With the help of some red-hot comics, the late great Joan Rivers is still asking “Can we talk?” a decade after she died. A Nov. 7 tribute show at the Apollo Theater, brutally titled “Dead Funny,” is the opening-night event of the upcoming New York Comedy Festival, and will feature the barbs of Nikki Glaser, … Read more
Melissa Rivers revealed Saturday that her relationship with her mom — late comedic icon Joan Rivers — was “very hard” after her father’s 1987 suicide. Now, in a conversation with PEOPLE, Melissa says the family faced unspeakable grief afterward — and her relationship with her mom was torn apart. “Suicide is very complicated for the … Read more
Can we talk? Say what you will about Joan Rivers, the legendary New York comedienne who died 10 years ago today at age 81, but her signature catchphrase was far from misleading. Joan could talk — ingeniously, loudly, viciously and off the cuff. She talked about her bad luck in the bedroom, about plastic surgery, … Read more
Oprah Winfrey is shedding light on her first appearance on “The Tonight Show,” and how then-host Joan Rivers commented about her weight. While being a guest star on “The Jamie Kern Lime Show” podcast, Winfrey, 70, told Lime that she appeared on “The Tonight Show” in 1985 to discuss her successful TV show, “A.M. Chicago,” … Read more
The animals are tame, but her stories are wild. In her new book “Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian,” animal doctor Amy Attas dishes on what she’s learned about the lives of New York’s wealthy and well-known by visiting their homes to care for their four-legged family members. Attas … Read more
In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still reeling from Hamas’ murderous rampage? He summarily canceled shows and a moratorium on mirth took hold. But then Gold realized … Read more
Melissa Rivers misses her mom, Joan Rivers, every day. The 55-year-old opened up about why the late comedienne, who died in 2014, would despise the cancel culture of today, yet loved weight loss drugs. “She would have been very excited by body acceptance. That would have actually made her really happy,” Melissa told People in … Read more
Joan Rivers’ iconic New York City penthouse, which she staunchly believed was haunted, has been pulled from the market after nearly three years without finding a buyer, The Post has learned. This decision follows a jaw-dropping $3.5 million price cut four months ago, signaling a struggle to entice potential purchasers into this opulent Versailles-inspired penthouse. … Read more
Joan Rivers’ critically witty commentary has earned her a place as one of the top female comedians of all time. Despite her biting critiques of fashion, celebrities and more, the late, great media personality mainly steered clear of being canceled. Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, believes that the “Fashion Police” host would have found cancel culture … Read more
Let’s talk psychic abilities; soothsaying, spirit channeling, curing, cursing, dowsing, divination, telepathy and prophecy, crystal balls and clairvoyance and all matters between. The word psychic comes from the Greek psykhikos, meaning “Of the soul, spirit, or mind,” and those imbued with “the gift” can see or sense what others can’t, beyond the veil, the pale and … Read more
It was a royal smackdown. A clip of the late Joan Rivers resurfaced earlier this month in which the former comedian slams Princess Diana. The clip, which was posted last Monday and has been viewed 884,000 times, shows Rivers at a 2013 event claiming the late Princess of Wales “didn’t know when the good times … Read more
Can we talk about wokeness? If she were alive today, woke culture would make Joan Rivers “crazy,” her daughter Melissa says. “If we would be looking at the news together, I know she would turn to me … and say, ‘Can you believe this s–t?’” Rivers, 54, host of the podcast “Group Text,” told The … Read more