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The radically liberal comic Kathy Griffin has resorted to brazenly begging followers to come back to her comedy exhibits after admitting that tickets are “not selling well.”
Griffin Begs Followers To Purchase Tickets
Griffin, who infamously posed with the simulated severed head of the then-President Donald Trump in a 2017 photoshoot, lately took to social media to put up a video during which she begged folks to purchase ticket to her exhibits.
“I’m gonna be honest with you guys. I had another voice surgery two days ago, so my voice is sounding better, I think. And yet, I have COVID and I’m heartbroken because I’m getting divorced,” Griffin started. “It’s all about the tour, man. Just freaking get me to opening night in Des Moines. And Omaha is not selling well. First of all, there’s not enough people there.”
“I need comedy fans to come out and see me in Kansas City,” she continued. “Come on! I need sell-outs. I’ve been through hell. I’ve been through so much crap since my last tour. I actually just have to laugh at it. I just have to laugh. So please…”
Newsweek reported that Griffin’s tour is ready to kick off in Des Moines on Friday night time. She is going to then makes stops in Canada and in a number of U.S. states together with Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas earlier than ending the tour in California.
“For God’s sake, come see me on tour. I’m coming to 40 cities,” Griffin acknowledged in her video. “It’s gonna be the Panacea. It’s gonna be the thing that gets me through. You guys get me through, you always have.”
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Griffin To Bash Trump
Griffin went on to say that she will probably be incorporating Trump’s current courtroom battle with E. Jean Carroll into her act.
“We have so much to discuss. I mean, oh my God, so much,” she mentioned. “I actually don’t bring up Trump in my new show, but he did just take the stand in the E. Jean Carroll case and you know he just, like, started shouting stuff from the defendant table. So I mean that’s something. That’ll eat up at least three minutes. But now I have a lot more stuff to talk about, I promise.”
“But I need you,” she added. “You said you wanted me to come to the real America. Well, look at the cities on that tour. Go to any of my socials. You can find there’s a poster of me coming out of a dumpster fire. Oh, I wonder why that is.”
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Griffin Will get Extra Determined
Griffin solely grew to become extra determined as her video went on, even bringing her gender into the scenario.
“And by the way, buy tickets,” she pressured. “If me, don’t be calling me for comps. These male promoters wish to see how I promote and if I promote. It’s all about that, and while you’re a feminine comic you’ll by no means promote in addition to the boys, it doesn’t matter what your accomplishments are, blah, blah, blah.
“But come see me, for God’s sake,” Griffin continued. “I’ve done more standup comedy specials than any comedians, male or female, living or dead. Any! Don’t talk to me about the other guys. I broke the record and they all know.”
Griffin ended her video by recalling a reminiscence of the late comic Joan rivers, saying, “She used to say that when you’re heartbroken, you’re your funniest. So I must be a riot!”
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Griffin has spent the years since her notorious Trump photograph scandal shamelessly making an attempt to play the sufferer although she is the one who glamorized the assassination of a sitting president. Ultimately, we are able to see why she’s having a lot bother promoting tickets to her comedy exhibits, as a result of there actually is nothing humorous about her!
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