Bravo announced today that it is giving Kathy Griffin her own weekly talk show that will debut this spring, in addition to two more comedy specials. The former My Life on the D-List star and Celebrity Mole winner’s show will be called “Kathy,” and comes 11 years after Kathy hosted Kathy’s So-Called Reality, an MTV… continue reading
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Hoarders uses Kathy Griffin’s praise to encourage Emmy voters to vote for it, not her
A hilarious ad urging Emmy voters to cast their ballots for A&E’s Hoarders uses Kathy Griffin’s praise for the show as its evidence that the series should win, which would mean beating Kathy Griffin’s Bravo reality show. Deadline reports that “A&E is using some of the praise Griffin has heaped on Hoarders in the docu-series’… continue reading
Kathy Griffin confirms (again) that My Life on the D-List is over
Kathy Griffin’s Bravo reality series My Life on the D-List is officially over, which Kathy said in mid-November but which has become news again today, because Bravo is announcing four comedy specials with Kathy that will air this year. “It was a really tough decision because I think of the D-List as pretty much my… continue reading
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List won’t be back
Kathy Griffin’s awesome and Emmy-winning Bravo docudrama My Life on the D-List won’t be returning, she said, although she suggested that she’d be willing to do a show that’s scripted. The series adopted a hybrid format recently, with Kathy interacting with different celebrities. “I don’t think it will come back, especially not as the same… continue reading
Kathy Griffin reacts to Levi Johnston reuniting with Bristol Palin
This week’s news that Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are back together prompted this reaction from Kathy Griffin, who visited her fake boyfriend and one-time Playgirl model Levi in Alaska during a pretty hilarious episode of My Life on the D-List. It’s pretty much what you’d expect:
Kathy Griffin mocks Kate Gosselin in “Kate is Enough”
As part of Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night, Kathy Griffin satirized Jon and Kate by appearing in a fake trailer for a fake Lifetime movie called “Kate is Enough: The Kate Gosselin Story.” Talking to Jimmy, Kathy joked that it’s “my Malcolm X.” George Takei appears as Jon while Kathy plays Kate, and Kathy’s resemblance… continue reading
Justin Timberlake, Billy Joel refused to allow Kathy Griffin to use their phone calls on TV
Phone calls from Justin Timberlake and Billy Joel to Kathy Griffin’s celebrity guests on this past season of My Life on the D-List weren’t included on the show because neither would sign a release, she said Saturday during her tour appearance in Orlando. As part of the quasi-chat show format, she had her guests call… continue reading
My Life on the D-List’s wraps up its celeb-heavy fifth season perfectly
Kathy Griffin’s fifth season of My Life on the D-List ended Monday, with the comedian getting a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame, and being surprised by Barry Manilow and Suzanne Summers at the ceremony. It wasn’t the season’s strongest episode–the Paula Deen, Bette Midler, and Lily Tomlin ones stand out most to… continue reading
Kathy Griffin will be the first Emmy winner to host the Schmemmys/Creative Arts Emmys
Two-time Emmy winner Kathy Griffin will host the Creative Arts Emmys, becoming the first Emmy-winner to do so. That’s the ceremony that takes place a week before the big television event and gives out technical and other awards–Kathy calls it “The Schmemmys” for its second-rate status–and the Sept. 12 ceremony will be taped and air… continue reading
My Life on the D-List gets more entertaining thanks to Kathy Griffin’s contrived encounters with celebs
Usually, I’d rip a reality show–particularly a docudrama that purports to document a person’s life–for getting more contrived. But in the case of Bravo’s Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, contrived set-up encounters with celebrities has actually made the show a lot better and a lot funnier in its fifth season. The series has… continue reading
Kathy Griffin, Housewives table-flipping bring Bravo record ratings, but The Fashion Show’s ratings are low
Bravo’s answer to its loss of Project Runway has failed to catch on with viewers, but the opposite is true of both Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List and The Real Housewives franchise, which have pulled in record ratings for the network, and the New Jersey women even helped the network beat broadcast TV…. continue reading
My Life on the D-List will have “a talk-show feel”
The “celebrity oriented” fifth season of Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List will have “a bit of a talk-show feel,” according to USA TODAY, although the show “will continue to focus on Griffin’s personal life and tongue-in-cheek publicity stunts.” Kathy doesn’t offer many details, but suggests the docudrama format (which, with some notable exceptions,… continue reading
Season five of My Life on the D-List started production today, will be “celebrity oriented”
After battling with Bravo over money, Kathy Griffin has officially signed up for another season of My Life on the D-List, which started production today and will focus more on Kathy’s contact with celebrities. “It’s season 5. We start shooting [Wednesday]. Literally, it’s our first day. I know, what am I doing here?” she told… continue reading
Kathy Griffin turned down Dancing with the Stars, wants her show to stay with NBC
Kathy Griffin–who’s still fighting with Bravo over money for a new season of her show and called Elisabeth Hasselbeck “a fucking Survivor reject–fired her agent for getting her an offer to appear on Dancing with the Stars. “That’s actually why I left my agent. After winning an Emmy and having my own show and I,… continue reading
Kathy Griffin is talking to other networks about her show, which has not been renewed
Although Variety reported late last month that Bravo had renewed Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List, the comedian says that she has not yet signed a deal–and is talking to both a broadcast network and a cable network about moving her two-time Emmy-winning show. The issue, of course, is money, just like in the… continue reading