The fact that she was 53 in 1986 and we were all shocked when we heard about her death is just a testament to her longevity and talent. Even in her 80's she was the funniest she had ever been. RIP 🙏
@ashm7922 Joan Rivers was 81 when she died. However, the shocking part of her death had little to do with her age. She died while having a common medical procedure, one I've had performed a couple of times. That's what was shocking, because she was otherwise in good health and could have lived another 10 or more years. Many people like Betty White live much longer. Normal Lear was 101 when he died. Henry Kissinger was also over 100. Kirk Douglas was 103 when he passed. Many of my neighbors who walk their dogs twice a day are over 80.
@@lottasunshine1325 humongous tragedy. I remember following the story, and god damn. All my friends, "Godspeed, Joan Rivers" Still beats me up to this day. Miss her.
It is 2023, and I just can’t stop laughing, those moments were absolutely priceless and no one can ever duplicate them again. Rest in peace Joan and Johnny…
William MacDonald. When a comic is sitting with the host they are not saying funny lines off the cuff. Before the show the host visits the comedian and is told what jokes ir stories the comic will be using. Then the host PLANS how he will steer his chat to give the proper SET UPS to the guest. So, she never ADJUSTED to the host's questions as it was already planned. When Carson was hosting the ONLY comics that were funny without set ups were the over the top, unbridled Robin Williams and his idol JONATHAN WINTERS.
Well, as a comedian you're not supposed to laugh at your own jokes, BUT since her laughing was part of the joke and she did it so well that no one ever seemed to care. You're missed Joan.
@@jjackomin That’s not true. All great comedians laugh at their own jokes. Look at Dave Chappelle and Jeff Dunham. One of the funniest ever moments on Dunham is when he was holding both Achmed, the Dead Terrorist and Walter, and Achmed got stuck on the podium. Dunham milked that for all it was worth. No one could speak for laughing so hard - audience included.
I think that's a well practiced part of "the act". It makes you think the joke is even funnier than it is, because she can barely get it out, she's laughing so hard.
I was 20 years old and remember watching this show, Joan had me crippled with laughter. I'm 50 now and I believe she was in her early 50s. I enjoyed these people. Rip Johnny and Joan, so many miss you.
Always saw Joan as an old woman when I was a kid.... perspective makes everything. After watching this video and knowing she had a career 20 years before and after this show made me realize how much she was an entertainment legend!
I saw Joan live in the up stairs room at Carlos and Charlie's on Sunset way back when she still did live performances. It was a small group and we all laughed till we cried! Both Johnny and Joan were true originals. Whoever is running this UA-cam channel, a giant hug to you because these clips are absolutely priceless! Thank you for sharing them. 😘
I was opening for Juanita and her amazing vibrator, the best self deprecating humor ever, rolled in the early days with Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Lilly Tomlin, they all paid their dues.
I saw her show so many times ! Nobody made me laugh like she did in the old days , before her husbands suicide . Of course she changed after that but I still adored her and found her funny ! She said it best :” NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR COMEDY”.
I found her mean. . .sometimes downright cruel. I thought the young Joan was kinda funny, but I can see the meanness creeping in during this show. She got downright cruel as she got older. Some of her homophobic comments were not even meant as jokes.
@@PHJimY she was a gay icon, she was very involved in the drag and LGBTQ community in the later years. And so what if she was a little mean, that comes with age lol
@@PHJimY Yes, she was homophobic. She would end some of her shows before a largely Gay crowd by saying-I'm so glad I'm not you. They should have booed her off the stage after that. Even her daughter complained about her saying that. But I'm Gay and enjoyed her show opposite Carson but reading the comments and looking back realize she was not loyal or appreciative at all.
I'm 56 years old I remember slipping out of my bed room and Army crawling down the hall to poke my head around the corner and watch Johnny Carson with my mom and step dad totally oblivious. I always liked his show and still miss him.
I’m with you about loving to watch it when I was growing up! But I was lucky! My dad traveled a lot for work, and my mom really wanted the company, so she would let me watch with her on school nights while I was putting rollers in my hair, curling it for school the next day ( pre-hot rollers and curling irons! Yes, we SLEPT on rollers!) Somehow, it took me the entire hour and a half to do it, and I was always putting in the last roller as Johnny was saying good night!! 😅😂 And somehow, my mom “ never noticed!” What fun we had laughing together over Johnny and all of those fantastic guests! ❤❤❤
I thought you were going to say, she was like the sun: you couldn't look at her too long without going blind. Looking at the sun doesn't bring tears, it makes me want to turn away. Perhaps for your example, you could say, she was like an onion, onions bring tears to my eyes. You could say, she was like an allergy, but that might sound insulting. Allergies can make your eyes itch and watery. In any case, I got the kind sentiment you were attempting to convey.
@@alexlopez6210 Robin Williams was the only truly funny one you mentioned- and he was funnier than Joan. The other two, Winters and Rickles, had a Schlick they performed
Johnny Carson completely turned against Rivers after she didn't inform him that she was about to start her own night time show (opposite his) on Fox (1986)-Rivers show bombed and any attempt she made to reach out to Carson after that was rebuffed and there was no conversation between them again
"funniest woman" is an insult to her. I saw her in a 2005 interview on a British talk show, which unlike Carson's was not scripted or rehearsed (or prepared for on Joan's part), and she and the host were in a quick-fire joke exchange and Rivers spurned him so badly that at the end of the segment, as she walked off stage, she grasps his arms as if he was going to fall over and asked, "are you alright?" The host was probably half her age at that point.
"I went to buy sexy underwear and they gift wrapped it". Oh my god that's a hilarious joke. Man she was incredible here, what a woman... And Carson has class you really don't see nowadays.
@@ds2465: Yeah, I liked his show, but his last years seemed to show a petty, narcissistic side. I hoped he'd have Joan on during his last week on the air, to show some class and forgiveness. Nope.
