Kathy Griffin Gets Big Laughs During Second Show at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
Kathy Griffin performs at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, February 19, 2010 photo by: Leslie DJ
It was Friday night, February 19, 2010 and Kathy Griffin ran on stage to Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” following a montage chronicling her career. The crowd got to its feet as she ran across and curtseyed. You came on a good night,” she said, “It’s a good day to be a comedian, let’s talk some shit about Tiger Woods!” The crowd cheered. Hours after golfer Tiger Woods made his highly publicized public apology the fiery red head declared her new found love for Tiger Wood’s mother and her scolding looks during his “boring apology.” She couldn’t comprehend how a man seemingly so boring could entice that many women. Yet, she like many of the attendees agreed she’d marry him in a heart beat in order to get her hands on that billion dollar empire stating, “And you wouldn’t even need to fuck him.”
Kathy Griffin makes them laugh in New York City photo by: Leslie DJ
She tackled numerous subjects including the Gosslins, The Jersey Shore, her fall out with CNN following her latest New Year’s Eve co hosting gig with Anderson Cooper and getting acting tips from Liza Minnelli. She confessed that the previous night she had a couple of walk outs during her shtick of being a guest judge on a child pageant a la “Toddlers & Tiaras.” Shockingly, her comment about the majority of attendees being pedophiles didn’t initiate the walk out what did the trick was when she referenced JonBent Ramsey. When a fellow judge stated, ”that’s what we like to call glitzy” in regard to one of the gals having the “it factor” that merits winning a pageant crown Griffin retorted, “No that’s what we call dead in a week.”
However, uncomfortable jokes aside, the comedienne really seemed to hit her stride when she spoke about behind the scenes happenings at many celebrity-filled events. It’s her openness and self-deprecating nature that allow audiences to connect and relate with her and feel as if you’re one of her gal pals she’s gossiping with, and although she’s very well known and feared by many in the industry, for her sharp tongue, technically she’s still not A-list and we love her anyway!
