Kathy Griffin claimed in an Instagram post on Tuesday that she had been banned from "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon for being inappropriate and controversial."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," Griffin said in the video posted to Instagram."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."In 2017, Griffin drew bipartisan backlash after posting an image of herself holding a Halloween mask covered in ketchup that appeared to resemble the severed head of President Donald Trump.In addition to facing condemnation, Griffin was investigated by the Secret Service over whether the image constituted a threat against the president.Comedian Kathy Griffin speaks at El Rey Theatre on November 01, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.
Jimmy Fallon during the monologue on Monday, June 8, 2026.(Michael Tullberg/Getty Images;Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images)COMEDIANS DIG AT TRUMP AS BILL MAHER ACCEPTS MARK TWAIN PRIZE AT KENNEDY CENTERShe said she liked Fallon, but then slammed him for having Conor McGregor on in her Instagram tirade."I think the Fallon folks made a mistake by having Conor McGregor on," Griffin said.
"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."Griffin said it reminded her of when Fallon had Trump on the show and it didn't sit well with her.MENTALIST OZ PEARLMAN PULLS OUT OF KIMMEL GUEST APPEARANCE, REPLACED BY LEFT-WING PODCASTERJimmy Fallon doing a monologue on "The Tonight Show." (NBC)"I think it’s time we kind of make up our minds about who we’re going to cancel...