Kathy Griffin at the McCallum Theatre

Kathy Griffin, a multi-faceted performer with rapid fire wit, has been making audiences laugh for years discussing Hollywood gossip and celebrity blunders. After moving to California, from her native Chicago, and joining the Los Angeles Groundlings comedy improvisational troupe, Kathy began building her resume with guest starring roles on such series as "ER" and "Seinfeld.”

In 1996, Kathy's dream of playing a sidekick on a sitcom came true when she landed the role of Vickie Groener, Brooke Shields' sharp tongued colleague, on the NBC show "Suddenly Susan." After her various TV guest spots, Kathy began gaining notice as a stand-up comedienne and landed her own HBO comedy special. In 1998, HBO gave Kathy a one-hour special, "A Hot Cup of Talk." She participated in, and won "Celebrity Mole" on ABC, and then hosted the NBC reality series "Average Joe" as well as the MTV series, "Kathy's So-Called Reality." In 2010, Kathy took a dramatic turn on "Law and Order: SVU" where she riveted audiences with her portrayal of a lesbian activist. In August 2005, Kathy's reality show, "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," debuted on Bravo and was nominated for an Emmy for “Outstanding Reality Program.” The second season won Kathy her first Emmy in that same category, and the third season again won an Emmy for “Outstanding Reality Program.” The fourth and fifth season were nominated again for Outstanding Reality Program. The sixth and final season of "D-List" aired on Bravo during the summer of 2010.

Kathy has performed many successful stand-up specials for Bravo. The first, in 2005, called "Kathy Griffin...Is Not Nicole Kidman," the second in 2006 called "Strong Black Woman." "Kathy Griffin - Straight to Hell" ( 2008) and "Kathy Griffin; She'll Cut a Bitch" (2009) were both nominated for an Emmy. Kathy's second 2009 special "Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steal," aired on Bravo, and her most recent special, "Kathy Does the Bible Belt," aired on Bravo in 2010.

In 2008, Griffin released her first comedy album For Your Consideration. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album and Kathy became the first female comedian to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart. Kathy was again nominated for a Grammy in 2010 for Best Comedy Album for Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt.

Kathy co-hosted The Billboard Music Awards three years in a row and hosted Bravo's A-List Awards two years in a row. She has appeared on numerous talk shows in addition to filling in for Larry King on "Larry King Live." On the small screen she has guest starred on "Privileged," "Days of Our Lives" and "Ugly Betty". Kathy has supplied voices for characters on the animated series "Dilbert," "The Simpsons" and "Crank Yankers." Kathy also appeared on the "X-Files" as well as in Eminem's video, "The Real Slim Shady.” Kathy was the voice of the Dancing Witch in Shrek Forever After. In 2009, Kathy became a best-selling author with her autobiography, Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin.

Kathy is involved with the gay and lesbian community and was presented with the Vanguard Award at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards. The Trevor Project named Kathy a Lifetime Honoree at the 2011 gala. She was the recipient of the 2006 Ladies Home Journal’s Funny Ladies We Love Award and, in 2005, she received the Lambda Legal Liberty Award. Other honors include 2003 Toys for Tots Commander's Award, Women's Night Special Comedic Award, Lucie Award, 2005 Aid for AIDS Friend of the Year. Kathy has also been nominated four years in a row for the Television Producer of the Year in Non-Fiction Television PGA Award.

McCallum Theatre and The Bottom Line present Kathy Griffin on Friday, February 10 at 8:00pm and 10pm. Tickets are priced at $95, $75, $65 and $55 and are available by calling the McCallum Theatre Box Office at (760) 340-2787 or online at www.mccallumtheatre.com. McCallum Theatre, located at 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert CA 92260, accepts payment by cash, personal check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.