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Kathy Griffin and Lance Bass act out a wardrobe malfunction scene at the first A-List Awards on Bravo.

All of the Bravo favorites were there. Top Chefs, Real Housewives, loads of Kathy Griffin and an all-star crop of Project Runway finalists and winners from the first four seasons. In a nutshell, the first ever A-List Awards on Bravo were a dream come true for those addicted to the network.

Griffin offered a variety of skits worth a few belly laughs, most notably a hip-hop duet with one of her main gays, Lance Bass, in which the two “exposed” one another ala the famed Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson Super Bowl XXXVIII wardrobe scandal. It was a clever, unexpected throwback to a pop culture moment that goes back a few years more than Griffin usually digs.

The night was filled with few awards — does it really matter if you win one of these? — and served more as a reunion and chance for Bravo stars to meet one another. Sure, there were a few non-Bravo winners (Dana Delaney of Desperate Housewives won Best A-List Actor, Female), but the stage most often was overflowing with familiar faces.

Real Housewives from both coasts joined together on stage to present an award, Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio was challenged to a Quick Fire and, the coolest part of the evening, a handful of Project Runway favorites returned to design dresses for celebrities to wear in a fashion show that ended the night.

The dresses, as well as the sketches for each look, are up for grabs at bravotv.com, with proceeds benefiting UNICEF’s relief efforts in Myanmar. Throughout the night, progress was shown from the previous day of work at Parsons. It really made me even more anxious for the next season of Runway, which starts July 16.

Because I know how Bravo works, I’m sure the awards will be shown marathon style this weekend — and I’ll probably get sucked in to watching them at least another couple of times.

Designer Malan Breton and Nikki Blonsky, star of Hairspray, arrive on the red carpet at the A-List Awards. Breton designed the dress Blonsky wore, and it now is being auctioned off for charity at bravotv.com.

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Kathy Griffin performs June 8 as part of the TV Land Awards.

She gets away with saying the most offensive things on Bravo, and it seems this season will — thankfully — be no different with Kathy Griffin and My Life on the D-List.

In tonight’s episode, the first of the new season, Kathy and her entourage traveled to New York for New Year’s Eve. Kathy co-hosted the CNN live broadcast with Anderson Cooper, who she loving referred to as “Andy” at least five times during the broadcast. The best part? Jessica made a game of it, and she drank a shot for each of those five times.

One of the best parts of D-List has been watching characters develop among Kathy’s staff. Jessica, the first one to join her, provided some added entertainment in tonight’s episode. And, based on the previews alone, we’re in for another season filled with hilarity.

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