Kathy Griffin, the human torpedo of lame celebrities and homophobes of every religion and ethnicity, has her verbal assault weapons loaded and ready to fire at the McCallum Theatre this weekend.
We sat down with Griffin to dish about her new season of the 'D List.'
This new contract you just signed, your 5th contract with Bravo, why is it always a one-year contract?
(Laughs) Oh gosh, what can I say about my family at NBC-Universal? And we are like family over there. The “D-List” will be a little different this season. It's going to be more celebrity oriented. It's going to lean toward a field talk show but still have the elements of the “D-List” you love. In other words, every episode will have my mother drinking a box of wine.
Are you going to have celebrities that you really admire?
Well in episode one, I have a celebrity named Bette f------ Midler. (Laughs) I know, what do I think; I’m like the season finale of American Idol over here for Christ’s sake? I’ve got a lot of nerve.
Can you tell me any other stars you’re going to have there?
You know, I don’t know if Bravo wants me to say. I don’t think they wanted me to say anybody, but I feel like—first of all I’m so excited about having Bette Midler, how could you not—but I want people to know what they’re in store for. I think it’s such a huge booking and I’m so thrilled I’m gonna get to spend time with her and I’m a super fan, as probably most fans of the ‘D List’ show and Bravo people. So, I was like you can’t ask me to keep mum about everybody. At least let me brag about Bett, so I’m bragging about Bett. I think it’s going to be lot of good people.
I just think it would be great if you had people like Clay Aiken or Ryan Seacrest, or Carson—people you really admire on your show.
Well, don’t rule it out. Do not rule it out.
How do you get along with people you kind of spear?
Oh it runs the gambit, everything from Barbra Walters who won’t acknowledge that I’m alive to Ryan Seacrest who pretty much takes it on the chin. I mean I still think he’s a dick, but he does take it on the chin. Then there’s Clay who’s like a secret fan. I’ve had his tour manager say ‘he really likes your specials and we watch them on the bus.’ He has a great sense of humor whenever I run into him. You know what’s funny, he totally gives me shit. He’s like this Bible belt Southern gentlemen, and yet he actually has a really fun sense of humor.
