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	Since the [[2008 United States presidential election\|2008 presidential election]], Griffin has made frequent jokes about Republican vice-presidential contender [[Sarah Palin]] and her family.<ref name="wzfw9">{{cite web\|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/06/kathy-griffins-teasing-bristol-palin-vh1-divas\|title=Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes\|first=Rob\|last=Shuter\|work=popeater.com\|date=December 6, 2010\|access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref> On US television program ''[[Glee (TV series)\|Glee]]'', Griffin parodied Palin posing as a judge at a regional singing competition. Griffin also made fun of [[Christine O'Donnell]] in the show by stating, "Before we start, I would like to say I am not a witch".<ref name="ps4Ug">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kathy-griffin-plays-a-tea-party-politician-on-glee/\|title=Kathy Griffin plays a Tea Party politician on 'Glee'\|work=[[CBS News]]\|date=March 16, 2011\|publisher=[[CBS]]\|location=New York\|access-date=September 10, 2011\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319060347/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20043841-10391698.html\|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref>		Since the [[2008 United States presidential election\|2008 presidential election]], Griffin has made frequent jokes about Republican vice-presidential contender [[Sarah Palin]] and her family.<ref name="wzfw9">{{cite web\|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/06/kathy-griffins-teasing-bristol-palin-vh1-divas\|title=Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes\|first=Rob\|last=Shuter\|work=popeater.com\|date=December 6, 2010\|access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref> On US television program ''[[Glee (TV series)\|Glee]]'', Griffin parodied Palin posing as a judge at a regional singing competition. Griffin also made fun of [[Christine O'Donnell]] in the show by stating, "Before we start, I would like to say I am not a witch".<ref name="ps4Ug">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kathy-griffin-plays-a-tea-party-politician-on-glee/\|title=Kathy Griffin plays a Tea Party politician on 'Glee'\|work=[[CBS News]]\|date=March 16, 2011\|publisher=[[CBS]]\|location=New York\|access-date=September 10, 2011\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319060347/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20043841-10391698.html\|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref>

	On January 7, 2012, it was announced that Griffin would host a weekly one-hour talk show on the channel ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', which would consist of standup routines, "rant about pop culture", and celebrity interviews.<ref name="tv-guide-jan5-griffin-shows">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kathy-Griffin-Bravo-1041343.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Will Keep Talking for Bravo\|first=Michael\|last=Schneider\|publisher=[[Pop (U.S. TV network)\|TV Guide Network]]\|date=January 7, 2012\|access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> On April 8, 2013, during a live standup performance in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, Griffin announced that her show would not be renewed for a third season. She confirmed it later on her Twitter account. According to FOX 411, Bravo was planning to film several comedy specials starring Griffin after the show ended.<ref name="o5rOF">{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/08/kathy-griffins-bravo-show-canceled\|work=Fox News\|title=Source: Bravo cancels Kathy Griffin series but plans comedy specials for star\|date=April 8, 2013}}</ref>		On January 7, 2012, it was announced that Griffin would host a weekly one-hour talk show on the channel ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', which would consist of standup routines, "rant about pop culture", and celebrity interviews.<ref name="tv-guide-jan5-griffin-shows">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kathy-Griffin-Bravo-1041343.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Will Keep Talking for Bravo\|first=Michael\|last=Schneider\|publisher=[[Pop (U.S. TV network)\|TV Guide Network]]\|date=January 7, 2012\|access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> On April 8, 2013, during a live standup performance in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, Griffin announced that her show would not be renewed for a third season. She confirmed it later on her Twitter account. According to FOX 411, Bravo was planning to film several comedy specials starring Griffin after the show ended.<ref name="o5rOF">{{cite news\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/08/kathy-griffins-bravo-show-canceled.html\|work=Fox News\|title=Source: Bravo cancels Kathy Griffin series but plans comedy specials for star\|date=April 8, 2013}}</ref>

