Lady Gaga Garbage

Its Art. Its Junk. (its actually both)

* Notice the poker chips and Kermit parts?...

Artist Jason Mecier uses the personal junk of celebrities and turns it into unique portraits. Over the past 10 years the stars themselves have sent their used belongings to him to create 3D collages.

Including: Heidi Fleiss' moldy slippers, Phyllis Diller's anti-itch
cream, Kathy Najimy's
Dexatrim, Ricki Lake's tampon (ew!), two of Tori Spelling's vibrators (double-ew!), and a letter Paris Hilton
sent him from prison.

Kathy Griffin (in Clay Aiken CDs & Velveeta wrappers)

Also: Pam Anderson, Bjork, Sharon Stone, Florence Henderson, RuPaul, Pink, the Go-Go’s, the B52's, etc... See more in the video:




Making 'PoP ArT Icons' out of pop culture debris?

Makes sense to me.


Hurry, his show at 'Ghetto Gloss' L.A. ends 3/23.
*click pics for more details.

Seattle calls Kathy Griffin

...with the siren song of hot mini-donuts?

{seattlepi interview}

Q: Are there any places you visit regularly while in town?

Kathy: My favorite place is at Pike Place Market, you know where they sell the doughnuts. It's a small hippie kiosk where they sell these little sacks of doughnuts. They're amazing. They actually fall down from heaven. That was 90 percent of the reason I visited there. Whoever's running the board of tourism should just say, "Come to Seattle, where there are little sacks of doughnuts."

Now there's a thought.
Heaven probably does have donuts.
Bet the French part has those powder-sugar things too.

Yum. But I"m getting off track here...

KG will be in Seattle through Sunday.

Stroll to her book-signing tonight at 7 p.m. (U of W bookstore, 4326 University Way), or try getting tickets for her 8 p.m. Fri/Sat shows. (Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St)

But remember, if those don't work out, stalk her here:

'Daily Dozen Doughnut Company'

Love how this video person notes 'dirty glass', but still orders.

And the Pike's Place Pig has duct tape on his neck?
Hm. A band-aid for a bronze boar boosting beignets?

Kathy vs. Arnie

Doppelganger vs. Terminator, place your bets!


Tonight Kathy decides that in order to be an A-lister, she needs to become an activist. So she takes on the cause of Prop_8 (the proposition that outlawed gay marriage) in California, and she's marching on Sacramento.

This should be interesting;
'She'll be back, Arnie'.

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see Kathy Griffin's doppelganger... * couldn't find a vid of her XF ep

KG for GI

Since Girl Interrupted has never seen her...
And because her new season is premiering in the U.S. tonight, here's a link to the first meeting of Ricky Gervais and Kathy Griffin. KG was getting ready to try her material out in the UK for the first time.

disclaimer: KG can have moments of extreme tastelessness, but overall her show is quite funny.



(*If it doesn't load: direct link to the same video)

The Fifth Kathy

Got an email alert (thus proving they work...) :

''The Fifth Season Of Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List premieres Monday, June 8 At 10 PM ET/PT''

I'd totally forgotten, though this was a favorite. (I keep meaning to see if my interest always fades by any show's 40th ep...) So, anyway, that's tomorrow, folks.

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Meanwhile, who is this guy touring her home?
He reminds me of that bad Bravo host AndyC.
(And believe me, that's really no compliment.)

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Full confession: I'm a sucker for house tours - no matter how lousy the tour guide, or how unlikable the owner... its just so fascinating to see what they value.

I even bought and read the MTV Cribs -book- . (who else knew that tv trash tome even existed?) Luckily I came to my senses and gave it away so if I die suddently no one will find it in my library...
* Ah well, at least I didn't pay retail.

KG Unseen

Is KG apologizing in advance for 'Footage You Weren't Meant To See'?

Bravo Press Release: 'Uncover hidden hilarity from the first 4 seasons of "My Life On The D-List" with an all-new special featuring never-before-seen moments from the series including: her drive-by to wave hello to her fans waiting in line for her show at Madison Square Garden, Team Griffin playing a game "10 Things We Hate About Tom", and the Team receiving massages from burly guys at the Bear Ball. "Kathy Griffin: The Footage You Weren't Meant To See" premieres Mon, Apr 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.'

So tonight we're getting unseen yet 'hilarious' clips? Hm. Cross your fingers it'll be fun bloopers vs. scenes that should've stayed deleted.

p.s. UPDATE: Well, tonight's Bravo listing shows 'Top Gun'
So maybe they couldn't find enough 'hilarity' after all?


While we're on a similar subject - Why don't the dramas on DVD ever include 'bloopers' in their extras?

