Joan Rivers | The Complete "Pioneers of Television" Interview | Steven J Boettcher

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    Joan Rivers talks about the secret to comedy, her experience with the male dominated industry, and so much more.
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Komentáře • 413

  • @ajfoodiesaiyan
    @ajfoodiesaiyan Před 2 lety +480

    I miss her so much. Seven years on and I still find it hard to believe she's gone. Funniest person in comedy, no one will ever outshine her.

    • @kasession
      @kasession Před 2 lety +8

      Same here! I was fan FOR DECADES!!! She was the reason I watched the Red Carpet of awards shows. Fashion Police was my absolute guilty pleasure. People were surprised it was a hit. I was not.

    • @doniellestenson3502
      @doniellestenson3502 Před 2 lety +4

      Joan invented "extra". Noone did it better.

    • @justinwhite6787
      @justinwhite6787 Před 2 lety +2

      Too right! So happy to have seen her in stand up - several times in NYC.

    • @unowen-nh9ov
      @unowen-nh9ov Před 2 lety +2

      "I step over assistants." She slagged the Obamas, Barack sent a lovely message when she died. Joan raised the bar.

    • @unowen-nh9ov
      @unowen-nh9ov Před 2 lety

      "So smart dick", never heard that before.

  • @ciaransammon
    @ciaransammon Před 2 lety +385

    I’m so glad to see something I’ve never seen of hers. She is just magical.

    • @rickyolivarez
      @rickyolivarez Před 2 lety +11

      Right! I hope Carrie Fisher has some gems hidden as well.

    • @gaylereid8264
      @gaylereid8264 Před 2 lety +2

      I soooo MISS HER❣️❣️❣️

    • @JNMKlover
      @JNMKlover Před 6 dny

      I wish Joan believed she was beautiful as we saw her. And Carrie believed how brilliant she was.

  • @iwantafennec9577
    @iwantafennec9577 Před 2 lety +275

    Someone FINALLY tells the truth about Jerry Seinfeld. Calling him mediocre is being very kind. Joan you are missed!

    • @nonenoneonenonenone
      @nonenoneonenonenone Před 2 lety +10

      Oh, he was one of the mob, doing the same stuff as everyone else, and competent, super competent. I'm surprised she didn't give Larry David the credit he deserves.

    • @glorioswanson3574
      @glorioswanson3574 Před 2 lety +18

      I've always said it was Elaine, Kramer and Constanza that carried the show -- BUT, Jerry was the straight man, the setup guy and he was great at it and it worked. It was a great dynamic between all of them.

    • @wintercomesearly
      @wintercomesearly Před 2 lety +18

      @@nonenoneonenonenone Jerry would have been nobody without the brilliant Larry David.

    • @Trollika_Devi
      @Trollika_Devi Před 2 lety +4

      Joan was brilliant in a way but she was also a bitter **** who had to put everybody down. Jerry Seinfeld may or not not be mediocre but it's very petty to say such things about others in your field.

    • @wintercomesearly
      @wintercomesearly Před 2 lety +30

      @@Trollika_Devi bitter or not, she was making a good case of the irony of a not that funny male comedian making half a billion bucks in his career, retiring early, while a top of her game female comedian would work into her eighties to make one third of that.

  • @michaelrecycle9838
    @michaelrecycle9838 Před 2 lety +114

    There is something so special about her. She was a REAL person who never forgot the struggle of the average person.

  • @manbtm1
    @manbtm1 Před rokem +34

    This lady was the real deal, so intelligent, so talented, so human, and absolutely nobody’s fool. They just don’t make them like that anymore.

  • @user-fb4sb1zi8g
    @user-fb4sb1zi8g Před 2 lety +219

    Miss Joan so much! This sensitive society we live in today could use more of Joan's comedy.

