Joan Rivers on Her Controversial Heidi Klum Joke

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11 жыл бұрын

During a February appearance on the television program "Fashion Police," comedienne Joan Rivers made a joke about model Heidi Klum that some deemed highly offensive. In this clip from a longer interview, Ms. Rivers tells her side of the story to WSJ's Lee Hawkins, as well as the importance of humor.
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@diamondgirl87 10 жыл бұрын

How could she have been anti-Semitic when she was Jewish herself. In the words of Joan Rivers, oh just grow up!

@vivianacavazos6673 8 жыл бұрын

haha yes! I can just hear her screaming, "can we talk?"

@conniecook8095 6 жыл бұрын

Diamondgirl A jew can be antisemitic. A black person can be racist. A woman can be anti-feminist. It's called self loathing.

@Mrsirfrancis21 5 жыл бұрын

Diamondgirl I can see Joan putting her hand in front of her saying, "Pick a finger".

@frisco21 5 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers was only "Jewish" insofar as it served as a tool for comedic purposes. To say that she didn't live by the tenets of Judaism would be an understatement. To be fair, that was her choice; that was her right. Jerry Lewis, with whom she had a nasty feud --- famously said that Joan Rivers "set Jews back a thousand years." Actually, he was giving her too much credit by implying that she represented Jewish Americans. Joan Rivers was many things, but her "Jewishness" was a mere cultural affectation that she trotted out only when it served her needs.

@malkelly9889 5 жыл бұрын

Connie Cook Nope blacks can’t be racist

@JohnHarbinger 10 жыл бұрын

This quote is from Joan: Life is very tough, and if you can make a joke, make something easier, and funny, do it. Maybe, take the worst thing in the world and make it funny, it is a vacation, for a minute, from a horror.

@scouser26 8 жыл бұрын

+John Harbinger Love that quote from her...

@JohnHarbinger 8 жыл бұрын

It is great. Also a gentle reminder when comedians joke about people, they shouldn't get offended.

@scouser26 8 жыл бұрын

people are too easily offended these days by comedy, the PC brigade especially and a great quote from Judith Sheindlen (a great friend of Joans) "all this PC nonsense is a lot of hogwash) lol

@JohnHarbinger 8 жыл бұрын

Judge Judy!

@scouser26 8 жыл бұрын

indeed... ha ha

@sailasimone 8 жыл бұрын

She made the whole country laugh for so many years! She was a big risk taker. She will be greatly missed by so many who adored her!

@Frankincensedjb123 5 жыл бұрын

Not me

@seeburgm100a 11 ай бұрын

and even though her brand of humor could be coarse at times, there seemed to be a line she didn't cross. She still pulled it off with a bit of class?.. unlike newer female comediennes like Kathy Griffin who is just plain disgusting.

@eleonoradeane5170 5 жыл бұрын

She would hate the state of today's PC comedy. RIP, Joan.

@gonzaloarvietti4920 4 жыл бұрын

The stupid boring stan up comedies diaaaaghhh

@jorgeflores4928 3 жыл бұрын

Wait what do you mean about PC?? Is he or she a comedian

@anthonyvillarias8829 2 жыл бұрын

@@jorgeflores4928 Hope this helps. PC means “ Politically Correct “.

@stp22 6 жыл бұрын

She was too clever and witty for the mass public, intelligent humour, I miss her wit

@englandportugal91 4 жыл бұрын

Me Too! She Was Too Great For This World!

@iluvbooty 4 жыл бұрын

comedy genius ~

@dontstart8440 3 жыл бұрын

Too clever for liberals angry at the next pointless thing

@vivhiggins5656 2 жыл бұрын

I do miss her wite we would have got on if met no not her age but we all get older age is number rip joan 😥❤😥❤❤❤😩❤

@anthonyvillarias8829 2 жыл бұрын

@@vivhiggins5656 I wish I could understand you. I miss Joan Rivers too!! 😭 And Goodluck in life, I guess. 😅👍

@elsplace896 4 жыл бұрын

She's taken millions away from their sadness, miss her so much.

