Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang - StraightioLab: Ring The Kathy Griffin Alarm!

Episode Date: April 11, 2024

Ring the Kathy Griffin alarm because the legend herself is on the podcast this week! We cover everything from catheters (both the medical device and Kathy's fan community), venture capital-funded gay vacation spots, and who is coming to Kathy's notorious dinner parties. Plus, we explore what happens when one person in a couple makes more money than the other. Let's just say that gender roles WILL jump out whether you want them to or not! Catch Kathy on her new tour "My Life On The PTSD List" (kathygriffin.net/tour) and don't forget to vote! FIND THE EPISODE HERE Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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award winners sam taggart and george severus this week they talked to none other than comedy legend kathy griffin here's a sneak peek and to hear the full episode search search for Stradio Lab, no spaces, in your podcast app of choice. Okay, podcast starts now. Wow. Today we are in the studio in Hollywood, California. The life updates are nonstop. Nonstop. I wish they would stop. I literally wish for one day there were no life updates. I would actually be so grateful to have one day where I don't have to text anyone that anything has happened. I swear to God, the way I am fielding phone calls left and right, you would not believe. So first of all, I'm visiting L.A. That's right, to do my famous stand-up show.

Sold out two nights, baby. And the other day, in the same day, you were in the hospital getting surgery while my sister-in-law was giving birth. Two hospitals, two coasts, two patients. Two shows. And I'm feeling like the Carmelo Soprano, the matriarch at home, that's like, I hope my boys are okay. That's my Southern Carmelo Soprano. And meanwhile, my mom, who's very invested in both things,

like, how's Sam? How's the baby? How's Sam? How's the baby? How's Sam? Calling me the second I'm, you know, entering a work thing or whatever. Yeah. And then I'm visiting you at the hospital. I'm saying, I need to bring him two pastries. What if he's hungry? What if my boy is hungry?

And guess what? I was. And you were. Of course, I'm getting a FaceTime to meet the baby while I'm at the other hospital. Then I'm like in the lobby of the hospital, people around me, you know, having God knows what. And then I'm like in the best mood ever being like, she's so cute. And then everyone around me is like in the process of like dealing with some terrible illness. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, you've really held it all together. Thank you. You've been my rock. You've been the rock to so many people this week. And yeah, I had a surgery. And, you know, I'm to the point and so many calls, so many texts. My family's like, what's wrong? How are you?

And I'm like, I don't have time. Yeah. Well, there is a sort of Munchausen-esque thing happening with you where no one knows exactly what the deal is. Well, that's because it's not like an easy, it's not a quick word. You can't be like, oh, I had an appendectomy. Of course. Mine was sort of custom. Yes.

And you always go custom. I've never, if you're getting your surgeries off the rack, you need to grow up. It's 2024. We're in Los Angeles. We're in Los Angeles. It's Oscars weekend. If you're out there literally getting your leg amputated, grow up. Grow up.

Get a custom surgery. Yeah. Just know that it's perfectly fine and was sort of kidney related and yeah I'm gonna say it I have a catheter in currently. No! So we were saying you know we'll bring our guest in in a second and I am dying to but

the big debate this weekend was we are having you know one of our true idols, role models like she is mother you know everyone agrees everyone has voted and she is the president of the united states yes and meanwhile you have a catheter and there's no way around it there's no way around the debate is do we were like will kathy find it funny if we bring it up or will she immediately leave the room and to me to me it had to be brought up because it is so notable it is and

i didn't know it was gonna happen yeah and i like the fear that struck me when the doctor told me that and then i was like the first thing i thought was like so i'm gonna be in a room with kathy trying to do a comedy podcast while i have a catheter in okay we actually need to bring her in because i'm shaking with anticipation oh Oh my God, please. Welcome. Literally the president of the United States, Kathy Griffin. Oh my God. I love her. She is a round of applause.

All right. First of all, I'm so honored because I went on Twitter before it became X, which is now just a Nazi playground. Yeah. But prior to that, when it mattered, I asked my fans,

I said, Gaga has her monsters. Nick Minaj has the barbs. What do you guys want to be called? And the number one vote was they wanted to be called catheters. Oh, my God. Wow. That is huge.

And my catheters support you. I have had a catheter. I found it to be a great relief because when I didn't have it and could not void, which is the doctor word for pee, it was so painful. I felt like somebody was standing on my bladder with a combat boot laughing so my question is how does your dick feel um uncomfortable okay it feels uncomfortable but not in a it's been getting better every day um and yeah i've had it since thursday uh how long do we have it till mond Monday. Okay. But I will say it feels, every time I move, I'm like, ow, eek, oop. Yeah, yeah. And the big part of the narrative is Sam's doctor is being very chill about all of this.