    • @gusa8006
      @gusa8006 Před 2 lety +4

      The Political Correctness and Cancel Culture Brigade are bunch of Sensitive Beings

  • @tarync6539
    @tarync6539 Před 2 lety +166

    I'll just pretend this is recent and she's still blessing us with her presence. What an incredible piece of work this lady is!

    • @markwhitman9029
      @markwhitman9029 Před 2 lety +4

      I do that too! Miss her in the worst way. No one today makes me howl anymore

    • @tarync6539
      @tarync6539 Před 2 lety +5

      @@markwhitman9029 I totally agree she made me laugh in a way no one else ever has

    • @trainrover
      @trainrover Před 2 lety

      Many a high friend school at the early '80s owned the record of a potty-mouth stand up act of hers 🍸

  • @scottgarbo1288
    @scottgarbo1288 Před rokem +69

    It's SO GREAT to hear the incredible Joan Rivers acknowledge her own brilliance. She's 1000% correct - she was, is and always will be funnier than anyone other comic. She was the best of the best and that will never change because she was an absolutely brilliant woman who could turn anything into an unforgettable joke. The world still missed her amazing humor but her honesty and sweetness as well.

  • @cavalier9915
    @cavalier9915 Před 2 lety +108

    I live for Joan's interviews where she's cracking jokes and being hilarious, and yet her "serious" interviews are so, so compelling. Goddamn she was a smart person--she wasn't Phi Beta Kappa at Barnard for nothing.

    • @Patrick3183
      @Patrick3183 Před 2 lety

      And this was college THEN, when colleges weren’t a idiotic woke ideology machine

    • @emifer5356
      @emifer5356 Před 2 lety +11

      Have you seen the “joan rivers gets her head shrunk?”
      That is my favourite Joan Rivers interview, with a psychologist, and she gets into really serious matters. Joan tells the interviewer in the end that it was a tremendous experience.

  • @camsmith336
    @camsmith336 Před 2 lety +108

    This interview just shows what a genuine person Joan was, no BS about her!!!! Whenever I am feeling down I look on youtube for a Joan clip and life is good once again..... how I miss dear Joan......

  • @michaeldiamond2755
    @michaeldiamond2755 Před 2 lety +74

    I could listen to Joan talk all day

  • @andyroo9381
    @andyroo9381 Před 2 lety +53

    We were lucky to have her for the time she was here.

  • @rudiisrael92
    @rudiisrael92 Před 2 lety +63

    Thank you CZcams for keeping Joan in our minds. One of a kind.

  • @garethwood6659
    @garethwood6659 Před 2 lety +82

    This lady was wonderful. Smart funny but actually really kind.

  • @UWPower
    @UWPower Před 2 lety +28

    Never got the credit she deserved for being so intelligent. You can’t be a good comedian without being exceptionally bright and astute. Joan towered above the others with her perceptive abilities!

  • @brucelichtenstein1647
    @brucelichtenstein1647 Před rokem +17

    I knew Joan for 30 years. She was beautiful inside and out. I miss her hugs the most. She was the funniest person on the planet. Love you Joan.

    • @waynejohnson4960
      @waynejohnson4960 Před 16 dny

      You were so lucky.

    • @JeffLivingston-zl6oh
      @JeffLivingston-zl6oh Před 9 dny

      My good friend Diamond Lil had the same surgery, the same week, as Joan did, and survived. They would have been greatest friends..... Now I miss them both. I wish Heaven was actually real, cuz I'd go to see them..

  • @dhgemein2
    @dhgemein2 Před 2 lety +146

    I miss her. There's no other celebrity I would say that about.

  • @11Dossier
    @11Dossier Před 2 lety +84

    A brilliant interview with a brilliant comedian. Miss her so much. They’ll never be another like her .

    • @deborahfrancey9797
      @deborahfrancey9797 Před rokem

      Your daughter Melissa should be so proud of her Mom. She was funny. But so human. And she adored you❤❤

  • @3a5859
    @3a5859 Před 2 lety +48

    I miss Joan every day.This lady is still a powerforce of pure American talent made in New York.Eloquent, super duper smart, a trailblaser at it s best.Real comedic genius and on a league of her own.

