D-List Season 3: Tears, Fun, And Lots Of Laughs
Can you hear that? Listen carefully. It’s the roaring sound of laughter, traveling through the gay and fabulous blogosphere; and the one person responsible for that is our very own Kathy Griffin. She’s a colorful character and a great comic. And she’s all about putting on a good show.
Kathy’s the type of person who elicits extreme emotional responses from people—some people love her, while others can’t stand the woman. I have a friend who cringes every time she hears Kathy’s voice. Fortunately, this blog is all about loving Ms. Griffin. However, Kathy isn’t free from the scrutinizing eye of Cosmo Marius. She’s fair game just like anyone else.
Anyway, in the first few minutes of the show, we’re introduced to her new staff. Jessica, her assistant, is still around. And there are two new faces, Tiffany and Tom. Tiffany is just there doing stuff, I guess, while Jessica is becoming a celebrity of sorts. Yeah, I don’t quite understand it. I’m sure her legions of admirers have their reasons. Actually, I think she’s kind of cute, but she’s still just . . . an assistant. Ok, now let’s turn our attention to Tom. For some reason, I’m not feeling this guy. Is he adding anything special to the show? I don’t think so. And I’m not amused by his clueless straight boy antics. I assume most Bravo viewers would agree. It just feels so contrived—like the producers deliberately hired some random actor to agree to live in Kathy’s home and walk around in his underwear. Well, to be fair, he does seem to really work. Maybe he’ll grow on me. Hey, anything is possible.
Fortunately, we get to see a lot of Kathy just being herself, saying crazy things about celebrities. Oh, I think Kathy is slowly but surely rising above the D-list. Whoopi Goldberg! Rosie O’Donnell! Joan Rivers? Wait, do people even care about Joan anymore? I’m not judging; this is a serious question. Joan used to be one of the best female comics back in the day. Yep, she was a guest host on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for many years. She was huge. Now, people don’t seem to realize that she was comedic gold in the 70s and 80s. I’m not crazy about her daughter Melissa, but I will always be a Joan Rivers fan. And I’m so glad Kathy loves Joan, too. Those women are a lot alike. Clearly, some important celebrities love Kathy, which is awesome.
Kathy’s interaction with Whoopi was very entertaining. Whoopi is so cool. Seriously, she has achieved a level of cool that most of us can’t even comprehend. To be honest, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of this great woman, but I recognize talent (and coolness) when I see it. Also, I lost count of the number of times Kathy and Whoopi used the word vagina. Then, on the view, Rosie O’Donnell just showered Kathy with love and support. I had no idea these women got along so well. It was a pleasure to see. Oh, if you love a good mystery, you should stop by the Bravissimo Blog where detective damselfly investigates the case of the faceless biatch.
The show builds up to Kathy’s big performance at Carnegie Hall. That’s right; our gal can perform with the best of ‘em. I think she’s a great performer, and watching her go over her material and prepare her set was great. She’s devoted to her craft, but she also loves to be spontaneous. And her efforts paid off; she got a standing ovation. Sadly, we weren’t able to see her Carnegie Hall performance. Thanks for nothing, Bravo.
It’s great to see people moving on and succeeding. At the out set, Kathy acknowledged that she felt betrayed by her ex-husband, and it appeared that she hadn’t fully recovered from the breakup. She said that she felt like she had lost her best friend. She even mentioned that her broken marriage was her biggest failure to date. She shed a few tears, but in true Kathy form, she refused to let that get the best of her. She continued to work, laugh, and smile the whole time. Thank goodness for Pom-Pom and Chance. Also, her parents are just so cute. It’s always a joy to see her with her parents. She had to get those funny genes from somewhere.
Labels: Bravo, Celebrities, Comedy, D-List, Television
3 Comments:
my mom has been a kathy devotee for awhile now, and i'm finally climbing on the bandwagon (it helps too that i finally have cable with bravo).
i love kathy. i am confused by her assistants, but whatever. i love that she is superloved by the gays (i am jealous. i have no gays of my own).
but for some reason that first episode made me feel sad for her. she seemed...really alone. i mean, her three companions (AND her housemate?) are all her employees. i KNOW she has friends and everything, but somehow she seemed sad to me.
The Tom character will pan out. I watched his uncomfortable expressions throughout the show and he just cracked me up. How did I get myself into this mess, he seems to ask. Besides, he's better than the ex. Kathy can make fun of this guy; she walked on egg shells around Matt.
Glad you're recapping the D-List. I am merely pointing out a few highlights.
Excellent post as usual!
Ms. Place
I'm glad you blogged about the Joan Rivers relationship. I think the careers of the two women have alot of similarities. Joan started as a stand-up comic doing really wicked celebrity satire. Then, as George Carlin said about her a few years ago, Joan Rivers became one of the people she used to make fun of. She was still funny but she was one of THEM and focused her career on the red carpet and the jewelry line. Being on the a-list took away her edge.
I love Kathy Griffith but I was worried about the same thing happening to her. Now I've reconsidered. The girl cannot keep her mouth shut to save her own skin. She will never be seated on the left-hand side of Barbara Walters on a permanent basis. Long live big-mouthed, opinionated women!
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