Oh, yeah. Sam didn't even know he was going to have to do this. And the doctor was like, what's the big deal? Right. He was really like, well, most people wouldn't even want this. Like, why are you being so weird about it? And you're like, well, I have to, I have work. Like, will I be able to go to work?

She's like, yeah, why wouldn't you? It're like, well, I have to, I have work. Like, will I be able to go to work? She's like, yeah, why wouldn't you? It's like, okay, well, it's a normal question. The doctor's acting like none of us don't have a catheter. Yeah, 100%. 100%.

And then I also felt gaslit because I told my mom and I was like, isn't it crazy that we're going to, you know, have to record in Sam and the Catherine?

She's like, what's the big deal? I'm like, why is everyone trying to gaslight? I should be thinking it's normal to walk around with a catheter. My mom was like, that's horrible. Yeah. And I was like, okay, the big deal? I'm like, why is everyone trying to gaslight? I think it's normal The water with a catheter my mom was like that's horrible. Yeah, and I was like, okay

Well, don't go that hard like I do have to do it We have to split the baby. Yeah, I wish I had one in but I'm also granting that it's horrible And it also could be normalized for people. Yes, it's normalize Guys having happy. Thank you. Yeah, it's about time. It's about time. I'm at the movement Yes, I'm going out to dinner tonight And I think it's I I cannot stop thinking about how funny it will be to be having a martini and a catheter. Talk about high-low.

How often are you going to drain yourself? I think I'm going to go as often as maybe like every hour. When the bag fills. When the bag fills. Yeah. Amazing. I keep saying, for some reason, I keep referring to having the catheter as diva mode unlocked. Well, that's fabulous.

That is fabulous. You turn that frown upside down with that expression. Oh, I don't even need to pee. Nope. Just drink. Honestly, diva mode unlocked would be a great album title for you. It would be really good. Or a special title.

Yeah. I think that's really genius. I love it. I have to confront you about something, which is, So I'm, as everyone, every listener knows, I grew up in Greece. My family is Greek. And I happened to see on a social media platform that you went to Madonna with Mia Vardalos. Who's the queen of Greece? Literally the queen of Greece.

She is the Britney Spears of Greece. She cannot go three feet in Greece without being mobbed by fans. Literally. And that's not a joke. No. And I, last summer, feet in Greece without being mobbed by fans. Literally. And that's not a joke. And I, last summer was in Greece and my, a friend of mine. From my Big Fat Greek Wedding. From my Big Fat Greek Wedding. The Empire franchise.

And by the way, I was recently rewatching Curb. She's in a season one episode of Curb. Oh, I had no idea. Playing like Larry's like doctor or something. I can't remember. She's great. She's incredible. One of the biggest pains of my life was I was in Greece and my friend had me over for lunch or something. And it turned out that the day previous, the previous day she had had me over, Dallos over.

And I had missed that lunch and went to the other lunch with a stranger that I'd never met in my life. That is not appropriate when you could have been with the queen of greece literally so so how was are you friends with her i'm friends with her we've been friends for a long time i don't even remember how i met her you know a lot of these celebs i meet him at like i call it the charity circuit yes you know i went to a thing last night for the gay and lesbian center and i ran into gabrielle union who i haven't seen in years or gabby as i call her or at least she was called back in the day and i don't know how i know nia but i love that she has this one country where she can go and she's got to have security oh yeah and everybody wants a piece of her and then she

goes and hangs out with tom and rita oh yeah oh i know rita because you know the big honorary king queen of Greece. Well, 100%. And not even honorary. Excuse you, Rita Wilson is Greek. That's right. That's right. So there are two Greeks queens. When I was growing up, the big thing was Tom and Rita had a home in, I believe in Teparos,

which is an island. And there were stories that he would grill on the beach and give everyone a little souvlaki, a little sausage. Oh, can you imagine? Fun. Getting sausage from Tom Hanks? And Rita, of course, is dancing in the corner doing traditional group dance.

Do you feel like the Nia Vardalos of gay guys? Kind of. Yeah, you really are. When we went to Madonna, I don't know if you know the movie Soap Dish, but it's one of my favorites. And there's a great scene where Sally Field isn't getting recognized enough.

And so Whoopi Goldberg takes her to a mall in Jersey. And I have to admit, walking into the Madonna concert with Sia, Paris Hilton, Lunel and Nia Vardalos. And I got a lot of shout outs, like a lot of, hey, Kathy. And I was stopping. And they're, of course, very famous. They're all going really fast, getting to the seats. I'm not going to speed up that moment. So I was slowing and they're, of course, very famous. They're all going really fast, getting to the seats. I'm not going to speed up that moment.

