Theater Critic JOAN RIVERS with colleagues BEN BRANTLEY and PETER MARKS (Full Episode)

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  • čas přidán 23. 05. 2013
  • Critics Ben Brantley of The New York Times and Peter Marks of The Washington Post are joined by fledgling critic Joan Rivers of The Beverly Hills Courier to review some of the top shows of the Broadway Season. Among the new productions they discuss are: Kinky Boots, Lucky Guy, Matilda, The Nance and Pippin. (taped 5/3/13)
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Komentáře • 67

  • @DamienSlattery68
    @DamienSlattery68 Před 11 lety +26

    She was a tonic on the programme! And this was one of the most enjoyable, with the entire panel sharing a lovely chemistry. Truly a highlight of THEATRE TALK for me. Well done to everyone !

  • @carey579
    @carey579 Před 11 lety +28

    This woman brings happiness wherever she goes and whatever she does!
    A success truly deserved!

  • @anabelgodinez1086
    @anabelgodinez1086 Před 9 lety +55

    GOD I MISS JOAN. I CAN'T PICTURE A WORLD WITHOUT HER. NO ONE AND I TRULY MEAN NO ONE CAN DO HER KIND OF HUMOR. ITS WAS DARK, SMART AND FUNNY.

    • @christopher.a.b9594
      @christopher.a.b9594 Před 4 lety +2

      Babes it's fucked how good she is, keep her alive in the way you live your life. She's an ICON.

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 3 lety

      Joan Rivers was a type. Unfortunately in comedy as in everything else in America there are Jewish Quotas. No quotas for others. Thus we have massive amounts of banality. But quotas for Jews. Jews like Joan are rationed. Most of us do not get the chance.

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 3 lety +1

      She was highly derivative..There is no reality at all to Joan Rivers. Actually as I undestand it now I think she was obsessed with me.One, she hated it that I was the first writer to use the word `bitch` in the NY Times. Two, she copped `the fashion police `from `Down With Myth America` (The NY Times 24 May 1970) THree, when she discovered I was born Sutton Place she freaked out. Someone had one-upped her. So she formed a friendship with Judge Judy who now lives in the apartment which my parents occupied when I was born. Four, she to my mind was a horsey looking WASP. But that did not suit her. She wanted the cute sexy look (the 8 x 10 glossy) So she had face and body lifts (implants) She was a BIG FAKE..a jealous, acquisitive big fake.

    • @operas6
      @operas6 Před 3 lety +1

      @@sandrashevey8252 you are wrong.

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 Před 2 lety

      @@sandrashevey8252 but a great fake none the less.

  • @Msrosie3bee
    @Msrosie3bee Před 11 lety +26

    I love Theater Talk. Joan Rivers was delightful.

  • @thekulitsduomusicandadvent9336

    Came here for Joan Rivers, very funny, very charming woman; her appeal is forever:))))

  • @hairyscotman
    @hairyscotman Před 10 lety +32

    these folks were so great....so respectful of each other....lovely discussion...very bright, Joan...

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 3 lety +1

      Two male critics writing big time and Rivers writing for the Bevelry Hills Courier. She was too much of a lady to snap but women simply do not get hired. I recall in the Seventies when I was teaching the first gender in film course USC, three directors told out a page in `Variety` asking `The LA Times` to hire me as their film critic: James Goldstone, Mel Brooks and Robert Aldrich. The Times declined.

  • @jakre10
    @jakre10 Před 4 lety +10

    This woman knew something about everything. Loved her

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 3 lety

      And she said it. I cannot and will not repeat her comments about Michell Obama. Similar to comments on Linkedin about Kamala Harris. Too blue!

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 Před 2 lety

      @@sandrashevey8252 she was valedictorian of her high school, very educated and intelligent.

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 2 lety

      @@aarondigby9859 So where did she go wrong? A real stunner back then. Where did we all go wrong? Love of crap! Love of porn. Assimilating all that fake Hollywood crap!

  • @carey579
    @carey579 Před 11 lety +10

    To me,
    The funniest woman on screen - Bette Midler
    The funniest woman off screen/real life - Joan Rivers
    Would love to see them together!

