Is CNN trying to lose viewers or win them? In a new commercial promoting the network’s New Year's Eve Special, anchor Anderson Cooper and comedian Kathy Griffin play off their strange pairing with even more awkward humor. The commercial begins with Griffin getting a massage in Cooper’s office while teasing him to be “ready for anything.” The commercial ends with Griffin revealing an obviously fake back tattoo of Cooper’s face.
This isn’t the news network has played up the weird sexual jokes between their openly gay anchor and the crass comedian. As you may remember, during CNN’s New Year’s Special in 2013, Griffin made a joke about tickling Cooper’s genitals before pretending to give him a blowjob.