Kathy Griffin Returns to Carnegie Hall for Comedy Festival; Tickets On Sale 8/15

Kathy Griffin, the comedienne who played Broadway in her limited run of Kathy Griffin WANTS A TONY earlier this year, will return to New York City for the New York Comedy Festival. 

Kathy Griffin moved from her native Chicago and joined the famed Los Angeles Groundlings Theatre where she was a student and later a teacher. Kathy built up her resume doing guest spots on "ER", "X-files" and "Seinfeld" where she developed the recurring character 'Sally Weaver'. Kathy went on to co-star alongside Brook Shields in "Suddenly Susan" which ran for four years on NBC. In 2005 Kathy entered the world of reality TV with her double Emmy winning show "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List" for Bravo.

Her stand up specials "Kathy Griffin-Straight to Hell" (November 2008) and "Kathy Griffin; She'll Cut a Bitch" (April 2009) were both nominated for an Emmy in the category Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. Kathy's memoir "Official Book Club" was # 1 on the New York Times best seller list. Kathy's comedy albums "For Your Consideration"(2009) and "Kathy Griffin does the Bible Belt" (2011) have both been nominated for Grammys. Kathy is the recipient of the 'GLAAD Vanguard Award', received the Trevor Project's 'Lifetime Achievement Award' and 'Ally for Equality Award' from the Human Rights Campaign.

The New York Comedy Festival runs from November 9-13 and is presented by Comedy Central, featuring more than 150 comedians at about a dozen New York City venues. For more information, visit http://www.jokes.com/tours/new-york-comedy-festival.