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In reply to the discussion: Kathy Griffin [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)30. Little kids don't need to be up at midnight watching drunk people act up on live TV.
If people are offended by her little "stunt" with Cooper, they could have picked up the remote and said "Let's see what's happening on such-n-such a channel." It's not like only one network was doing a New Year's Eve show.
If they kept watching, they were interested in her performance!
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Can I ask what brought this up? I agree with you totally. Her new show starts this week. I'll
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#19
You know every year she comes on NYE with Anderson. She always said that her job was to
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#31
She has an act, and a persona, and a set bit of schtick. Why are people still surprised by her?
MADem
Jan 2013
#22
If people get offended by Kathy Griffin I wonder what they would think of Daniel Tosh?
Jennicut
Jan 2013
#26
Love Kathy hate Tosh. He seems to take joy out of people getting seriously hurt.
grantcart
Jan 2013
#73
Little kids don't need to be up at midnight watching drunk people act up on live TV.
MADem
Jan 2013
#30
Wait. A comic did someting risque at a New Year's Eve gig? Is this supposed to outrage people?
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#38
I think she's consistently hilarious and creative, and admirable in her charitable work.
spooky3
Jan 2013
#60
i think what CNN passes off a lot of times as Real News, serious Reporting is inappropriate
JI7
Jan 2013
#65
k&r from a Kathy fan going back to her "my friends say I'm too funny" appearance as an unknown
Kurovski
Jan 2013
#66
She can dish it, but not take it. She cried when Jay Leno said some little something to her - not
patricia92243
Jan 2013
#78