Doppelganger KG

We're getting a double dose of K.G. tomorrow.

A new special "Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch," is airing on Wednesday, April 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, right before she hosts Bravo's second annual "The A-List Awards."

So KG fans?... better get your taxes done -today-!

via Bravo, and the Futon Critic

A+ List

More famous faces added to Bravo's 'A-List':

Justin Timberlake
Sandra Bullock
Padma Lakshmi - - Ana Ortiz
Kenneth Cole (the shoe guy?)
Kendra Wilkinson (?)
Lance Bass - - - Niecy Nash
Lisa Lampanelli (I've seen her live)
Rachel Dratch - - Maria Bamford
Jenni Pulos - - - Todd English
Milla Jovovich - - Gwen Stefani
Neil Patrick Harris
Jenny McCarthy - - Emily Procter
Chelsea Handler - - Kelly Rowland
Laurel Holloman
Tyson Beckford - - Kate Flannery
Bruce Vilanch - - Fred Willard
Jose Andres - - - Cat Cora
Rafael Saadiq (music)

''... are all gearing up to appear on 'The A-List Awards''
- That means tiaras plus elbow & knee pads, right?

'Bravo' for casual awards... yeah they're all still giant 'pat-us-on-the-back' fests, but at least they're fluffy, not stuffy.

FYI: Kathy Griffin, “My Life On The D-List,” will host the ceremony, honoring 'the best in food, fashion, beauty, design and pop culture' on Bravo, Wed. April 15 at 10 PM EST.

How Tweet

* texts sent via Twitter are called 'tweets' ;-)
Just how 'tweet' are those Twitter-ers?

Tempted by this fad? Believe it or not, website tweetvalue.com will gauge the value of your Twitter account. I'm guessing its based on # of followers - so by that score I'm afraid Kathy Griffin is still a 'D-List' celebrity. Compare:

http://twitter.com/aplusk (Ashton) 600,000 followers
http://twitter.com/mrskutcher (Demi) 300,000 follow
http://twitter.com/marthastewart 250,000 followers
http://twitter.com/margaretcho 16,000 followers
http://twitter.com/kathygriffin 8000 followers

*If you're still considering it, also consider Twitturly.com, which tracks the most popular URLs (or Web links) being shared across Twitter, and Tweetdeck or Twhirl, both of which help you manage/organize your tweets. Good Luck.

p.s. 'Too old' to Tweet? Queen Elizabeth joined 2 weeks ago. Her account is still 'parked' but that hasn't detered the fakers:

http://twitter.com/qeII - fake Queen Elizabeth, 1 follower
http://twitter.com/QueenLizzzie - fake also, 262 followers
http://twitter.com/QueenLizII - fake again, 736 followers
not to mention...
http://twitter.com/PrinceCharles - 800 followers...?

Kathy Goes Mad

KG hosts tonight's MadTV salute to Michael McDonald.

Got a 'Google Alert' about it. I've never sat through an ep of MadTV, but it could be funny - I think I'll TiVo it. * Of course that's what Mr. Google Alert wanted... I must be a sheep! (Fox, 10 pm)

Deleted scenes from their Iraq trip:

RRay of Light

How did I miss this? KG putting 'Today' show to shame:

'Turns out she would do this New York press only if she could include a wounded serviceman and a service dog to represent her favorite charity - Vet Dogs - but, she says, the fourth hour of "Today" and People magazine complained it was "too depressing" a concept.'

Meanwhile, 'Rachael Ray said 'yes'. And apparently the bit was a hit. I'm sorry I missed it - I only linked to the part of the RRay show where she & KG played 'Would You Rather..' (I'll link to any extra video I find...)

More good news: Next June on the D-List We'll be seeing Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Paula Deen, Suzanne Somers, Gloria Estefan, Rosie O'Donnell, & even Don Rickles himself.

_{original article on the: KG Forum}

KG is a Sell Out

_{KG by artist Rob Kelly, for Time Out, NY} She sold out 4 nights at Madison Sq. Garden! - so here are some KG tidbits via Rachael Ray (?!) and Time Out NY.

Rachael Ray & KG played 'Would You Rather'... and:

KG would dine with Lindsey Lohan's vs The Osmonds.
KG would pick Simon (from Am. Idol) vs Ryan or Randy.
KG would pick trapped w Clay Aiken vs Hear Paris H. Sing.
KG would hang out w/Olsen Twins vs 'The Hills' crew.

Well, can't say I disagree with any of her choices.
Tho never actually seen Am.Idol so just a guess there.

