Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

[@otisroseboro5613]

Rip to a beautiful gorgeous woman Joan Rivers we still miss you

[@TrangPakbaby]

Um who is “we?” 😳

[@Blumoon_vii]

@@TrangPakbaby many people u A.H

[@lydialilli4351]

The greatest female stand-up comic! A legend! When I was in college, I had the honor of interviewing Joan for my college magazine. We had brunch at her hotel in Manhattan - she was warm, funny, gracious and kind! I even met her husband Edgar - a true English gentleman. Thank you Joan!

[@TheMarvelousMrsMarquez]

But didn't he die before that Manhattan hotel she bought? Just curious...

[@scriptedbeauty1]

Joan Rivers was actually a very good dramatic actress. Wish she had been able to star in more movies.

[@nerdism854]

No she wasn't. Greatest comedienne though

[@Wildflowers171]

@@nerdism854agreed

[@wairimumwambia8626]

Gilmore Girls brought me here.

[@rainbo1030]

Me too!

[@horrendous_karaoke]

Me too!

[@als11578]

Me too 😅

[@dolorinajackson5325]

And here I thought I'd be the only one 😭

[@beverlybaker8594]

Damn y’all me too, So sad😢

[@EM-lz9kg]

I can’t get enough of Joan rivers , I think her comedy 🎭 & acting is really needed & greatly missed

[@beustringjm]

If you're here from Gilmore Girls, the scene Lorelai talks about is around 36:30.

[@scottishthistle7950]

That's a lot of crap

[@scottishthistle7950]

That's a lot of crap

[@jntshinga2164]

Thank you for telling us its okay to fail and have challenging family relationships. Laugh through is all. Rest in power Ms Rivers 🙏🏾

[@SocialClout]

i wish they would've given joan more acting roles

[@connieoshea]

Joan’s 2007 interview with legendary Sir Billy Connolly’s wife Pamela Stephenson brought me here! Pamela’s a New Zealand born clinical psychologist who had a really popular show in the UK called Shrink Rap: Robin Williams, Sharon Osborne, Gene Simmons, Carrie Fisher, Tony Curtis, Kathleen Turner, Salman Rushdie, Stephen Fry and JOAN RIVERS all appeared on that show. Joan cited this film as therapy for herself and her daughter after her husband Edgar passed. I’m re-watching her comeback documentary, a piece of work, straight after….no one even asked 😂

[@Doctor.Kästien.Louis.Rosenberg]

Thank you so much for uploading this movie. I adore Joan Rivers . I was lucky enough to meet Joan a few times, and she gave my mother ( who’s maiden name is Rosenberg, which was Joan’s married name in reality ) a beautiful large colour photograph of herself signed and dedicated to my mother . Joan gave me the same beautiful photo, she dedicated it to me , and signed it . She said to me that when I pass my medical degree to become an MD that she’d hire me to treat her , and that I could make a lot of money doing plastic surgery 😁. I was lucky to see Joan in theatres and her shows were so funny . The world lost the Queen Of Comedy when Joan Rivers passed . I bet Joan is making G-d laugh in Heaven . I love you Miss Joan Rivers, and Messisa and Cooper . 💯💓💞🌈 I dedicate the following to Joan 💯🌹 THE ROSE 🌹BEYOND THE WALL - Near a shady wall a rose once grew, Budded and blossomed in God's free light, Watered and fed by the morning dew, Shedding it's sweetness day and night. As it grew and blossomed fair and tall, Slowly rising to loftier height, It came to a crevice in the wall Through which there shone a beam of light. Onward it crept with added strength With never a thought of fear or pride, It followed the light through the crevice's length And unfolded itself on the other side. The light, the dew, the broadening view Were found the same as they were before, And it lost itself in beauties new, Breathing it's fragrance more and more. Shall claim of death cause us to grieve And make our courage faint and fall? Nay! Let us faith and hope receive-- The rose still grows beyond the wall, Scattering fragrance far and wide Just as it did in days of yore, Just as it did on the other side, Just as it will forever-more. The Rose Beyond The Wall A rose once grew where all could see, sheltered beside a garden wall, And as the days passed swiftly by, it spread its branches, straight and tall... One day, a beam of light shone through a crevice that had opened wide The rose bent gently toward its warmth then passed beyond to the other side Now, you who deeply feel its loss, be comforted - the rose blooms there- its beauty even greater now, nurtured by God's own loving care.

