Kathy Griffin: 'A Dream Come True' When Sarah Palin Fought Back

By Rob Shuter Posted Mar 15th 2011 09:55PM

Kathy Griffin called to talk about her much-discussed cameo on 'Glee,' but before she could jump into it, the comedienne squealed, "Cher just texted me!" The showbiz icon was texting Kathy to say "break a leg" during her Broadway show and to not "embarrass me in front of all those folks" when she comes to see her. Cher! Doesn't get more A-list than that. Kathy revealed that she met Cher through her longtime pal Rosie O'Donnell, who has become something of a celebrity matchmaker, hooking up one celeb to another.

"Rosie introduced me to Bette Midler and one day called me and invited me to meet Cher," Kathy said. "I didn't want to ask for a picture. Even this big mouth knows when to shut up. But Rosie said Cher wants your number and then she called me."

But even bigger than being new best friends with Cher, Kathy debuted on 'Glee' Tuesday night, playing a Sarah Palin-esque regionals judge. "Don't you dare imply it's Sarah Palin," Kathy joked. "Although I'm sure Sarah will have the girls over tonight and watch the show with a bottle of vodka."

And how did Kathy feel when Sarah finally cracked and fought back last week, calling the comedian a "50-year-old bully"?

"It was a dream come true," Kathy told me. "I love these celebs that still don't get it. I rolled out the red carpet, and she walked right into my act. I added two shows to my Broadway schedule because of her. I laughed when she told me to come to Alaska. Didn't she know I have not only been to Alaska, I brought Levi Johnston and went to her house, knocked on her door and left her a note?"

Kathy does admit, however, she never did get to meet the former governor. "I would wear a bullet proof vest and underpants. She would see me as a mouse. I would tell her it's nice to meet you, my name is Tina Fey."

Kathy, who came under fire for saying she was going to go after Palin's 16-year-old daughter next, told me, "When 16-year-old Willow goes on Facebook and uses the f-words, which I believe can lead to the loss of life, expect to hear from me. She's 16 and using f-words is wrong. Where did you learn it?"

Contrary to rumors out there, Kathy isn't ending her hit Bravo show 'My Life on The D-list' because of all those housewives, but rather she wanted to do something different. "I'm doing four stand-up specials in one year. That has never been done before. They haven't seen my show. My first one is called '50 and Not Pregnant.'"

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Tags: Glee, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Palin

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Wednesday 16 March

By krissy

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Are we sure Griffin isn't a long lost daughter of Joan Rivers?

By Koz

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See his nothing more then a pig. She need to have something stuffed in her mouth to keep her quiet.

By Russell

AOL really sucks! You cowards constantly CENSOR me. COWARDS who suck, suck, suck !!!

By simpsonsimpmike

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Kathy Griffin = DB

By t

I don't like either of them, but I think that Griffith is a pig for attacking Palin and her daughter all the time. Did anyone watch when they had her on Sienfield? She did the same thing to him and it really pissed Jerry off. Got real tiresome to watch too, that is her style, rank someone down until it is beat to death and move on to destroy someone else. I really wish she would go away, she isn't funny, she is boring and A BULLY, I CAN'T STOMACH BULLIES. SHE NEEDS TO SHUT UP AND GO AWAY

By b loremz

Please ask Emily Maynard who is the other guy Warren Mason and how does he figure into the situation.

By Jane

Gee Kathy, all you can do is critize. Can you run a state as large as Alaska? Could you live in the Alaskan wilderness and survive? Could you be married to the man of your dreams, work, have 5 kids, take care of your elderly parents? No, I think not. The only thing that you can do, is flap your lips, hurt people, and pick on someone who has already been picked on more than a nose....Yep, you ain't worth nothin.

By thedatagal

Well technically, Palin could not run a state as large as Alaska either, seeing as she resigned from her job!

By redvstar1300

Not a Palin fan but even less of a Griffin fan. Griffin is just not funny and thinks being rude makes up for it. She really should find another profession, she's just Not Funny.....

By DMc

I hate this "F"n "B"! Your right she's 50 and not pregnant, who in the hell would want her! UGH typical hateful liberal and lashing out at the Palins because they are conservative... Griffin gross, disgusting individual... wish she would go take a long walk off a short bridge!

Get this scary looking griffin of the news, the only thing funny about about her is her fugly-ness.

By Cheryl

Kathy is funny, I like her and even Sarah Palin says for her to "bring it on". However, I feel she should just leave the kids alone. A 50 year old trashing a 16 year old just looks weak and it's waay too easy. . .it's like a cowardly man who hits a woman. Does this make you feel big Kathy? Keep your picking on an angry antics directed at the adults and everything's cool.....

By KADEN

THEY WOULD NOT PRINT WHAT I HAD TO SAY ABOUT KATHY, ALL TRUE BUT I GUESS TO MUCH FOR AOL KATHYS BEST BUDDY

Monday 21 March

By andsurveysays910

u r >>>>>>>>>>>>>DB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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