	On June 13, 2014, it was announced that Griffin would host the [[41st Daytime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="yTrCL">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kathy-griffin-daytime-emmys-1083029.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Picked to Host the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Tim\|last=Surette\|work=TV Guide\|date=June 13, 2014\| access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> For the first time in the event's four-decade history, the show bypassed a network television airing for a live online [[streaming media]] event.<ref name="nubC4">[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/daytime-emmys-be-streamed-online/131605 "Daytime Emmys to Be Streamed Online"], from ''Broadcasting & Cable'', May 6, 2014</ref> The ceremony took place on June 22, 2014. Griffin's performance was well received by critics.<ref name="jOhyt">{{cite web\|url= http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|title=The Best and Worst of the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Janet\|last=DiLauro\|work=About.com\|date=June 23, 2014\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712071116/http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|archive-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>		On June 13, 2014, it was announced that Griffin would host the [[41st Daytime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="yTrCL">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kathy-griffin-daytime-emmys-1083029.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Picked to Host the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Tim\|last=Surette\|work=TV Guide\|date=June 13, 2014\| access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> For the first time in the event's four-decade history, the show bypassed a network television airing for a live online [[streaming media]] event.<ref name="nubC4">[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/daytime-emmys-be-streamed-online/131605 "Daytime Emmys to Be Streamed Online"], from ''Broadcasting & Cable'', May 6, 2014</ref> The ceremony took place on June 22, 2014. Griffin's performance was well received by critics.<ref name="jOhyt">{{cite web\|url= http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|title=The Best and Worst of the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Janet\|last=DiLauro\|work=About.com\|date=June 23, 2014\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712071116/http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|archive-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>
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	===Depiction of Donald Trump===		===Depiction of Donald Trump===
	On May 30, 2017, Griffin posted a video of herself holding "a mask styled to look like the severed, bloody head" of then U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="ypwgs">{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html\|title=CNN Fires Kathy Griffin From New Year's Eve Broadcast Over Trump Photo\|first=Jonah Engel\|last=Bromwich\|date=May 31, 2017\|work=[[The New York Times]] \|access-date=June 21, 2017\|archive-date= June 21, 2017\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170621214210/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html?_r=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was posted on her [[Instagram]] and Twitter accounts. She wrote: "I caption this 'there was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his ... wherever'", referencing [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign#Fox News and Megyn Kelly\|a comment Trump had made]] about [[Megyn Kelly]]. The video was from a session with photographer [[Tyler Shields]], who is known for producing "shocking" imagery.<ref name="y5sLE">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment~~/2017/05/30~~/kathy-griffin-~~holds~~-bloodied-trump-mask-in-~~photo~~-~~shoot~~-~~with~~-~~tyler-shields.html~~\|title=Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo shoot with bloodied Trump mask, says she 'went too far'\|publisher=[[Fox News]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|access-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531131646/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-holds-bloodied-trump-mask-in-photo-shoot-with-tyler-shields.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Qvy1K">{{cite news\|last=Hensch\|first=Mark\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much/\|title=Keith Olbermann: Kathy Griffin's Trump photo is 'way too much'\|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|archive-date=June 3, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603020204/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> Griffin later took down the image and apologized for posting the image, saying that she went too far and adding, "I beg for your forgiveness".<ref name="mIJR3">{{cite web \|url= https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|title=I am sorry. I went too far. I was wrong. \|url-status=dead \|access-date=June 4, 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170604033436/https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|archive-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|title=CNN fires Kathy Griffin over gory Trump photo \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=May 30, 2017 \|language=en-US \|issn=0458-3035 \|archive-date=May 31, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531070712/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref>		On May 30, 2017, Griffin posted a video of herself holding "a mask styled to look like the severed, bloody head" of then U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="ypwgs">{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html\|title=CNN Fires Kathy Griffin From New Year's Eve Broadcast Over Trump Photo\|first=Jonah Engel\|last=Bromwich\|date=May 31, 2017\|work=[[The New York Times]] \|access-date=June 21, 2017\|archive-date= June 21, 2017\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170621214210/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html?_r=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was posted on her [[Instagram]] and Twitter accounts. She wrote: "I caption this 'there was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his ... wherever'", referencing [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign#Fox News and Megyn Kelly\|a comment Trump had made]] about [[Megyn Kelly]]. The video was from a session with photographer [[Tyler Shields]], who is known for producing "shocking" imagery.<ref name="y5sLE">{{cite web\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-apologizes-for-photo-shoot-with-bloodied-trump-mask-says-she-went-too-far/\|title=Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo shoot with bloodied Trump mask, says she 'went too far'\|publisher=[[Fox News]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|access-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531131646/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-holds-bloodied-trump-mask-in-photo-shoot-with-tyler-shields.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Qvy1K">{{cite news\|last=Hensch\|first=Mark\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much/\|title=Keith Olbermann: Kathy Griffin's Trump photo is 'way too much'\|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|archive-date=June 3, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603020204/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> Griffin later took down the image and apologized for posting the image, saying that she went too far and adding, "I beg for your forgiveness".<ref name="mIJR3">{{cite web \|url= https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|title=I am sorry. I went too far. I was wrong. \|url-status=dead \|access-date=June 4, 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170604033436/https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|archive-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|title=CNN fires Kathy Griffin over gory Trump photo \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=May 30, 2017 \|language=en-US \|issn=0458-3035 \|archive-date=May 31, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531070712/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref>

	On June 2, 2017, [[Lisa Bloom]], an attorney for Griffin stated, "Like many edgy works of artistic expression, the photo could be interpreted different ways. But Griffin never imagined that it could be misinterpreted as a threat of violence against Trump. That was never what she intended. She has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone."<ref name="JbXhv">{{cite news\|last=Juang\|first=Mike\|date=June 2, 2017\|title=Comedian Kathy Griffin contacted by Secret Service after Trump photo, civil rights lawyer says\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|publisher=[[CNBC]]\|location=New York City\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170602201834/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nfLKX">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Being Investigated by the Secret Service, Her Lawyers Say\|first=Sopan\|last=Debjune\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602214700/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> Griffin said the Trump family was "trying to ruin my life forever".<ref name="JN14f">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday\|title='He broke me': A defiant, tearful Kathy Griffin slams attacks by Trump and his family\|first1=Katie\|last1=Mettler\|first2= Cleve R. Jr. \|last2=Wootson\|date= June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 4, 2017\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|archive-date=June 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604173418/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		On June 2, 2017, [[Lisa Bloom]], an attorney for Griffin stated, "Like many edgy works of artistic expression, the photo could be interpreted different ways. But Griffin never imagined that it could be misinterpreted as a threat of violence against Trump. That was never what she intended. She has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone."<ref name="JbXhv">{{cite news\|last=Juang\|first=Mike\|date=June 2, 2017\|title=Comedian Kathy Griffin contacted by Secret Service after Trump photo, civil rights lawyer says\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|publisher=[[CNBC]]\|location=New York City\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170602201834/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nfLKX">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Being Investigated by the Secret Service, Her Lawyers Say\|first=Sopan\|last=Debjune\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602214700/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> Griffin said the Trump family was "trying to ruin my life forever".<ref name="JN14f">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday\|title='He broke me': A defiant, tearful Kathy Griffin slams attacks by Trump and his family\|first1=Katie\|last1=Mettler\|first2= Cleve R. Jr. \|last2=Wootson\|date= June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 4, 2017\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|archive-date=June 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604173418/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday/\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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	Griffin is a long-time supporter of the Aid for AIDS annual fundraiser ''[[Best in Drag Show]]'' in Los Angeles, and hosted the opening of the show for more than five years.<ref name="KGmom">{{cite web\|publisher=TheInsider.com \|date=November 6, 2009 \|title=Kathy Griffin asks Mom to Take a Side \|url=http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219195859/http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|archive-date=December 19, 2009}}"</ref> In November 2009, Aid For AIDS presented Kathy Griffin with an ''AFA Angel Award'' at their silver anniversary celebration.<ref name="KGmom" /><ref name="Ozvb3">{{cite web\|title=AFA Silver Anniversary Reception & Awards\|url=http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|publisher=Aid for AIDS\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806011750/http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|archive-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>		Griffin is a long-time supporter of the Aid for AIDS annual fundraiser ''[[Best in Drag Show]]'' in Los Angeles, and hosted the opening of the show for more than five years.<ref name="KGmom">{{cite web\|publisher=TheInsider.com \|date=November 6, 2009 \|title=Kathy Griffin asks Mom to Take a Side \|url=http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219195859/http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|archive-date=December 19, 2009}}"</ref> In November 2009, Aid For AIDS presented Kathy Griffin with an ''AFA Angel Award'' at their silver anniversary celebration.<ref name="KGmom" /><ref name="Ozvb3">{{cite web\|title=AFA Silver Anniversary Reception & Awards\|url=http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|publisher=Aid for AIDS\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806011750/http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|archive-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>