  • @johntirado-glover3574
    @johntirado-glover3574 Před 2 lety +18

    Joan Rivers is an icon. My favorite comedian of all times. Miss her tremendously.

  • @jeremyanderson7902
    @jeremyanderson7902 Před 2 lety +51

    We need joan now more than ever in 2021. Miss her.

  • @subobbio1140
    @subobbio1140 Před 2 lety +34

    Bless her heart. A legend. So talented and sweet while sarcastic and poignant.

  • @kayumochi
    @kayumochi Před 2 lety +9

    Wow. I never realized what a completely truthful human Joan Rivers was.

  • @ddduva4440
    @ddduva4440 Před 2 lety +44

    Just an amazing professional. Irreplaceable.

  • @nathelondon3719
    @nathelondon3719 Před 2 lety +42

    Unprecedented, unique, unequaled. Shalom and RIP Joan.

  • @quietyoutrash8150
    @quietyoutrash8150 Před 2 lety +21

    Joan was a real star

  • @joelarama
    @joelarama Před 2 lety +13

    How I miss Joan. 😔⭐️

  • @user-ls4vb6dq7z
    @user-ls4vb6dq7z Před 2 lety +17

    Miss Joan Rivers SO much. She was such a vital woman; can't believe she's gone 7 years.

  • @rubenalvarado9412
    @rubenalvarado9412 Před rokem +13

    She was such an intelligent person. So much wisdom coming from her mouth. Listening to her have a “non-comedy” conversation is just so warming. Educational even. I miss her so much ❤

  • @EvanRockwell1
    @EvanRockwell1 Před 2 lety +13

    Robin Williams was someone I looked up to so much as a child. I was OBSESSED with Mrs. Doubtfire. I still am. As a kid, I remember Joan being someone who was glamorous and loved being rich. It wasn't until I was an adult that I truly appreciated her comedy and personality and I was in love. They died so close together. It was like losing 2 of my closest friends back to back.

  • @willbarnett7622
    @willbarnett7622 Před 2 lety +31

    The QUEEN of comedy! I have loved Joan since I first saw her. She was a comedic genius. I miss her terribly. The best and funniest lady. Thanks for sharing this. RIP Joan ❤️🙏

  • @TheJamiebaby15
    @TheJamiebaby15 Před 2 lety +21

    She really was a pioneer she broke down barriers for female comedians

  • @iTzJimBoi
    @iTzJimBoi Před 19 dny +3

    People mistaken Joan’s stage persona for her real personality. A comedian always has a facade, it’s required. A comedian must be bigger than life because no one wants to pay to see normalcy.
    Joan played her part brilliantly. Crass, rude, unfiltered. Off the stage, everyone knew her as the best person. She gifted her team expensive necklaces (a story told to reporters by her assistants) and was always giving gifts.
    Her act calls Lucille many names and made fun of her appearance. Off stage, she loves Lucille. Yet, people only know her for being spiteful and rude. They don’t mention her business acumen and love for her fellow female comics and performers.
    Legend.

  • @garyfayman5976
    @garyfayman5976 Před 2 lety +36

    What a brilliant, funny woman. I was blessed to see her live in Boston in 2009. May her memory forever be a blessing.

    • @gusa8006
      @gusa8006 Před 2 lety +2

      You were lucky being 🙏

  • @donnaelizabethcampbell5559
    @donnaelizabethcampbell5559 Před 2 lety +14

    Can you imagine what Joan,would say about today.We miss you Joan😭❤️💋⭐

  • @bullzdawguk
    @bullzdawguk Před 2 lety +18

    29:17 "And, I will still go on stage and I still think I'm funnier than any of my contemporaries that I'm working with now."
    I firmly believe there is huge difference between confidence and conceit, but only a fine line that separates them. What she says there is the pure confidence of an artist who knows their craft with flawless accuracy. Clearly, she knows where the line is.
    R.I.P. Joan Rivers. A pure gem.

