Chatty Kathy

Kathy Griffin may claim to be on the D-list, but she's A-list when it comes to making us laugh. The comedienne's Bravo reality series, My Life on the D-List, premieres on June 6 at 9 p.m. for its second season of hilarity and humiliation. Griffin took time out of her busy schedule to give EW some highlights (and lowlights) of the upcoming season.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, tell us some fun stuff about season 2 of D-List.
One thing I did was I had my niece and nephew come stay for the weekend, because I'm not good with children. To this day, I'm not sure how old they are. I'm pretty sure my niece is 14, 15, or 16. Anyway, I got Talan from Laguna Beach to come over. He was really gorgeous and so stupid it was embarrassing. But it made my niece's day. And she took pictures and she IM'd all of her friends. She sent me a lot of e-mails that said ''LOL'' and ''OMG.'' It was really, really funny.

Your parents are hilarious and seem to have a lot more screen time this season.
My parents are the rock stars of the season. Bravo basically demanded them in every episode. They're so naturally funny. My mom gives me the worst advice. She told me I could train my hair to be straight, like it's a dog. She also said, ''Your act would be so much so better if you never talked about celebrities.''

This season you travel to Iraq. What was it like entertaining the troops?
A lot of the guys who came to the show kinda knew who I was and kinda didn't. It wasn't like I was Bob Hope and so of course 10,000 people are coming. It was cool to see them come to a show. Basically it's just an excuse to do something. And then be on their feet, cheering, laughing, having a great time. I love that it's going to tell the human story.

In the premiere, your husband, Matt, does your hair. Did he go with you to Iraq?
We had this big fight. He was like, ''I'm not doing your hair in Iraq.'' I go, ''You're doing it!'' Sure enough, we're in the barracks in Tikrit, and Matt's doing my hair. He is burdened with a hidden talent. And you know that he makes a fortune to do my hair. It's crazy. His friends make fun of him and he'll say, ''Really? 'Cause I got $1500 and it took me an hour.''

This season, you host the Alka-Seltzer World's Largest Buffet. That sounds... um... interesting.
That's unusual? When you're on the D-list, you're f---ing stoked when you get the Alka-Seltzer gig. Let me tell you something: plop-plop, fizz-fizz. I felt like that was such an ultimate D-List gig. I would just like to brag that because I was such an excellent host of the World's Largest Buffet, I am now doing an Alka-Seltzer commercial. So, like Suzanne Somers, I will laugh all the way to the bank.

What's a typical reaction you get from a fan?
You know what someone said to me in the airport the other day? This guy comes up to me and says, ''I think you're really funny.'' I go, ''Thanks a lot.'' He goes, ''Does anyone just punch you in the face?'' I go, ''What do you mean?'' And he goes, ''Like, for the stuff you say.'' I go, ''No.'' Actually I got beat up plenty as a kid in school. Don't worry, that's been taken care of. The nuns and the other evil Catholic-school children took care of that for a lifetime, but thanks for asking.