	Griffin is a long-time critic of [[Sarah Palin]] and has made fun of Palin's daughter, [[Bristol Palin]], using the Palin family as material for her comedy routines.<ref name="138F2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-kathy-griffin-is-a-bully/ \|date=March 7, 2011 \|work=CBS News \|title=Sarah Palin: Kathy Griffin is a bully \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308175543/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20040081-10391698.html \|archive-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, Sarah Palin responded to Griffin by calling her a "bully".<ref name="wY0au">{{cite news\| url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment~~/2011/03/07~~/sarah-palin-slams-kathy-griffin-50-year-old-bully\|work=Fox News\|title=Sarah Palin Slams Kathy Griffin: She Is a 50-Year-Old Bully\|date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> In her reality television show, Griffin visited the Palin family home in [[Wasilla, Alaska]], and invited Palin to attend her stand-up show in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref name="JIcqT">{{cite web\|publisher=Today Show – MSNBC \|title= Kathy Griffin takes aim at Palin in Alaska \|date=March 6, 2010 \|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002161323/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=October 2, 2012}}</ref> Griffin has also poked fun at [[Willow Palin]] as a result of Palin's Facebook statements on homosexuality.<ref name="Y82uf">{{cite web\|publisher=Politico.com \|title= Kathy Griffin: Why It's Open Season on Willow Palin \|date=March 11, 2012 \|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/50899.html}}</ref>		Griffin is a long-time critic of [[Sarah Palin]] and has made fun of Palin's daughter, [[Bristol Palin]], using the Palin family as material for her comedy routines.<ref name="138F2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-kathy-griffin-is-a-bully/ \|date=March 7, 2011 \|work=CBS News \|title=Sarah Palin: Kathy Griffin is a bully \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308175543/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20040081-10391698.html \|archive-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, Sarah Palin responded to Griffin by calling her a "bully".<ref name="wY0au">{{cite news\| url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sarah-palin-slams-kathy-griffin-she-is-a-50-year-old-bully/\|work=Fox News\|title=Sarah Palin Slams Kathy Griffin: She Is a 50-Year-Old Bully\|date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> In her reality television show, Griffin visited the Palin family home in [[Wasilla, Alaska]], and invited Palin to attend her stand-up show in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref name="JIcqT">{{cite web\|publisher=Today Show – MSNBC \|title= Kathy Griffin takes aim at Palin in Alaska \|date=March 6, 2010 \|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002161323/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=October 2, 2012}}</ref> Griffin has also poked fun at [[Willow Palin]] as a result of Palin's Facebook statements on homosexuality.<ref name="Y82uf">{{cite web\|publisher=Politico.com \|title= Kathy Griffin: Why It's Open Season on Willow Palin \|date=March 11, 2012 \|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/50899.html}}</ref>

	In 2020, Griffin hosted the Str8Up Gay Porn Awards.<ref name="7oN6l">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.out.com/sex/2019/11/21/kathy-griffin-hosting-gay-porn-award-show\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Hosting a Gay Porn Awards Show\|date=November 21, 2019\|website=www.out.com}}</ref>		In 2020, Griffin hosted the Str8Up Gay Porn Awards.<ref name="7oN6l">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.out.com/sex/2019/11/21/kathy-griffin-hosting-gay-porn-award-show\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Hosting a Gay Porn Awards Show\|date=November 21, 2019\|website=www.out.com}}</ref>

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	{{expand section\|date=July 2021}}
	On June 10, 2008, Griffin released a comedy CD titled ''[[For Your Consideration (Kathy Griffin album)\|For Your Consideration]]''.<ref name="E5N9L">{{cite news\|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/04/PKQ611F0UE.DTL \|title=Can't get Enough of Kathy Griffin \|last=Adolphson \|first=Sue \|date=July 6, 2008 \|work=San Francisco Chronicle \|publisher=Frank J. Vega \|page=N12 \| access-date=July 8, 2008}}</ref> The disc was recorded at the ETK Theatre at the Grand Theatre Center For The Arts in [[Tracy, California]] on February 17, 2008.<ref name="AZ-daily-star">{{cite news\|url=http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/aznightbuzz/246178.php\|title=An A-List Comedy Release\|first=Cathalena E.\|last=Burch\|date=July 3, 2008\|work=[[Arizona Daily Star]]\|publisher=John M. Humenik\|access-date=July 8, 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221141205/http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/aznightbuzz/246178.php\|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> Griffin stated she decided to release the CD to try to win a [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album\|Grammy award]].<ref name="AZ-daily-star" />		On June 10, 2008, Griffin released a comedy CD titled ''[[For Your Consideration (Kathy Griffin album)\|For Your Consideration]]''.<ref name="E5N9L">{{cite news\|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/04/PKQ611F0UE.DTL \|title=Can't get Enough of Kathy Griffin \|last=Adolphson \|first=Sue \|date=July 6, 2008 \|work=San Francisco Chronicle \|publisher=Frank J. Vega \|page=N12 \| access-date=July 8, 2008}}</ref> The disc was recorded at the ETK Theatre at the Grand Theatre Center For The Arts in [[Tracy, California]] on February 17, 2008.<ref name="AZ-daily-star">{{cite news\|url=http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/aznightbuzz/246178.php\|title=An A-List Comedy Release\|first=Cathalena E.\|last=Burch\|date=July 3, 2008\|work=[[Arizona Daily Star]]\|publisher=John M. Humenik\|access-date=July 8, 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221141205/http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/aznightbuzz/246178.php\|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> Griffin stated she decided to release the CD to try to win a [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album\|Grammy award]].<ref name="AZ-daily-star" />

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	''[[Calm Down Gurrl]]'' (2013), her sixth album, won the Grammy for [[Best Comedy Album]] at the [[56th Grammy Awards]].		''[[Calm Down Gurrl]]'' (2013), her sixth album, won the Grammy for [[Best Comedy Album]] at the [[56th Grammy Awards]].

	''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her seventh album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.		''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her seventh album, it was recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	Her fourth and fifth albums are ''[[50 and Not Pregnant]]'' (2011) and ''[[Seaman 1st Class]]'' (2012) respectively.		Her fourth and fifth albums are ''[[50 and Not Pregnant]]'' (2011) and ''[[Seaman 1st Class]]'' (2012) respectively.

