Comedian Kathy Griffin has released 20 television specials, three original comedy albums, and two self-produced specials.
Television specials HBO # Title Original airdate Filming location Segments Notes 1 HBO Comedy Half-Hour: "Kathy Griffin"(season 3, episode 11)October 18, 1996The FillmoreSan Francisco, CaliforniaGriffin's first guest spot on the Seinfeld episode "The Doll" Griffin's attempt to find a male prostitute The Jerry Springer Show Meeting Salt-n-PepaGriffin's only special as part of a television series 2 Kathy Griffin: Hot Cup of TalkAugust 14, 1998Variety Arts TheatreLos Angeles, CaliforniaGriffin's acting stint in the play Awaiting the Renaissance Madonna's British accent VH1 Divas Live with Celine Dion and Mariah Carey The new way to say "cunt" Griffin's encounter with President Bill Clinton Hanson
Bravo # Title Original airdate Filming location Segments Notes 3 Kathy Griffin: The D-ListMarch 24, 2004Laugh FactoryLos Angeles, CaliforniaBritney Spears's Las Vegas wedding Meeting Whitney Houston at the Billboard Music Awards Griffin's appearances on Hollywood Squares with Anna Nicole Smith and Little Richard Hosting an AmfAR event with Sharon Stone 4 Kathy Griffin: AllegedlyNovember 30, 2004 (DVD)Variety Arts TheatreLos Angeles, CaliforniaPitching a sitcom to NBC Working at VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards and meeting Macy Gray, Debbie Gibson, Destiny's Child, Salma Hayek, Renée Zellweger and Gwyneth Paltrow The 9/11 celebrity telethon Appearing in the music video for "The Real Slim Shady" with Eminem Griffin's trip to Afghanistan Brooke Shields' wedding The View and Griffin's first time meeting Barbara WaltersDirect-to-DVD, later aired on Bravo. Griffin's only 90 minute special to date. 5 Kathy Griffin Is...Not Nicole KidmanAugust 3, 2005Orpheum TheatreLos Angeles, CaliforniaPresenting with Ryan Seacrest at the American Music Awards Griffin meeting Anna Nicole Smith backstage at the American Music Awards Oprah Winfrey visiting the set of Colonial House Barbra Streisand on Oprah Backstage at American Idol Meeting Clay Aiken at the Billboard Music Awards Seeing Aiken and Kelly Clarkson perform in Las VegasPreceded the series premiere of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-list. 6 Kathy Griffin: Strong Black WomanMay 9, 2006Orpheum TheatreLos Angeles, CaliforniaGriffin working the red carpet premiere of War of the Worlds with Star Jones, and joking Dakota Fanning had entered a rehab facility Watching Anderson Cooper's Hurricane Katrina coverage Oprah Winfrey gaining weight Tom Cruise on Oprah Griffin's encounter with Celine Dion Griffin's vacation in Palm Springs 7 Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck ItJune 5, 2007Wells Fargo Center for the ArtsSanta Rosa, CaliforniaMel Gibson's arrest Lindsay Lohan Club Hyde in Los Angeles Whitney Houston Rosie O'Donnell's R family cruise The Creative Arts Emmys Ann Coulter 8 Kathy Griffin: Straight to HellNovember 29, 2007Chicago TheatreChicago, IllinoisGriffin's Emmy Award acceptance speech controversy Senator Larry Craig's arrest Paris Hilton Paula Abdul and Hey Paula Larry King's 50th Anniversary special Co-hosting The View with Barbara Walters and Martha Stewart 9 Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a BitchApril 15, 2009Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallPortland, OregonAttending the Grammy nomination concert and seeing Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers Attending the Grammy Awards Spending her birthday with Cher Maggie Griffin Judge Judy Attending the Creative Arts Emmys Presenting at the Primetime Emmys 10 Kathy Griffin: Balls of SteelNovember 3, 2009Civic CenterSan Diego, CaliforniaBritney Spears The Taylor Swift and Kanye West incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Maggie Griffin's love of boxed wine and Hennessy Jon and Kate Gosselin Watching Oprah Winfrey interview Whitney Houston Attending the Teen Choice Awards with Levi Johnston, and Miley Cyrus's performance Presenting with Paula Abdul at VH1 Divas Live Appearing on The View and confronting Barbara Walters Michael Jackson and the Jackson family Losing at the Primetime Emmys 11 Kathy Griffin Does the Bible BeltJune 8, 2010Tennessee TheatreKnoxville, TennesseeThe Waffle House Dancing With the Stars Running into Renée Zellweger in Las Vegas Griffin's appearance on Law and Order: SVU Hoarders Attending a dinner party with Suzanne Somers, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Don Rickles, and Sharon Stone Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King at the Texas State Fair 12 Kathy Griffin: Whores on CrutchesNovember 2, 2010Pechanga Resort and CasinoTemecula, CaliforniaThe View Playing on a slot machine Paris Hilton's arrest Tiger Woods and his affairs Television shows she frequently watches Maggie's new book Tip It The Real Housewives of New JerseyOriginally titled "Diva in a Tipi". 