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Joan Rivers

COMEDIAN Jun 8, 1933 - Sep 4, 2014

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A pioneer female stand-up comedian with acerbic, raunchy, self-deprecating humor

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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Sep 2014)Directed by Ricki Stern

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Joan Rivers

Did Joan Rivers’ rise to success get her “blacklisted” by Johnny Carson?

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-- Joan Rivers' Early Inspiration

-- Joan Rivers on Comedic Success

-- Joan Rivers on her Contemporaries

-- Joan Rivers on Second City

-- Joan Rivers: Road Comic

-- Joan Rivers on Audience Flops

-- Joan Rivers' "False Starts"

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