	''[[~~Look~~ ~~at My Butt~~ ~~Crack~~]]'' is her sixth album ~~recorded~~ in [[~~Las~~ ~~Vegas~~ ~~Valley\|Las Vegas~~]] ~~and~~ ~~released~~ in ~~2014~~.		''[[Calm Down Gurrl]]'' (2013), her sixth album, won the Grammy for [[Best Comedy Album]] at the [[56th Grammy Awards]].

			''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her seventh album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	On May 4, 2012, the full length version of "[[I'll Say It]]", the theme song of her show ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', was released to [[iTunes]] as a single.<ref name="nSurg">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-single/536395438\|title=I'll Say It – Single by Kathy Griffin\|date=May 4, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>		On May 4, 2012, the full length version of "[[I'll Say It]]", the theme song of her show ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', was released to [[iTunes]] as a single.<ref name="nSurg">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-single/536395438\|title=I'll Say It – Single by Kathy Griffin\|date=May 4, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>
	On August 20, 2012, Griffin released a seven-track EP containing dance remixes of "I'll Say It".<ref name="sWIip">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-remixes/553482043\|title=I'll Say It – Remixes by Kathy Griffin\|date=August 20, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>		On August 20, 2012, Griffin released a seven-track EP containing dance remixes of "I'll Say It".<ref name="sWIip">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-remixes/553482043\|title=I'll Say It – Remixes by Kathy Griffin\|date=August 20, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>

			Her fourth and fifth albums are ''[[50 and Not Pregnant]]'' (2011) and ''[[Seaman 1st Class]]'' (2012) respectively.

	''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her sixth album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.		''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her sixth album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.

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	On May 4, 2012, the full length version of "[[I'll Say It]]", the theme song of her show ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', was released to [[iTunes]] as a single.<ref name="nSurg">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-single/536395438\|title=I'll Say It – Single by Kathy Griffin\|date=May 4, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>		On May 4, 2012, the full length version of "[[I'll Say It]]", the theme song of her show ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', was released to [[iTunes]] as a single.<ref name="nSurg">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-single/536395438\|title=I'll Say It – Single by Kathy Griffin\|date=May 4, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>
	On August 20, 2012, Griffin released a seven-track EP containing dance remixes of "I'll Say It".<ref name="sWIip">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-remixes/553482043\|title=I'll Say It – Remixes by Kathy Griffin\|date=August 20, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>		On August 20, 2012, Griffin released a seven-track EP containing dance remixes of "I'll Say It".<ref name="sWIip">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-remixes/553482043\|title=I'll Say It – Remixes by Kathy Griffin\|date=August 20, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>

			''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her sixth album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	===Various talk shows bans===		===Various talk shows bans===
	Griffin said she was banned from appearing on several television shows including ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and ''The View''.<ref name="LuM4f">{{Cite web\|url=http://teamcoco.com/video/kathy-griffin-barbara-walters\|title=Kathy Griffin: Barbara Walters Will Cut A Bitch!\|website=TeamCoco\|language=en\|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> She was re-banned from ''The View'' after making a joke about [[Barbara Walters]]~~. She appeared as a guest on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' on September 11, 2007~~.<ref name="RhBvR">{{cite web\|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2007/09/tuesday_september_11_kathy_gri.php\|title=The Ellen DeGeneres Show\|access-date=September 18, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013085859/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2007/09/tuesday_september_11_kathy_gri.php\|archive-date=October 13, 2007}}</ref> Griffin made a joke during a 2005 [[E!]] televised event saying that eleven-year-old actor [[Dakota Fanning]] had entered [[drug rehabilitation]].<ref name="BGonS">{{cite news\|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/tv/12299\|title=Dorothy Snarker\|last=Sternbergh\|first=Adam\|date=August 8, 2005\|work=[[New York (magazine)\|New York]]\|access-date=July 1, 2007}}</ref>		Griffin said she was banned from appearing on several television shows including ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and ''The View''.<ref name="LuM4f">{{Cite web\|url=http://teamcoco.com/video/kathy-griffin-barbara-walters\|title=Kathy Griffin: Barbara Walters Will Cut A Bitch!\|website=TeamCoco\|language=en\|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> She was re-banned from ''The View'' after making a joke about [[Barbara Walters]].<ref name="RhBvR">{{cite web\|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2007/09/tuesday_september_11_kathy_gri.php\|title=The Ellen DeGeneres Show\|access-date=September 18, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013085859/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2007/09/tuesday_september_11_kathy_gri.php\|archive-date=October 13, 2007}}</ref> Griffin made a joke during a 2005 [[E!]] televised event saying that eleven-year-old actor [[Dakota Fanning]] had entered [[drug rehabilitation]].<ref name="BGonS">{{cite news\|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/tv/12299\|title=Dorothy Snarker\|last=Sternbergh\|first=Adam\|date=August 8, 2005\|work=[[New York (magazine)\|New York]]\|access-date=July 1, 2007}}</ref>

	===Emmy Awards controversy===		===Emmy Awards controversy===

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	The [[Bravo (American TV channel)\|Bravo]] reality show ''Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List'' (2005–2010) became a ratings hit for the network and earned her two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program\|Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Program]]. Griffin has released six comedy albums, all of which received [[Grammy Award]] nominations. Her first album ''[[For Your Consideration (Kathy Griffin album)\|For Your Consideration]]'' (2008) made her the first female comedian to debut at the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' [[Comedy Albums\|Top Comedy Albums]] chart. In 2009, she released her autobiography ''Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin''. After being nominated for six years in a row for the Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album\|Best Comedy Album]], she won the award in 2014.		The [[Bravo (American TV channel)\|Bravo]] reality show ''Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List'' (2005–2010) became a ratings hit for the network and earned her two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program\|Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Program]]. Griffin has released six comedy albums, all of which received [[Grammy Award]] nominations. Her first album ''[[For Your Consideration (Kathy Griffin album)\|For Your Consideration]]'' (2008) made her the first female comedian to debut at the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' [[Comedy Albums\|Top Comedy Albums]] chart. In 2009, she released her autobiography ''Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin''. After being nominated for six years in a row for the Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album\|Best Comedy Album]], she won the award in 2014.