I love Johnny's follow-up: "... Like, for your aunt or something." PERFECT!! Always go for the ABSURD!: you'll either get a really strong argument, or a really funny joke! (BOTH, if you find the Truth.)
I remember the wonderful late nights with my sweet Grandma Crossley watching Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra and so many others. Rest in Peace my dear Grandma. You were one of the few who saved me in those awful times.
Joan River's talent was on a level of a genius. She had the ability to juxtapose the most unexpected thoughts, ironies, puns and analogies. What a tragedy in the suspicious circumstances of her death. There are some famous people that leave a measure of emptiness in society when they die. Think of all the humor and joy lost.
I agree with you about what a tragedy about losing Joan Rivers. Rivers, Johnny Carson, and Frank Sinatra were such unique talents that no one will ever duplicate.
@@realitychick8903 I think them young fools at the clinic she attended for the out patient surgery were acting careless, not being totally professional, taking selfies while JR was on the table under anesthesia I think a horrible lapse of judgement. They, the investigators got their cell phones and pulled it up, I believe her daughter Melissa put pressure on the police dept and her team of investigators.
I lost family members in the Holocaust. Rivers once said model Heidi Klum was "hotter than the Germans who put Jews in the ovens". Totally disgusting. Rivers never apologized for what she said and also said she was allowed to say it because she was Jewish and also had relatives who died during the war. There was absolutely NO excuse for what she said-her humor was based on the humiliation of others--not much of a legacy to me
Saxon C if LOYAL Means be on Johnny Carson show for over 20 years ,guest host, have him make your career and you go behind his back sign a contract with his competitor , never tell him until it’s too late and then try to be better than him and take over his late night spot???? If That’s loyalty then she’s loyal
She Screwed Carson over and then threw him under the bus after ALL HE DID FOR HER.. she was anything BUT LOYAL. He never spoke to her again....and she acted so hurt...like she didn't know what she could have done.
Da' Coach yes I watched his first time on the to night show when it came on it got better the next year and for years to come. Then they cut the time down to an hour it ruined it it was always rushed then. Then he stop appearing on the show 2or 3 days aweek that hurt it in the later years I think after 25 years he just got tired of doing it he hung out for the last 5 years then ended it. It was a shock to tv we lost a great night show. But no body can do what Johnny did. Johnny just had it it started in TV in the early fifties on game shows and had his own show too he had like 3 shows of his own one was called do you trust your wife that was a game show. Then the Johnny Carson show and the other came show I can't remember the name of it. I miss Johnny for all the laughs he gave me. I loved his mongalog most and the Carson's player. I liked some of the guest he had on some was better then others and then when some actor would just walk on the show to say Hi to Johnny when they were filming next door. They would surprise him. Take up about 5 mins of the shows time but it would all be for laughs. The good old days of TV with clean comidy and no cussing or homosexuals in my face. It use to be hidden and still should be because it is wrong and these people will go to hell if they don't change their life style. God didn't make them that way they chose it. God don't make mistakes men and women. We need to stop saying wrong is right and right is wrong because of our country don't stop it God is going to take our country from us and give it to another country for years just like he did ISREAL. Miss Johnny and Joan. 2 greats yes Joan could be what people called hateful but what she said was true about the people so the truth hurts. She could have mad up stuff about them. I guess that would have been ok. Because nobody wants the truth now days at all just lies they believe. Because they don't know the truth. Johnny had his dogs on people to. Johnny was a mean drunk too. But it was all hush hush on him. Johnny had an ago that wouldnt quit and so did Joan yes she worked hard all her live she never got remarried after her husband killed his self left her and their daughter broke. And in debt. Joan just worked harder to keep things up. She did anything she could to earn money for her and her daughter she paid off all the debts he left her. I liked it Joan and her grandson would go somewhere for a week or two just them and do what he wanted she was a great grand mother she spoiled him and sent him home. Lisa would get so upset at her mom for doing that buying him everything. Sometimes she had to take stuff back. When he was younger. RIP Johnny and Joan. I miss you one day maybe we will see each other again in front of that Great White Throne of Judgement. In front of our Savior Jesus Christ.
She should have be given the host position when Johnny retired. I most respect her for making sure her staff were still taken care of as far as pay even after she passed. Incredible woman. RIP.
She was a good person. The world these days makes you appreciate the good ones that much more. May she R.I.P., and I hope she made it to the great party in the sky. :)
Awww. Joan Rivers was one of a kind. She was funny, quick witted and her comedic timing was spot on. Reminds me of my teen years when everyone watched Carson and Joan Rivers was a guest. Simpler time I am glad I got to experience.
I was 10 feet away as she sat on a stool in the center of a small room on Sunset Blvd. (Carlos & Charlie's) at some point in the 90's; mike in hand and she just killed the room for a good 40 minutes or so. She was one of the best to EVER do it, male or female. Old school comic timing and delivery like Rodney and Hope, Benny, etc. She always exhibited such love and respect for Johnny but he was relentlessly unforgiving; to the death. Now that they're both gone, it amplifies the tragedy of being so small and petty over nothing but foolish pride.
@@dawnmeredith2262 Oh, Dawn, I think Joan Rivers had/has a great big strong HEART - it was broken far more when Edgar committed suicide. BUT she had/has her beloved daughter........Thank God her daughter wasn't taken from her, or Joan would have been taken from all of us. cheers!
Making fun of people, insulting them, putting them down, calling them ugly or stupid or both, will always be here, will never get old, and those comedians who can pull it off and be funny will always find work.
Making fun of people, insulting them, putting them down, calling them ugly or stupid or both, will never get old, and those comedians who can pull it off and be funny will always find work.
@@jamesanthony5681 you're pathetic , you have ever heard of touch or class?? That's the problem with our generation we are not able to laugh at ourselves and instead of accept our flaws and turn them in our favor we better put the finger in whoever is talking the truth we are going backwards with this thing of the PC bullshit.
