Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin
Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffinis an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and television host. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, she moved to Los Angeles in 1978, where she studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and became a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. In the 1990s, Griffin began performing as a standup comedian and also appeared as a guest star on several television shows. She achieved recognition in a supporting role on the NBC sitcom...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth4 November 1960
CityOak Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
To give up my job as a temp and actually make a living doing comedy, it was staggering.
I'm also doing a special for Comedy Central called Autobiography. It's going to be a spoof of Biography.
It was sweaty Whitney (Houston) in Central Park. She knew that park pretty well. Every bush!
When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.
I prefer big Oprah. I know Oprah wants to be skinny Oprah, but her head is too gigantic to fit on a skinny body. She has to accept that, like Kirstie Alley, she was meant to be...ahm....voluptuous!
The beauty about the D-list is that people who are on it probably don't know they are.
I can say whatever I want. So do not bring the kids. It's definitely rated R.
Well, I think that when I perform on the road I always thank the audience for buying a ticket because it's a big deal to buy a ticket for a live entertainment, get a baby-sitter and pay for the meal, the parking, whatever.
So yes, I say things I regret constantly, and I just can't help it.
I'm not always in that good with middle-aged heterosexual men.
I grew up in Chicago and was a huge fan of 'The Second City', so when I moved to L.A., I was looking for anything that resembled that... then I started 'The Groundlings', so I went to a show and it was very much like 'Second City'. I was so impressed that that same night I went backstage and I went up to the funniest person there.
I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly.
I hate it, it is tedious... when I write for my act, it is very improvisational, I write bullet points, I cannot sit in front of a computer; that is not my style.
I'll be honest, there's a part of me that does think I'm held to a different standard than my contemporaries and peers, and it's a little frustrating.