Kathy Griffin Makes Jokes About Her Lung Cancer Recovery

American comedian Kathy Griffin, known for her controversial jokes, revealed how lung cancer impacted her vocal cords. On an episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show, the actress, as usual, playfully jests that “My voice got some damage, I am fine, it doesn’t hurt, and the important thing is my boobs are still fabulous.”

The Loved Wrecked star was diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer late last year, although she claimed she never smoked. Griffin underwent a successful surgical procedure in which half of her lung was removed. However, she’s “still working on” getting her voice back to normal due to the effect of the treatment.

Griffin is hopeful that her voice will recover fully

During the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, the Dirty Love star said she has a positive feeling that she will recover fully, “I think it’ll get back to normal, but I’m not sure. I’m still working on it.” Also, in a bid to stay optimistic, the actress feels her hushed voice is humorous, “I am funnier because I think I sound non-threatening and demure. That’s my new angle.”

Interestingly, the show host, Kimmel, resonated with her jokes and bantered, “Thank God you’re a comedian and not a police officer.” Griffin quipped, “Can you imagine? ‘Stop! Cut it out, you guys! Be nicer!'”

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Griffin addressed her fan on her voice change

The Being Canadian star revealed that she was cancer-free some months back and also took time out to get candid with her fans about the changes in her voice. Griffin posted a video on Instagram that detailed a stand-up set she performed where she explained her situation to the audience to keep them abreast of her recovery progress.

“Ok, I’m very self-conscious about this, but I wanted to let you guys know exactly where my voice is in context of when I can go back to working,” she explained. “When I first walked out on stage, which is not in this clip, and I started speaking in my whisper voice, some folks in the audience laughed because they didn’t know about my situation, Then I explained it, and they were kind of stunned for about two minutes.”

She continued, “Then the most amazing thing happened; the audience, and granted this was a very forgiving and loving audience, actually adjusted to me! They became so quiet that they actually heard what I was saying through my poor little paralyzed left vocal chord after my cancer surgery.”