Sherri Shepherd gives kudos to old co-star Kathy Griffin...

Until Brooke Shields paid a visit to "The View" recently, I had forgotten that Sherri Shepherd had spent some time co-starring with her and Kathy Griffin on the NBC sitcom "Suddenly Susan" in the late 90s.

So when Sherri and I gabbed last week at an pre-Emmy party, I asked her to dish on the D-lister thinking maybe I'd start some kind of little feud or something. But Sherri had only good things to say about the Emmy winning "this award is my God" comedienne: "Kathy Griffin! That's my girl! We don't see each other as much but we always text each other. I was just at her show, I was sitting in the back row cuz i knew she was gonna talk about me. Kathy is unlike no other, I think she's brilliant and I admire Kathy's work ethic. She works hard. She busts her behind."
I don't know if we'll be seeing these very funny ladies together on "The View" anytime soon. Kathy has said on several talk shows lately that she has been banned for now for remarks about Barbara Walters. She at one time seemed to be in the running for the spot on the panel that ended up going to Sherri. It's just as well though. i like the idea of Kathy being out there on the D-List left up to her own devices. She's much better as an outsider.

Oh yeah, one more thing. Backstage after the Emmy broadcast, Sherri and fellow co-host Cameron Mathison (sigh) came backstage for some questions. Sherri talked about how happy she was for Ellen DeGeneres winning yet another Emmy because there was a time when Sherri couldn;t get herself booked on any of the talk shows. But Ellen was such a fan and ended up inviting Sherri on so many times that she holds the record for the most guest spots on the program. That, of course, led to guest hosting on "The View" and the rest is history.

Sherri, as you recall, was guest hosting the day that Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck famously had it out on live television. Kathy sat in the next day when Rosie was gone and Barbara had returned. Here is a clip and it may indicate why Kathy has not been asked back!