  • @Persephonie22
    @Persephonie22 Před 3 lety +2

    I really miss Joan Rivers & Theater Talk so much. Joan Rivers brought everyone so much joy & laughter. May she rest in peace, but I have this feeling that Joan Rivers is up in heaven making God, all the angels & souls up there rolling 🤣.
    As for Theater Talk it was one of my top favorite tv shows and it still breaks my heart that it ended. I hope it returns in the future. We really need it but sadly due to Covid'19 there's no plays now. I hope the theater opens ups again.

  • @fabian456
    @fabian456 Před 11 lety +11

    Joan Rivers is the best!

  • @joanketelby752
    @joanketelby752 Před 7 lety +5

    I love the old Broadway musical style too Joan.

  • @jaysimmons82
    @jaysimmons82 Před 4 lety +3

    We need Joan Rivers desperately!! No matter your identity,I am still shocked at her completely avoidable death.I still think of how heart broken her daughter and grand sont stil must be!Her show fashion police had celebritys,comedians, and people that needed laughter watching every week rip!!! Joan thanks for the laughter.

  • @KateAndMePopCulture
    @KateAndMePopCulture Před 10 lety +5

    being a critic at heart.... I enjoyed every moment of the critiques of last year's nominees....Joan fit in quite nicely....the only time I ever left the theater was during the intermission of Ain't Misbehavin', with my husband I recall looking back at all the theater-goers outside of the theater....this was right after Nell Carter won...for us, the magic wasnt there....sorry Miss Carter !

  • @DanielleA2023
    @DanielleA2023 Před 9 lety +9

    joan was heads above the other critics. the new york post guy was the next best.

  • @carey579
    @carey579 Před 11 lety +10

    8:19 Get away from me you great big fabulous amazing looking hunk!
    LOL Love Joan

  • @adriancolon8435
    @adriancolon8435 Před 3 lety +6

    The funniest woman to EVER live ❤️

  • @craigmills3583
    @craigmills3583 Před rokem +1

    A living (or was!) comedy legend.. bold, daring but always truthful and boy was she f*cking funny

  • @joeyday576
    @joeyday576 Před 3 lety +1

    So sad that Joan isn't here to comment about the craziness of 2020.

  • @flenif2247
    @flenif2247 Před 11 lety +2

    Wonderful! This should be a regular grouping or get together.

  • @bernardoschmidt
    @bernardoschmidt Před 4 lety +2

    I miss Joan...

  • @sarajohann8711
    @sarajohann8711 Před 3 lety +1

    Don`t think you can beat Ben Hecht`s `The Front Page` for a great newspaper room story. But I`ve done a screenplay called `Knowing Raymond Rohauer` (Ray, who as a kid managed to get the rights to the Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd etc catalogues) Rohauer was a friend of a guy I was then seeing Richard Anobile. Rohauer ran the Gallery of Modern Art and Richard was his assistant. The screenplay name drops: Seymour Peck, Guy Flatley, and others from the New YOrk Times which published `Down With Myth America 24 May 1970. This is when the Times was on 43rd Street (the old building) across from Sardi`s. It was printed precisely where it was written and I recall picking up a copy of the Weekend Times Arts and Leisure where `Myth America` appeared at the building itself. Fabulous! But newspapers were still a big thing. I had some wonderful editors. James Fixx at `This Week`. I did `Women in Men`s Job`. I was promised $750 for the piece but Fixx liked it so much he paid me $1000. Larry Reich and Don Feitel were the NY office of the Chicago Tribune Syndicate. Dick Kaplan was at the Ladies Home Journal AND Hearst`s Sunday Woman. I never realized it at the time but both Hearst and McCormick who owned the Chicago Tribune were known as RIGHT WING PUBLISHERS. It is true they hated to pay you and thus endorsed slave labour. I recall when Hearst started `Sunday Woman`. Because Dick was using 3 of us regularly: myself, Jane Ardmore and one other, there was talk about putting we 3 on payroll. I guess American tax laws (as in Britan) allow an employer to keep someone on as casual labour for a year maybe so. Hearst probably wanted to see how the magazine took off before committng himself. Thus because the magazine did not run more than 14 months we never were put on payroll.

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 3 lety

      Above post by Sandra Shevey. Sara and I share the same computer so if I forget to change the settings, this is what happens.

    • @theatertalk
      @theatertalk  Před 3 lety +1

      Sounds good.

