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

[@DamienSlattery68]

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 !

[@anabelgodinez1086]

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]

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

[@sandrashevey8252]

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]

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]

@@sandrashevey8252 you are wrong.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@sandrashevey8252 but a great fake none the less.

[@carey579]

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

[@thekulitsduomusicandadvent9336]

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

[@Msrosie3bee]

I love Theater Talk. Joan Rivers was delightful.

[@hairyscotman]

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

[@sandrashevey8252]

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]

This woman knew something about everything. Loved her

[@sandrashevey8252]

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]

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

[@sandrashevey8252]

@@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]

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]

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.

[@KateAndMePopCulture]

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 !

[@fabian456]

Joan Rivers is the best!

[@jaysimmons82]

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.

[@PhilAlumb]

Hard to believe it happened.

[@joanketelby752]

I love the old Broadway musical style too Joan.

[@DanielleA2023]

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

[@carey579]

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

[@adriancolon8435]

The funniest woman to EVER live ❤️

[@craigmills3583]

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

[@sarajohann8711]

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]

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]

Sounds good.

[@victoriaindigo]

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]

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

[@joeyday576]

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

[@crispypoohs]

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.

[@sandrashevey8252]

Could she sing?

[@AymanB]

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

[@flenif2247]

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

[@andrewbradshaw8159]

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

[@bernardoschmidt]

I miss Joan...

[@PhilAlumb]

Very sad what really happened to Joan.

[@bronxbearbud272]

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.

[@Vekoma1261]

Pigeon toed means you walk with your feet pointed inwards.

[@sheismymom]

Joan the greatest

[@beajolly]

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

[@beajolly]

And yes, Joan Rivers is still THE BEST!

[@jansmiths8629]

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

[@44marilynn]

BRAVO

[@MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

The always wonderful...Susan Haskins.

[@gabefuller5212]

God I miss JOAN!

[@sheismymom]

i love this

[@sailingsam3815]

3 good combo of critics

[@pujanithyananda4709]

Nice :)

[@mark-j-adderley]

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]

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

[@MIKAM0RI]

Ben's teeth looks like have hepatitis. So yellow

[@onceIhadalove]

Settle down and retract your venomous claws, ok?

[@dohaperson1]

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

[@aarondigby9859]

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

[@mrgordy1980]

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

[@KajiXD]

your comment is unacceptable.

[@Vino-bv5ic]

Fun show, but pls push Joan Rivers into the wings.

[@yellowfiberoptics]

Writing Listening Directing

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Ben Brantley needs braces.