@@DonBienveRosario15 Pump the brakes. Don, it's " *have you* ....? if you want to phrase it in a question to me. Pal, you have me confused with someone else; I'm not in this generation. I laughed at Rivers *AND* Rickles - still do, on reruns, that is - but that's what they did, and I'm simply pointing it out.
Then was then and now is now. she's not bitter. There is a thing in show business where you have to change with the times and that's what she's done. Otherwise, people would be saying, "she needs a new act." I think she is funnier now that she ever was...she's honed her skills.
This is just pure joy watching two close friends, (both very talented at their craft), banter back and forth. Rivers was absolutely one of a kind, very funny woman. Extremely sharp and quick witted. And the infallible JC doesn’t miss a beat. “So true...So true...” It is however, a sad to note how their relationship ended, all because JR accepted the offer to do her own show. Carson was so mad at her that he never spoke to her again. Refused to take her calls in her efforts to apologize over the years. But he took his grudge to his grave. And according to Rivers, this hurt her more than anyone ever had or would in her life. Up until her Husbands suicide. But me personally, as much as I Loved J Carson, I think it was wrong to hang on to that grudge until his death. She didn’t do anything HE HIMSELF wouldn’t have done, given the opportunity. He was an up coming Comedian once too. To freeze her out was just childish. “So True....So True”.. RIP Johnny and Joan.
I agree with you -- Johnny Carson should have understood Joan Rivers wanting her own show, after being a guest host for so many years. He should have been a kind mentor and helped her with advice to get started, NOT holding a grudge. Sick.
This lady was such a powerhouse. She went on working til the end. She brought a new style and openness to the ridiculousness of people. Joan said what we thinking. I remember watching her as a toddler on the Mike Douglas show and Merv Griffin as The Tonight show was too late for me. I think It's sad when people hold onto pain. I'm still learning. She knew how to say what needed to be said, sooo "Grow Up". 💋
@@livinginvt11 I agree with you on how special Joan Rivers was. I was a teenager in the 1960's, so I was able to watch the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson when Joan did much of her best comedy routines on that show. Lucky me. She was sharp, witty, and so dang funny!
Even more interesting to watch, knowing that she knows this is probably the end of her association with JC and the show. He, however, doesn't have a clue of what's about to hit.
I remember watching this in '86 and wasn't quite 21. Today I am the same age as Joan was on this show and she still nails it. Goodbye sweet princess ❤️
She was both. I mean I love her jokes they are funny but a lot of them were the kind of jokes you d reserve for a group of friends, not the kind you d say in public because they are too bitchy
I used to be able to stay up late and watch Joan Rivers when she hosted the Tonight Show. I'm guessing a lot of the jokes went over my head. Funniest woman to ever live.
Two legends. They were great together. Mutual respect. That is rare from Johnny. I absolutely adore how they feed off each others energy and humor. Never again to be replicated. And to all you haters out there, your time will come too and you will be judged as well. Know it.
@@debbie94510 It was unfair for Johnny Carson to be angry with Joan Rivers for wanting her own show. It was natural, after being second-banana all those years, to want to move up to her own show. Johnny should have understood that, and been happy for her.
Joan Rivers was a very hard working woman, who loved what she did. Keep fighting ladybug. Love sent from me which will include prayers and hope for you come out of the ashes and keep going!
jafeae She didn't backstab him at all. Fox offered her the chance to be the first late night female host of her own show. It was clear Johnny wasn't retiring any time soon so she did what anyone would -- she accepted the offer. Anyone who thinks a career advancement is "backstabbing" your old boss lives in a delusional world.
You don't understand. His problem with Joan was not about that she took a job as his rival, but that he had helped her a lot, considered her a good friend, and he only knew she had taken that job when he saw her on tv doing it. She didnt tell him about it. He felt disrespected and he felt she had been disloyal by not telling him about it.
Princessasnd103 Sorry then, I got that part wrong. Maybe it was he only knowing about it after she got the job? From what I have seen he was very peculiar towards what he considered loyalty, etc. Thanks for correcting me!
Too bad Johnny got mad at Joan. That was really sad. Joan Rivers was a genius. She knew the pulse of humor and was real, honest and hilarious. We love you Joan.
@@tammystrickler5723 She got her own talk show on Fox and he felt betrayed. Not only did he refuse to speak to her again, but he banned her from The Tonight show. It was when Jimmy Fallon took over, that she was welcomed back.
@@travelseatsyellowlab @Kaylon Centers Hold on, you are talking about two separate skills. Joan was one of the greatest comics to ever live, way, way better than Johnny as a comic. That's what I was referring too, not as a straight man talk show host. Obviously Johnny was the best straight man ever, Joan used to say that all the time. When Joan, who was quite possibly the greatest joke writer ever, played the straight man she wasn't in Carson's leauge. So yeah, her as the talk show host didn't work.
Had the pleasure of seeing on (what turned out to be her) final tour, my face literally hurt for hours later, I’ve never laughed so hard in my life. A true Star
THIS IS FANTASTIC STUFF! And to prove my point, her humor is just as funny and relevant now than it did nearly 30 years ago. This woman is not just a STAR, she's a comedy icon, a trailblazer, a gunslinger (metaphor, here), a pioneer, a trojan horse of a woman, a viking, and last but certainly not least, a true feminist if there ever was one. She's right up there with the true comedy legends. And may I add, she is still the ONLY woman in HISTORY to have ever had her own NETWORK talk-show (Chelsea Handler is on cable, so it's not the same. The networks at the time were brutal!)