[@JwenBrykowski]

Joan and Melissa Rivers, legends in their own rights. This movie had me in tears. The writing, the acting, the story....just phenomenal. Joan Rivers' story is one to be remembered fondly for all time. May she rest in peace with her husband Edgar and look down upon their daughter Melissa.

[@jimmyl324]

The scene with the medicine cabinet was searing and unforgettable

[@therealcrochetter2299]

Thank you soooo much for uploading !!!! I wanted to see this in forever !!🥰😢❤️

[@Ernie1978]

We miss you, Joan. God bless Melissa and her son.

[@buzzworthytv9654]

I love this movie. It made me see Joan Rivers in a different light.

[@scottishthistle7950]

Joan and Melissa what you must have gone through when your husband Edgar/father took his life must have been unbearable I cannot imagine the pain and yet you still managed to laugh and make everyone laugh during the worst time in your life shows strength and character built over years your generation were the best xxx

[@Scotland-101]

I knew you were funny, and I thought I knew you could act. But now I KNOW you could act. I truly can’t remember when I’ve been this moved. You brought me laughter when I needed it most. You’ve made me feel emotions I haven’t felt in way too long. I hope in some way, you know you’re still touching loves…still giving all you have through your god given talent. I feel like I know you, but I truly wish I would have ♥️

[@thegiftedone]

Joan’s zingers were hilarious!…….🤣🤣🤣🤣 true testament of hearing other laughs along with yours is a must….. not hearing a response of at least one laugh is strange…..but I enjoyed Joan and laughed out loud with every zinger! She was the funniest woman ever and top 5 comedian of all time! 🫡🏆……she lived for laughs….it was her oxygen! RIP Joan Rivers ….gone 😔but never forgotten!🤩

[@americangirl4410]

Been trying to find for years…thanks so much

[@Onigirli]

No no, thank YOU for your gratitude

[@thelastromeo4848]

Joan rivers and Melissa rivers and my love for them brought me here.

[@mattheweaton5647]

This movie had me to tears. I know how it is when a partner commits suicide and it’s never ever an easy thing. I feel the pain exactly what Joan went thru. It’s been almost 2 years and I’m still grieving but better than a year ago. There is not time of when you completely heal.

[@monte68x]

I remember watching this when it aired - we laughed our asses off. One of my all-time favorite 'so-bad-it's-good' movies. Thanks for the upload.

[@Onigirli]

Wtf..

[@monte68x]

@@Onigirli I said that numerous times while watching that movie.

[@christianruiz5385]

in 17:15 that is when Joan just snaps because back then people didn't talk about being sick or mental illness they just medicated you and hope that you got better- She just looks at all those pills that did not help Edgar at all instead he decided it was best to take his own life - so I can understand her rage and furry that she let it out in that moment which is so heartbreaking to watch, yes she is angry at Edgar for doing what he did to them but it was not his fault he was very sick - had he been treated today his suicide could have been prevented.

[@mitziocean]

Beautiful and touchingly true too ❤ ❤

[@Meyerc-yv2bi]

I was fortunate to see Joan Rivers in Broadway Bound, the third play in the Neil Simon Trilogy, the other two being Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. Joan was a replacement and came in for the final months of the run. She was BRILLIANT! I only wish she had opened the play instead of closed it. I also saw her in Sally Mar on Broadway, in which she gave another stellar turn. She was also lovely to her fans, having met her at the taping of her daytime talk show and at Newark Airport with her dog Spike. She is inimitable, a true comedic icon who will forever be greatly missed and adored by millions. I didn't cry at my mother's funeral, but I cried for months when Joan passed. You will never be forgotten.

[@jeanlind7540]

What a great lady, sadly missed.

[@Onigirli]

I really enjoyed her fixating on the audience's muted response to her dating so soon again after the suicide. Men and women are equally bad about judging others for not waiting an "appropriate" amount of time after a life partner has died on them.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Love this movie classic

[@rachelwashington1774]

A great movie ! i just love it. i always watch her when every i had a change to do so,i love the connection that she had with her Daughter.

[@_RayOfLight_]

I miss Joan. What an amazing woman she is.

[@monicalifornia_]

Who else is watching this while in the middle of Gilmore Girls rewatch?

[@scottishthistle7950]

It's a lot of crap

[@Patrick3183]

Joan would be the first to admit this was a bizarre thing to do. To play yourselves in a story about the darkest chapter of a family.

[@JustinJohn-j4r]

Could not imagine how difficult this must have been to make for them

[@Honest-sy1bj]

Joan Rivers and Melissa her awesome daughter, i laugh, i cried and i learned the power of true love and true bonding beyond any circumstances, THANK YOU !!

