Another commune termed "The Ranch" was very equivalent to the tradition of Drop City, as well as new principles like supplying youngsters of the commune intensive freedoms recognized as "kid's rights". With Janeane Garofalo, she designed a standup act referred to as "Hot Cup of Talk", which grew to become the title of her 1998 solo HBO special. Griffin has recorded a lot of standup comedy specials for HBO and Bravo.