Kathy Griffin is at it again.
Howard Stern: “If you had to save Anderson Cooper‘s life, or Andy Cohen‘s life, who do you choose at this point?”
Kathy Griffin: “I would let them both die.”
The comic was chatting with the shock jock April 3 to promote her comeback on the new comedy The President Show. Griffin dished on her feud with Donald Trump & family, Fox News, the Department of Justice after publishing a picture of herself holding a Trump mask smeared with ketchup.
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Griffin opened up on former friend Anderson Cooper, and their falling out. In the wake of her Trump gag, Griffin found herself banned from network CNN, where she hosted New Year’s Eve coverage for a decade alongside her former bestie Cooper. It also marked the end of their friendship and the beginning of a work drought.
“I’m banned for life. I worked there one night a year,” Griffin explained.
Of Cooper, the funny woman said: “I was in love with him as a friend. Like, I loved him as a friend.” Griffin then expressed her hurt and frustration with Cooper for not defending her to the network.
She also criticized Cooper as someone “into shiny objects,” meaning that his attachments don’t always last very long. Griffin also highlighted sexism on the part of Jeff Zucker, President of CNN, who denied her requests for equal pay. Andy Cohen has since replaced Griffin on CNN’s New Years coverage.
Griffin claims Cooper sent her an insensitive text following the Trump photo incident, attacking her for not contacting him. Since then, Griffin says that Cohen and Cooper have made jokes at her expense. She then referred to Cohen as a “talentless piece of sh!t,” and that his “ambition exceed his talents.” Griffin also proclaimed her lingering hatred for former friend Trump, and claims she once had to stop him from grabbing Liza Minnelli “by the p***y” at a fundraiser.
Griffin will appear on The President Show—a special edition of the series lampooning Trump—as Kellyanne Conway.
She also announced a stand-up engagement at Radio City Music Hall June 25.
Hear the entire Howard Stern interview here.
Make America Great-a-Thon: The President Show Special is now available on Comedy Central for streaming.
DCguy
What Griffin said about Andy Cohen seemed pretty much on the money. She said, he was a guy in charge of programing, so gave himself his own show, renews his own show, but ties his show to “Real Housewives” so it’s ratings aren’t listed separately. Basically just said the guy wasn’t talented and was desperate to promote himself.
Seems right.
RIGay
Yup! I second that – spot on!
Smith David
Listen, I like Ms. Griffin and I too share her dislike for our president. However, what she did was tasteless and just plain wrong. I’m fairly certain she is capable of expressing her feelings in a more tactful way. What’s more, Cohen and Cooper have the chemistry of a donkey and a mule. I doubt CNN will bring them back as new years eve host. Ugh!
Sirea
Andy created his own opportunities. There is a reason he is the FIRST openly gay late night tv host.
Anderson gave Kathy her most high profile gig. Fought for her job though Zucker wanted her gone a long time ago. She parodied the murder of his friend and got him and CNN into a shitload of controversy just for publicity. Then didn’t even have the decency to call him to explain why or apologize. This whole time I haven’t seen her spare a single thought for CNN reporters who bore the brunt of the anti-CNN hysteria her pic caused. She hid in her Bel Air mansion, they were at rallies facing Trump supporters. She got death threats for her own actions, they were targeted for no fault of theirs. Has she even acknowledged that once?
DCguy
@Sirea
It’s fun when CNN interns come in to post.
Teddy Ready
First of all, I have profound respect for Anderson Cooper as an honorable and professional Journalist/ Reporter/ Anchorman/ Host on CNN. Not only does he seem to be a bit more reserved in his Personal disposition than Andy Cohen and Kathy Griffin, I think he is a refreshing blend to his opposites. His Intelligence, Intuition, and natural gift of tolerance and Wit is good chemistry. I think it would have worked much better with either all three Hosting or more favorable if it would have been just Anderson and Kathy. Furthermore, I think this whole misfortune for MIss Kathy Griffin is repulsive and quite infuriating that she was ostracized, scrutinized and transparently dismissed for her Creative Expression of Satirical Comedy. It was just a Spoof and an ironic lampoon of the disingenuousness, egotistical and squalid comments and behavior of our Nation’s Leader at that time and tirelessly continues to this day. Personally, I have curtailed my choice of media more carefully these days so I will not have to be subjected to his attacks on those Americans who do not subscribe to his point of View and his endless biases that remind me of an “Archie Bunker Type who is really in office.” I do not enjoy his endless pandering to the “Far Right Wing” Constituency who are a huge support base for him. It’s like watching an Old Man on the Back porch overfeeding his Hound Dogs with Purina Dog Biscuits.
RIGay
I would LOVE to see her get her own New Years Eve show!!!
I was nauseous watching the Cooper / Cohen train wreck this past year.
DCguy
It was a little bit painful to watch I heard.
Kangol
They were about as exciting as oil paint drying on patch of concrete. Kathy Griffin made that New Year’s Eve show, and should get her own.