  • @MM-cy1tc
    @MM-cy1tc Před 2 lety +17

    She was brilliant! Such a legend. A real icon of comedy.

  • @slareve3573
    @slareve3573 Před 2 lety +12

    She personified resilience! Definitely miss this soul!

  • @anjaplushenka5995
    @anjaplushenka5995 Před 2 lety +8

    *She was effective and a true once-in-a-millennium comedian and talent-a true, singular star-because in real life she was a fiercely intelligent woman who felt deeply and observed more deeply still. She'd hate to hear this, but yes, Joan, you were, are, and will forever remain an ICON.*

  • @cherryedwards3
    @cherryedwards3 Před 2 lety +11

    Joan Rivers had so much energy and a huge drive. She was almost like a machine.

  • @shellysexercise1394
    @shellysexercise1394 Před rokem +13

    So gracious. She gives Johnny Carson credit even though he really did her dirty. Shows her true character. She was kind, giving, and loving.

    • @waynejohnson4960
      @waynejohnson4960 Před 16 dny

      Class act till the end

    • @MaleOrderBride
      @MaleOrderBride Před 7 dny

      Right?!
      No-one outside of America even knows Johnny Carson! He was a nobody! A local act!😒
      Joan Rivers is an international icon! She was famous worldwide and loved globally!! ❤
      She gives this Johnny guy way too much credit...when the rest of the world don't even know who he is?!😂

  • @cherielacroix3046
    @cherielacroix3046 Před 2 lety +12

    The best Comedian Ever! No one could ever come close to Joan Rivers… I miss her

  • @TimChirikalov
    @TimChirikalov Před 2 lety +31

    A legend.

  • @mattbernabe
    @mattbernabe Před 2 lety +9

    This is the reason why I will forever love and admire this woman. She conquered in an all male business, then paved the way for other female comics to make it in the business.
    I loved Joan. I didn't know her, I've never met her (Wish I did), but I absolutely loved her.
    Seeing these interviews that I've never seen before pop up here and there makes me feel as of she is still around.

  • @peterdavino4408
    @peterdavino4408 Před 2 lety +6

    No one ever has a bad word to say about Joan Rivers and that in itself is a major statement on who she was and what she was all about. She came into my place of business one day with her grandson Cooper. She was nice to everybody and treated everyone with amazing graciousness and respect and I'll never forget it. She was a class act for sure!

  • @cinaedvabyer2147
    @cinaedvabyer2147 Před 2 lety +4

    I love JOAN RIVERS ❤️❤️❤️

  • @victorsilvester78
    @victorsilvester78 Před 2 lety +9

    God she is brilliant. So missed and no one remotely of such talent around to replace her.

  • @brianeduardo1234
    @brianeduardo1234 Před 2 lety +5

    She is a very honest woman

  • @GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER
    @GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER Před 4 měsíci +2

    Anyone who hasn't watched her 2010 documentary needs to watch it. It's amazing.

  • @hugo9448
    @hugo9448 Před 2 lety +22

    The world wasn’t prepared for her gone. She’ll be forever missed.

    • @nonenoneonenonenone
      @nonenoneonenonenone Před 2 lety +1

      It's interesting to hear her talk about being so contemporary, and she was. I didn't often like where she went, but she knew where she was going.

  • @christopherh5672
    @christopherh5672 Před 2 lety +9

    One of a kind. Such a softy underneath it all. Miss her so much xx

  • @stuartmcdonald5172
    @stuartmcdonald5172 Před 4 měsíci +2

    She's tough, strong and brilliant. A national treasure.

  • @anthonykennedy5324
    @anthonykennedy5324 Před 2 lety +11

    An absolutely brilliant monologue.

