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

[@ajfoodiesaiyan]

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]

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]

Joan invented "extra". Noone did it better.

[@justinwhite6787]

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

[@unowen-nh9ov]

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

[@unowen-nh9ov]

"So smart dick", never heard that before.

[@manbtm1]

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.

[@ciaransammon]

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

[@rickyolivarez]

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

[@gaylereid8264]

I soooo MISS HER❣️❣️❣️

[@JNMKlover]

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

[@michaelrecycle9838]

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

[@tarync6539]

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]

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

[@tarync6539]

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

[@trainrover]

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

[@stephanie3848]

I miss her too 😔

[@michaeldiamond2755]

I could listen to Joan talk all day

[@scottgarbo1288]

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.

[@iwantafennec9577]

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

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

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]

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]

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

[@Trollika_Devi]

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]

@@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.

[@brucelichtenstein1647]

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]

You were so lucky.

[@JeffLivingston-zl6oh]

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..

[@Shellbee22]

She was …as Tina Turner said (another great talent in her field) “Simply The Best” 💕

[@Elvis.Aron.Presley.35.77]

@@JeffLivingston-zl6ohHeaven is real. Just believe God sent His only son Jesus to be the ultimate sacrifice so we all wouldn’t have to go through that to make it into Heaven. (John 3:16 King James Version). Talk to Him like he’s your best friend. Ask forgiveness for sins/mistakes. Try your best. I wouldn’t be here today without Him and my child. Have faith & believe and you can spend eternity in peace & bliss with the Lord and all your loved ones❤I promise you He’s real & so is Heaven❤

[@polyestermammoth740]

@Elvis.Aron.Presley.35.77 get a life

[@camsmith336]

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......

[@micheleboniface6751]

Me too, me too !!

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

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

[@gusa8006]

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

[@andyroo9381]

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

[@cavalier9915]

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]

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

[@emifer5356]

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.

[@garethwood6659]

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

[@rudiisrael92]

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

[@gonzaloarvietti4920]

What ? They canceled her before her death Fashion police was down

[@iTzJimBoi]

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.

[@arlenemulqueeney7891]

I miss Joan. So hard to believe that she is gone.👋

[@11Dossier]

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

[@deborahfrancey9797]

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

[@UWPower]

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!

[@johntirado-glover3574]

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

[@jeremyanderson7902]

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

[@nathelondon3719]

Unprecedented, unique, unequaled. Shalom and RIP Joan.

[@3a5859]

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.

[@ddduva4440]

Just an amazing professional. Irreplaceable.

[@shellysexercise1394]

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]

Class act till the end

[@MaleOrderBride]

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?!😂

[@subobbio1140]

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

[@joelarama]

How I miss Joan. 😔⭐️

[@jiminhart]

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

[@Fishing4life1997]

agreed

[@garethwood6659]

I totally agree. Lovely funny lady who did so much to help people but kept it quiet.

[@KLAY1946]

Totally agree...i miss a few, but her the very most

[@paulbarnhart210]

I miss Joan 😢

[@JoeyMrTurbo]

Totally agree.

[@kayumochi]

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

[@quietyoutrash8150]

Joan was a real star

[@slareve3573]

She personified resilience! Definitely miss this soul!

[@MM-cy1tc]

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

[@willbarnett7622]

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 ❤️🙏

[@emmylou-y4b]

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

[@doniellestenson3502]

It seems like yesterday.So relevent.So endearing.

[@cherielacroix3046]

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

[@EvanRockwell1]

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.

[@vsoodsocal]

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

[@RubenAlvarado1996]

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 ❤

[@DonnaMayStanish]

Joan truly was one of a kind. She was intelligent, quick wit, sharp as a tack, straightforward, no BS and funny as hell! I loved her! ❤️

[@garyfayman5976]

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

[@gusa8006]

You were lucky being 🙏

[@anjaplushenka5995]

*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.*

[@karmaxxl7945]

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

[@TheJamiebaby15]

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

[@henryandfriendslive]

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

[@donnaelizabethcampbell5559]

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

[@cherryedwards3]

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

[@charleswatson5313]

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.

[@bullzdawguk]

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.

[@mattbernabe]

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.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

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

[@larahedge8960]

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

[@victorsilvester78]

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

[@babbarr77]

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

[@MovieJon]

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...

[@peterdavino4408]

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!

[@josiequintela199]

10yrs since Joan left us, I still miss this beautiful woman. RIP Joan, hope you’re making everyone laugh in heaven. RIP 🙏🙏🌹

[@cinaedvabyer2147]

I love JOAN RIVERS ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheAntiqBoutiq]

Its 9 years and I still can’t believe she’s gone. She’d be what…90 now? Unbelievable.

[@mickigold7007]

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.

[@TimChirikalov]

A legend.

[@kathrynjaneway5346]

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

[@douglasdare175]

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"!

[@paulrob555]

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 ❤️🥺

[@zn.mercury3089]

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. 💖

[@hugo9448]

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

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

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.

[@Bls2323]

Went to a show at a casino nightclub to see her with a friend…had a table in front of the stage…she used us in her crowd work (calling us sl@ts) neither of us offended in any way (absolutely hilarious)….after the show she came to our table and sat down for a moment…gave us an autographed book and thanked us for being such good sports! She was so gracious and kind❤️

[@cusimilooking4965]

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

[@stuartmcdonald5172]

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

[@brianeduardo1234]

She is a very honest woman

[@adriancolon8435]

The funniest woman to ever live ❤️👑

[@tonygriffin8148]

This world is truly missing something special with Joan being gone We love you so much.

[@residentevil4life]

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

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

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

[@anthonykennedy5324]

An absolutely brilliant monologue.

[@thomstephens]

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

[@Beedee581]

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.

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.

[@ginaross5060]

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

[@SocialClout]

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

[@janetfigley1026]

If you happen to see this Melissa.. Your Mom is beyond 1 in a million I miss Joan like I miss my own Mom. Truth!!

[@christopherh5672]

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

[@annerodgers8529]

Truly brilliant and so missed ❤️👍

[@MichaelBarberaMusic]

Will forever be what I consider my grandmother. Love her, love her, love her. Only celebrity I ever cried for when she died.

[@sxnico]

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

[@jpwaddell]

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

[@cf9882]

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

[@loridelia8806]

I saw Joan Rivers walking in NYC ,she was so nice and said hello. ❤

[@complextrocassette-carotta9889]

she's my favorite person ever

[@tonynegron1927]

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

[@evelynnoguera3418]

Miss her so much!

[@honesty5964]

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

[@dubltrubl807]

16:45 one of the greatest few sentences I've ever heard a truly successful person speak. Love her.

[@etienelamaine9392]

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

[@mrgordy1980]

This makes me know that Joan is still alive. She’s still here and she is still with us. Forever & Always

[@anabelgodinez1086]

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 .

[@ciaransammon]

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.

[@sueb1337]

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 😂❤️

[@julietrask7497]

What a great interview. I’m from Chicago and so proud 2nd City was mentioned. Joan cannot be replaced. ❤ Legend

[@DannyBoy89]

I miss her too! I’d love to have had her around now amidst this crazy cancel culture we’re in! She’s have told us all how it is! RIP Joan x

[@katgirlblue]

That's for sure! She would have had a lot to say about it.

[@bitternessbarbie8655]

I think it would be along the lines of this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqmWqqKPYpp8o8U

[@oscarp4328]

I miss her so much. 💔

[@tinnnn1]

Feeling emotional watching this. Never seen it before. Miss her so much. Her humour and her kindness and her humility. RIP Joan Rivers.