  • @victoriaindigo
    @victoriaindigo Před 11 lety +4

    Joan Rivers would have been great as Miss Hannigan; she would have shown those kids a thing or two lol!
    Theater Talk needs a separate show on Joan Rivers--had no idea she wrote the original screenplay of The Rose!

    • @sandrashevey8252
      @sandrashevey8252 Před 3 lety

      Well she would have shown how antisemite brats can drive you nuts with their prejudice. Ain`t funny either! Nasty little bullies!

  • @AymanB
    @AymanB Před 9 lety +8

    I've always thought the name "Cuny TV" started because of a typo.

  • @andrewbradshaw8159
    @andrewbradshaw8159 Před 2 lety

    Never judge others, unless you have the courage and conviction , to do better.
    God bless x

  • @crispypoohs
    @crispypoohs Před 11 lety +4

    I love Joan Rivers... and HOLY SHITa Bette Middler Dolly Levi would be AMAZING. Her in Hello Dolly would definitely be something I would go see again and again.

  • @sheismymom
    @sheismymom Před 3 lety +2

    Joan the greatest

  • @44marilynn
    @44marilynn Před 10 lety +3

    BRAVO

  • @jansmiths8629
    @jansmiths8629 Před 10 lety +5

    omg true they is:
    scarlet so horrid in cat...

  • @sheismymom
    @sheismymom Před 3 lety

    i love this

  • @MANHATTANBEEFMAN
    @MANHATTANBEEFMAN Před 5 lety +1

    The always wonderful...Susan Haskins.

  • @sailingsam3815
    @sailingsam3815 Před 4 lety

    3 good combo of critics

  • @Vekoma1261
    @Vekoma1261 Před 11 lety +1

    Pigeon toed means you walk with your feet pointed inwards.

  • @gabefuller5212
    @gabefuller5212 Před 2 lety

    God I miss JOAN!

  • @pujanithyananda4709
    @pujanithyananda4709 Před 9 lety +1

    Nice :)

  • @beajolly
    @beajolly Před rokem +1

    I love how these comments are mostly made up of people reviewing the video of reviewers discussing their reviews.

    • @beajolly
      @beajolly Před rokem

      And yes, Joan Rivers is still THE BEST!

  • @user-kf8wb2cq4f
    @user-kf8wb2cq4f Před 7 měsíci +1

    Very sad what really happened to Joan.

    • @bronxbearbud272
      @bronxbearbud272 Před 17 dny

      She got away with stuff because of her persona, and there are still times when people know not to question or challenge her for the sake of maintaining their admiration of that person.

  • @yellowfiberoptics
    @yellowfiberoptics Před 11 lety +1

    Writing
    Listening
    Directing

  • @mark-j-adderley
    @mark-j-adderley Před 4 lety

    3:13 ... but the fact that some guy called “Hanks”, or what-ever, is in this play, should be totally irrelevant. The private actor should be totally shrouded in his character, completely unrecognizable and entirely subjugated to the art of the play. The celebrity factor is a distraction from what the writer wrote, what the director has formed, what the ensemble is striving for, what the audience wants, has sacrificed their evening for and has paid for.

    • @theatertalk
      @theatertalk  Před 4 lety

      Perhaps it SHOULD be, but at times it just is NOT.

  • @mrgordy1980
    @mrgordy1980 Před 7 lety +2

    Ben Brantley, your yellow coffee and wine stained teeth are unacceptable. You have money, fix them.

    • @KajiXD
      @KajiXD Před 5 lety +2

      your comment is unacceptable.

  • @MIKAM0RI
    @MIKAM0RI Před 9 lety +13

    Ben's teeth looks like have hepatitis. So yellow

    • @onceIhadalove
      @onceIhadalove Před 8 lety

      Settle down and retract your venomous claws, ok?

    • @dohaperson1
      @dohaperson1 Před 8 lety +2

      He could play the Phantom of the Opera - no make-up required.

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 Před 2 lety

      @@onceIhadalove they need to leave the jokes to Joan Rivers.

  • @twerkinthecityhuh6340
    @twerkinthecityhuh6340 Před 3 lety

    Omg did he say "negro" in 2013????

    • @idl9ave419
      @idl9ave419 Před 3 lety +4

      He was quoting a line from a play that was set in the 1930's.

  • @nonenoneonenonenone
    @nonenoneonenonenone Před 5 lety

    Ben Brantley needs braces.