[@mickys411]

How hard was it for Joan and Melissa to film this movie

[@Onigirli]

I've always wondered. But I think there's some truth to exposure therapy

[@Peaceandlove816]

Gilmore Girls brought me here. I can see why they enjoyed it. So 90s, I loved it!

[@scottishthistle7950]

That's a lot of utter crap

[@Peaceandlove816]

@@scottishthistle7950 so is your comment, thanks! 😊

[@monte68x]

This has far more laughs in it than 'Rabbit Test' and it's not even (officially) a comedy!

[@georgiedawn4427]

She has said “I’m an actress who does comedy” Yes you were Joan Rivers, yes you were.

[@Silversoon78910]

Is it Melissa playing herself also

[@Patrick3183]

Yes

[@jeanlind7540]

Funniest woman ever. Rest in Peace Joan.

[@fancyreyes4962]

Love Love this ❤

[@8gagee]

Good movie...miss Joan!

[@PhilospherDjPsychologist24]

where is the scene where she gets locked out of the four seasons?

[@Blumoon_vii]

Melissa is so gourgous she always had a beautiful hair

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

Howard AND JOAN used to bag on this together

[@nereydacortes1297]

❤😪

[@MDen-e4i]

❤

[@nursenduran4705]

Neden Türkçe çeviri yok 😢 az İngilizcem ile durdurarak izlemek zor

[@frankk.777]

Melissa looks like Laura Ingalls

[@ceciliacrocker390]

To me, it's her voice as well. 😊

[@ceciliacrocker390]

Wonder why Joan's husband left her with nothing but financial failure...😢🤔🙄

[@elizabethmencia6027]

That college boyfriend is SO CREEPY!!

[@ticketyboo2456]

It must be so difficult to be in hospital for a vanity surgery and then to find out your seriously ill husband has died from a genuine illness.

[@TrangPakbaby]

Omg is that Naomi Oates Harper!?

[@gruweldaad]

Nobody knows who that is. This is probably her account. Zendaya used to self-promote using a fake KZbin account.

[@theexpresidents]

You must be Naomi.

[@travisjames3517]

Edgar really did ruin everything .

[@DarrinLatvala]

She was the best funnier than Leno on his best day she saved the Tonight Show and if Johnny was a real man he would have thanked her and gave her the show and he could of hosted once a week

[@smokedsmoked]

that ref what know your from scraton pa i am lol ha .

[@MaleOrderBride]

Who thought this would be a good idea?!?😂 re-enacting a horrible tragedy with the real people involved?!

[@ddburrows988]

The Yom Kippur scene, where their reserved seats were brazenly given away, and the door was brusquely slammed in their faces was a bit hard to swallow. That was Joan Effing Rivers. Maybe that's how they felt Life/God was treating them, but, it's hard to imagine that the guy at the door would ever have treated them that way. I don't think New Yorkers are tha-a-at rude.

[@theexpresidents]

They are.

[@nerdism854]

It's also hard to believe they would have told Melissa about Edgar's death before telling Joan.

[@MirjanaPucarevic]

​@@nerdism854joan ribers in one interview told that her daughter picked up phone at home Joan wasn't there and somebody I don't know who told that her father committed suicide it was shoking.

[@brandonnichols8053]

@@nerdism854that actually happened though and Joan was pissed about it. She’s discussed it in interviews before. I do think they changed it a bit for the movie, because to hear Joan tell it, someone (maybe the hotel or the corner’s office) called and Melissa answered the phone. The caller asked if Joan was there and when Melissa said no the caller told her to let Joan know that Edgar had committed suicide.

[@BLTKellys]

Melissa had arrested development and Joan enabled her. A grown woman shouldn’t be relating to her parents like they still have to take care of her.

[@rosannaburt3048]

Parents are forever n she's a rich kid in a public world

[@sugarsore]

I think Melissa turned out ok.

[@joyrose9597]

Joan looks like underdog, she's pretty but she just resembles underdog the cartoon

[@travisjames3517]

Melissa was a spoiled brat.

[@TOPOTWO]

These two are complete narcissist nightmares. 😂

[@joyrose9597]

Melissa is always mad😮

[@barbraseville8984]

This is so cringey. Terrible acting, awful script, and the "jokes " 🤷‍♂️

[@rose.888]

???

[@sandrabieckmann2187]

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[@michaeleuefueno3517]

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