*_Just because Joan Rivers said "Obama is gay, and Michele is a transgender" He had her snuffed out! (as IF we didn't already know that he was Gay, and Michele is Michael Robinson)_*
Joan is or was a national treasure. So great at making fun of herself. I believe that leads to a longer life. Now I gotta buy her book. I saw her on Celebrity Apprentice once. One smart woman! I was impressed at how she grasped customer service at a hotel. She could've started her own chain.
The fact that she was 53 in 1986 and we were all shocked when we heard about her death is just a testament to her longevity and talent. Even in her 80's she was the funniest she had ever been. RIP 🙏
I think she was funniest at 80!
@ashm7922 Joan Rivers was 81 when she died. However, the shocking part of her death had little to do with her age. She died while having a common medical procedure, one I've had performed a couple of times. That's what was shocking, because she was otherwise in good health and could have lived another 10 or more years. Many people like Betty White live much longer. Normal Lear was 101 when he died. Henry Kissinger was also over 100. Kirk Douglas was 103 when he passed. Many of my neighbors who walk their dogs twice a day are over 80.
@@lottasunshine1325 humongous tragedy. I remember following the story, and god damn. All my friends, "Godspeed, Joan Rivers"
Still beats me up to this day. Miss her.
Her murder
"You don't need big boobs to be feminine. Look at Liberace."
One of my favorite comedic lines of all time.
I keep reading it as, Liber-lice.
Oh come on....He had boobs
That's true and Dolly Parton says hey try wagging these puppies around see if you have back problems
@4:54
@@TexasRebornMommaShow516
Back in the seventies many women had breast reductions. Big boobs were not in
It is 2023, and I just can’t stop laughing, those moments were absolutely priceless and no one can ever duplicate them again. Rest in peace Joan and Johnny…
Go watch Joan talk about how horrible Johnny was, I hope he is rotting
Omg the line about men never putting their hands up a women’s dress to look for a library card had me apoplectic for about five minutes 😂😂😂
She’s brilliant, adjusting her jokes around Johnny’s conversation
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Oh ! GOD I've missed Joan. I'm so glad I came across this.
Well, the two of them are working together; he's giving her set-up lines, and she's running with them.
William MacDonald.
When a comic is sitting with the host they are not saying funny lines off the cuff. Before the show the host visits the comedian and is told what jokes ir stories the comic will be using.
Then the host PLANS how he will steer his chat to give the proper SET UPS to the guest.
So, she never ADJUSTED to the host's questions as it was already planned.
When Carson was hosting the ONLY comics that were funny without set ups were the over the top, unbridled Robin Williams and his idol JONATHAN WINTERS.
Those appearances were planned weeks and months in advance. Shuttle missions took less planning.
I love how she was cracking up at her own joke before she said it. Nothing is better than a comedian that can make themselves laugh.
Well, as a comedian you're not supposed to laugh at your own jokes, BUT since her laughing was part of the joke and she did it so well that no one ever seemed to care. You're missed Joan.
Actually is the opposite.
@@jjackomin That’s not true. All great comedians laugh at their own jokes. Look at Dave Chappelle and Jeff Dunham.
One of the funniest ever moments on Dunham is when he was holding both Achmed, the Dead Terrorist and Walter, and Achmed got stuck on the podium.
Dunham milked that for all it was worth.
No one could speak for laughing so hard - audience included.
@@CarolineWolterHall Jeff Dunham??? A great comedian??? You invalidated your argument with that statement. How about George Carlin?
I think that's a well practiced part of "the act". It makes you think the joke is even funnier than it is, because she can barely get it out, she's laughing so hard.
I was 20 years old and remember watching this show, Joan had me crippled with laughter. I'm 50 now and I believe she was in her early 50s. I enjoyed these people. Rip Johnny and Joan, so many miss you.
Same here! Twenty years old exactly. Where’d I leave all those years?!
Me too.
@@oledocfarmer Did you look under the cushions on the sofa? I find it amazing the lost items i find there.
I miss johnny Carson and Joan rivers and Larry King and Larry Hagman and Robin Williams they were very Funny 😌😄😆😅😀😢😪😥😟😔😞😫😣
Two of the funniest people to ever grace this earth! RIP Joan and Johnny. 🙏🙌 Miss them both to this day - 2022.
Always saw Joan as an old woman when I was a kid.... perspective makes everything. After watching this video and knowing she had a career 20 years before and after this show made me realize how much she was an entertainment legend!
Yep. I feel the same way. She was one of the greats.
With age comes wisdom .
The library card joke made me almost fall out of my chair laughing. Loved it.
Same here. Johnny also almost fell out of his chair
Marie Osmond told her that. 🤣🤣🤣
Two giant talents gone…… so hard , well impossible to find a Johnny and a Joan……RIP you both soooooo missed.
The immortal Joan Rivers line, "No man ever put his hand up a woman's dress looking for a library card."
NOW THAT WAS FUNNY!
Smart and funny
HA!
As an engineer and statistician, I'm going to have to say that would defy the odds.
@ at 6:45
I saw Joan live in the up stairs room at Carlos and Charlie's on Sunset way back when she still did live performances. It was a small group and we all laughed till we cried! Both Johnny and Joan were true originals. Whoever is running this UA-cam channel, a giant hug to you because these clips are absolutely priceless! Thank you for sharing them. 😘
Joan Rivers was one of the funniest comedians, male or female, to have ever lived.
cjbos81 yes
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She stabbed Johnny Carson in the back with her own show - which failed miserably!
She was also a very sexy lady, too.
Joan is so quick witted, Her comedic timing is impeccable. She’s one of the few women that can make me laugh so hard
I was opening for Juanita and her amazing vibrator, the best self deprecating humor ever, rolled in the early days with Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Lilly Tomlin, they all paid their dues.
I liked, “No man has ever stuck his hand up a woman’s dress looking for a library card...”
Everything here is planned. But she WAS wonderful......killed, some think, because she said the wrong thing about Michelle Obama...
Very impeccable observation on your part. Her comedic timing was magnificent.
