I'll start by saying that I've always enjoyed Kathy' sarcastic brand of comedy and respect the fact that she managed to carve out her own niche by creating the whole D-list persona. She's not an easy comedian and it does take a driven person to do something like that.

And so to this video, which is part video diary and part stand-up routine based on the fallout of her controversial decision to post an image of her holding a ketchup-covered mask of Donald trump online and the subsequent backlash.

She must have REALLY copped it because the video-diary stuff is a hard watch. She seems like she's about to crack any second and there's something distinctly uncomfortable about seeing that on film. Funnily enough, the stand-up routine itself is a hard watch too, but for completely different reasons.

For starters, it's just not that funny. Not terrible, but far too much like a rant with a laugh track cued to play after any swear word. She was undoubtedly unfairly treated but I think the main problem is that Kathy is so used to pushing boundaries and got quite a shock when the boundaries pushed back. It's almost as if there was a buildup of animosity towards her and the Trump photo released it from both left and right sides of the political spectrum.

Hers is an interesting story but after a while I felt like I was at a dinner party sitting next to someone who kept telling the same story, rather loudly, from different angles.

It's crazy to watch this assault of the 1st amendment be laid out in front of you during the documentary. Truly an affront to our nation. Kathy puts on a truly emotional performance detailing the Trump administration's thin-skinned attack on the freedom of expression. I completely respect her spirit in fighting for her reputation, life, and lively hood. Her on-stage performance was informative and hilarious to boot. Somewhere, I believe, Lenny Bruce is proud of Kathy Griffin.

I'm going to guess that, since this was only showing once, a lot of reviews I saw posted here before the movie started are from people who didn't see it. As someone who did, I had a great time! My theater's turnout wasn't huge, but everyone was laughing throughout - I thought that this was one of Kathy's best standup specials in years. She goes through everything from politics to the Kardashians and strings it all together better than the wide majority of standup specials out there. I do wish that the opening documentary section gave a better view of what was happening behind the scenes after the media fallout. It can feel a little tacked on at spots and could have gone more into "the wood chipper," but it seems like Kathy really wanted to focus on the comedy. As it is, I hope people 1) see this before they rate it and 2) see this because it seems like Kathy Griffin is coming back better than ever!