Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 06, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 2006 Page: 32 of 64
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Beloved potty-mouthed redhead Kathy Griffin takes aim at Dallas-based glitterati:
Dr. Phil, George Michael and the Bush twins.
Griffin reveals she was dumped by 'main gays' over delusions about reality-TV fame
By Daniel A. Kusner Life+Style Editor
Who can remember the last time Kathy Griffin
performed in Dallas? Yeah, it's been a long
time. Too long.
On Monday, the fiery tell -it-like-it-is comedian finally
returns to North Texas. And while her "too mean" rants
have gotten her banned from just about every talk show
("Regis & Kelly," "Ellen DeGeneres," "Conan O'Brien"
and "David Letterman," to name a few), we can't wait to
hear the spitfire bash celebrities for exhibiting outrageous
behavior.
Earlier this week, Griffin spoke by phone from her pala-
tial Hollywood manse. While some call her a red-carpet
terrorist, the perennial D-Lister is a charmer and an ever-
loyal friend to the gay community.
Recently, Griffin has been experiencing personal chal-
lenges. She's getting a divorce. And her gay best friends
(Tony and author Dennis Hensley) are strangely absent
from the new season of Griffin's reality show, "My Life on
the D-List."
The Bravo network recently started a
new campaign to get Griffin off the D-
List, where fans suggest heroic acts to
elevate her celebrity status. The first
proposal was for Griffin to "make a
sex tape with Judi Dench." That
attempt was videotaped, and was
recently posted on Bravo's Web site.
This interview happened three
days after Griffin attacked Ann
Coulter on "The Today Show" —
calling her a "nut bag" and point-
ing out that the conservative
blowhard chose to wear a cocktail
dress for a morning interview.
Kathy Griffin perfonns June 26
at 8p.m. at theMeyerson Symphony
Center, 2301 Flora St. Tickets $20-
$55. 214-528-5576.
Have you been avoiding Dallas because you're afraid of
the ultimate Red State?
Griffin: Yes. No, I'm kidding.
Honey, I'll be coming from Nashville. I'm no stranger to
the Red States. In fact, I always do surprisingly well in the
Red States, which means ticket sales are good. Actually, a
lot of blue people come to my shows. But my gig will prob-
ably attract the Dallas gays and the Dallas liberals. And I
expect some conservatives — but not exactly the "church
crowd."
Dr. Phil hails from Dallas.
Well, he's going down. I don't give a shit.
From what I've gathered, you believe Dr. Phil is a fas-
cist.
I believe he's not truly a lover of women — meaning:
He's a good ole boy who's doing a show for women. But
really, he's not technically in women's corners. On the cou-
ples' shows, he'll naturally gravitate to the guy's side, and
that drives me crazy. Also, I hate how he's like, "I'm just an
old jock."
I'm, like, "You're a fat guy who writes diet books."
Did you know George Michael splits his time between
Dallas and London?
Oh that's right. He lives there with "his Kenny."
Wow, you actually know who Kenny Goss is.
Of course. Hey, I watch Oprah. That's where I get all my
news.
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Is George Michael an A-lister?
George is a tough call. Of course,
he's an A-lister. But he's behaved in a
way... He's one of those people who you'd
expect to be in my act. But I feel like he's owned
it. His last statement about getting busted with
drugs was like, "It's my own stupidity again."
It's hard to make fun of somebody like that.
The people I make fun of are the high and mighty
celebrities who don't admit that their behavior is
ridiculous. Like Paltrow not admitting that she
gave her kids those horrible names. That's why
she's in the act and George Michael isn't.
Isn't it weird? George Michael gets busted, and
almost immediately he releases a statement and
takes full accountability. Dick Cheney shoots a
guy, and doesn't cop to it for almost a week.
I know. Dick Cheney has the guy with half of his
face shot off apologizing from the hospital, blaming
himself: "I shouldn't have been standing there since I'm
old and having a heart attack."
Dallas' favorite D-list princesses are the Bush twins.
All right, I want to know what the fuck is going on!
How are they so under the radar? This is a conspiracy —
like the Magic Bullet.
You know those fucked-up drunks are doing something:
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D-LET DIVA: Griffin brings her acerbic
wit to the Meyerson Center on Monday.
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