Video: The obligatory "Kathy Griffin shocks America with 50-year-old line" clip

I wasn’t going to post on it but Drudge, in his supreme wisdom/desperation, has deemed it officially Newsworthy. The three kids in America who were up late on New Year’s Eve and inexplicably tuned to Anderson Cooper were doubtless scandalized, but like Ace, I’m offended only by the laziness of it. I did a quickie Google search to see how ancient this ancient comeback is and gave up when I found it cited in the chapter on stock lines in “The Complete Guide to Hack Stand-up Comedy,” a compendium that dates to the mid-nineties featuring material that’s been around “since the age of vaudeville.” Proof positive that Dick Clark wasn’t the oldest thing on TV Wednesday night. (Dick Clark age jokes fall under Chapter 6f of the Guide, I believe.)

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I’m surprised the South Park guys haven’t added it to Jimmy Vulmer’s comic repertoire. Exit question: Have you seen this? Have you heard about this? Wow, what a great audience! Content warning.

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John Stossel 8:30 AM | February 09, 2025
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