"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List" (4.08) recaplet: All this for a Grammy?

After the ... um ... much-debated episode last week, this week's My Life on the D-List brings Kathy Griffin back home, as she goes all out in her attempt to win a Grammy.

First up, though, is another attempt to squeeze every last drop of publicity from her Emmy, as she heads to a glamorous photo shoot ... at a Los Angeles bus stop. As she's sitting on a sticky L.A. bench in a ball gown, clutching her Emmy and a chihuahua, she's joined by a vaguely terrifying male "model" who engages her in conversations about Family Guy and finger foods (when Kathy explained that the model was just some random dude walking by, I thought she was joking ... but now I'm not sure).

"Ba Ba Ba Ba Baby ... Don't Forget My Number"

Next, it's off to NYC for an album cover photoshoot, for her comedy CD For Your Consideration. The concept is "desperate on the red carpet", and as hot photographer Mike Ruiz clicks away, Kathy crawls around with a mini-Grammy and a pleading look in her mascara-stained eyes, channeling the spirits of Courtney Love and Sally Kirkland.

Of course, Kathy is so sure she'll win a Grammy that she thinks some future financial planning is in order for "Team Griffin" (Jessica, Tiffany, and Tom), so she enlists the aid of Power Lesbian Suze Orman.

I have a confession to make: Suze Orman scares the hell out of me. Every time I see her, she's always emasculating some poor schlub because he used a credit card or bought non-generic toilet paper. Tom takes the brunt of her Ilsa-like fury this time, when he says he wants a Range Rover:

Tom: "I think I should have one, because it says something about my manhood".

Suze: "Girlfriend, you don't HAVE a manhood!"

Tom: "So, I shouldn't express my masculinity through my car?"

Suze: "Do you have any?"

Ouch! Suze also takes Jessica to task (and calls her Jennifer) for leasing a car, and brags about the five houses she has. She's like a cross between Donald Trump and Capt. Janeway.

the rash eventually covers the entire upper half of the victim's body

As much as I took Kathy to task last week for her "gaybies" joke, that pales in comparison to what she does next. She decides that since Britney Spears won a Grammy, she would try to emulate the pop princess by faux dating Britney's former boyfriend-for-a-minute, the papparazzi playboy/male skank (mank?) Adnan Ghallb.

See what happens on their "date", and how Kathy's mother has her own flock of gays, after the break.

Kathy and her mank hit Hollywood, looking for the best places to be photographed together, and she has a hilarious fake run in with a non-fan in a car, and in one of the greatest acts of courage I've ever seen, allows herself to be photographed receiving a mank kiss.

They still look better than Tara Reid's

Kathy discovers that her mom has stolen not only her best gay Patrick, but has her very own gaggle of gays. In a very sweet scene, they all have dinner with "Maggie's Gays", and it's clear that she loves the attention, and the gay men have a lot of love and affection for her.

Because of her newfound celebrity, Maggie has actual interviews lined up with some senior magazines, and Kathy feigns jealousy, but it's obvious that she's happy that her mom is having fun. My favorite part of D-List has always been Kathy's relationship with her parents, and I'm glad that Maggie has had a bigger role this season.

Kathy finally sees the cover for her CD, and the publicity materials, and they're all variations on the "desperate on the red carpet" theme. And if this doesn't get her nominated, nothing will...

You can see a clip of tonight's show below, and next week, it's the "Furball", plus Segway Polo!