Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes

By Rob Shuter Posted Dec 6th 2010 11:30AM

The troops at the Marine Corps Air Station in California booed Kathy Griffin at 'VH1 Divas: Salute the Troops' for a lame joke taunting Bristol Palin for seemingly being the "only contestant in the history of ['Dancing With the Stars'] to actually gain weight" during the show. As criticism for Kathy mounts a day after the special aired, sources tell me VH1 nearly cut the ugly moment out of the show.

"There was talk at VH1 about editing out the joke and the reaction to it but in the end we decided to leave it in," a network insider tells me. "It made the event feel live and Kathy is a big girl. It's not the first time one of her jokes have failed."

In case you missed it, the failed joke went like so: "We got two words: Bristol Palin." Griffin began, which almost instantly was answered by jeering. "You're gonna like this ... [Bristol is] the only contestant in the history of the show to actually gain weight. ... She gained like 30 pounds a week. I swear to God, it was fantastic -- she's like the white 'Precious.'"

Cue the cat calls and escalating booing.

This isn't the first time Kathy has used the Palin clan in her act. Last year she walked the red carpet with the father of Bristol's baby, Levi Johnson, at The Teen Choice Awards and even announced/joked they were dating. She also took Levi along with her to Sarah's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska to poke fun at the former Governor.

During the failed bit, Kathy seemed unsure of what exactly the crowd was booing.

"I'm sure Kathy was surprised by the reaction," a friend of Griffin tells me. "She's not sure if it was the fat part or the Palin part of the joke that the troops protested. However, if you think one audience reaction is going to get her to stop telling Palin jokes you are wrong. That family is comedy gold. Even if our men and ladies in uniform don't seen to think so."

See Photos of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and more at the event.

Tags: bristol palin, kathy griffin

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Monday 06 December

By PAT

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KATHY GRIFFEN IS NOTHING BUT A LOW LIFE !!

By bill

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I love Kathy. She's much nicer than those gay-hating Christian repukelicans who are bigots.

By lily

i agree , i think griffen should shut up and go away. She makes fun of others but shes had more plastic surgery done to correct her own terrible looks and she STILL looks like crap.

By Jerry

Pat you are being KIND!!!

By ANDRE

YOU A LOW LIFE ALSO JUST LIKE THE TRASHY PALIN FAMILY. THEY ARE NOTHING JUST LIKE YOU. GO HANG YOURSELF.

By LOL

Bristol, I am sure did not need "pushing" from anyone.
What PERSON would turn down a 300,000 ++ paycheck??
Let alone one that is young and starting her life!!!!
Give me a break!!! Not to mention...possible job offerings, book deals, ETC???
NI ONE!!
kg IS JUST JEALOUS SHE DOESN'T GET THAT MUCH IN ONE SITTING...

Bristol does not care what you have to add... You and Margaret Cho....losers!!!!! LOLOLOL

By nighthang

I'd LOVE Kathy G.

She is awsome... and oh yeh... NOT a hypocrite... like every GOP nutbag out there.

By bdyftns

What exactly make Bristol a 'star?'

By Reece

The Palins are nothing but lowlifes, too. I'd say it was a match made in heaven.

By Darin

HEY ANDRE....YOU GO FIRST! ! ! !

By mavblues

She used to be funny, but not so much anymore. Tired routines. Is her show still on the air?

We saw her in Ft Lauderdale, and we walked out when she started talking about Palin's underage daughter and sex.

I'm not really into politics (I think they're all crooks), but talking about someone's underage daughter is pretty sick.

My group walked out of her concert and we all went out for drinks.

By newexecmktg

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I guess somebody used up all her ugly jokes on kathy, herself.

By murray silver

griffin: an industrial strength irritant...if bad taste were criminal, she'd be on death row

By X-JerseyGuy

I feel the same about the Palins

By andre

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Ms. Griffin needs to crawl back under the rock she came out of. I didn't like her when she was in Suddenly Susan and I don't like her now. It was real "ballsy" of her to say the things she did in front of American troops. Little girl better remember WHY she is able to do what she does!

By Sharon

How stupid can Kathy Griffin be? Why would she not do her research? Brisol's brother is in the armed services and his fellow servicemen VOTED for Bristol!

So Kathy is both skanky and stupid?

By steve

Another Jane Fonda, less we forget

dont you think you stupid also for taking up for trash. kill yourself

By SweetyPy

@ ANDRE, andre Please seek psychological help. Every one of your posts ends with "kill yourself," or "hang yourself." This isn't healthy, buddy. Why are you posting such hate? You've got
a major problem.

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