  • @henryandfriendslive
    @henryandfriendslive Před rokem +8

    What a brilliant interview and a brilliant human being. The world misses her so much.

  • @kathrynjaneway5346
    @kathrynjaneway5346 Před 2 lety +15

    She is and always shall be one of the greatest wonders of this Earth.

  • @larahedge8960
    @larahedge8960 Před 2 lety +5

    The sense of humor of the USA died with you, my queen. How I miss you dearly. RIP Joan Rivers

  • @vsoodsocal
    @vsoodsocal Před 5 měsíci +2

    She was one of the greatest. So talented, fearless and funny

  • @FuriedHearts
    @FuriedHearts Před 2 lety +7

    Such an intelligent, curious, confident, caring woman. She genuinely cares about other people and calls it like it is. She is so the opposite of a narcissist. She simply knows she is funny and talented; and that’s that.

  • @karmaxxl7945
    @karmaxxl7945 Před 2 lety +4

    I Miss Her, A true Comedy Legend for All times!!!

  • @douglasdare175
    @douglasdare175 Před 2 lety +21

    Amazing to see a new interview, when I thought I'd seen everything. She's still so inspiring! ...as if she thought she wasn't a "rich woman"!

  • @balston113
    @balston113 Před 2 lety +17

    Damn. Joan not getting a sitcom might be one of the biggest missed opportunities ever in pop culture. Dead serious.

    • @ttee3618
      @ttee3618 Před 2 měsíci

      She was sickening in Joan & Melissa

  • @zn.mercury3089
    @zn.mercury3089 Před 2 lety +13

    Miss Joan Rivers truly was one of the greatest. Loved her tremendously then and I still love and miss her to this day. She will forever be a legend and an icon. 💖

  • @evelynnoguera3418
    @evelynnoguera3418 Před 2 lety +4

    Miss her so much!

  • @SocialClout
    @SocialClout Před 2 lety +11

    There will never be another. Glamorous, funny, relatable, and irreverent. It just doesn't happen anymore.

  • @josephpowell6926
    @josephpowell6926 Před rokem +4

    Woman worked her ass off for decades. She earned every bit.

  • @MovieJon
    @MovieJon Před 2 lety +29

    NO ONE could touch her. She was so insightful and hilarious. Cruel? Sometimes, perhaps, but the truth hurts and she laid it all out there. She is so, so, so missed in the horrible social climate we find ourselves in now...

  • @charleswatson5313
    @charleswatson5313 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’m so glad to have seen this interview. There was an evening with Joan on British TV back in the eighties. In the audience were many comic personalities sitting there nor knowing if they should laugh. More fool them. She comes from another planet and brings joy to everyone.

  • @complextrocassette-carotta9889

    she's my favorite person ever

  • @sxnico
    @sxnico Před 11 měsíci +2

    Joan's the greatest and always so glamorous. love her necklace!

  • @cusimilooking4965
    @cusimilooking4965 Před 2 lety +7

    This was a great woman. I enjoyed her, appreciated her comedy and honesty. God Bless her.

  • @jpwaddell
    @jpwaddell Před 2 lety +10

    I got to meet Joan. Kind. Smart. Hard-working. Then hilariously funny.

  • @paulrob555
    @paulrob555 Před 2 lety +5

    This world became a less bright n funny place when Joan died. I miss her literally every day. Fashion Police and everything else she was doing gave me life and no matter how tough life was I would think, “At least I still have Joan to make me laugh”. We love and miss you dearly, Joan ❤️🥺

  • @mickigold7007
    @mickigold7007 Před 4 dny

    Joan is the most down to earth, authentic, kind, funniest, woman and a natural beauty. I miss her and watch her again and again every chance I get.

  • @floydiandreamscapes5145
    @floydiandreamscapes5145 Před 2 lety +9

    Joan was one of the funniest ladies. The 70/80's spoiled us.

  • @thomstephens
    @thomstephens Před 2 lety +10

    Sooo miss this great lady! Glad I got to see her before she passed - funniest comedy show I’ve ever seen.

