Suckin' It for the Holidays

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Suckin' It for the Holidays
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
RecordedBorgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
GenreComedy
Length56:00
LabelMusic with a Twist
ProducerDonut Run Productions, Inc.
Kathy Griffin chronology
For Your Consideration
(2008)
Suckin' It for the Holidays
(2009)
Balls of Steel
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]

Suckin' It for the Holidays is a

Grammy nominations cut-off, in her second attempt to win the award.[2] Her first comedy album, For Your Consideration, received a Best Comedy Album nomination in 2008 but George Carlin posthumously won for It's Bad for Ya
.

Despite its title, Suckin' It for the Holidays is not a holiday album, although Kwanzaa is mentioned briefly. Griffin addresses many of her favorite subjects, including the foibles of celebrities and people who appear on reality television.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Happy Kwaanza"5:10
2."Maggie the Gay Activist"1:11
3."Sturdy Germans & Polacks"4:34
4."Nervous Pills & Boxes of Wine"3:41
5."Katie Couric (Again!!!)"1:34
6."President Suze Orman"1:16
7."I Met Gayle"2:47
8."Maya Angelou Is Insufferable"2:40
9."Justin Out-Blacks T.I."5:25
10."Somebody Has to Blow Trump"5:51
11."Kelly vs. Bethany"6:56
12."A Dude Named Danielle"9:14
13."Congratulations (Speidi)"5:14
Total length:56:00

Chart performance

Though not as successful as her previous album, this one entered the Top Comedy Album at number four on its debut, making it another Top Ten album for Griffin on this chart.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S.
Top Comedy Albums[3]
4

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  2. ^ Jones, Anthony (September 1, 2009). "Kathy Griffin Baits Grammy Voters With Second Comedy Album". Celebrity News Service. AHN Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Kathy Griffin discography". Billboard Magazine Online. Retrieved 2010-01-25.