
Sojourner Truth
African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist
Joan Rivers was an acclaimed American comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host known for her blunt, self-deprecating, and acerbic comedy style. She was a pioneer of women in comedy and received numerous awards, including an Emmy and a Grammy. Rivers had a prolific career, hosting several successful talk shows, appearing on TV and film, and authoring bestselling books.
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Joan Alexandra Molinskywith daughter Melissa Rivers.
In addition to marketing a line of jewelry and apparel on the QVC shopping channel, Rivers authored 12 best-selling books and three LP comedy albums under her own name: Mr. Phyllis and Other Funny Stories (Warner Bros 1965), The Next to Last Joan Rivers Album (Buddah 1969), and What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most? (Geffen 1983). She was nominated in 1984 for a Grammy Award for her album What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most? and was nominated in 1994 for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance of the title role in Sally Marr … and Her Escorts. In 2009, Rivers competed alongside her daughter Melissa on the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice, ultimately winning the season. In 2015, Rivers posthumously received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her book, Diary of a Mad Diva.
In 1968, The New York Times television critic Jack Gould called Rivers “quite possibly the most intuitively funny woman alive”. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked her sixth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time, and in October the same year, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. She is the subject of the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010).
Joan Rivers was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host known for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that was heavily self-deprecating and acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.
Joan Rivers started her career in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village and rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on The Tonight Show. In 1986, she became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show with The Late Show with Joan Rivers. She went on to host The Joan Rivers Show and became known for her comedic red carpet celebrity interviews.
Joan Rivers received an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award, and was nominated for a Tony Award. She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her album ‘What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?’ and a Tony Award for her performance in the play ‘Sally Marr … and Her Escorts’.
Joan Rivers was known for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that was heavily self-deprecating and acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians. She delivered her comedy in her signature New York accent.
In addition to her comedy and television work, Joan Rivers authored 12 best-selling books, released three LP comedy albums, and marketed a line of jewelry and apparel on the QVC shopping channel. She also competed on and won the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice with her daughter Melissa.
In 1968, The New York Times television critic Jack Gould called Rivers ,quite possibly the most intuitively funny woman alive,. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked her sixth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time, and she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame that same year.
The documentary ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ was released in 2010 and provided an intimate look into Joan Rivers’ life and career, cementing her legacy as a pioneering and influential figure in the comedy world.
I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was ‘the man goes on top and the woman underneath.’ For three years my husband and I slept in bunk beds.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her favorite food is seconds.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Don’t follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I don’t excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Yeah, I read history. But it doesn’t make you nice. Hitler read history, too.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
The ideal beauty is a fugitive which is never found.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Diets, like clothes, should be tailored to you.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
It’s so long since I’ve had sex I’ve forgotten who ties up who.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Boy George is all England needs – another queen who can’t dress.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I’d look like without plastic surgery.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Never floss with a stranger.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Don’t tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won’t respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, ‘Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.’.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I told my mother-in-law that my house was her house, and she said, ‘Get the hell off my property.’
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Before we make love my husband takes a pain killer.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Forty for you, sixty for me. And equal partners we will be.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
There is not one female comic who was beautiful as a little girl.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
It’s been so long since I’ve had sex I’ve forgotten who ties up whom.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she’s a tramp.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Elizabeth Taylor has more chins than the Chinese telephone directory.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Thank God we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
She doesn’t understand the concept of Roman numerals. She thought we just fought in world war eleven.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God’s gift, that’s why we call it the present.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)
If God wanted us to bend over he’d put diamonds on the floor.
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933-2014)