So I was slowing down posing. I let go of Paris at least three times and said, you're on your own, bitch. It's my time now. But it was a fantastic night. We had a wild girls evening. And I did do a post about it on my TikTok or my Instagram. You can see it because as much as we all worship the Queen Madonna, I did not know she has a strict no air conditioning policy, which Rosie O'Donnell said

extends to her life and her homes. Wait, really? Yes, because she thinks it's unhealthy. And so we ended up leaving early because I'm an older gal. And we actually started getting getting overheated and even though Paris Hilton was dressed up like S&M Madonna in some little off-the-cheek got from trashy trashy lingerie that day Lunel was in like these Fendi sweaters and Sia had on this big taffeta gown that had layers to it and we kept tripping on it and sitting on it so we ended up having to leave early and as a gay man, I feel very guilty about that. And I would not be surprised if Madonna yelled at me, although I don't know her. But if I ever met her, I'm ready for her to yell at me and say, who do you think you are leaving

my show? I think it would be an honor for you to be. Yeah, that would be thrilled. I would be laughing and crying at the same time and davening. You know, she yelled at, um, she yelled at Andy Cohen when i saw her somebody should well i mean you're telling me a lot of people are now yeah oh that's true wait why did she yell at him because she was like um she sort of saw him stop saying bad shit yeah yeah because he yeah because he like talks about her on watch what happens live and she like spotted him in the crowd was like andy you stupid fat stupid fat guy. Yeah, yeah. She didn't say that, but honestly, she showed up. It was implied.

It was implied. Well, look, I got to say, I loved her show. I think it's an amazing show. You should go see it if you can. It's really amazing. And the fact that she's doing the same dance moves as the freaking videos in the MTV heyday, and she's 65, is pure inspiration. And so I've been reading a lot of Ageist comments on TikTok and Instagram, and I'm not having it.

That is our queen. And does she sing? You know, probably not. But we don't really go to hear the actual singing. Wow, the ageism is coming from inside the house. That's right. The accusations are coming from Kathy Griffith. Well, she's not Maria Callas.

I'm just saying. She never was. But she's not Maria Callas. I'm just saying. She never was. But she's Armandana. And the way she gives up the hits and she sings Bad Girl, which she hardly ever sings live, and Live to Tell, and she gives up the hits.

And it's a two and a half hour show. You know, not that I know, because we're left to wait. But they tell me. No, but it's a great show. And I love that she's doing it at 65, because I don't think it's desperate I think she's proving a point that while Cher still tours which is also one of my faves but Madonna just the dancing part

is what kills me and just you know the Janet Jackson tour is also amazing and Janet at 60 is doing the same moves from the videos and also not singing. But not important to me. Not important to me. Who is singing? Sia. Sia sings. Miley. I love Miley. Gaga sings. Gaga sings. Yes. I am over. I don't need

everyone to sing. I mean, here's the big question. I don't need Brittany to sing at all. No. God no. When I did go see her Vegas residency, I did go with a genuine heterosexual who i dragged beautiful who i'm divorcing because of this no i'm just kidding but he turned to me and he about 20 minutes in so sincerely he goes um i don't think she's even really singing i think she's lip singing sinking i go look around you think these gays care these gays are doing cart wheels their phones are out they're jumping up and down and

dancing nobody gives a shit she's doing the best she can and she's our Britney yeah and that's why Miley is such a big deal when she comes out because people are like oh my god people can sing if they want Kelly Clarkson get out of town with Kelly Clarkson she can sing anything

you know what the big mystery is what Beyonce Beyonce probably does I would think she does like half and half because you You can sing anything. I know. You know what the big mystery is? What? Beyonce. Beyonce probably does, I would think she does like half and half, because you can't dance that much and sing. I agree. That's what people have to understand. She's really, really moving around doing real choreography, so she's probably got the auto-tune mic, which is also fine with me.

That's fine with me. It's part of the whole show, and it's a show. It's not a recording session. We're not in the studio with Phil Spector trying not to get shot. We're just trying to make the gays happy and do a lot of fun dancing. That was an incredible

little snippet. To hear the rest of the episode, find Stradio Lab wherever you get your podcasts. Now get back to work. We don't pay you to just sit around and listen to gay guys talk. Bye. On Thanksgiving Day, 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez was found off the coast of Florida. And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba?

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, and I'm the host of On Purpose. My latest episode is with Jelly Roll. This episode is one of the most honest and raw interviews I've ever had. Hey, I'm Jay Shetty and dreamer. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Trust me, you won't want to miss this one.