13 Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not PregnantMarch 17, 2011Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WisconsinAttending parties at the 53rd Grammy Awards The Oprah Winfrey Network and In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman Sitting next to Uma Thurman at a roast of Quentin Tarantino Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus in Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Steven Seagal: Lawman Maggie Griffin's last wishes Being avoided by Sarah Palin in Reno Performing in Knoxville for her previous special Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt 14 Kathy Griffin: Gurrl DownJune 22, 2011Wilbur TheatreBoston, MassachusettsSarah Palin and her family Trying to pick up guys at MIT Griffin's run-in with Michele Bachmann Hosting CNN's New Year's Eve Bash with Anderson Cooper My Strange Addiction Kirstie Alley Phaedra from The Real Housewives of Atlanta Meeting Bill O'Reilly backstage at Glee Lady Gaga's parents 15 Kathy Griffin: Pants OffSeptember 20, 2011Segerstrom Center for the ArtsCosta Mesa, CaliforniaIntroduction by Maggie Griffin The wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Bruce Jenner Casey Anthony Nancy Grace Marcus Bachmann's gay conversion clinic The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Orange County Performing at a maximum security prison Being pants-less during the 2011 Virginia earthquake in New York City Dinner with Gloria Steinem Eating a pot brownie Housesitting for Anderson CooperOriginally titled "Kathy Griffin: Pray The Gay Back". 16 Kathy Griffin: Tired HookerDecember 20, 2011Borgata HotelAtlantic City, New JerseyKim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' divorce Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's divorce Receiving a bikini wax Hugh Jackman's one-man Broadway show Nancy Grace on Dancing with the Stars Starting a fake account on Grindr Griffin's dogs Larry and Pom-Pom Lindsay Lohan's community service Pajama jeans and Forever Lazy The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Ordering pizza with Cher 17 Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st ClassJuly 26, 2012Terrace TheaterLong Beach, CaliforniaMiley Cyrus's engagement to Liam Hemsworth Anderson Cooper guest starring on Kathy Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp The Real Housewives of Orange County The Westboro Baptist Church protesting Griffin Oprah's Next Chapter The whippets and sizzurp crazes Cher's Twitter feed Stealing a seat at the Grammy Awards from Eric Church Griffin's prison pen pal 18 Kathy Griffin: Kennedie Center On-HersJanuary 3, 2013State TheatreMinneapolis, MinnesotaMeeting Celine Dion backstage in Las Vegas Lindsay Lohan's legal problems Liz and Dick and Lifetime original movies Filming video spots for Barack Obama with Cher Miley Cyrus Sexting Anderson Cooper Beyond Scared Straight The reunion special of The Real Housewives of New Jersey Josh Groban 19 Kathy Griffin: Calm Down GurrlJune 4, 2013Wells Fargo Center for the ArtsSanta Rosa, CaliforniaConvicted murderer Jodi Arias following Griffin on Twitter Meeting Barbra Streisand at Jane Fonda's birthday Justin Bieber The sizzurp craze and Lil Wayne's overdose Griffin's new boyfriend Griffin's new dog Pom-pom Amanda Bynes' erratic behavior Reading articles about oral sex in Redbook 20 Kathy Griffin: Record BreakerDecember 18, 2013Majestic TheatreSan Antonio, TexasRick Perry Presenting at the Daytime Emmy Awards Maggie Griffin's opinion of Miley Cyrus's performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Griffin going on a gay cruise Appearing on Kirstie Alley's sitcom Kirstie Fanmail from Griffin's prison pen palGriffin's 20th special and a representative from Guinness World Records attended to certify her record of "Most Televised Stand-Up Specials by a Comedian."