I saw her show so many times ! Nobody made me laugh like she did in the old days , before her husbands suicide . Of course she changed after that but I still adored her and found her funny ! She said it best :” NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR COMEDY”.
It was nice to here her tell me to " oh grow up " one more time. 😄
Laughter truly is the best medicin. RIP Joan.
Joan Rivers .... Simply unbeatable .... Very few have ever come close to her talent.
Up until the age when she passed away she was the funniest female comedian I've ever heard.
I found her mean. . .sometimes downright cruel. I thought the young Joan was kinda funny, but I can see the meanness creeping in during this show. She got downright cruel as she got older. Some of her homophobic comments were not even meant as jokes.
@@PHJimY she was a gay icon, she was very involved in the drag and LGBTQ community in the later years. And so what if she was a little mean, that comes with age lol
@@PHJimY Yes, she was homophobic. She would end some of her shows before a largely Gay crowd by saying-I'm so glad I'm not you. They should have booed her off the stage after that. Even her daughter complained about her saying that.
But I'm Gay and enjoyed her show opposite Carson but reading the comments and looking back realize she was not loyal or appreciative at all.
Why didn't you like her when she was older?
@@jerrylee8261 Your mom was homophobic.
I'm 56 years old I remember slipping out of my bed room and Army crawling down the hall to poke my head around the corner and watch Johnny Carson with my mom and step dad totally oblivious. I always liked his show and still miss him.
I’m with you about loving to watch it when I was growing up! But I was lucky! My dad traveled a lot for work, and my mom really wanted the company, so she would let me watch with her on school nights while I was putting rollers in my hair, curling it for school the next day ( pre-hot rollers and curling irons! Yes, we SLEPT on rollers!) Somehow, it took me the entire hour and a half to do it, and I was always putting in the last roller as Johnny was saying good night!! 😅😂 And somehow, my mom “ never noticed!” What fun we had laughing together over Johnny and all of those fantastic guests! ❤❤❤
Rivers and Carson - the two greatest. What a pleasure to see them together. Miss them, love them both.
Hello Ellen,
How are you doing ?
She was like the sun. You couldn't look at her too long without getting tears in your eyes. But it always felt good to bask in her glow.
I thought you were going to say, she was like the sun: you couldn't look at her too long without going blind.
Looking at the sun doesn't bring tears, it makes me want to turn away.
Perhaps for your example, you could say, she was like an onion, onions bring tears to my eyes.
You could say, she was like an allergy, but that might sound insulting. Allergies can make your eyes itch and watery.
In any case, I got the kind sentiment you were attempting to convey.
What a lovely compliment 🌞❤
She was, and will always be, THE BEST!!!
I adore her. She could always cheer me up on a down day.
Saw her in the early 80’s and it was hysterical!!!! 🥰
The queen of one liners........
I miss them both.
She was 53 here. She looks 35. Love her
Bullshit
really?
Ahh your reaching. I'd say, maybe 45 ish
@@blackcosmos it’s the truth. She was 53 here the video is from 1986 and Joan was born in 1933 do the math
😳 she was 53‼️
"No man ever stuck a hand up a woman's skirt looking for a library card!" Nobody could crack Carson up like she did. Miss you, Joan!
Wrong ! Jonathan Winters , robin. Williams, Don rickles was way funnier. She was funny though.
Alex Lopez those are all men a woman can’t have some spotlight or are you scared of woman power like Carson?..... 😂
YO.!.!.! My (I'm Gay...) HERO, from CHILDHood!..
@@alexlopez6210 Robin Williams was the only truly funny one you mentioned- and he was funnier than Joan. The other two, Winters and Rickles, had a Schlick they performed
She was a comedic gem 💎
Two legends together having fun and doing their thing. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
Johnny Carson completely turned against Rivers after she didn't inform him that she was about to start her own night time show (opposite his) on Fox (1986)-Rivers show bombed and any attempt she made to reach out to Carson after that was rebuffed and there was no conversation between them again
@@bufnyfan1 If true that's really sad.
As Michael Parkinson once said " Joan Rivers is the funniest woman on the planet, by a mile" and I agree with him. RIP Joan
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"funniest woman" is an insult to her. I saw her in a 2005 interview on a British talk show, which unlike Carson's was not scripted or rehearsed (or prepared for on Joan's part), and she and the host were in a quick-fire joke exchange and Rivers spurned him so badly that at the end of the segment, as she walked off stage, she grasps his arms as if he was going to fall over and asked, "are you alright?" The host was probably half her age at that point.
Depends on whether you call Dame Edna a woman.
Google Joan rivers with Clive Davis alive on UA-cam. She might still be with us. It’s very convincing
Michael who?
"I went to buy sexy underwear and they gift wrapped it". Oh my god that's a hilarious joke. Man she was incredible here, what a woman... And Carson has class you really don't see nowadays.
"I'm wearing the same underwear. Everyone backstage can testify"
He was an asshole who tried to ruin her career because she dared to not “wait in line” for a job she wasn’t even on the list for.
@@ds2465: Yeah, I liked his show, but his last years seemed to show a petty, narcissistic side. I hoped he'd have Joan on during his last week on the air, to show some class and forgiveness. Nope.
I love Johnny's follow-up: "... Like, for your aunt or something." PERFECT!! Always go for the ABSURD!: you'll either get a really strong argument, or a really funny joke! (BOTH, if you find the Truth.)
Yeah it's too bad he turned on her the way he did. In hindsight, she was the bigger man.
Joan & Johnny, two amazing people, classic comedians and personalities! God rest their souls and let them know we still Love them!
"You don't need big boobs to be feminine. Look at Liberace!" What a great line.
I remember the wonderful late nights with my sweet Grandma Crossley watching Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra and so many others. Rest in Peace my dear Grandma. You were one of the few who saved me in those awful times.
