Kathy Griffin, 64, Wants to BeThe Golden Bacheloretteand Would Sleep with Everyone in First Episode

Mar. 15, 2025

Kathy Griffin, November 2023.Photo:Monica Schipper/Getty

Monica Schipper/Getty

Kathy Griffinhas some thoughts on how to up the ante on the next season ofThe Golden Bachelorette.During the Monday, Nov. 25 episode of iHeartRadio’sPolitickin’podcastwith Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson, the comedian, 64, joked that she’s already thinking about her next gig once herMy Life on the PTSD List tourwraps.After being asked about the state of herrelationshipwith Andy Cohen, Griffin said despite getting fired from Bravo, she did well while previously employed there.Kathy Griffin, November 2016.Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage“Now that’s a tough one,” she began. “Like I said,he was my bossand I got canned. And I loved working at Bravo. I loved doing specials and I had a talk show there for two seasons. AndMy Life on the D-Listwas Emmy nominated every season and won twice.”Still, she was honest about their differences: “I’m not his cup of tea.“Moving on in the conversation, the actress was praised for her accomplishments and asked if she was dating or had anyone in her life currently making her happy.“Excuse me? I think I should be the nextGolden Bachelorette,” she replied.Kathy Griffin, May 2024.Amy Sussman/GettyAs she began to share her “pitch” for her version of the dating competition show, the podcast hosts joked that they weren’t sure her take would be “PG.”“It’s not,” Griffin admitted. “Okay, so the current one is great. I love her.”“So Kathy Griffin’s theGolden Bachelorette. The first episode where there’s the most bachelors and the most roses, I f— each one. Each one, and then I decide,” she said before pausing to make sure Newsom, 57, Lynch, 38, and Hendrickson were keeping up with her idea.According to the actress, her show would be “ratings gold.”Hendrickson, who works as a sports agent outside ofPolitickin', offered to be of some assistance.“I know people at theBachelorright, maybe we can make that happen,” he said.Griffin filed for divorcefrom her husbandRandy Bickafter nearly four years of marriage in December 2023.Randy Bick and Kathy Griffin, September 2019.FilmMagicShe addressed the news in anInstagrampost at the time, writing, “Well…s–t. This sucks.“Speaking toPEOPLElast month, Griffin admitted working has helped her cope with the split.“As corny as it sounds, if anything can restore my broken heart, it’s hearing the laughter from the audiences all over America and Canada,” she said. “I’m looking at you Europe, you better call me next.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She also joked that the person she had her eye on was currently off the market.“I had my eye onMarty Short, but that trollopMeryl Streepgot in my way. You cannot trust these Hollywood phonies,” Griffin joked of theOnly Murders in the Buildingcostars’rumored romantic relationship.

Kathy Griffinhas some thoughts on how to up the ante on the next season ofThe Golden Bachelorette.

During the Monday, Nov. 25 episode of iHeartRadio’sPolitickin’podcastwith Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson, the comedian, 64, joked that she’s already thinking about her next gig once herMy Life on the PTSD List tourwraps.

After being asked about the state of herrelationshipwith Andy Cohen, Griffin said despite getting fired from Bravo, she did well while previously employed there.

Kathy Griffin, November 2016.Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage

“Now that’s a tough one,” she began. “Like I said,he was my bossand I got canned. And I loved working at Bravo. I loved doing specials and I had a talk show there for two seasons. AndMy Life on the D-Listwas Emmy nominated every season and won twice.”

Still, she was honest about their differences: “I’m not his cup of tea.”

Moving on in the conversation, the actress was praised for her accomplishments and asked if she was dating or had anyone in her life currently making her happy.

“Excuse me? I think I should be the nextGolden Bachelorette,” she replied.

Kathy Griffin, May 2024.Amy Sussman/Getty

Amy Sussman/Getty

As she began to share her “pitch” for her version of the dating competition show, the podcast hosts joked that they weren’t sure her take would be “PG.”

“It’s not,” Griffin admitted. “Okay, so the current one is great. I love her.”

“So Kathy Griffin’s theGolden Bachelorette. The first episode where there’s the most bachelors and the most roses, I f— each one. Each one, and then I decide,” she said before pausing to make sure Newsom, 57, Lynch, 38, and Hendrickson were keeping up with her idea.

According to the actress, her show would be “ratings gold.”

Hendrickson, who works as a sports agent outside ofPolitickin', offered to be of some assistance.

“I know people at theBachelorright, maybe we can make that happen,” he said.

Griffin filed for divorcefrom her husbandRandy Bickafter nearly four years of marriage in December 2023.

Randy Bick and Kathy Griffin, September 2019.FilmMagic

FilmMagic

She addressed the news in anInstagrampost at the time, writing, “Well…s–t. This sucks.”

Speaking toPEOPLElast month, Griffin admitted working has helped her cope with the split.

“As corny as it sounds, if anything can restore my broken heart, it’s hearing the laughter from the audiences all over America and Canada,” she said. “I’m looking at you Europe, you better call me next.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

She also joked that the person she had her eye on was currently off the market.

“I had my eye onMarty Short, but that trollopMeryl Streepgot in my way. You cannot trust these Hollywood phonies,” Griffin joked of theOnly Murders in the Buildingcostars’rumored romantic relationship.

source: people.com