@bcbrooksaccnt 10 жыл бұрын

People take shit so seriously and it is so god damn annoying.

@26whosthatgirl 10 жыл бұрын

It's gonna be a boring PC world without her!

@RiverIvy 4 жыл бұрын

You was right lol

@bh0489 4 жыл бұрын

This comment aged well.

@chotzrary 9 жыл бұрын

RIP, a real legend. She got it, totally wish others would too. Comedy is to make people laugh.

@Shadofx 9 жыл бұрын

I think thats the point..people werent' laughing.

@Jeanniesings 9 жыл бұрын

Shadofx if they didnt get the joke of course they wouldnt be laughing but dont come and complain for lack of a sense of humor, no ones gonna give it to you, you have to have common sense for it first!

@Shadofx 9 жыл бұрын

So one needs common sense to have a sense of humor? smh.

@Shadofx 9 жыл бұрын

Jeannie Buxo So one needs common sense to have a sense of humor?..smh.

@michaelosullivan9203 8 жыл бұрын

she said out loud what many people thought, respect to Joan for being honest and not giving a fuck

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 10 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers can do no wrong. She's the essence of comedy. If you are offended by this you should seriously think about moving to a place where thoughts and self-expression are censored by force to meet only ONE criteria. This is the price we pay for living in a country where we are free to speak our mind. We are also free to tune out if we don't like it.

@benjaminfarnsworthy8591 9 жыл бұрын

+GodsFavoriteBassPlyr she is the essence of shit

@moonbeeps Жыл бұрын

Well, I would say that making a joke about the horrible deaths of the holocaust on tv is pushing the line. There is a line, she crossed it.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr Жыл бұрын

@@moonbeeps - Then you are entirely free to tune her out.

@moonbeeps Жыл бұрын

@@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr Ehm, it doesn't work that way. If she was an influent person and joked about horrible things, that's unacceptable. Free speech ends when you hurt with your words a big portion of the world population.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr Жыл бұрын

@@moonbeeps - Actually,,, that's Exactly the way it works. The concept of being able to express yourself freely is to PROTECT UNPOPULAR SPEECH. Not just speech that YOU happen to approve of. Perhaps there should be a little government-approved phrase book that we can all carry with us.. ? You know... like in China.. or in NK?? Popular speech - BY DEFINITION - does not need protections. In order to enjoy freedoms.. you must be willing to risk someone being offended. There is NO right to not be offended... no matter how much it validates your sense of righteous indignation. Please go peddle your fascism elsewhere.

@joebrentar6066 9 жыл бұрын

WELL she was Jewish and if she wanted to make a "joke" about that then that's her "right"? No one else could get away with it. Black Rappers are always using the N word and that's supposed to be OK?

@nicw3251 5 жыл бұрын

Joe Brentar waaaa waaaaa I want to say the n word waaaa

@dianemorris5816 5 жыл бұрын

@GENERAL DISARRAY'S BOSS 83 i didn't know that, could you clarify?

@andrewmakau9702 4 жыл бұрын

Where do black rappers fit in this scenario? State your case and leave it there. Do not include black rappers. The joke was hilarious and that’s it. You don’t need to defend yourself for finding it funny.

@lostwithjack14 4 жыл бұрын

Good point!

@robinmiller173 11 жыл бұрын

I'm Jewish and had a lot of family whacked by the Nazis. That was then. By the 1970s I was working on German cars.

@vivelafandom 11 жыл бұрын

They didn't even get the joke

@TinaMariaJeanette 10 жыл бұрын

Some people need to grow up and get a life...live in the moment...and stop being so bloody " politically correct" and boring!! Joan Rivers was a brilliant and funny comedian, no bullshit with her - love her for it:-)

@daiveedino 9 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes!

