FASHION WEEK : Brangelina :: Jossip editors at Fashion Week: Kathy Griffin.**
However, we don't mind being relegated to Siberia. In fact, we rather take it as a compliment. After all, we're not exactly alone in our exclusionary status. In addition to boycotting Jossip this year, Carolina Herrera also took a firm stand against The New York Times. And we can hardly feel disappointment at being excluded among such fine company.
Yesterday, though, we thought we'd finally hit the big time. An invitation to attend the Daily Suite, and receive a private massage at the oh-so-exclusive Cygalle Healing Spa at the Night Hotel! We were promised celebrities galore, and went in expecting to hobnob with the likes of Carmen Electra, the Donald and the dumb one from The Hills.
Sadly, however, the massage was over in minutes, our "gift bag" was mainly comprised of a free supply of diet pills and the closest thing we saw to a red-blooded celeb was Miss J. (the he/she from America's Next Top Model) getting his/her nails manicured.
However, there's something weirdly satisfying in being this-close to Nigel Barker, seated behind that weird bearded guy who talked to himself on Project Runway and standing in line next to a girl whose roommate's cousin is "acquaintances" with Beth Ostrosky.
And as Day 5 of Fashion Week gradually comes to an end, we realize we have a newfound respect for that red-headed terror, Kathy Griffin, and find ourselves wondering if life truly does get better than this.
**NOTE: We also would have accepted "social pariahs," "uninvited' "L.I.P. (Least Important Persons)" and "Carrot Top."
It's clear that with all the drink talk in today's CQ, Intern Wendy was kicking back a few by herself. How else to get through Neil Cavuto's monologue about his Rupert alone time?
• “I don‘t think the cardboard cut outs are going to work, because if you are propositioning a cardboard cut out, you have really fallen on hard times. I hope people don‘t buy those hookers.” —Willie Geist, depressed that NBC 2.0 can’t afford real hookers, Tucker, December 5
• “By the way, Kathy's parents also drink wine by, like, the gallon jug on her show, which is always — always good.” —Anderson Cooper, sharing his knowledge of Kathy Griffin's drinking habits, Larry King Live, December 5
• "Can you smell vodka? I say you can smell vodka. Dean says you can smell vodka. Ellie, Ellie, you`re the expert. Can you smell it?" —Nancy Grace, longing for liquor, Nancy Grace, December 5
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• Lindsay Lohan postpones date to snort coke off bathroom floor for a quick trip to AA.
• Kathy Griffin nearly dropped off the D-list and to the Death-list.
• Just as she makes so many in-roads to be a better mother, Anna Nicole gets evicted.
• Suge Knight claims Snoop Dogg never ends up in jail because he's always willing to namedrop bigger fish.
• It's cat and mouse for Fabian Basabe and Amy Sacco.
• Christina Aguilera has one heavy night of partying and all of a sudden she's got to be compared to Britney Spears again.
• Michael Richards might be Jewish. Or he might not be. If he is, it could be good for image post-racist remarks. Or it could be bad.
• Seriously? "Frat pack" is the best Hollywood conspiracy theory we could come up with?
• Add record label EMI to the list of media companies (potentially) enterting the private ownership sphere.
• Another season of Kathy Griffin's D-List is picked up by Bravo, which means we'll get to see what another bottom barrel celebrity's life looks life after divorce.
• "Nativity Fight" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "War on Christmas."
• NYT pussyfoots its way toward calling Iraq a "civil war" — clearly upset that the LAT and NBC beat 'em to it.
• Nick Denton readies a girlie blog, which will hopefully have a gayer logo than that music blog of his.
• Tracey Morgan again cited for drunk driving. That's cool at SNL. At 30 Rock, that's just embarrassing.
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Kathy Griffin's Larry King Live appearance finally aired last night after getting the boot last week thanks to those damn North Koreans. So what, prey tell, did she and Lar discuss? The usual: What it's like to perform in Afghanistan for the troops, her reality show, her divorce. Oh, and making out with Anderson Cooper.
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