LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The mother of comedian Kathy Griffin, who inspired many of the jokes in her famous daughter's standup routines, has died.
Maggie Griffin was 99. “My Mom, the one and only, Maggie Griffin, passed away" Tuesday, Kathy Griffin tweeted. “I am gutted.
My best friend. I’m shaking. I won’t ever be prepared.” The sweet, impish and quick-tongued Maggie Griffin was a frequent presence in her daughter's reality show, “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," in the early 2000s.
More often than not, she was holding a glass of wine. Addressing her fans, the comedian said in her tweet: "I’m so grateful you guys got to be part of her life.