Kathy Griffin: Not Afraid to Feud
From Sarah Palin to her own mother, everyone is a target for comedic material.
March 10, 2011— -- As Kathy Griffin gears up for her Broadway debut with her new show, "Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony," the "has-been comedian" said she hoped the "has-been" Gov. Sarah Palin has purchased a ticket.
In an interview with ABC News' Bill Weir, the Emmy award-winning actress and comedian talked about her recent feud with Palin, who has called out Griffin numerous times for picking on her family.
"What I think is so funny is she's taking a page out of the Kathy Griffin playbook," she said. "I know this game, you know? So I was just thrilled and delighted when she mentioned my name."
During an appearance on FOX News this week, Palin chastised Griffin for making jokes about Palin's 16-year-old daughter, Willow. While ringing in 2011, Griffin declared her New Year's resolution to bring down Willow Palin for posting a homophobic slur on Facebook.
"When I was asked, you know, who are you going to make fun of this year, I was like, how about someone who goes on Facebook and calls someone the F-word?" Griffin said. "If you're going to do that, you're going to hear from me."
A long-time advocate of the LGBT community, Griffin was serious for a moment and talked about the issue of actual bullying, referring to the incident at Rutgers University where a student committed suicide after he was bullied.
"Look, if you think a comedian is a bully, what that tells me is you've never been bullied," she said. "If that's your idea of a joke, bullying somebody, than you know what, that's very different."
Palin, who called Griffin a "has-been," had also complained about Griffin's getting ready to play a Tea Party-like character based on the former Alaskan governor on an upcoming episode of "Glee."
"I am very flattered by it because Ryan Murphy, the creator, I'm pretty sure he wrote the character for me because of my various fake controversies I've been in with the Tea Party," she said.
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