In a new Instagram video published on June 30th, Kathy Griffin claims she’s been banned from Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show.
The comedian, 65, said she hasn’t appeared on NBC’s late-night talk show since Fallon became host in 2014, which led her to believe that she’s banned.
In the video, she said, “I have not done the Jimmy Fallon show since it was on at 12:30 Eastern and Pacific, so I guess I’m banned from the Fallon show, or inappropriate, or too controversial.”
“I don’t even know. When you’re banned from a show – and if you guys know me, I’m banned from most of them. You’re welcome, America and Indonesia. They don’t usually tell you you’re banned. They just can’t seem to find room for you,” Griffin says, referring to her claims that she’s banned from other talk shows like The View.
But Griffin doesn’t stop there. Not only does she seem to take aim at Jimmy Fallon for not having her on, but she blasts Fallon for having controversial Irish fighter Conor McGregor, 37, on his show in June. In 2024, McGregor was found liable for sexual assault.
“I do like Jimmy Fallon. I’ve met him a few times, and when I used to do his later show, he was always super nice to me, but I do think it was a bad call for him to have convicted rapist Conor McGregor on the show.”
“I think it sends yet another message to women and marginalized folks everywhere that we’re not equal and you can do anything to us, and the perpetrators are still going to be out there being glorified.”
The comedian went on to talk about Fallon having President Donald Trump on the show leading up to his 2016 election. “That didn’t sit well with me,” she said, who is known for her dislike of Trump.
“I think it’s time we kind of make up our minds about who we’re going to cancel it and who we’re not. Take it from the most canceled celebrity in history – look it up. As the kids say, do better.”