Here's a woman who needs no introduction: the incomparable Margaret Cho, who recently sat down with Queerty correspondent Matt Bell to discuss, among other things, Barack Obama, marrying gays, Trans Rights her new show and getting a shot in the vagina…

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Kathy Griffin normally charges in the tens of thousands of dollars to appear at your corporate retreat or nine-year-old’s birthday party.

But there is another way to attach yourself to Griffin and generate at least a fraction of the buzz that would come with actually booking her: Trying to book her, getting no response, and then launching a marketing campaign that says “We tried booking Kathy Griffin but she ignored us” when you’re actually trying to get everybody mentioning the non-scandal and linking to your site.

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Queen of the Gays Kathy Griffin graces the cover of this month's A Bear's Life.

Sadly, former cover boy Andrew Sullivan couldn't make the shoot.

Kathy Griffin does not approve of Anderson Cooper's "shame-based" friendship with Ryan Seacrest.

Barbara Walters sure knows how to hold a grudge. The View matriarch rebanned Kathy Griffin for sending her up in a recent comedy special.

Says Griffin: "I get a call from [producer] Bill Geddie, and he says, 'You were too mean to Barbara [Walters] on your last special, so you can't come on.' Can you believe it?" No, we can't. That's possibly the most unbelievable thing we've heard since that whole WMD thing.

Comedienne Kathy Griffin sat down with Corey Scholibo for The Advocate's Hollywood Issue. Here's a mere taste of the shenanigans. See a brief backstage interaction between Griffin and photography Mike Ruiz - after the jump…

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CNN's Anderson Cooper may be hosting a New Year's Eve extravaganza for the news network, but that doesn't mean he's feeling the spirit. Via Page Six:

…Cooper doesn't like ringing in the New Year… "Each year it gets worse and worse, and then I always think it can't get any worse, and then it always does," he told Paper magazine. "No matter where you go, I think everyone is having a bad time on New Year's. There's so much pressure. It's like amateur night."

The ever-professional Cooper will be joined tonight by queer-friendly comedienne Kathy Griffin. It's a match made in heaven…

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Scott Thompson struck out at last week's Gay Softball World Series, by far the gayest of gay sport events.

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Newly Emmy-Awarded entertainer Kathy Griffin appeared on Larry King Live last night to discuss the censorship controversy. Not surprisingly, she planned on creating a sensation. The unabashed awards show watcher also explains to King about inviting over her gay boys. King pretends not to know what she's talking about:

Griffin: I love these award show. I watch them. I have the gay boys over. We make popcorn, you know? Ring a bell, Lar?

King: (LAUGHTER) No.

Ring-a-ling, Larry!

[This here's part one. Petulant Rumblings also posted the other two chapters.]

Kathy Griffin took a little time out from her Life on the D-List duties to chat with professional curmudgeon Larry King.

In addition to to discussing who's on the A-list - Queen Elizabeth, President Clinton - Griffin declares her undying love for Anderson Cooper: "I'm in love with you Anderson Cooper. Hold me, touch me inappropriately, Anderson Cooper. Come to my home tonight and love me." Cooper, of course, loved it. King? Not so amused.

Thanks virtual matter for the link!

• Rufus Wainwright misses his drug-fueled wild days, but isn't about to hop on (or is it off?) the drug wagon. Don't worry, though, he's not going to become one of those perpetually chipper sober sisters. He's got enough misery to last a lifetime. Or, at least, a new album.

• Theresa Sparks' has quite a tale, even for San Francisco. The post-op transgendered woman started out in waste management, patented two recycling techniques, decided to become a woman, lost her family, lost her fortune, drove a cab, took over a sex toy company, made back her fortune and has now been elected President of the city's Police Department. Some crazy shit…

• Rome's "Family Day" targets gays, unwed mothers, miscellaneous sinners.

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One group of fags will be missing out on Kathy Griffin's patented brand of naughty humor: the gay cell block at Los Angeles County jail. The spunky comedienne offered her snarky services to Sheriff Lee Baca, but apparently he wouldn't have it.

First of all, Baca had never heard of the red-headed performer. Then, once he'd familiarized himself with her bit, he turned her away. Her act, it seems, would only bring shame to the prison. Spokesman Steve Whitmore explained:

Sheriff did not think it would fit into the core values of the jail… The sheriff wants to eliminate the locker-room mentality and to bring out a sense of integrity and dignity when it comes to language and conduct in the jail. He didn’t think that her act would be appropriate at this time.

Baca may have snubbed Griffin, but prison officials at Perryville, Arizona, have welcomed her with open arms. She tells the New York Observer that she plans on entertaining her hetero audience with some jokes about gang rape. Now that's dignity.