Reader: Kathy Griffin isn't worthy of a Muppets cameo

The Muppet Movie is doing boffo box office; the puppets alone are enough to draw the crowds. But during their lengthy career, the Muppets have also cozied up to many celebrities -- including the quintet profiled in our "Five most memorable Muppet movie cameos" post. DustyD One of them was...

By Patricia Calhoun

November 29, 2011

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The Muppet Movie is doing boffo box office; the puppets alone are enough to draw the crowds. But during their lengthy career, the Muppets have also cozied up to many celebrities -- including the quintet profiled in our "Five most memorable Muppet movie cameos" post. DustyD

One of them was from 1999's Muppets From Space -- and DustyD didn't appreciate its inclusion:

Kathy Griffin doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the Muppets.

Not even if she's goosed by Animal while she plays a prison guard?

For the record, the stars have come out for The Muppets Movie, too, which includes a cameo by heartthrob Zach Galifianakis. Take that, Kathy Griffin!

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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