	Griffin has recorded numerous standup comedy specials for [[HBO]] and Bravo. For the latter network, she has recorded sixteen television specials, breaking the [[Guinness World Records\|Guinness World record]] for the number of aired television specials on any network.<ref name="vSppc">{{cite news\|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/get-sneak-peek-kathy-griffins-love-justin-bieber-her-new-bravo-special\|title=Get a Sneak Peek Of Kathy Griffin's Love For Justin Bieber in Her New Bravo Special!\|first=Palmieri\|last=Lea\|work=[[OK! magazine]]\|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]\|date=June 3, 2013\|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="t8IpH">{{cite web\|last1=Janela\|first1=Mike\|title=Kathy Griffin to be honored with record in, well, "Record Breaker" special\|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/12/kathy-griffin-to-be-honored-with-record-in-well-record-breaker-special-53801\|publisher=Guinness World Records\| access-date=January 3, 2016\|date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, she also became the first comedian to have four specials televised in a year.<ref name="NMTni">{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/16/rachael-ray-kathy-griffin-tired-hooker-four-specials-video_n_1152883.html\|title='Rachael Ray': Kathy Griffin Explains 'Tired Hooker,' Inspiration For Comedy Specials (VIDEO)\|work=[[HuffPost]]\|date=December 16, 2011\|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> ~~Griffin is an [[LGBTQ]] activist who supports [[same-sex marriage]] and the repeal of "[[Don't ask, don't tell]]". She has participated in two [[United Service Organizations]] (USO) tours.~~ Griffin is known for her controversial style and statements about celebrities, religion and sexuality, including holding a mask stylized as [[Donald Trump]]'s severed head in 2017, which provoked a [[United States Secret Service]] investigation and later became the basis of her concert film ''[[A Hell of a Story]]'' (2019).		Griffin has recorded numerous standup comedy specials for [[HBO]] and Bravo. For the latter network, she has recorded sixteen television specials, breaking the [[Guinness World Records\|Guinness World record]] for the number of aired television specials on any network.<ref name="vSppc">{{cite news\|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/get-sneak-peek-kathy-griffins-love-justin-bieber-her-new-bravo-special\|title=Get a Sneak Peek Of Kathy Griffin's Love For Justin Bieber in Her New Bravo Special!\|first=Palmieri\|last=Lea\|work=[[OK! magazine]]\|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]\|date=June 3, 2013\|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="t8IpH">{{cite web\|last1=Janela\|first1=Mike\|title=Kathy Griffin to be honored with record in, well, "Record Breaker" special\|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/12/kathy-griffin-to-be-honored-with-record-in-well-record-breaker-special-53801\|publisher=Guinness World Records\| access-date=January 3, 2016\|date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, she also became the first comedian to have four specials televised in a year.<ref name="NMTni">{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/16/rachael-ray-kathy-griffin-tired-hooker-four-specials-video_n_1152883.html\|title='Rachael Ray': Kathy Griffin Explains 'Tired Hooker,' Inspiration For Comedy Specials (VIDEO)\|work=[[HuffPost]]\|date=December 16, 2011\|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> Griffin is known for her controversial style and statements about celebrities, religion and sexuality, including holding a mask stylized as [[Donald Trump]]'s severed head in 2017, which provoked a [[United States Secret Service]] investigation and later became the basis of her concert film ''[[A Hell of a Story]]'' (2019).

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	{{blockquote\|Now, a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn't help me a bit. If it was up to him, [[Cesar Millan]] would be up here with that damn dog. So all I can say is suck it, Jesus, this award is my God now!<ref name="eL2ZF">{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1144512920070911\|title=Kathy Griffin's Jesus Remark Cut from Emmy Show\|work=Reuters\|date=September 17, 2007\|access-date=September 25, 2007}}</ref>}}		{{blockquote\|Now, a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn't help me a bit. If it was up to him, [[Cesar Millan]] would be up here with that damn dog. So all I can say is suck it, Jesus, this award is my God now!<ref name="eL2ZF">{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1144512920070911\|title=Kathy Griffin's Jesus Remark Cut from Emmy Show\|work=Reuters\|date=September 17, 2007\|access-date=September 25, 2007}}</ref>}}

	Griffin later said that she meant the remark to be a satire of celebrities who thank Jesus for their awards, especially artists who are controversial in their speech and actions, rather than as a slight on Jesus.<ref name="UfIOw">{{cite news\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbziBwi489Q\|title=Larry King Live\|date=September 17, 2007\|access-date=September 19, 2007\|publisher=YouTube\|format=video\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307144609/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbziBwi489Q\|archive-date=March 7, 2008}}</ref> The academy said her "offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night".<ref name="XDXmP">{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/story/~~0,2933,296382,00.html~~\|title=Kathy Griffin's Emmy Remarks About Jesus to Be Censored\|date=September 11, 2007\|access-date=September 11, 2007\|publisher=Fox News\|agency=Associated Press\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826232842/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296382,00.html\|archive-date=August 26, 2013\|url-status=~~dead~~}}</ref> Griffin said that she was fired from an appearance on ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' because of her Emmy acceptance speech.<ref name="7GV86">{{cite web\|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/03/kathy_griffin_gets_rejected_al.html\|title=In Praise of Kathy Griffin\|date=March 18, 2008\|access-date=September 11, 2011\|work=[[New York (magazine)\|New York]]}}</ref>		Griffin later said that she meant the remark to be a satire of celebrities who thank Jesus for their awards, especially artists who are controversial in their speech and actions, rather than as a slight on Jesus.<ref name="UfIOw">{{cite news\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbziBwi489Q\|title=Larry King Live\|date=September 17, 2007\|access-date=September 19, 2007\|publisher=YouTube\|format=video\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307144609/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbziBwi489Q\|archive-date=March 7, 2008}}</ref> The academy said her "offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night".<ref name="XDXmP">{{cite news\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/kathy-griffins-emmy-remarks-about-jesus-to-be-censored\|title=Kathy Griffin's Emmy Remarks About Jesus to Be Censored\|date=September 11, 2007\|access-date=September 11, 2007\|publisher=Fox News\|agency=Associated Press\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826232842/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296382,00.html\|archive-date=August 26, 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> Griffin said that she was fired from an appearance on ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' because of her Emmy acceptance speech.<ref name="7GV86">{{cite web\|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/03/kathy_griffin_gets_rejected_al.html\|title=In Praise of Kathy Griffin\|date=March 18, 2008\|access-date=September 11, 2011\|work=[[New York (magazine)\|New York]]}}</ref>

	=== Ban from Apollo Theater ===		=== Ban from Apollo Theater ===

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	'''Kathleen Mary Griffin''' (born November 4, 1960) is an American ~~ignorant woman that ain't funny~~ and ~~will burn in hell,~~ who has starred in television series, comedy specials and has released multiple comedy albums. In 2007 and 2008, Griffin won [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for her reality show ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]''. She has also appeared in supporting roles in films.		'''Kathleen Mary Griffin''' (born November 4, 1960) is an American comedian and actress who has starred in television series, comedy specials and has released multiple comedy albums. In 2007 and 2008, Griffin won [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for her reality show ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]''. She has also appeared in supporting roles in films.

