Controversial Comedian Credits Snoop Dogg for This Rare Opportunity
Kathy Griffin is giving credit where credit is due. In this case, it goes to Snoop Dogg for complimenting her humor in a move that landed her a music video gig.
The controversial comedian opened up on TikTok about her brief appearance in Eminem's 2000 music video for the superhit "The Real Slim Shady." In it, Griffin plays the nurse at the very beginning of the video who grabs the microphone and says (in Eminem's voice), "May I have your attention please?"
Griffin started by sharing that she was initially offered $500 to appear in the video but countered, asking for $10,000, and surprisingly, she still got the gig!
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"The video was directed by a guy named Gary Gray and another guy named Dr. Dre, perhaps you've heard of him," Griffin quipped.
She went on to describe how the directors told her to do things like "rough him up" as she acted out her tough nurse role while "wrangling in" Eminem for the music video.
Then she described introducing herself to Eminem, calling him "very professional and very nice."
"Eventually, I got the nerve to go up to Dr. Dre and just say, 'This is really really fun! What made you think of me for this role?"
She claims Dr. Dre told her, "Snoop said you're funny."
"Yeah, I got the job from Snoop, cuz I had done another gig with Snoop Dogg, and he was really fun, and he played along with this joke, and Snoop got me the gig." Griffin explained.
This is a story that Griffin has told before, explaining on Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party that they met when she asked him to make out with her for a bit when she was hosting the Billboard Music Awards in 1999.Controversial Comedian Credits Snoop Dogg for This Rare Opportunity first appeared on Parade on Jul 2, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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