Sirea
Look at it from Anderson’s pov. Trump is out to get CNN. Has been attacking CNN on twitter and at his rallies which chant “CNN sucks.” Throw bottles at Acosta and other CNN reporters. He attacked Anderson personally at the presidential debate. His supporters HATE anderson and CNN and send them death threats. Trump tells everyone CNN is their enemy and wants him out of the office. One person is arrested for trying to shoot up CNN’s head office. Zucker is obviously worried about his employees’ security. They are all on tenterhooks. Not compromising on reporting but steering clear of controversy.
Then enter Kathy. She has a history with Zucker. He hates her. She has been fired multiple times from NYE for violations of contract. She is only there because she is Anderson’s friend. So Zucker blames Anderson for it. Then Zucker (acc to Kathy) tells her at NYE “No Trump jokes” because he doesn’t trust her not to ruin things. She says ok but then goes ahead and does this photoshoot. “CNN is ISIS” becomes the number 1 trend WW. Infowars starts selling tshirts calling anderson and co trerrorists, death threats to CNN skyrocket and they start losing sponsors. Who do you think Zucker blames for this? Who is the person who fought to kee Kathy’s job at CNN and vouched for her? anderson. Shouldn’t Kathy be the one calling him up and explaining WHY she did what she did? He HAD to issue a statement, all the anchors did. Most on their shows, him and Tapper on twitter (Tappare also said it on his show.) But how can you blame him for being PISSED OFF.
Xzamilloh
I still think that if she was gonna make a statement with the fake Trump head, she should have had the intestinal fortitude to own it herself, not look to Anderson to defend her, but I definitely understand where she’s coming from… but Andy Cohen? Yeah, 100% agree with her on that front.
DCguy
I didn’t get the idea she was looking at him to defend her so much as he attacked her for it, then sent her a tweet months later bitching at her. He tried to abdicate any friend responsibility saying she hadn’t reached out to him so she was the bad friend. Sounds very self involved.
Sirea
Look at it from Anderson’s pov. Trump is out to get CNN. Has been attacking CNN on twitter and at his rallies which chant “CNN sucks.” Throw bottles at Acosta and other CNN reporters. He attacked Anderson personally at the presidential debate. His supporters HATE anderson and CNN and send them death threats. Trump tells everyone CNN is their enemy and wants him out of the office. One person is arrested for trying to shoot up CNN’s head office. Zucker is obviously worried about his employees’ security. They are all on tenterhooks. Not compromising on reporting but steering clear of controversy.
Then enter Kathy. She has a history with Zucker. He hates her. She has been fired multiple times from NYE for violations of contract. She is only there because she is Anderson’s friend. So Zucker blames Anderson for it. Then Zicker (acc to Kathy) tells her at NYE “No Trump jokes” because he doesn’t trust her not to ruin things. She says ok but then goes ahead and does this photoshoot. “CNN is ISIS” becomes the number 1 trend WW. Infowars starts selling tshirts calling anderson and co trerrorists, death threats to CNN skyrocket and they start losing sponsors. Who do you think Zucker blames for this? Who is the person who fought to kee Kathy’s job at CNN and vouched for her? anderson. Shouldn’t Kathy be the one calling him up and explaining WHY she did what she did? He HAD to issue a statement, all the anchors did. Most on their shows, him and Tapper on twitter (Tappare also said it on his show.) But how can you blame him for being PISSED OFF.
DCguy
Sirea
Here’s a thought, if they were friends he could have reached out. He didn’t, then sent her a nasty text, then acted shocked she didn’t want to hang out.
Parse it anyway you want but that is the way it went down.
Sirea
If they were friends, couldn’t she have told him about the photoshoot before she did it, or even before it came out? why didn’t she?
and btw, he didn’t send her a nasty text asking to hang out. he texted her after she had pretend cried to media outlets about being “heartbroken” over her friendship with anderson ending. he asked her why she hadn’t contacted him directly if she cared. how is that nasty? she had time to whine about him to every single media outlet but not enough time to text him?
ChrisK
Way to go DC guy. Perfect snarkiness err comment.
ChrisK
Never really a fan but it does look like she is.
Brian
I like Kathy, but it’s really silly that she’s calling it sexism because CNN refused to pay her the same as they did Anderson for the New Years Eve shows. Like she said, she worked there one night a year, he’s been there since 2001. They should be paying him more.
Sirea
Andy created his own opportunities. There is a reason he is the FIRST openly gay late night tv host.
Anderson gave Kathy her most high profile gig. Fought for her job though Zucker wanted her gone a long time ago. She parodied the murder of his friend and got him and CNN into a shitload of controversy just for publicity. Then didn’t even have the decency to call him to explain why or apologize. This whole time I haven’t seen her spare a single thought for CNN reporters who bore the brunt of the anti-CNN hysteria her pic caused. She hid in her Bel Air mansion, they were at rallies facing Trump supporters. She got death threats for her own actions, they were targeted for no fault of theirs. Has she even acknowledged that once?