	Griffin was born in [[Oak Park, Illinois]], a suburb of Chicago. In 1978, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied drama at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] and became a member of the improvisational comedy troupe [[The Groundlings]]. In the 1990s, Griffin began performing as a stand-up comedian and appeared as a guest star on television shows, including a supporting role on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'' (1996–2000).		Griffin was born in [[Oak Park, Illinois]], a suburb of Chicago. In 1978, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied drama at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] and became a member of the improvisational comedy troupe [[The Groundlings]]. In the 1990s, Griffin began performing as a stand-up comedian and appeared as a guest star on television shows, including a supporting role on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'' (1996–2000).

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	Since the [[2008 United States presidential election\|2008 presidential election]], Griffin has made frequent jokes about Republican vice-presidential contender [[Sarah Palin]] and her family.<ref name="wzfw9">{{cite web\|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/06/kathy-griffins-teasing-bristol-palin-vh1-divas\|title=Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes\|first=Rob\|last=Shuter\|work=popeater.com\|date=December 6, 2010\|access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref> On US television program ''[[Glee (TV series)\|Glee]]'', Griffin parodied Palin posing as a judge at a regional singing competition. Griffin also made fun of [[Christine O'Donnell]] in the show by stating, "Before we start, I would like to say I am not a witch".<ref name="ps4Ug">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kathy-griffin-plays-a-tea-party-politician-on-glee/\|title=Kathy Griffin plays a Tea Party politician on 'Glee'\|work=[[CBS News]]\|date=March 16, 2011\|publisher=[[CBS]]\|location=New York\|access-date=September 10, 2011\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319060347/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20043841-10391698.html\|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref>		Since the [[2008 United States presidential election\|2008 presidential election]], Griffin has made frequent jokes about Republican vice-presidential contender [[Sarah Palin]] and her family.<ref name="wzfw9">{{cite web\|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/06/kathy-griffins-teasing-bristol-palin-vh1-divas\|title=Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes\|first=Rob\|last=Shuter\|work=popeater.com\|date=December 6, 2010\|access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref> On US television program ''[[Glee (TV series)\|Glee]]'', Griffin parodied Palin posing as a judge at a regional singing competition. Griffin also made fun of [[Christine O'Donnell]] in the show by stating, "Before we start, I would like to say I am not a witch".<ref name="ps4Ug">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kathy-griffin-plays-a-tea-party-politician-on-glee/\|title=Kathy Griffin plays a Tea Party politician on 'Glee'\|work=[[CBS News]]\|date=March 16, 2011\|publisher=[[CBS]]\|location=New York\|access-date=September 10, 2011\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319060347/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20043841-10391698.html\|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref>

	On January 7, 2012, it was announced that Griffin would host a weekly one-hour talk show on the channel ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', which would consist of standup routines, "rant about pop culture", and celebrity interviews.<ref name="tv-guide-jan5-griffin-shows">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kathy-Griffin-Bravo-1041343.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Will Keep Talking for Bravo\|first=Michael\|last=Schneider\|publisher=[[Pop (U.S. TV network)\|TV Guide Network]]\|date=January 7, 2012\|access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> On April 8, 2013, during a live standup performance in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, Griffin announced that her show would not be renewed for a third season. She confirmed it later on her Twitter account. According to FOX 411, Bravo was planning to film several comedy specials starring Griffin after the show ended.<ref name="o5rOF">{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/08/kathy-griffins-bravo-show-canceled\|work=Fox News\|title=Source: Bravo cancels Kathy Griffin series but plans comedy specials for star\|date=April 8, 2013}}</ref>		On January 7, 2012, it was announced that Griffin would host a weekly one-hour talk show on the channel ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', which would consist of standup routines, "rant about pop culture", and celebrity interviews.<ref name="tv-guide-jan5-griffin-shows">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kathy-Griffin-Bravo-1041343.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Will Keep Talking for Bravo\|first=Michael\|last=Schneider\|publisher=[[Pop (U.S. TV network)\|TV Guide Network]]\|date=January 7, 2012\|access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> On April 8, 2013, during a live standup performance in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, Griffin announced that her show would not be renewed for a third season. She confirmed it later on her Twitter account. According to FOX 411, Bravo was planning to film several comedy specials starring Griffin after the show ended.<ref name="o5rOF">{{cite news\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/08/kathy-griffins-bravo-show-canceled.html\|work=Fox News\|title=Source: Bravo cancels Kathy Griffin series but plans comedy specials for star\|date=April 8, 2013}}</ref>

