Kathy Griffin Lands Daily Show-Esque Talk Show on Bravo

Kathy Griffin fans are getting a late Christmas present, while her detractors and targets are checking their stockings one last time before relegating them to storage, only to find a lump of coal. The Emmy-Award winning comedian has just been granted a one-hour weekly talk show, creatively titled Kathy, to air on Bravo.

So what will the show be about, and when can we expect to Tivo it?

At today’s Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Bravo introduced Kathy, calling it a “piercing take on the week’s news,” everything from the biggest headlines to the lowliest celebrity gossip. The show will also “feature stand-up routines, celebrity interviews and taped segments.”

So it’s The Daily Show, but without a funny host and on an unfunny channel, and it’s coming to a living-room near you this spring.

What else is on the lineup for Bravo this year? George Clooney will be on Inside the Actor’s Studio January 31st, and the cast and crew of Glee will headline the program later this year.

Aside from Kathy, several reality-themed shows are filling Bravo’s programming slots, Shahs of Sunset, Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis, Million Dollar Listing New York, Love Broker, Around the World in 80 Plates, and Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding. Most of the new shows are spin-offs from old programming featuring familiar faces or premises, while Shahs of Sunset is a new documentary about Persian-American youth, courtesy of Ryan Seacrest Productions.

So are you going to be watching Griffin’s new show or do you predict another dud for the actress and comedian?