@gonzaloarvietti4920 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to 2019

@shamirburak 3 жыл бұрын

totaly agree!!

@theblueangel28 10 жыл бұрын

i love her mentioning the Dick Cavett response. he is just the number 1 class act of all time

@ButterySkater 4 жыл бұрын

PC culture got worse. Smh. I wish she was here today.

@edwilde2331 5 жыл бұрын

That line was hilarious!

@user-fb4sb1zi8g 5 жыл бұрын

Miss her so much. The world got a lot more PC after Joan left. I miss brave comics.

@tinnnn1 5 жыл бұрын

I miss Joan Rivers. The world needs her humour. She was unique and lives on through our memories and through these fabulous videos on KZfaq

@vm24seven365 10 жыл бұрын

Love, love, love Joan Rivers. She can do no wrong in my eyes. Keep giving the hell Joan! LOL! Peace friend.

@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I love about Joan, she enlightens the negative things in this world through comedy and I praise her for that. She makes me laugh and helps me cheer up coming from someone who suffers from depression x

@carloszenon4562 3 жыл бұрын

Wishing you well..God bless you

@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND 3 жыл бұрын

@@carloszenon4562 You too (hugs)

@ddkrauss12 Жыл бұрын

“It was The Nazi’s who should’ve said ‘Hold it!’”. Hilarious. She’s so smart & witty. As if a Nazi would identify themselves to take offense which IS the joke. You can see the interviewer putting it together and then having a delayed laugh lol I did the same thing.

@maryanng6841 4 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers was the quintessential New Yorker. Very quick witted. Rest in Peace Ms. Rivers. You are missed!

@bashbrannigan 3 жыл бұрын

Joan got funnier as she got older.

@thetabensons6686 6 жыл бұрын

Love her, she is so funny and tells the truth in a humorous tone.

@millennialfalcon8958 5 жыл бұрын

Once Joan passed the SJWs born after 1996 started making an assault on anything that could be construed as possibly offensive. I miss her terribly.

@bobloblaw9679 Жыл бұрын

i think a lot of people confuse being shocked with being offended.

@midnightmilkman1 5 жыл бұрын

Joan was and always will be a Legend

@YunaQQQQQ8 10 жыл бұрын

Joan always make me laugh!

@tomodonovan5931 3 жыл бұрын

Johnny Carson pulled what I thought was the greatest prank on her with the Margaret Thatcher lookalike bit. He did it of course with the greatest class, and style. Late night television has never been the same since he retired.

@danh5637 5 жыл бұрын

We have to joke about it so we never forget what happened and so it never happens again.

@giavannira 10 жыл бұрын

I'm Jewish and I don't find this offensive at all'n she's right it gets pple talking n wondering m questioning I'm only 28 but I'm embarrassed by my culture today!!!

@cicikizable 5 жыл бұрын

Are u just eating kosher food

@hubbahubbahubbard 10 жыл бұрын

SHE IS A GODDESS!! THANK YOU FOR RELEASING THE SOCIAL PRESSURE

@lorettabrail7806 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love Joan Rivers. And Heidi, too. I am sure Heidi understood about comedy. She is a beautiful woman with good common sense. Something lacking in those who criticize Joan and her really funny performances. They just need to “grow up!”

@MUPortal2018 6 жыл бұрын

Missing you so much Joan Rivers. You are one of a kind.

@Jeanniesings 9 жыл бұрын

joans success was that she knew what comedy was about , it was about humor, dark or light it was always raw, ..she knew how to make everyone laugh, those that didnt laugh, have no idea what humor is. she is one of a kind because she did it better than anyone!

@bduhe219 8 жыл бұрын

i love the butterfly pin. he is so dapper in that suit and vest, very stylish, like Carey Grant.

@eiccoaching8642 5 жыл бұрын

She was murdered.

@patrislemair1754 5 жыл бұрын

I only just discovered that Lady. She was a genius. I’m happy I found her. Rip and humour.