	On June 13, 2014, it was announced that Griffin would host the [[41st Daytime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="yTrCL">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kathy-griffin-daytime-emmys-1083029.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Picked to Host the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Tim\|last=Surette\|work=TV Guide\|date=June 13, 2014\| access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> For the first time in the event's four-decade history, the show bypassed a network television airing for a live online [[streaming media]] event.<ref name="nubC4">[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/daytime-emmys-be-streamed-online/131605 "Daytime Emmys to Be Streamed Online"], from ''Broadcasting & Cable'', May 6, 2014</ref> The ceremony took place on June 22, 2014. Griffin's performance was well received by critics.<ref name="jOhyt">{{cite web\|url= http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|title=The Best and Worst of the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Janet\|last=DiLauro\|work=About.com\|date=June 23, 2014\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712071116/http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|archive-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>		On June 13, 2014, it was announced that Griffin would host the [[41st Daytime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="yTrCL">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kathy-griffin-daytime-emmys-1083029.aspx\|title=Kathy Griffin Picked to Host the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Tim\|last=Surette\|work=TV Guide\|date=June 13, 2014\| access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> For the first time in the event's four-decade history, the show bypassed a network television airing for a live online [[streaming media]] event.<ref name="nubC4">[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/daytime-emmys-be-streamed-online/131605 "Daytime Emmys to Be Streamed Online"], from ''Broadcasting & Cable'', May 6, 2014</ref> The ceremony took place on June 22, 2014. Griffin's performance was well received by critics.<ref name="jOhyt">{{cite web\|url= http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|title=The Best and Worst of the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards\|first=Janet\|last=DiLauro\|work=About.com\|date=June 23, 2014\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712071116/http://daysofourlives.about.com/od/newsandevents/fl/The-Best-and-Worst-of-2014-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.htm\|archive-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>
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	===Depiction of Donald Trump===		===Depiction of Donald Trump===
	On May 30, 2017, Griffin posted a video of herself holding "a mask styled to look like the severed, bloody head" of then U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="ypwgs">{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html\|title=CNN Fires Kathy Griffin From New Year's Eve Broadcast Over Trump Photo\|first=Jonah Engel\|last=Bromwich\|date=May 31, 2017\|work=[[The New York Times]] \|access-date=June 21, 2017\|archive-date= June 21, 2017\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170621214210/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html?_r=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was posted on her [[Instagram]] and Twitter accounts. She wrote: "I caption this 'there was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his ... wherever'", referencing [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign#Fox News and Megyn Kelly\|a comment Trump had made]] about [[Megyn Kelly]]. The video was from a session with photographer [[Tyler Shields]], who is known for producing "shocking" imagery.<ref name="y5sLE">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment~~/2017/05/30~~/kathy-griffin-~~holds~~-bloodied-trump-mask-in-~~photo~~-~~shoot~~-~~with~~-~~tyler-shields.html~~\|title=Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo shoot with bloodied Trump mask, says she 'went too far'\|publisher=[[Fox News]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|access-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531131646/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-holds-bloodied-trump-mask-in-photo-shoot-with-tyler-shields.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Qvy1K">{{cite news\|last=Hensch\|first=Mark\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much/\|title=Keith Olbermann: Kathy Griffin's Trump photo is 'way too much'\|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|archive-date=June 3, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603020204/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> Griffin later took down the image and apologized for posting the image, saying that she went too far and adding, "I beg for your forgiveness".<ref name="mIJR3">{{cite web \|url= https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|title=I am sorry. I went too far. I was wrong. \|url-status=dead \|access-date=June 4, 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170604033436/https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|archive-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|title=CNN fires Kathy Griffin over gory Trump photo \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=May 30, 2017 \|language=en-US \|issn=0458-3035 \|archive-date=May 31, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531070712/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref>		On May 30, 2017, Griffin posted a video of herself holding "a mask styled to look like the severed, bloody head" of then U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="ypwgs">{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html\|title=CNN Fires Kathy Griffin From New Year's Eve Broadcast Over Trump Photo\|first=Jonah Engel\|last=Bromwich\|date=May 31, 2017\|work=[[The New York Times]] \|access-date=June 21, 2017\|archive-date= June 21, 2017\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170621214210/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/trump-kathy-griffin.html?_r=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was posted on her [[Instagram]] and Twitter accounts. She wrote: "I caption this 'there was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his ... wherever'", referencing [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign#Fox News and Megyn Kelly\|a comment Trump had made]] about [[Megyn Kelly]]. The video was from a session with photographer [[Tyler Shields]], who is known for producing "shocking" imagery.<ref name="y5sLE">{{cite web\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-apologizes-for-photo-shoot-with-bloodied-trump-mask-says-she-went-too-far/\|title=Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo shoot with bloodied Trump mask, says she 'went too far'\|publisher=[[Fox News]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|access-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-date=May 31, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531131646/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-holds-bloodied-trump-mask-in-photo-shoot-with-tyler-shields.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Qvy1K">{{cite news\|last=Hensch\|first=Mark\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much/\|title=Keith Olbermann: Kathy Griffin's Trump photo is 'way too much'\|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date=May 30, 2017\|archive-date=June 3, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603020204/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335704-keith-olbermann-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-is-way-too-much\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> Griffin later took down the image and apologized for posting the image, saying that she went too far and adding, "I beg for your forgiveness".<ref name="mIJR3">{{cite web \|url= https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|title=I am sorry. I went too far. I was wrong. \|url-status=dead \|access-date=June 4, 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170604033436/https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869703678550171648 \|archive-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|title=CNN fires Kathy Griffin over gory Trump photo \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=May 30, 2017 \|language=en-US \|issn=0458-3035 \|archive-date=May 31, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531070712/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-kathy-griffin-posts-apology-for-gory-1496190312-htmlstory.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref>

	On June 2, 2017, [[Lisa Bloom]], an attorney for Griffin stated, "Like many edgy works of artistic expression, the photo could be interpreted different ways. But Griffin never imagined that it could be misinterpreted as a threat of violence against Trump. That was never what she intended. She has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone."<ref name="JbXhv">{{cite news\|last=Juang\|first=Mike\|date=June 2, 2017\|title=Comedian Kathy Griffin contacted by Secret Service after Trump photo, civil rights lawyer says\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|publisher=[[CNBC]]\|location=New York City\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170602201834/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nfLKX">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Being Investigated by the Secret Service, Her Lawyers Say\|first=Sopan\|last=Debjune\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602214700/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> Griffin said the Trump family was "trying to ruin my life forever".<ref name="JN14f">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday\|title='He broke me': A defiant, tearful Kathy Griffin slams attacks by Trump and his family\|first1=Katie\|last1=Mettler\|first2= Cleve R. Jr. \|last2=Wootson\|date= June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 4, 2017\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|archive-date=June 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604173418/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		On June 2, 2017, [[Lisa Bloom]], an attorney for Griffin stated, "Like many edgy works of artistic expression, the photo could be interpreted different ways. But Griffin never imagined that it could be misinterpreted as a threat of violence against Trump. That was never what she intended. She has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone."<ref name="JbXhv">{{cite news\|last=Juang\|first=Mike\|date=June 2, 2017\|title=Comedian Kathy Griffin contacted by Secret Service after Trump photo, civil rights lawyer says\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|publisher=[[CNBC]]\|location=New York City\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170602201834/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nfLKX">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Being Investigated by the Secret Service, Her Lawyers Say\|first=Sopan\|last=Debjune\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602214700/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/arts/television/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-news-conference.html?mcubz=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> Griffin said the Trump family was "trying to ruin my life forever".<ref name="JN14f">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday\|title='He broke me': A defiant, tearful Kathy Griffin slams attacks by Trump and his family\|first1=Katie\|last1=Mettler\|first2= Cleve R. Jr. \|last2=Wootson\|date= June 2, 2017\|access-date=June 4, 2017\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|archive-date=June 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604173418/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday/\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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	Griffin is a long-time supporter of the Aid for AIDS annual fundraiser ''[[Best in Drag Show]]'' in Los Angeles, and hosted the opening of the show for more than five years.<ref name="KGmom">{{cite web\|publisher=TheInsider.com \|date=November 6, 2009 \|title=Kathy Griffin asks Mom to Take a Side \|url=http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219195859/http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|archive-date=December 19, 2009}}"</ref> In November 2009, Aid For AIDS presented Kathy Griffin with an ''AFA Angel Award'' at their silver anniversary celebration.<ref name="KGmom" /><ref name="Ozvb3">{{cite web\|title=AFA Silver Anniversary Reception & Awards\|url=http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|publisher=Aid for AIDS\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806011750/http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|archive-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>		Griffin is a long-time supporter of the Aid for AIDS annual fundraiser ''[[Best in Drag Show]]'' in Los Angeles, and hosted the opening of the show for more than five years.<ref name="KGmom">{{cite web\|publisher=TheInsider.com \|date=November 6, 2009 \|title=Kathy Griffin asks Mom to Take a Side \|url=http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219195859/http://www.theinsider.com/videos/3015388_Kathy_Griffin_asks_Mom_to_Take_a_Side_on_The_Insider_s_Top_Headlines \|archive-date=December 19, 2009}}"</ref> In November 2009, Aid For AIDS presented Kathy Griffin with an ''AFA Angel Award'' at their silver anniversary celebration.<ref name="KGmom" /><ref name="Ozvb3">{{cite web\|title=AFA Silver Anniversary Reception & Awards\|url=http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|publisher=Aid for AIDS\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806011750/http://www.aidforaids.net/AFA%20Silver%20Anniversary%20Reception1.pdf\|archive-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>

