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breakfast in December. She described Kardashian to Jimmy Kimmel as “super stupid”). Her change in status has instead given her some firsthand celebrity anecdotes to include in her act, even if that gets her in trouble from time to time. “As far as getting in trouble with celebrities, of course I do. But … I just don’t give a shit anymore,” she says. “If it’s something that’s funny it’s going to go in the act. That’s the barometer — if it’s true and it’s funny it’s going in. Celebrities try to avoid me as much as they can, and they should.” She may be known for barbs lobbed at famous people, but first and foremost Griffin is a tireless pop culture savant, providing her signature perspective on the latest endeavors of celebrities from Oprah Winfrey to Ryan Seacrest — two of her favorite targets — and the tabloid fodder du jour. The ardently liberal Griffin, who is an advocate for LGBT causes, also tends to include some politics in her acts. “My (writing) process is I am constantly on the clock. I’m constantly living life and attending anything that will put me in the mix, or something that could be comedic,” she says. “I’m a 24-hour news cycle junkie. I’m constantly reading the
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