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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My eyes opened, and the first thing I thought of when I could put thoughts together was I want to be in show business. Never wanted anything else. I used to sneak in the costume room at my nursery school and smell the costumes.
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Comedy is learning to be funny, and you learn to be funny in small rooms with young audiences.
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I made so many jokes about poor Russell Crowe, he once knocked on my dressing room door, and told me he wanted to go out on this chat show we were on to laugh with me. Now he's ruined it. I can't make another joke about him.
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You know it's time to start using mouthwash when your dentist leaves the room and sends in a canary.
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I was born in 1962 and the room next to me was 1963.
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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.