Stand-up comedy
Griffin began performing in the early 1980s Los Angeles improv comedy troupe, The Groundlings. In an E! True Hollywood Story segment, she stated that she often went to see shows at the Groundlings before she joined. She said one time she was there she went backstage and talked with a Groundling member (Phil Hartman) and asked him what The Groundlings were all about. This led to her taking classes there and eventually being asked into the Main Company.
She went on to perform stand-up comedy and became part of the burgeoning alternative comedy scene in Los Angeles, appearing at Un-Cabaret and her own show "Hot Cup of Talk," later the title of Griffin's 1998 solo HBO special.
She did some acting, breaking into film with the supporting role of Connie in the horror movie The Unborn (1991), starring Brooke Adams.
Griffin gradually amassed such TV and film credits as a role in comedian Julie Brown's Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1992), a Showtime parody of the backstage fi
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Griffin Describes Herself As A "militant Atheist". While In High School, She Fell Away From The Roman Catholic Church And Wanted To Become A Unitarian. Said Griffin: "I'm Not Really Sure What That Is, But It Sounds Better." She Is An Outspoken Opponen
Griffin describes herself as a "militant atheist". While in high school, she fell away from the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to become a Unitarian. Said Griffin: "I'm not really read more...
Marriage And Relationships
Griffin married Washington, D.C. native Matt Moline on February 18, 2001 atop the 360 Degree Restaurant in Hollywood. ABC News reported that she walked down the aisle to the strains read more...
Stand-up Comedy
Griffin began performing in the early 1980s Los Angeles improv comedy troupe, The Groundlings. In an E! True Hollywood Story segment, she stated that she often went to see shows read more...
The View
Griffin was considered to join the panel of The View in fall 2007 as a replacement for departing panelist Rosie O'Donnell. Despite running jokes in her act about Executive Producer read more...
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
2005 saw the debut of Griffin's solo reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, on the cable network Bravo. The show was originally developed as a scripted sitcom for NBC read more...
Style Of Humor
Griffin established her career with candid observations about her dating life, later focusing on mocking celebrities, her act currently consists of recounting embellished stories read more...
"Kathy Griffin: For Your Consideration"
On June 10, 2008, Griffin released a comedy CD titled "For Your Consideration." It is Griffin's first audio-only release of her stand-up material.[citation needed] The disc was recorded read more...
Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, television personality, and actress. A self-proclaimed "D-list celebrity," Griffin read more...