Comedian and longtime LGBTQ ally Kathy Griffin sat down with the hosts of The View Thursday and addressed some sobering topics ranging from surviving lung cancer, addiction, and suicidal thoughts. And of course the backlash to that Trump head photo.
As Whoopie Goldberg aptly puts it, she’s had “a hell of a couple years.”
Related: WATCH: Kathy Griffin accepts Resilience Award at 2020 Queerties
Griffin is still standing, though, and still making us laugh. She’s even joined on to HBO Max’s Search Pary as a season 5 costar — we’ll definitely be looking out for that when the show picks back up in January.
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Fahd
No one has been treated more unfairly by the orange monster and his sycophants and goons than Kathy Griffin. All things considered, she’s remarkably composed and as engaging as always. And for good measure, here’s a big middle finger to that lame rich casper (still?) on CNN and 60 minutes, yuck!
Cam
Always fun to watch the right wing troll come in enraged any time there is any story about a liberal woman. 3…..2……
Openminded
Cam, YES you are a fun troll to watch.
Cam
@Openminded
I LOVE it, I speak of a troll and it shows up. The part that’s even better, is that you came on here to do exactly what I said you would, saw my comment, and got so angry you had to whine about me.
LOL your troll game, under all of your screenames, is sad and weak.
ceej11
Cam, settle a bet….do you or do you not look like the Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons?
Openminded
No Cam, I didn’t do exactly what you said I would. I only commented on the fact that you as the real TROLL had to post a hateful comment before anybody had said anything. I actually didn’t take issue with the article as my lack of comments indicate.
Openminded
That is unless you are the “liberal woman” you mentioned in your trolling comment. Maybe that explains all your problems.
Cam
@ceej11
Awwww, not only can the right wing troll account never resist changing screenames to come in to defend itself. it ALWAYS tries some lame insult to deflect the topic.
Which was…hmm, that the right wing accounts just hate women who speak up.
Your troll game is sad and weak. As for “openminded”, sweetie, this screename was exposed as a troll months ago, not sure why you keep trying with it. And you proved my point. you got P*ssed because I stole your thunder by predicting what you would do and then came on and did what you always did, attacked me.
Your troll game isn’t just sad and weak, it’s boring.
ScottOnEarth
Cam, I think you need to take-up knitting or solitaire, rather than childishly bashing people on Queerty. People can make whatever comments they wish to make. You’re not the comment police but you constantly attack people for any comment you don’t like and rarely comment on the actual story above. You just seem like such a miserable person and I wish you’d keep it to yourself.
Openminded
Cam, Your troll game is the lame and tired one. It is YOU who posted the 2nd comment on this article about nothing that pertained to this article and then you get your panties in a wad when I call you out about it. You really need to get off of whatever you are on. You have zero reading comprehension and 100% hate. You inaccurately LIE about my screenname being exposed as a troll months ago. Just because you call me and several other commenters here trolls is far from making it the truth. You are a sad and pathetic loser with nothing else to do but troll the comment sections of Queerty and try to stir a stink just like you did with your OP on this article. I’m a busy person, but I have worked it out to where I can devote 15 minutes of every day just to come here and reply to your posts where you lie about me. It’s now a contest to see who can last the longest and trust me, NOBODY is more stubborn than this old man. The only way you will outlast me at your sad game is for me to die first. I’m betting you will die from pneumonia from the damp cold air in your mother’s basement before I do from a possible Hurricane taking me out while sitting on the deck of my beachfront property. Queerty WILL fire you one of these days, Graham, I mean Cam.
Cam
@Openminded
Translation: The right wing troll couldn’t wait to get in and post it’s usual attack on any liberal woman or women that speaks out for LGBTQ rights.
It got on here, saw that I had already predicted that it would do that, got enraged and has been attacking me ever since.
Your troll game is obvious and sad.
bsg1967
Good to see her back now let’s see Anderson Cooper grovel for forgiveness
stanhope
Oh ms news thang will be on her knees all right but not to grovel in front of Kathy..rather some richard dragging the ground fellow he spied at a corner pick up basketball game attracted with some benjamins…..trust and believe.
ScottOnEarth
I will always love Kathy Griffin and not only because of her brilliant humor. I’m glad Dan Tracer introduced her as “longtime LGBTQ ally” because Kathy has been an advocate for decades, far before it as even remotely trendy. She is a legendary comedian and it’s great to see her on national television again, looking so gorgeous and happy. Love you, Kathy.
barryaksarben
MY thoughts EXACTLY. Trump did and said so many worse things than she ever did. HE sicced the secret service on her and they should have rebelled but since they are still an all white boys club they went ahead and treated the woman like she had ZERO rights as an American. The CIA and the FBI are the same. How long has their been affirmative action and still all those groups are 90% white straiight males. Im sure they swear they have had no decent candidates which is laughable but where are the latinos, the women and the gays in the BI and the CIA and secret service? Another example of how the top doesnt play by the rules and that what Trump is all about
Kangol2
So glad to see she’s healthy and back out there. We need comedians like her. She is absolutely hilarious live, and as ScottOnEarth points out, she’s been an LGBTQ ally since Day 1. Keep on keeping on, Kathy!
BoylesqueBubble
I’m glad she’s getting healthy, and I’m a huge fan, her reality show is the only one I’ve ever really watched from beginning to end. It’s been a rough past few years for her since that whole incident. But she always bounces back. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the female comics like her and Margaret and countless others during the past 5 years…sometimes laughter is so needed!
Urban Geezer
I guess I have to admit that I still respect Anderson Cooper as a journalist.. But I’ll never forgive him for throwing Kathy under the bus seemingly to protect his own reputation. And it’s made everything he’s accomplished since then suspect.
stanhope
Sweet cheeks…when you say journalist, i think you mean Ronan Farrow.
stanhope
I just love her and over the moon that she is well. Anderson Cooper and her bottom sister Andy Cohen are just miserable bitches that can’t keep a decent man and now are positing their poison on another generation. Mommie dearest, thy name is these 2 c u next tuesdays.
barryaksarben
Dont even start on Andy Cohen – that slimy bottom feeder. He is just Paris Hilton who had more power. He is scum. Kathy has been a better ally to us than almost everyone else. I will never stop admiring her courage and humor. Seen her twice and Margaret twice and would see both again
Cam
While Kathy stands up for us, Andy Cohen has TWICE fought against boycotts of anti-LGBTQ bigots because they gave him free stuff.