Is Kathy Griffin okay? That’s what many of the comedian’s fans are wondering after she posted a concerning rant about her mental health.
On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Griffin posted a concerning message on her Instagram and X pages (with a combined audience of 2.6 million followers) in which she said her life was “a bit of a s*** show right now.” She said it was because of “mental health stuff,” adding that going on stage to perform would calm her down.
Griffin said that “most of the time,” she is “pretty much melting down” until she takes to the stage. She then thanked her audiences who will be attending her upcoming shows in Norwalk, Connecticut, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. The comedian is currently touring the US and Canada and is booked up for the rest of the year.
At the beginning of the year, she pleaded with fans to buy more tickets, which she admitted weren’t selling well. In that video message, she said she underwent “another voice surgery,” was sick, and was “heartbroken” from her divorce. Griffin said she needed “sell-outs” because she has “been through hell” in her personal life. Some of the dates did eventually sell out, including one of the two shows scheduled for Pronvinetown.
Fans flooded that post and her recent one with messages of encouragement, telling the comedian to “hold strong” and to keep going.
Griffin has been open over the last couple of years about her divorce from her ex-husband, Randy Brick, and about her battle with lung cancer. She filed for divorce at the end of last year after almost four years together with Bick. The two dated for over eight years before tying the knot on New Year’s Day in 2020. The following year in August, she announced her cancer diagnosis, and then by November she was cured.
The comedian’s cancer treatments altered the pitch of her voice, which she opened up about in 2022, saying she feared her voice would not return to normal. She said she was “sick to death” of the alteration and “terrified it will never get better” even though the doctors said it would. She later received an implant in one of her vocal cords, a surgery she said was successful.
