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Kathy Griffin was dragged after posting that photo, but now she鈥檚 ready to reveal all as part of her tour down under. Matthew Wade spoke with the fiery comedian about sexism, her bond with the gays, and the 鈥渁ccidental President鈥�.

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Kathy Griffin was dragged through the mud after posting an image of herself holding Donald Trump鈥檚 decapitated head – at least, a mask covered in fake blood – but the fiery 56-year-old comic is still holding her own head up high.

聽She got fired and had her 50-city tour cancelled. There was a two-month federal investigation on her, where she was questioned by the U.S. Secret Service. And a handful of people even thought she might be a member of militant group ISIS.

Despite this, the jokes still come hard and fast.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think ISIS are hiring many red-haired comedians,鈥� she says.

鈥淏ut seriously, comedy鈥檚 the most appropriate way to deal with situations like our accidental President.

鈥淚 miss the days I could talk about Monica Lewinsky鈥檚 jizz stain. Thank God that when Obama came in we had more creative freedom, but as soon as 鈥�45鈥� started his campaign, it was all over.鈥�

Given current American President Donald Trump was the primary cause of Griffin鈥檚 recent and quite widespread backlash, it makes sense that she refuses to refer to him by name, and instead as either the 鈥渁ccidental President鈥�, 鈥�45鈥�, or 鈥渢hat cow鈥�.

She adds that in the immediate aftermath of her posting the photo, Trump and his conservative supporters were quick to mobilise.

鈥淣o-one cares if you have a whole lifetime of work, if you do one thing that鈥檚 not popular, that鈥檚 it,鈥� she says.

鈥淗oney, I couldn鈥檛 go anywhere – I had 24/7 security.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an intense thing, because there are so many of these deplorables and they mobilise, they鈥檙e nazis. And if there鈥檚 one thing they know how to do, it鈥檚 organise.

鈥淭he reaction鈥檚 been quite hypocritical, and it鈥檚 because I鈥檓 a woman going through this. Ted Nugent threatened to kill Obama, and Trump invited him to the White House. If I wasn鈥檛 a 56-year-old female this wouldn鈥檛 have happened.鈥�

In light of Griffin鈥檚 cancelled tour in the States, she鈥檒l be heading on an international tour instead, including this month.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to talk all about the incident,鈥� she says.

鈥淚鈥檒l be putting my middle finger up and saying every heinous thing everyone who fucked me over said.

鈥淚 even got a consolation letter from Billy Bush, who grabs pussies. He thinks we鈥檙e in the same club, but I don鈥檛 want to be in the Billy Bush club. I鈥檓 going to have to read that letter on my tour.鈥�

Much like many other outspoken women in comedy like her predecessor Joan Rivers, Griffin has been in a long standing and close knit relationship with her gay fans.

She says she鈥檚 always had a special bond with queer people.

鈥淚鈥檓 a freckly, freaky, redhead who says inappropriate thing, and I was the five-year-old in the corner trying to make people laugh, where I met the shy gay kid in the corner,鈥� she says.

鈥淚 even went to my school dance with my gay bestie.

鈥淚 think that the gay community and me realise we鈥檙e in this for the long haul – I鈥檓 a woman in a man鈥檚 world, and I think gay folks relate to that.鈥�

Griffin even used to perform at AIDS hospices, where gay men on their death beds would ask her to make fun of them.

鈥淗umour is a place you shouldn鈥檛 keep out of serious events, and I think the gay community really understands that,鈥� she says.

鈥淵our postal survey in Australia is obviously bullshit. But I want to ask 鈥�45鈥� how the fuck he鈥檚 going to take trans people in the military from their posts.

鈥淎t least Malcolm Turnbull鈥檚 not that nutty and thoughtless. Actually here in the U.S. we kind of like Turnbull because we鈥檝e heard the tape of him mocking the accidental President.鈥�

Kathy Griffin will be bringing her Laugh Your Head Off tour around Australia between October 19 – 31. For more information and to buy tickets visit:聽.