Comedienne Kathy Griffin takes as her great subject the foibles of Hollywood celebrity culture. Part of the kick of Griffin’s TV show Life on the D-List and her stand-up routine is the feeling of being privy to the private inside dish on the stars we love — or love to hate. Here are some of the supersecret celebrity revelations gleaned from a viewing of Griffin’s new DVD, the extended cut of her HBO special She’ll Cut a Bitch:
- Singer Taylor Swift sure is young! And tall!
- James Gandolfini, believe it or not, is kind of unapproachable!
- Cher’s hair is long, black, and straight — in real life!
- That Tracy Morgan — what a kidder!
- Kathy Griffin is a crass narcissist with some patronizing, retrograde ideas about cultural appropriation and sexual identity!
At one point in She’ll Cut A Bitch, Griffin gives call-outs to the various constituencies that make up her audience: “Women and lesbians! Where are the women? Let’s hear ya! And where are my gays at? Yeah! All right! Straight men — sorry, guys. I’ve got nothin’ for ya.”
And, you know, in my case she was right — thought not for the reasons she thought. (more…)