R.I.P. Joan Rivers. Totally hilarious and a treat to hear.
Yes...
No comedian has EVER made me laugh until I cry like Joan Rivers. She was a GENIUS. I love her.
That was one of the funniest shows. Joan was genuinely appreciative of her success, as you can see.
Joan River's talent was on a level of a genius. She had the ability to juxtapose the most unexpected thoughts, ironies, puns and analogies. What a tragedy in the suspicious circumstances of her death. There are some famous people that leave a measure of emptiness in society when they die. Think of all the humor and joy lost.
IT was suspicious .. as many many people have wrote about it.... wonder WHY>> they would want her dead????
Both she and Robin Williams Genius!!
I agree with you about what a tragedy about losing Joan Rivers. Rivers, Johnny Carson, and Frank Sinatra were such unique talents that no one will ever duplicate.
@@realitychick8903 I think them young fools at the clinic she attended for the out patient surgery were acting careless, not being totally professional, taking selfies while JR was on the table under anesthesia I think a horrible lapse of judgement. They, the investigators got their cell phones and pulled it up, I believe her daughter Melissa put pressure on the police dept and her team of investigators.
I lost family members in the Holocaust. Rivers once said model Heidi Klum was "hotter than the Germans who put Jews in the ovens". Totally disgusting. Rivers never apologized for what she said and also said she was allowed to say it because she was Jewish and also had relatives who died during the war. There was absolutely NO excuse for what she said-her humor was based on the humiliation of others--not much of a legacy to me
Did not know she was this funny. I could not stop laughing! And has that special ability to hold your interest. Very great person to interview.
wow joan KILLED IT that night, she is hilarious!!
Jack Stubbington But "asshat" is.
The best Jewish jokes
She always spoke well of Johnny Carson even when he stopped talking to her. Joan was a very loyal person!
She did but she went opposite him when she got her show.
Not always. No. See her with Bushkin among others.
Saxon C if LOYAL Means be on Johnny Carson show for over 20 years ,guest host, have him make your career and you go behind his back sign a contract with his competitor , never tell him until it’s too late and then try to be better than him and take over his late night spot???? If That’s loyalty then she’s loyal
She Screwed Carson over and then threw him under the bus after ALL HE DID FOR HER.. she was anything BUT LOYAL. He never spoke to her again....and she acted so hurt...like she didn't know what she could have done.
richard harris I didn’t realize she needed to ask his permission on her career moves.
amazing chemistry between the two. man, just naturally talented, funny people.
i didn't see any chemstry really. Johnny seemed non-plussed
I always loved Joan Rivers for her sense of humour, and wittiness, she had no barriers in expressing her mind, god bless both of them.
Joan Rivers is the best! I saw her do a show about five years ago around 2015 and she was hysterical. She never stopped for 90 minutes. Rest In Peace.
Joan Rivers died in September,2012.
@@kevinmadden1645 2014**
So glad that I lived through a lot of Carson's tenure on late night TV. He is still the best.
I didn't but I've found it now here on youtube and its very special and much better than alot of other shows nowadays
Leno is 2nd best. Letterman, Kimmel, et al are/were way too partisan politically
No one could touch Johnny when it comes to this format..... letterman was good but Johnny was king....leno just stole everyone else's skits n bits
Da' Coach yes I watched his first time on the to night show when it came on it got better the next year and for years to come. Then they cut the time down to an hour it ruined it it was always rushed then. Then he stop appearing on the show 2or 3 days aweek that hurt it in the later years I think after 25 years he just got tired of doing it he hung out for the last 5 years then ended it. It was a shock to tv we lost a great night show. But no body can do what Johnny did. Johnny just had it it started in TV in the early fifties on game shows and had his own show too he had like 3 shows of his own one was called do you trust your wife that was a game show. Then the Johnny Carson show and the other came show I can't remember the name of it. I miss Johnny for all the laughs he gave me. I loved his mongalog most and the Carson's player. I liked some of the guest he had on some was better then others and then when some actor would just walk on the show to say Hi to Johnny when they were filming next door. They would surprise him. Take up about 5 mins of the shows time but it would all be for laughs. The good old days of TV with clean comidy and no cussing or homosexuals in my face. It use to be hidden and still should be because it is wrong and these people will go to hell if they don't change their life style. God didn't make them that way they chose it. God don't make mistakes men and women. We need to stop saying wrong is right and right is wrong because of our country don't stop it God is going to take our country from us and give it to another country for years just like he did ISREAL. Miss Johnny and Joan. 2 greats yes Joan could be what people called hateful but what she said was true about the people so the truth hurts. She could have mad up stuff about them. I guess that would have been ok. Because nobody wants the truth now days at all just lies they believe. Because they don't know the truth. Johnny had his dogs on people to. Johnny was a mean drunk too. But it was all hush hush on him. Johnny had an ago that wouldnt quit and so did Joan yes she worked hard all her live she never got remarried after her husband killed his self left her and their daughter broke. And in debt. Joan just worked harder to keep things up. She did anything she could to earn money for her and her daughter she paid off all the debts he left her. I liked it Joan and her grandson would go somewhere for a week or two just them and do what he wanted she was a great grand mother she spoiled him and sent him home. Lisa would get so upset at her mom for doing that buying him everything. Sometimes she had to take stuff back. When he was younger. RIP Johnny and Joan. I miss you one day maybe we will see each other again in front of that Great White Throne of Judgement. In front of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Brilliant, her timing, she makes it all look so natural and easy! RIP
She should have be given the host position when Johnny retired.
I most respect her for making sure her staff were still taken care of as far as pay even after she passed. Incredible woman. RIP.
She was a good person. The world these days makes you appreciate the good ones that much more. May she R.I.P., and I hope she made it to the great party in the sky. :)
Joan and Johnny had a falling out some years later and never spoke again.