  • @tonynegron1927
    @tonynegron1927 Před 2 lety +7

    🙋‍♂️ We ♡ & miss you Joan! Looking great as usual. Love that necklace.

  • @adriancolon8435
    @adriancolon8435 Před 2 lety +4

    The funniest woman to ever live ❤️👑

  • @Beedee581
    @Beedee581 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank god she always stayed busy and did so many interviews and shows. Everyday I can still find something new from her like she’s still actually here.

  • @honesty5964
    @honesty5964 Před 2 lety +10

    Thrilled to see a new video with her!
    She was/is the BEST.

  • @residentevil4life
    @residentevil4life Před 2 lety +12

    LOVE Joan Rivers, her first book is so inspirational especially for those of us who want to work our dream jobs.

  • @ginaross5060
    @ginaross5060 Před rokem +2

    Joan started when
    men ruled...
    Carson show made
    her a STAR ⭐

  • @etienelamaine9392
    @etienelamaine9392 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I have always loved her and she helped me get through life. I met her once and wished I spent more time with her. What an amazing performer and talent and even more the kindest human being

  •  Před rokem +5

    She was one of a kind. I still love to see her, as she is one the funniest people on TV I have ever seen.

  • @sueb1337
    @sueb1337 Před 2 lety +4

    Miss her so much! I still listen to her book “I hate everyone.. starting with me” every once in a while and it cracks me up every time 😂❤️

  • @jonolson1965
    @jonolson1965 Před 2 lety +8

    Fascinating insight into this brilliant comedienne!

  • @michaelminutti3227
    @michaelminutti3227 Před 2 lety +5

    I am so glad this Joan Rivers interview was uploaded! I would look forward to her appearances on the Howard Stern show lol.

  • @oscarp4328
    @oscarp4328 Před 2 lety +6

    I miss her so much. 💔

  • @margaretbugeja3872
    @margaretbugeja3872 Před 8 měsíci +3

    She was all class. And very smart

  • @Milestonemonger
    @Milestonemonger Před 2 lety +7

    She's a genius

  • @anabelgodinez1086
    @anabelgodinez1086 Před 2 lety +3

    When I see her videos I feel like she was a member of my family . Seeing her hits my heart that much. She was able to give her true self all the time and thats admirable . She was a tough hard core comic and a true lady with a heart of gold .

  • @annademo
    @annademo Před 2 lety +5

    God, I miss that woman. She was a giant among comedians.

  • @ciaransammon
    @ciaransammon Před 2 měsíci +1

    Her take on Jerry Seinfeld is 💯. She’s amazing. In addition to being the greatest comic of all time, her understanding of the business is unreal.

  • @neil1261
    @neil1261 Před 2 lety +4

    To say I miss this women in the TV is an understatement!

  • @Caleb_Mandrake872
    @Caleb_Mandrake872 Před rokem +5

    Joan Rivers wasn't finished. Still funny all the way to the end.

  • @1truthplease
    @1truthplease Před 2 lety +4

    LEGEND.

  • @zachariahbeloved
    @zachariahbeloved Před 2 lety +9

    Learned so much. Show business is everything.

  • @babbarr77
    @babbarr77 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Joan Rivers had bigger balls than most of her competitors. She’s an exception to the Norm Macdonald rule.

  • @cf9882
    @cf9882 Před 2 lety +3

    Wonderful interview and,, AS ALWAYS, candid, on point Joan. I miss her greatly! Rest in peace, great lady!

  • @savagebeast322
    @savagebeast322 Před měsícem +2

    When she ousted Michelle/Mike Obama as a trans😂 was a jaw dropping moment & exactly what America needed to hear. ❤ Miss her gritty honesty. Rest In Peace ❤❤❤❤

  • @MathewRyan111
    @MathewRyan111 Před 2 lety +10

    Thank you for putting this up! I have never seen this!