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  • Birth Name: Joan Alexandra Molinsky
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/08/1933, Gemini
  • Profession: TV host; comedian; actor; writer
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Although these days she's known for fashion quips and myriad trips to the plastic surgeon, Rivers was a pioneering woman in stand-up comedy whose hilarious self-deprecating humor, biting one-liners and "Can we ... read more
  • Celebrity Apprentice Winner Joan Rivers on Annie Duke's Harsh Words | Today's News: Our Take | 5/11/2009

    Newly "hired" Joan Rivers gave her competitor Annie Duke a big hug after winning the final face-off on Celebrity Apprentice — but that doesn't mean the two will be friendly any time soon.

    "We're not going to be BFFs," Rivers told TVGuide.com about her future interactions with the famous poker player. "It's a shame, because I think she's a brilliant poker player, but she plays life like poker and I don't. I play life like ... read more 61 Comments

  • VIDEO: Annie Duke Speaks Out on Joan Rivers' "Hitler" Comment | Today's News: Our Take | 5/6/2009

    It's been a fiery season of Celebrity Apprentice — especially between finalists Joan Rivers and Annie Duke.

    The poker champ stopped by TV Guide Network's TV Watercooler to set the record straight about their feud and about Rivers' comment that Duke is "worse than Hitler." She also opened up about whether the fighting on the show has been real and how she feels about Melissa Rivers' critical Twitter posts about her.

    Plus: Find out what special gift Duke received that helps channel her anger toward Joan and Melissa Rivers.

    Watch the video after the jump.

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  • Cheers: Z Will Rock You! | Cheers & Jeers | 8/25/2008
    Cheers to TV's most unexpectedly grade-A treat: Z-Rock. If This is Spinal Tap and Curb Your Enthusiasm had a baby, it'd look like IFC's semi-improvised comedy series about Z02, a real-life Brooklyn metal band by night who pay the bills by playing kids' music as the Z Brothers by day. The power trio's members are surprisingly adept actors, and they're ably supported by stand-up Lynne Koplitz as their foul-mouthed but loving manager — she's like a sexier Susie Essman. Aptly, the guest list includes comics (Joan Rivers, Gilbert Gottfried) and rockers (just wait til you see the Z Brothers play a bris with Blues Traveler's John Popper). In short, Z rocks!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine! read more
  • Joan Rivers Is Effing Sorry for Swearing on Live TV | Today's News: Our Take | 6/18/2008
    After being kicked off of British talk show Loose Women (the U.K.'s version of The View) for swearing on live air, Joan Rivers has issued an apology. Sort of. According to People, the comedienne said in a statement, "Yes, I swore, and I'm so f---ing sorry." Rivers was promoting her new live show Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress By a Life in Progress when the conversation turned to difficult celebrities on the red carpet. Rivers then dropped the F-bomb and the grown-up word for poo to describe Russell Crowe. (Watch for yourself.)In her defense, Rivers thought she was on delay, even saying before uttering the offending phrase, "Get ready to bleep this." When the words went out uncensored, the host apologized, saying "Joan didn't realize we were absolutely live," and when the show went to commercial break, Rivers was asked to leave the set. Still, Rivers is able to laugh at the incident. "It's funny: Offstage, I hardly ever use profanity," she said in her statement. "My favorite four-... read more
  • Giants-Cowboys Score Big, and Other Short Cuts | Today's News: Our Take | 9/11/2007
    This season's inaugural telecast of NBC's Sunday Night Football — in which Dallas bested the New York Giants 45-35 — averaged a 13.6 in household ratings, down 10 percent from last year's series opener but more than doubling the audience of any network rival.... Joan Rivers is at it again, serving up fact- and insight-challenged commentary on Sunday's red-carpet Emmy arrivals via a blog at VH1EyeCandy.com.... Speaking of kudos-casts, Gil Cates will for a 14th time helm the Oscars, this time marking the show's 80th anniversary and airing Feb. 24 on ABC. read more

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George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize (Appearing) 2009 TV Show Series
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (Remarks by) 2009 TV Show Series
50 Funniest Women Alive (Remarks by) 2007 TV Show Series
Golden Globes Fashion Wrap With Joan & Melissa (Host) 2007 TV Show Series
Grammy Awards Fashion Wrap With Joan & Melissa (Host) 2007 TV Show Series

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