Kathy Griffin My Life on the D List

Kathy Griffin is known for speaking her mind. And she's never gotten along with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the conservative co-host of 'The View.' On her new stand-up special (Tue., 10PM ET on Bravo), the comedian discussed her longtime feud with Elisabeth. She also kept the fight going -- by dishing out a few choice insults.

Griffin called Hasselbeck a "moron," "idiot" and "crazy teabagger," plus a few things we can't print here. Their bitter feud dates back to this summer -- and a famously awkward TV appearance. For a long time, Kathy mocked Elisabeth in her comedy act. So when Kathy appeared on 'The View,' the host was peeved, calling Griffin's jokes "not true" and "unfunny."

But when Kathy asked what Hasselbeck was mad about in particular, the host drew a blank -- on live television.

(S06E08) Has it really been another season of 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List'? Where has the time gone? This season has had its share of stars, but it was less about the glitz and more about Kathy and her mother. Therefore, it was appropriate that this season finale was all about Maggie Griffin. The set up was a little corny, but the end result delivered emotionally.

So, after all the dick jokes and four-letter words, Maggie had had it with Kathy. That was the set up, complete with Maggie's video on Facebook -- or FacePlace as she calls it -- apologizing to her friends and neighbors for all of Kathy's outrageous antics. The straw that broke the camel's back was Kathy's dropping the f-bomb on TV with Anderson Cooper.

On 'My Life on the D-List' (Tue., 10PM ET on BRVO), it was all joking aside (eventually) for Kathy Griffin when she accepted an award at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner & Awards Gala.

Lance Bass introduced her as his "favorite straight," and Griffin said she should have slept with him when she had the chance.

But then she turned serious and asked the audience to join her in the Capitol to protest the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.

At the gathering in Washington D.C., Griffin called a soldier to join her onstage. After marching to the White House, he and another soldier handcuffed themselves in protest to the White House gate (and were consequently arrested). Griffin stayed behind to avoid hogging the spotlight.

Well, it's no Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson. But it's still two girls making out, and that's good enough.

Kathy Griffin appeared as a guest star on 'Law and Order: SVU,' where she and Mariska Hargitay were supposed to share a lesbian kiss. NBC promoted the kiss as a big deal, but then the network got complaints about potentially homophobic dialogue in the scene. As a result, NBC cut the kiss -- but weirdly kept the dialogue that offended many people. Huh? How does that make sense again?

But you can't keep a good same-sex kiss down, and so, on 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List' (Tue., 9PM ET on Bravo), we finally get to see what all the fuss was about. The footage of Griffin's smooch with Hargitay is revealed. Then, Griffin shares her belief that the actress has a crush on her.

(S06E02) There's a lot of programming on Bravo that elicits laughs. 'The Real Housewives' of every variation are easy to laugh at. There are even humorous moments on 'Flippin' Out' or 'Top Chef' or 'The Millionaire Matchmaker.' However, the funniest stuff by far is the consistently wonderful work done on 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List.' In this season 6 premiere, Kathy was in fine form, delivering a hilarious hour that mostly involved her appearance on an 'A List' show, 'Law & Order: SVU.'

Showtime got the most love today from the Producers Guild of America (PGA), as the guild announced nominations for television series (scripted and non-fiction). Showtime leads with four nominations ('Dexter,' 'Californication,' 'Weeds,' and the non-fiction 'This American Life.' AMC, Bravo, CBS, NBC and HBO each netted two nominations.

The nominated shows are listed below in alphabetical order by category:

Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Comedy
'30 Rock' (NBC)
'Californication' (Showtime)
'Entourage' (HBO)
'The Office' (NBC)
'Weeds' (Showtime)

Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama
'Breaking Bad' (AMC)
'Dexter' (Showtime)
'Lost' (ABC)
'Mad Men' (AMC)
'True Blood' (HBO)

The traditional comedy roast has been hijacked by the cable networks and reproduced with more disappointing results than a sperm bank run by General Motors.

Comedy Central has done the best job for the most part while others like A&E's extremely mismanaged Gene Simmons Roast made for lower quality television are as horrific as those painfully dated Dean Martin's Roasts that are sold on infomercials in the wee small hours of the morning.

The secret to doing a good roast isn't really that much of a secret: hire people who are actually paid to be funny. That's why the Roast of Joan Rivers could be the best one yet.

'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Office' and 'American Idol' may be over, but the 2009 TV season is just heating up.

We're giving you the lowdown on all of this summer's hottest returning shows -- 'Mad Men,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'The Closer,' just to name a few -- to keep TV fans cooking over the next three months.

Check out all the big returning shows in our 2009 Summer TV gallery.

(S04E01) Kathy Griffin is back, or as I choose to call her now Emmy Girl. Yes, the Emmy is on full display. In your face, everyone, Kathy's got an Emmy! Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List won the Emmy last year and if this first episode is a sample of what season four has in store, that Emmy is going to get a companion. This show is riotous. And irreverent and a perfect blend of comedy and celebrity reality which is really unreality because how many of us interact with Anderson Cooper and Michael Moore?

Kathy Griffin has found the perfect genre for her particular brand of comedy. A sitcom wouldn't capture her true character, strict stand-up is not her best venue (although she's gotten very good at it), and a talk show would force her to chat with others and appear interested. The My Life on the D-List format works for her and she's found a way to incorporate stand up, situation comedy and guests into a reality hour that highlights her being funny. She has supporting players -- Team Griffin, Jessica, Tiffany, Tom and Kathy's adorable mom, Maggie -- as her comic foils and partners in crime.
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You know they have to been ticked off at Bravo about losing Project Runway to Lifetime. Still, Bravo execs stood up at a breakfast in New York to announce their new schedule, all happy and smiling. The good news is that they still have some good stuff coming up, starting with more Kathy Griffin, another season of goofy Jeff Lewis, the house flipper, and -- oh, yeah -- one more edition of Project Runway. Should we call in the auld lang syne edition?

Here's the rundown of what's coming back for Bravo:

-- Project Runway: The last Bravo season (unless something changes) will begin in July 2008, with the usual cast of judges.

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