Review of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) by Tim H — 06 Jan 2013

Sensitive documentary about the crude humour Joan Rivers that shows the background about the famous comedian. The film discusses her beginnings to current success, including her feud with Johnny Carson on having her own (unsuccessful) talk show, clips of her on The Ed Sullivan Show (much less crude), as well her ability to fill up her journal in order to get revenue.

The film also mentions of her and her daughters' participation on Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" and there reaction to the death of River's husband Edgar Rosenburg, who killed himself in 1987 after making many miserable business deals.

Quite crude, using every expletive imaginable in the English language, but also fascinating, especially since a celebrity in her mid-to-late 70's could be so successful. Generally good!