@@anonymousjohnson976she didnt fall out w him, he was angry because she got her own talk show. he never forgave her
I was 30 when I watched this and I laughed , now watching this I cry . I pine for those days! RIP Johnny, RIP Joan
Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers we're so good together... I appreciate everything they gave us on late night TV.
Watching this for the millionth time, I simply love these two people! 💕
Thank you for all the laughs Joan Rivers. RIP.. XO
Awww. Joan Rivers was one of a kind. She was funny, quick witted and her comedic timing was spot on.
Reminds me of my teen years when everyone watched Carson and Joan Rivers was a guest. Simpler time I am glad I got to experience.
I was 10 feet away as she sat on a stool in the center of a small room on Sunset Blvd. (Carlos & Charlie's) at some point in the 90's; mike in hand and she just killed the room for a good 40 minutes or so. She was one of the best to EVER do it, male or female. Old school comic timing and delivery like Rodney and Hope, Benny, etc. She always exhibited such love and respect for Johnny but he was relentlessly unforgiving; to the death. Now that they're both gone, it amplifies the tragedy of being so small and petty over nothing but foolish pride.
Ya it really showed his shallow nasty side. It broke her heart.
@@dawnmeredith2262 Oh, Dawn, I think Joan Rivers had/has a great big strong HEART - it was broken far more when Edgar committed suicide. BUT she had/has her beloved daughter........Thank God her daughter wasn't taken from her, or Joan would have been taken from all of us. cheers!
I love Joan Rivers! We need here honestly more then ever.
Sure do miss this lady..She was great...
Her material is STILL funny.
She knew how to keep up with time.
Making fun of people, insulting them, putting them down, calling them ugly or stupid or both, will always be here, will never get old, and those comedians who can pull it off and be funny will always find work.
Making fun of people, insulting them, putting them down, calling them ugly or stupid or both, will never get old, and those comedians who can pull it off and be funny will always find work.
@@jamesanthony5681 you're pathetic , you have ever heard of touch or class?? That's the problem with our generation we are not able to laugh at ourselves and instead of accept our flaws and turn them in our favor we better put the finger in whoever is talking the truth we are going backwards with this thing of the PC bullshit.
@@DonBienveRosario15 Pump the brakes.
Don, it's " *have you* ....? if you want to phrase it in a question to me.
Pal, you have me confused with someone else; I'm not in this generation. I laughed at Rivers *AND* Rickles - still do, on reruns, that is - but that's what they did, and I'm simply pointing it out.
Then was then and now is now. she's not bitter. There is a thing in show business where you have to change with the times and that's what she's done. Otherwise, people would be saying, "she needs a new act." I think she is funnier now that she ever was...she's honed her skills.
This is just pure joy watching two close friends, (both very talented at their craft), banter back and forth. Rivers was absolutely one of a kind, very funny woman. Extremely sharp and quick witted. And the infallible JC doesn’t miss a beat. “So true...So true...”
It is however, a sad to note how their relationship ended, all because JR accepted the offer to do her own show. Carson was so mad at her that he never spoke to her again. Refused to take her calls in her efforts to apologize over the years. But he took his grudge to his grave. And according to Rivers, this hurt her more than anyone ever had or would in her life. Up until her Husbands suicide.
But me personally, as much as I Loved J Carson, I think it was wrong to hang on to that grudge until his death. She didn’t do anything HE HIMSELF wouldn’t have done, given the opportunity. He was an up coming Comedian once too. To freeze her out was just childish. “So True....So True”..
RIP Johnny and Joan.
Hello Gail,
How are you doing ?
I agree with you -- Johnny Carson should have understood Joan Rivers wanting her own show, after being a guest host for so many years. He should have been a kind mentor and helped her with advice to get started, NOT holding a grudge. Sick.
This lady was such a powerhouse. She went on working til the end. She brought a new style and openness to the ridiculousness of people. Joan said what we thinking. I remember watching her as a toddler on the Mike Douglas show and Merv Griffin as The Tonight show was too late for me. I think It's sad when people hold onto pain. I'm still learning.
She knew how to say what needed to be said, sooo "Grow Up". 💋
@@livinginvt11 I agree with you on how special Joan Rivers was. I was a teenager in the 1960's, so I was able to watch the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson when Joan did much of her best comedy routines on that show. Lucky me. She was sharp, witty, and so dang funny!
Even more interesting to watch, knowing that she knows this is probably the end of her association with JC and the show. He, however, doesn't have a clue of what's about to hit.
I remember watching this in '86 and wasn't quite 21. Today I am the same age as Joan was on this show and she still nails it. Goodbye sweet princess ❤️
R.I.P Joan... So glad we met. A wonderful down to earth loving person who helped and cared for so many RAH!
ive heard of people saying Joan Rivets is caustic but i thought she was absolutely hilarious.. sadly missed
Her & Phyllis Diller
I miss humor that is really edgy...
She was both. I mean I love her jokes they are funny but a lot of them were the kind of jokes you d reserve for a group of friends, not the kind you d say in public because they are too bitchy
RIP dear Joan....I just cried laughing at this Tonight Show episode...you never stopped being funny...right up to the end. God Bless your family.
I used to be able to stay up late and watch Joan Rivers when she hosted the Tonight Show. I'm guessing a lot of the jokes went over my head. Funniest woman to ever live.
Part of Joan Rivers secret was that she was so casual when joking. An exceptional, great woman.
What a great episode. Thank you for sharing.
so cute ! they are so funny , indeed ;
have a nice week !
Very funny lady, I would watch her many times in her appearances reruns with Johnny c.
THE REAL QUEEN OF COMEDY!!! RIP MS. RIVERS!!
Gosh, I love her. She is missed.
+Julio Pecina Agreed. Comedy is just not as fun now.
You can just hear how much the audience loved her. 💖
Best female comedian hands down.
All others owe their careers to her.
RIP Joan.