	Griffin is a long-time critic of [[Sarah Palin]] and has made fun of Palin's daughter, [[Bristol Palin]], using the Palin family as material for her comedy routines.<ref name="138F2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-kathy-griffin-is-a-bully/ \|date=March 7, 2011 \|work=CBS News \|title=Sarah Palin: Kathy Griffin is a bully \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308175543/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20040081-10391698.html \|archive-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, Sarah Palin responded to Griffin by calling her a "bully".<ref name="wY0au">{{cite news\| url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment~~/2011/03/07~~/sarah-palin-slams-kathy-griffin-50-year-old-bully\|work=Fox News\|title=Sarah Palin Slams Kathy Griffin: She Is a 50-Year-Old Bully\|date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> In her reality television show, Griffin visited the Palin family home in [[Wasilla, Alaska]], and invited Palin to attend her stand-up show in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref name="JIcqT">{{cite web\|publisher=Today Show – MSNBC \|title= Kathy Griffin takes aim at Palin in Alaska \|date=March 6, 2010 \|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002161323/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=October 2, 2012}}</ref> Griffin has also poked fun at [[Willow Palin]] as a result of Palin's Facebook statements on homosexuality.<ref name="Y82uf">{{cite web\|publisher=Politico.com \|title= Kathy Griffin: Why It's Open Season on Willow Palin \|date=March 11, 2012 \|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/50899.html}}</ref>		Griffin is a long-time critic of [[Sarah Palin]] and has made fun of Palin's daughter, [[Bristol Palin]], using the Palin family as material for her comedy routines.<ref name="138F2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-kathy-griffin-is-a-bully/ \|date=March 7, 2011 \|work=CBS News \|title=Sarah Palin: Kathy Griffin is a bully \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308175543/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20040081-10391698.html \|archive-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, Sarah Palin responded to Griffin by calling her a "bully".<ref name="wY0au">{{cite news\| url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sarah-palin-slams-kathy-griffin-she-is-a-50-year-old-bully/\|work=Fox News\|title=Sarah Palin Slams Kathy Griffin: She Is a 50-Year-Old Bully\|date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> In her reality television show, Griffin visited the Palin family home in [[Wasilla, Alaska]], and invited Palin to attend her stand-up show in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref name="JIcqT">{{cite web\|publisher=Today Show – MSNBC \|title= Kathy Griffin takes aim at Palin in Alaska \|date=March 6, 2010 \|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002161323/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35738737/ns/today-entertainment/t/kathy-griffin-takes-aim-palin-alaska/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=October 2, 2012}}</ref> Griffin has also poked fun at [[Willow Palin]] as a result of Palin's Facebook statements on homosexuality.<ref name="Y82uf">{{cite web\|publisher=Politico.com \|title= Kathy Griffin: Why It's Open Season on Willow Palin \|date=March 11, 2012 \|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/50899.html}}</ref>

	In 2020, Griffin hosted the Str8Up Gay Porn Awards.<ref name="7oN6l">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.out.com/sex/2019/11/21/kathy-griffin-hosting-gay-porn-award-show\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Hosting a Gay Porn Awards Show\|date=November 21, 2019\|website=www.out.com}}</ref>		In 2020, Griffin hosted the Str8Up Gay Porn Awards.<ref name="7oN6l">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.out.com/sex/2019/11/21/kathy-griffin-hosting-gay-porn-award-show\|title=Kathy Griffin Is Hosting a Gay Porn Awards Show\|date=November 21, 2019\|website=www.out.com}}</ref>

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	On May 4, 2012, the full length version of "[[I'll Say It]]", the theme song of her show ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', was released to [[iTunes]] as a single.<ref name="nSurg">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-single/536395438\|title=I'll Say It – Single by Kathy Griffin\|date=May 4, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>		On May 4, 2012, the full length version of "[[I'll Say It]]", the theme song of her show ''[[Kathy (TV series)\|Kathy]]'', was released to [[iTunes]] as a single.<ref name="nSurg">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-single/536395438\|title=I'll Say It – Single by Kathy Griffin\|date=May 4, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>
	On August 20, 2012, Griffin released a seven-track EP containing dance remixes of "I'll Say It".<ref name="sWIip">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-remixes/553482043\|title=I'll Say It – Remixes by Kathy Griffin\|date=August 20, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>		On August 20, 2012, Griffin released a seven-track EP containing dance remixes of "I'll Say It".<ref name="sWIip">{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ill-say-it-remixes/553482043\|title=I'll Say It – Remixes by Kathy Griffin\|date=August 20, 2012\|via=music.apple.com}}</ref>

			Her fourth and fifth albums are ''[[50 and Not Pregnant]]'' (2011) and ''[[Seaman 1st Class]]'' (2012) respectively.

	''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her sixth album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.		''[[Look at My Butt Crack]]'' is her sixth album recorded in [[Las Vegas Valley\|Las Vegas]] and released in 2014.