Emmys.com Q-&-A: Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin could well be the ultimate awards show host.



She’s smart, she’s funny and, with her penchant for saying the unexpected, she knows how to wow a crowd.



Thus it’s not surprising that the star of Bravo’s reality hit Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an award winner herself, having nabbed two Primetime Emmy Awards for her series, which just wrapped its fifth season.



She could double that number this awards season, as Griffin’s D-List is again nominated for Outstanding Reality Program, and her special, Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch, is nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.



Given all of these accolades, it seemed appropriate to sit down for a serious talk with the comedic firecracker to explore foreign affairs, religious intolerance and the quest for world peace.



Okay, forget that. What we really wanted to know is: Has she finally made it off that D-list?



How has winning two Primetime Emmys changed your life?



It has improved my life in ways that people or love never could. My Emmys are my children. I have named them Emme and Emily, and they have been asking Mommy for a little sister or brother.



Where do you keep your statuettes?



In my hands at all times.



In your estimation, what does it take to win an Emmy?



I have the eye of the tiger, baby — I am in it to win it. Seriously, the D-list episode that was submitted is the one where I have the honor and privilege of visiting and performing for our troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I am proud of that episode for obvious reasons.



Being the host of tonight’s Creative Arts Awards is a big job. What did you do to prepare?



I wrote the most offensive material I could possibly think of because I know you freaks can handle it. Lets face it, if I’m addressing the audience at the Creative Arts Emmys — I lovingly call them the “Schemmies” — I figure there’s nothing they haven’t seen. Far be it from me to make a joke that could possibly shock anyone from the hair and makeup department of Mad Men or the editing team from How I Met Your Mother.



Hosting takes a lot of time and energy. Do you at least have comfortable shoes lined up to wear that big night?



God, no! I’m wearing heels so high you could probably tip me like a cow. In fact, come to think of it don’t let a ticked-off Paula Abdul near me.



You’re up for two awards this year. If you win again, how will you celebrate?



I will watch my mother drink an entire box of wine in a loaner gown from Caroline Herrera.