Self-produced specials Title Release date Filming location Segments Notes Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a StoryKathy Griffin: A Hell of A StoryMarch 11, 2019(South by Southwest)July 31, 2019(theatrical)Santa Monica College Performing Arts CenterSanta Monica, CaliforniaKathy Griffin Self-Financing New Comedy Special to Be Shot in Santa Monica. Variety.Prologue: Recap of the Donald Trump photo controversy and Griffin's Laugh Your Head Off World Tour Sarah Huckabee Sanders Griffin's friendship with Stormy Daniels Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless cunt" Donald Trump and his children Maggie Griffin thinking Kathy joined Al-Qaeda Living next door to Kim Kardashian; attending a dinner party with Melanie Griffith and Kris Jenner Craigslist personals missed connections Harvey Levin and TMZ Fallout from the Donald Trump photo controversy Hate and support mail Being on the No Fly List Meeting Stevie Nicks Attending the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner Being interrogated by the Department of Justice with Alan IsaacmanShown in theaters for one night through Fathom EventsKathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD ListOctober 8, 2025 (YouTube)Moore Theatre, Seattle, WashingtonLiving next door to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Being banned from Twitter for impersonating Elon Musk Griffin's PTSD after the Donald Trump photo controversy Griffin's lung cancer surgery and recovery Griffin's second divorce and spending time with Sharon Stone and Jane Fonda Trying psychedelic mushrooms Griffin's friendship with Sia Griffin's suicide attempt and being placed under psychiatric evaluation Performing on a gay cruise Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake Confronting Les Moonves Attending Paris Hilton's Christmas partyGriffin released the special on her YouTube channel after being unable to find a distributor
Albums Original albums Title Release date Recording location Tracklist Notes For Your ConsiderationJuly 17, 2008Grand Theatre Center for the ArtsTracy, California"The Hot Ticket" "The Survey: Gay? Straight?" "The Clicker (For the Maggie Fans)" "My First Rebanning (Hi Barbara Walters!)" "Happy Sunday (More Maggie!)" "Cover Me" "Oprah Is a Deity (And I Think She Is Full of Shit)" "Oprah's Favorite Things" "The Osmonds Were Never Cool" "Freaky Doll People (Demi? Oh Yeah!)" "Straight Guys Wake Up!" "Our New Daddy's Coming" "Wizard of Woz" "My Run-in With Spielberg" Suckin' It for the HolidaysNovember 3, 2009Borgata HotelAtlantic City, New Jersey"Happy Kwaanza" "Maggie the Gay Activist" "Sturdy Germans & Polacks" "Nervous Pills & Boxes of Wine" "Katie Couric (Again!!!)" "President Suze Orman" "I Met Gayle" "Maya Angelou Is Insufferable" "Justin Out-Blacks T.I." "Somebody Has to Blow Trump" "Kelly vs. Bethany" "A Dude Named Danielle" "Congratulations (Speidi)"Is not a holiday album, although Kwanzaa is mentioned briefly. Look at My Butt CrackAugust 14, 2014The MirageLas Vegas, Nevada"Introduction" "Maggie Griffin updates" "Kardashian Khaos store in the Mirage Hotel, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and Kanye West" "Going around Las Vegas, people watching" "The Grammies" "Britney Spears" "Homeschooling" "Visiting Katt Williams" "Maggie Griffin's history with gay rights" "Demi Lovato" "Celebrities at the Grammies. Pink, Katy Perry, Madonna" "Anderson Cooper" "Eagles tour and celebrities encountered"
Television specials released as albums Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt - August 9, 2010 Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant - July 18, 2011 Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class - August 20, 2012 Kathy Griffin: Calm Down Gurrl - August 6, 2013
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