Happened to catch an episode of Kathy Griffin, My Life on the DList last night.
I generally find her fantastically funny- but I especially loved her meeting with Random House. She’s sitting at the head of the table, the rest of the room filled with people whose titles are being splayed across the screen as “Really Important Editor Type” and “Big Wig,” saying whatever comes to mind (starting with “When do I get my advance”). The uncomfortable seat twitching and looks shot across the table of “is she serious?” and “do I actually answer that?” were priceless.
Generally the question I am asked is what are our chances of getting on X show… the poor PR team at Random didn’t see the long list of banishments coming, but hey- the list was illustrious. I would kill to get my authors on half the list of shows she is banned from currently.
I think most industries have their version of that meeting, but cameras on, welcome to comedy with Kathy was a notch above. Bravo Random House- you managed to hold your own against a campion of awkwardness. And what great pr for her upcoming book- I would have let the cameras in and hoped for the best as well!
Watch a clip from Bravo! here: http://www.bravotv.com/kathy-griffin-my-life-on-the-d-list/videos/getting-a-book-deal