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Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin is an American stand-up comedian probably best known for being pictured last May holding President Trump's severed head in her hand. What was - and is - she thinking?

Comedy is subversive. It finds laughter in dark and difficult places, but when it goes wrong things can get ugly. Kathy Griffin is an American stand-up comedian probably best known for being pictured last May holding President Trump's severed head in her hand. The Trump head was fake, but the outrage was real - from the President, the TV network which fired her, the FBI which investigated her and the public which heaped abuse on her head. What was - and is - Kathy Griffin thinking?

30 minutes

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Sat 11 Nov 201707:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

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Credits

InterviewerStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestKathy Griffin

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 Nov 201704:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 8 Nov 201709:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 8 Nov 201715:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 8 Nov 201720:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Sat 11 Nov 201704:30GMT
    BBC News Latin America & North America only
  • Sat 11 Nov 201707:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD