Oh Look, Kathy Griffin's Back in Town
Oak Park native returns home for a pair of shows at the Chicago Theatre.
Kathy Griffin is returning to the Chicago area for a pair of weekend stand-up shows at the Chicago Theatre. The Chicago Tribune caught up with the funnywoman before the performances, and the interview gives a little insight into her Oak Park background and the kazoo gig at Comiskey Park that led to her "gigantic" stardom. A sample: I thought I was gonna be Mary Tyler Moore in two weeks. I was still attending Oak Park and River Forest High School, and I remember going back to school and saying (in a thick Chicago accent), "You know, I did a Sox commercial and I'm probably gonna have to move … to Hollywood and start doing movies." Here's the rest of the conversation. According to her Wikipedia page, that's kinda-sorta how it happened. …
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