Joan Rivers on longevity, Brooke Shields, and not caring about Johnny Carson
September 11th, 2009
Joan Rivers was in Pasadena in July to promote her show on TV Land, How’d You Get So Rich?, but when I spoke to her after her presentation, I was more interested in a couple of issues. First, her longevity in a business that takes even older comedians and tosses them to the side (Cosby, for instance, is more community activist than comedian these days). Second, I wanted to ask her about her experience on The Apprentice, which included her feuds with wedding planners, Clint Black, and Annie Duke.
But, Joan being Joan, she also randomly let loose on Brooke Shields, Sarah Palin, and whoever else was in her mind during the ten minutes we spoke.
We start off by talking about longevity. She feels one of the reasons she stays relevant is that she doesn’t live in the past. “I don’t give a shit about Johnny Carson,” she said.
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