Brian
Dude, quit copying and pasting your responses over and over. We get it, you don’t have to say it more than once. Plus, what you copied and pasted to me has absolutely zero to do with my comment.
Sirea
sorry, I am new here and couldn’t figure out if my comment had posted the first time, my phone was being wonky
DCguy
Brian, I get that you always attack women on here, but if you’re going to lie, don’t make it so obvious.
She said nothing about being paid what Anderson was paid. She stated that CNN didn’t pay her ANYTHING and when she asked for the same amount of money she would get for doing a comedy show, Zucker fired her.
davio2
Andy Cohen is insufferable and not funny (or intellectual) in the least. He is the host of a late night show on a third tier cable station with a set as big as my bathroom. He is no Ellen or Rosie and cant hold a candle to any gay talk show host that came before him.
Sirea
Remember when Kathy accused Ellen of plotting to destroy her career and being “mean” to her? It was 2016. Feels so long ago.
DCguy
Notice Sirea didn’t put up a link?
Also notice how that account has never commented on any other story but this one?
johnnymcmxxx
Typical sexist double standard for women. If a male comedian had done the tasteless photo, it wouldn’t have ruined his career. He would’ve been in career trouble for perhaps a month. Kathy is spot on about both of those douchebags. Entitled Cooper, a brat from old money, will always easily disconnect. For him, loyalty doesn’t last long. As for Cohen: not funny, not attractive and not well liked by anyone with good taste.
Sirea
But anderson IS being loyal, to his company and to his friend Andy. Who has been a close friend of his for over 20 years. And btw, Anderson has 0 inheritance, he has earned every penny and has been working since he was 11.
btw, Reza aslan, a MALE, got fired from his show on CNN for calling Trump a POS on twitter. That’s it. That’s all he did and he lost a SERIES. Not an NYW show.
no one is stopping Kathy from being a comedian, but why does she expect CNN to hire her? They pride themselves on being bipartisan. their anchors are not allowed to disclose their party affiliations. If anderson had done that photoshoot, he would have been fired too.
Forget CNN, she used to be a regular on Joy Reid’s show on MSNBC. Hasn’t been back on since the photoshoot. How come? No news network is going to touch her with a ten feet pole.
And if you are going to talk about entitlement, what is more entitled than expecting CNN to pay you the same amount as anderson cooper, their LEAD anchor? or expecting zero backlash for a photoshoot that was designed to provoke? or expecting everyone in the industry to rally behind you when you have literally made a career out of trashing celebrities? or being shocked that anderson would be expecting you to call and explain why you felt the need to do the photoshoot and get him and his company into a shitload of trouble? THAT is entitled.
Brian
Surely you don’t think CNN is bipartisan. They are the liberal version of Fox News.
Sirea
You may think that, Brian, but they don’t. Compare CNN anchors public words to those of a chris Hayes or a Joy Reid. Hell, compare tweets. CNN anchors have to carefully monitor every single thing they say. Anderson had to apologize to Jeffrey Lord just for asking him if he would defend trump if he took a dump on his desk.
Sirea
He didn’t, though. This whole “we are besties” thing was only pushed by her. And even she admits now that they were not close for at least the last 5 years. they only met at NYE.
Sirea
“Since then, Griffin says that Cohen and Cooper have made jokes at her expense. ”
Huh? When? When has Anderson even mentioned her, let alone make a joke about her?
DCguy
If you’re going to troll for CNN and Cooper, try one or two posts, when you go overboard the agenda becomes VERY obvious.
Sirea
and what is your agenda behind constantly defending Kathy, “DCGuy”? Why are you so invested in this?
You live in a glass house, sir.
inbama
Are you seriously asking why an American would defend a comedian’s right of free speech from the fascist supporters of the most corrupt president in American history?
Sirea
you are not defending a comedian’s right of free speech, you are attacking anyone who wasn’t amused by her. freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of criticism. and btw, trump is the worst, but his govt has done nothing to kathy that is outside of protocol. if you joke about assassinating the president, you get scrutinized. ask the randoms who pretend-lynched obama.
Kevan1
Sirea: ,” but why does she expect CNN to hire her? They pride themselves on being bipartisan.” That is a joke Fox has their agenda and CNN theirs. Bipartisan can be seen on the BBC. Wake up neither of you are bipartisan.
Cylest Brooks
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PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
I can’t believe the level of completely arbitrary censorship on this website now..you are DESTROYING this site.
Cylest Brooks
We have made the comment policy very clear and accessible. You continue to post comments that violate that policy.
I’m having a hard time feeling bad for you.
girldownunder
“Smith David
Listen, I like Ms. Griffin and I too share her dislike for our president. However, what she did was tasteless and just plain wrong. ”
Anyone who allows & excuses the nauseating things this president has done without shame?
Shame on you, in the the fact he’s too mental to feel the shame he ought to.
inbama
Bravo.