Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host noted for her often controversial comedic persona—where she was alternately self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
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Sure I do a lot of jokes about Anne Frank. But when you do those jokes, it makes people remember what happened to her. That process of bringing her story back doesn't have to be a serious one. What I say is all nonsense, but it helps to keep her memory alive.
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I truly think comedy is - being funny is DNA. My dad was a doctor, a wonderful doctor, and people still come up to me today, 'Your father helped my mother die.' You know what I'm saying? He made her laugh 'til she died. My father was always very funny.
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Once you begin to believe there is help "out there," you will know it to be true.
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Once you begin to believe there is help ""out there,"" you will know it to be true.
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Is she fat? Her favorite food is seconds
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Dont talk to me about Valentines Day. At my age an affair of the heart is a bypass!
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That was the beginning of a very good run.
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I was not a pretty child. I developed humor to be accepted.
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I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.
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I felt comedy ego beginning to grow, which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for material.
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What a pathetic turn, ... Somebody ought to take that dress away from her. It's got Ronald McDonald's name on it.
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We all started on his show, ... Every solid comedian today really got their break on the Carson show.
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It's very important, and if it's the child, no matter how prepubescent or ugly it is, you always say, 'Don't you look great?' You speak to the child even if the face is a pizza.
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Whenever there's a new baby in my family, even if I don't know who the father is, I display pictures of it. But only one or two per child. No one wants to see 37 pictures of your grandchild - which is also why you must never carry more than one picture of each grandchild in your wallet.