@ 9:43 "She raised her arm, I thought Tina Turner was under there" LOLLLL
SMAnthonyW Don’t tell the damn jokes, eh? The jokes sound so much better when she says them than when you do!! 😡👿
Two legends. They were great together. Mutual respect. That is rare from Johnny. I absolutely adore how they feed off each others energy and humor. Never again to be replicated.
And to all you haters out there, your time will come too and you will be judged as well. Know it.
Unfortunately, their relationship totally caved when Carson thought Rivers was trying to take over the late night reins.
@@debbie94510 It was unfair for Johnny Carson to be angry with Joan Rivers for wanting her own show. It was natural, after being second-banana all those years, to want to move up to her own show. Johnny should have understood that, and been happy for her.
Joan Rivers was a very hard working woman, who loved what she did. Keep fighting ladybug. Love sent from me which will include prayers and hope for you come out of the ashes and keep going!
I'm praying for her too!
After this episode she "backstabed" Johnny Carson. He never talked to her again.
jafeae She didn't backstab him at all. Fox offered her the chance to be the first late night female host of her own show. It was clear Johnny wasn't retiring any time soon so she did what anyone would -- she accepted the offer. Anyone who thinks a career advancement is "backstabbing" your old boss lives in a delusional world.
You don't understand. His problem with Joan was not about that she took a job as his rival, but that he had helped her a lot, considered her a good friend, and he only knew she had taken that job when he saw her on tv doing it. She didnt tell him about it. He felt disrespected and he felt she had been disloyal by not telling him about it.
Princessasnd103 Sorry then, I got that part wrong. Maybe it was he only knowing about it after she got the job? From what I have seen he was very peculiar towards what he considered loyalty, etc. Thanks for correcting me!
Too bad Johnny got mad at Joan. That was really sad. Joan Rivers was a genius. She knew the pulse of humor and was real, honest and hilarious. We love you Joan.
what happened
Why did Johnny get mad at Joan?
@@kellynorris2990 YEAH WHY ?
@@tammystrickler5723 She got her own talk show on Fox and he felt betrayed. Not only did he refuse to speak to her again, but he banned her from The Tonight show. It was when Jimmy Fallon took over, that she was welcomed back.
UA-cam interrupted the ads to show me ads. BRILLIANT.
This was one of her absolute best bits!! FABULOUS!!
I quote the library card joke ALL the time! :) Best joke she ever had!
Joan rivers, always outrageous, unpredictable, and funny
A classic show that can never be better.
This is so much fun to watch. Joan Rivers is hilarious and Mr Carson is always great
RIP Joan We'll always love you for your brilliant humor through the years
Gotta love Joan. Always hysterical.
Joan always made fun of everyone. Can we talk here? Lol! Love you Joan.
"No man has ever reached up a woman's skirt looking for a library card!!" LMAO
The great Joan Rivers. Her comedy was funny, ribald, hilarious. Thank goodness we have these memories.
I still miss her 💜
They had such marvelous chemistry - and this is a treasure-chest of comedy.
What a cryin' damn shame she and Johnny went on the outs. Two of the best that ever was !!!
"...library card." Best line ever. We miss you Joan.
Hilarious with no swearing, or filthy jokes😄🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹Joan🌹🌹🌹A natural talent 🤩👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Two legends gone...
Miss them both.
Carson is the best ever, you can't compete with that.
Joan certainly, OBVIOUSLY could. She was waaaaay funnier than Johnny Carson.
@@your_huge_ego_bores_me Whose night show lasted for years and whose was pulled from the air after a short, unsuccessful run?
@@travelseatsyellowlab @Kaylon Centers Hold on, you are talking about two separate skills. Joan was one of the greatest comics to ever live, way, way better than Johnny as a comic. That's what I was referring too, not as a straight man talk show host. Obviously Johnny was the best straight man ever, Joan used to say that all the time. When Joan, who was quite possibly the greatest joke writer ever, played the straight man she wasn't in Carson's leauge. So yeah, her as the talk show host didn't work.
Rest in peace Joan Rivers. I adore her. She was a beautiful person. She could tell the awkward truth and make it classy and funny. She's missed.
Had the pleasure of seeing on (what turned out to be her) final tour, my face literally hurt for hours later, I’ve never laughed so hard in my life. A true Star
Rest in peace Joanie and Johnny and thank you for all the laughs!
Love you Joan and will miss you always. The true queen of comedy!
THIS IS FANTASTIC STUFF! And to prove my point, her humor is just as funny and relevant now than it did nearly 30 years ago. This woman is not just a STAR, she's a comedy icon, a trailblazer, a gunslinger (metaphor, here), a pioneer, a trojan horse of a woman, a viking, and last but certainly not least, a true feminist if there ever was one. She's right up there with the true comedy legends.
And may I add, she is still the ONLY woman in HISTORY to have ever had her own NETWORK talk-show (Chelsea Handler is on cable, so it's not the same. The networks at the time were brutal!)
ColorAda bigfoot
Qw
One of the Best Comedians ever. Met her in person and a real genuine nice person
Tears running down my face, thanks Joan❤
Joan is hilarious, great interview!
Rest in Peace Joan Rivers.
Obama thugs snuffed her out!
*_Just because Joan Rivers said "Obama is gay, and Michele is a transgender" He had her snuffed out! (as IF we didn't already know that he was Gay, and Michele is Michael Robinson)_*
renton willoughby oops
I'm pretty sure she's in hell.
renton willoughby - You wear stupid well.
Joan is or was a national treasure. So great at making fun of herself. I believe that leads to a longer life. Now I gotta buy her book. I saw her on Celebrity Apprentice once. One smart woman! I was impressed at how she grasped customer service at a hotel. She could've started her own chain.
never again.. will folks like there pass through people's lives... thank you for the memories
Classic. I love them both and I stayed up late watching too.