The link: KG on Rachael Ray (4 min video)

p.s. Why does everyone think I'm lying whenever I say I've never seen an American Idol show?... Why fib about that? - I haven't, honest!

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best bits from TO NY interview

Q.: Are you googling yourself while talking to me?
KG: No, But I do google my name every day, first thing.

Q.: Some people wake up to coffee…
KG: Any celebrity who says they don’t is lying.

Q.: (re Emmys) If there were a fire, that’s what you’d grab?
KG: Yes - my two Emmys and the picture of me on Oprah - it looks like she’s laughing hilariously at something I said.

Q.: And that’s it?
KG: Well, my dogs, of course. And then the two Emmys. And the picture of me on Oprah. My mom’s on her own. She can get herself out. She’d grab her box of wine, which is flammable, so then she’ll just roll down the driveway in flames.

I must be cruel... I lol'd at that mom comment.

* The link: KG in 'Time Out, NY' (full article)

KG on Conan

Oops, I mean she's on Conan O'Brien Monday night.

And according to PlainDealer, Lily Tomlin will be on KG:

Tomlin, who is 69 ("Shocking! can't even compute it"), continues to act. She had a prominent role on "The West Wing" and plays a recurring role on "Desperate Housewives." She's even going to show up on comedian Kathy Griffin's "My Life on the D-List" on Bravo.

"I was (working) near Vancouver on a Friday, and Kathy Griffin was on Saturday, and I wound up doing her TV show, which I'm sure I'll live to regret," said Tomlin. "She's pretty funny and sweet onstage, but she's a handful."

KG's future guest Lily Tomlin talks Vibrators...

Kathy's D Word

Yes, Kathy used the 'D' word on CNN New Year's.


But in this case the 'D' stands for 'd!cks'?

Geez, who's dim enough to stand in the cold to heckle?

*We passed thru NYC to go to MoMa and the Morgan,
and to some other fun places. Made a quick trip of
it, had last snack at Smorgas Chef, and headed out!

New Year Re'D'ux

KG does My Life on 'D' New Year's show, again.

Home tonight? Watch CNN to see KG turn up the AC at midnight.

Maybe we'll all get lucky and they'll recreate this 'A-list' scene...
* Kathy (& Lance)'s 'wardrobe malfunctions'

Still bored? Comments on KG via: GayTVblog

X-hibitionism

Kathy G and Mom, X-citing Xmas.
* Of course her Emmys are part of it.

Kathy Griffin's holiday fixings video: Link: ET! {2 min}

A.B.C.D-List

A.B.C.D. = 'A-List Bravo Continues D-List'

Bravo signed Kathy Griffin to a 1-year deal including:

- hosting the 2009 'A-List Awards'
- two new 1 hour comedy specials
- plus a 5th season of 'My Life on the D-List'

So "D-List" will begin production again in Jan '09.
'pop culture everyone knows, but KG has the guts to say'

tidbit: columnist applauds KG on tvsquad.com

Coming Up Rosie

Kathy is flying to NYC to be on 'Rosie Live'.
This 'topical monologue, plus musical & comedy bits' show is at 8pm Wed, 11/26/08. It will be live from NYC's Little Shubert Theatre on 42nd St, which has 500 seats, but no word about tickets. They may all go to 'insiders' & charity, but who knows? Tell me if you find out!

Rosie & Kathy Griffin talk about 'over-exposed' starlets {1 min}

Don't Leave Home w/o Em

KG takes her Em(mys) everywhere!
_{(video, 10 minutes)}
And how many holes has she poked in her shower curtain so far?

Real Cut-ups

Should I have captioned this 'My Life on the D-ward'?... since here's Kathy G. visiting the amputation ward at Walter Reed Military Hospital.
That was a good finale for the season, but a hard episode for me to watch. But for going where few celebrities go, to bring cheer to the military personnel that came back with injuries that will never go away, KG got a very good review:

''She's worried, though, so she tours some of the wards where soldiers are undergoing rehab. She finds it more intense than a combat zone, but Griffin carries on with laughs and big smiles. She's good one on one. "You handsome guys are all the same," she says to one of them...

See Kathy crying in the hall, where the men can't see her. She's more confused than ever - still trying to gauge what kind of stuff to do on stage...

See Kathy bomb. Big time, which is something we've never seen before, especially on shows that can be edited... Instead of laughs, she gets stares blanker than a barn wall. She's dying out there. So she decides to toss out her act and go totally ad-lib. Presto, change-o, she connects with them and the laughter starts rolling in... Later several people tell her that they're glad she came -- that she boosted the boys' morale. Mission accomplished.'' (the full review is here)

Nine minute clip from the show: