Vintage Joan Rivers monolog on "The Tonight Show" (1984)

Vintage Joan Rivers monolog as guest hostess on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", about 1984.

[@brunorothlisberger2029]

Best monologue ever. She's the best comedienne ever. I just love Joan!

[@123pailin]

....He got on my back and changed the lightbulb.....I nearly fainted with laughter.....

[@woodyjagla328]

+123pailin ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mrzuniga78]

Great energy! Rest in peace Joan Rivers.

[@love4myclarks7]

Remarkable and funny and warm, THAT's what makes one a star, but even more THAT'S what makes Joan, Joan. Thanks for posting this!

[@carey579]

she's so honest

[@lynnpeppa1]

Joan was the best of the best. Rest in peace Joan, we still love you.

[@danysimo94]

Thanks so much for putting this up! This has gotta be one of her best monologs ever haha

[@adale2771]

Joan looks so pretty here.

[@rudfil]

She was so self-deprecating but she was an attractive woman. ...... r.i.p.

[@LitZena]

I agree, Joan was VERY SEXY to the very end and the funniest person ever. Very sad she has gone and it did not feel like her time, way too youthful and energetic

[@logic7374]

She was also attractive before the plastic surgery as well. Beautiful here.

[@conradsmithlacsina4166]

We miss you Joan.

[@michaelharrison3937]

Fabulous monologue! Thanks for putting this up. I hadn't seen it since it originally aired. Loved how she apparently got embarrased by an upcoming joke.

[@Thekatlupe]

She was the best! RIP Joan.

[@bobbymkd457]

A force of nature!

[@coonalisa230]

There will never be another comic who crack jokes like machine gun like Joan.

[@elmstreetish]

She was a living joke machine.

[@internziko]

rip joan.. :(

[@gg4gb1914]

Now That was Audience participation. She had them on the edge of their seat

[@enerrivers4392]

I was fortunate enough to see these shows, & if I was with a girl, I'd ignored her for the whole episode. Joan was AWESOME. Again I was lucky to see her personally @ upper east side. As big as a star she was she would be very humble to her fans. The world misses Joan.♥️

[@GoGo-qi1yr]

...i heart joan! ❤

[@joanmurphy2166]

Thank you. Enjoyed it.

[@chaswr]

Loved her Joan Crawford jokes!

[@originaldeftom]

If Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, Joan Rivers is the Queen of Comedy.....or is godmother more suitable? Such a fast brain and an even sharper tongue. Incredible!

[@34cuervo34]

on fire!!!

[@rjakash89]

I Love her

[@rebeccachavez3398]

Lol that “gasssppp” and can we talk remark

[@SnarkierThan-U-R]

Irreplaceable Joan! Fcuk Chelsea Handler

[@LitZena]

I saw both Joan and Chelsea on Howard Stern; Joan wonderful Chelsea bitchy

[@emma8thompson]

She's so funny!!!

[@TNT-km2eg]

Great playing ball with audience

[@machngunjoe]

Johnny Carson is the one who disliked this video

[@scottlevine7646]

One of a kind. Sorely missed. Can we talk?

[@AdrianChristian]

Is it possible 6 people don’t have a funny bone? Lol 😂

[@TheTrumanII]

Can you guess Her mentor......?? Ahem...Rodney...something...? ;p

[@johnerwin981]

crazy woman- - - wonder, how much of th joke writing did she do ? : ) : )

[@matthewbrown17]

She wrote for herself for the first half of the career. When she got hot in the early 1980's she started hiring more writers and by the end, Larry Amoros was writing the books for her and Fashion Police was written for her.

[@allthatjazzspaz95]

She also had a huge catalogue of jokes from her entire career stored in filing cabinets... she would recycle jokes to fit different eras, but she wrote most of her material. She started in comedy as a writer after studying at Second City so writing jokes came easily to her, but I think as she became a celebrity she started utilizing other writers as well

[@dboy122660]

She used to be so attractive...BEFORE the plastic surgery.

[@toehead20007]

She should have been loyal to Johnny. She didn’t need the money or the exposure. Johnny was right not to talk to her again. Johnny discovered her, backed her, promoted her. Joan regularly credited JC for her career and look what she did. All for not And I love Joan. But wrong is wrong.

[@Stevenowski]

Bitterness rots the bones.

[@juib4294]

and Atlas shrugged - I bet you are glad you it's none of your business.