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Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent. Rivers is the National Chairwoman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a board member of God's Love We Deliver. Like the ground-breaking Phyllis Diller, Rivers' act relied heavily on poking fun at herself. A typical Rivers joke about her appearance was "I used to stand by the side of the road with a sign: 'Last girl before freeway.'"



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Joan Rivers - what members say


  • Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium
  • Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium review by from Derbyshire
    Rated - 1.0 stars More like up the creek without a paddle 11 April 2007
    ...I was so disappointed with this dvd - Joan Rivers seems to have lost her humour. There were a few old jokes in the dvd but most of the time she substituted swearing for h...   Read customer review
  • An Audience With Joan Rivers
  • An Audience With Joan Rivers review by scottydoguk from Manchester
    Rated - 1.0 stars Deja Vu 11 September 2008
    ...an but was a little disappointed to find that this is almost a carbon copy of 'Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium', even down to her outfit. ...   Read customer review
  • Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work
  • Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work review by AuntySocialite from Cymru
    Rated - 4.0 stars Hilarious and fascinating 3 December 2010
    ...In recent years I've come more to appreciate the force of nature that is Joan Rivers - making it as a woman in what is most assuredly a man's world is no mean feat. This t...   Read customer review

Joan Rivers - filmography


  • The Cho Show
  • The Cho Show on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Margaret Cho,  Margaret Cho,  Sandra Bernhard
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sitcom starring American comedian Margaret Cho as she interacts with her family and friends. Sandra Bernhard, Wanda Sykes, Michelle Rodriguez, Kat Von D, Nina Hartley and Joan Rivers all make guest appearances on the show.
    1 star out of 5 21% from 6 members
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  • An Audience With Joan Rivers
  • An Audience With Joan Rivers on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Joan Rivers
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Outrageous Emmy Award-winning American comedienne Joan Rivers entertains an audience of stars with her own imitable brand of acerbic wit and good old fashioned bitching.
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 422 members
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  • Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium
  • Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium (2005)
    Starring: Joan Rivers
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Filmed at her sellout farewell shows at the London Palladium, this hilarious DVD sees the acid-tongued veteran comedienne at her outrageous best, taking no prisoners in her quest for the killer gag.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 436 members
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  • The Graham Norton Effect
  • The Graham Norton Effect on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Graham Norton,  Joan Rivers,  Chris Rock
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Features highlights from Graham's New York series. Watch as Graham chats to stars such as Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Macaulay Culkin, Cindy Lauper and Marilyn Manson, to name but a few.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,022 member
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  • Intern
  • Intern on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Dominique Swain,  Peggy Lipton,  Kathy Griffin
    Director: Michael Lange
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    INTERN is the story of a young and witty girl, Jocelyn, experiencing the hilarious reality of the fashion world at the ultra-hip fashion magazine, Skirt....air kisses, model tantrums, lecherous photographers, bulimic editors, crazed egos and maniacal bosses are just a few of the everyday encounters ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 9 members
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  • Pee-Wee's Playhouse - Christmas Special
  • Pee-Wee's Playhouse - Christmas Special on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Pee-Wee Herman,  Joan Rivers,  K.D. Lang
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    In this surreal pastiche of television-age nostalgia, sprung from the perpetually prepubescent mind of Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee and his friends celebrate Christmas in all kinds of unique, fun, and creative ways in a holiday special unlike any other. The wacky and outrageous Pee-Wee (Paul Reubens) has ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 36 members
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  • Spaceballs - Blu-ray
  • Spaceballs - Blu-ray (1987)
    Starring: Bill Pullman,  John Candy,  Daphne Zuniga
    Director: Mel Brooks
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this spoof of STAR WARS and a handful of other sci-fi flicks from the 1970s and '80s, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-dog/half-man sidekick, Barf (John Candy), must rescue a spoiled Druish princess (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) in time to ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 9 members
    Not available for rental
  • Spaceballs
  • Spaceballs (1987)
    Starring: Bill Pullman,  John Candy,  Daphne Zuniga
    Director: Mel Brooks
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this spoof of STAR WARS and a handful of other sci-fi flicks from the 1970s and '80s, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-dog/half-man sidekick, Barf (John Candy), must rescue a spoiled Druish princess (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) in time to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 9,092 members
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  • Les Patterson Saves the World
  • Les Patterson Saves the World on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Barry Humphries,  Pamela Stephenson,  Joan Rivers
    Director: George Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Dr. Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KBE is sent to an oil-rich Gulf state to try to make peace after a United Nations blunder. While there, he escapes from a firing squad and discovers a diabolical plan to hold the world to biological ransom. Meanwhile, undercover CIA agent Dame Edna Everage arrives on ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 172 members
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  • The Muppets Take Manhattan
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
    Starring: Brooke Shields,  Art Carney,  Joan Rivers
    Director: Frank Oz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Catchy musical numbers, famous cameos, and a surprise wedding keep this third Muppet movie lively and fun for kids and parents alike. Miss Piggy, whether skating on roller skates borrowed from Gregory Hines, fuming with jealousy, or looking lovely and plump in lavender, steals every scene, while ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,362 member
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  • Rabbit Test
  • Rabbit Test on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Billy Crystal,  Alex Rocco,  Doris Roberts
    Director: Joan Rivers
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Joan Rivers directs comic Billy Crystal in his feature film debut playing Lionel, the first man ever to get pregnant. Co-written by sharp-tongued Ms Rivers, in one funny scene, a gynaecologist declares: "Call Maintenance, I've got sperm all over my desk again!"
    1.5 stars out of 5 33% from 45 members
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Joan Rivers facts

5 most recent films

Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work - 3.5 stars
The Cho Show - 1.0 stars
An Audience With Joan Rivers - 4.0 stars
Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium - 3.0 stars
The Graham Norton Effect - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

An Audience With Joan Rivers - 4.0 stars
Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work - 3.5 stars
The Muppets Take Manhattan - 3.5 stars
Spaceballs - 3.0 stars
Joan Rivers - Live at the London Palladium - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Cho Show - 1.0 stars
Rabbit Test - 1.5 stars
Intern - 2.0 stars
Pee-Wee's Playhouse - Christmas Special - 2.5 stars
Spaceballs - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Daphne Zuniga - 4 times - show films
Mel Brooks - 4 times - show films
Rick Moranis - 4 times - show films
Dick Van Patten - 4 times - show films
Bill Pullman - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 5 times - show films
Mel Brooks - 4 times - show films
George Miller - 2 times - show films
Ricki Stern - 1 times - show films
Michael Lange - 1 times - show films

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