@paranoidandroid1997 11 жыл бұрын

People are too sensible

@gonzaloarvietti4920 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the future 2019

@Golden.dragon7 5 жыл бұрын

I miss fashion police. Her jokes were so funny lol

@fredd4438 10 жыл бұрын

I love her !!

@flenif2247 11 жыл бұрын

What a stupid, I mean stoooopid "controversy." She has been a comedienne for 50 years! Why is everyone so shocked at her material?

@BillyDoll9 9 жыл бұрын

I met Joan, she was a doll

@08Stella 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the said thing. I agree. They are still among us & some are even actively spreading hate. xxxx

@TheGreatDeciever55 11 жыл бұрын

I still joke about my grandma and she died 15 years ago. hahaha

@melissawright1979 5 жыл бұрын

I loved Joan Rivers, she was just wonderful x

@lance3poo7932 6 жыл бұрын

COMEDY NEEDS TOLERANCE! Love you Joan!

@patrickquacinella6997 3 жыл бұрын

I love Joan Rivers , I miss her so much

@annetteneubauer3052 11 жыл бұрын

Yes I have. That was my Point to begin with!

@ambycakes 5 жыл бұрын

Aw Joan we miss you honey! You stood true to yourself.

@ncorp2668 5 жыл бұрын

Even the interviewer couldn't help but think it's funny 😄

@tertiary7 5 жыл бұрын

We miss you Joan. I'd love to hear her riff on the current #metoo politics.

@allys744 Жыл бұрын

I agree with Joan about her joke: in order to make good dark jokes, the target of mockery must be the offenders not the offendees. If you make a joke about r*pe for example, you have to make a punchline at the expense of the r*pist. Likewise, with Holocaust jokes, the target of mockery must be the nazis, not the Jewish people.

@bryanhaynes4941 Жыл бұрын

Ty joan for reminding people that it actually happened people are forgetting

@aaaaaa67a 2 жыл бұрын

What a great talented lady she will be missed

@frankengelhardt7771 5 жыл бұрын

great great Joan Rivers .....isn´t it a pitty that we here in Germany nothing from you ...You´re humor was faboulus great an special !

@toddbeaton1512 6 жыл бұрын

joan rivers is so amazing

@nursegrace7492 5 жыл бұрын

The fact that she couldn't move her face is alarming.

@cjhepburn7406 4 жыл бұрын

Nurse Grace Lotta surgery 4 sho

@kowe96941 5 жыл бұрын

Screw the offended!! It was funny.

@101enri 10 жыл бұрын

But the truth of the matter is That Joan Rivers is not well known for the new generations. We as followers of her, can understand the jokes. As simple a as that. My applause to MS. Rivers. Shr broke barriers as a comedian being a woman back in the 80!s and she looks spectaculao for being 77?

@ReneAensland 5 жыл бұрын

lol that joke.

@anyasilka2325 4 жыл бұрын

Yip, just know Comedy and loosen up!! Joan Rivers was not bad mannered! Loved her COMEDY and the Fashion Police was fun, not all Lacey and Silly! And with a little seriousness! No wonder that Show did not survive without Joan Rivers, she made it work so well!! Miss her tremendously!!👌❣🇺🇸🇺🇸🇩🇪

@toddmastrianna1780 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone who gets offended by ANYTHING has serious problems with self esteem, as well as serious mental issues and a very low value of life in general, all the while believing firmly that they have NONE of those problems. Sad, sad people. I feel so sorry for them. I wonder what they laugh at in life.

@mariantea9225 3 жыл бұрын

Professional offence seekers only hear the noun, never the context.

@remmymafia3889 4 жыл бұрын

Is the host here, one of the Barber twins? (Tiki/Rhonde)

@mitcheluh 11 жыл бұрын

love Joan

@barrymcdougal4816 5 жыл бұрын

IT WAS A JOKE ONLY A JEW COULD TELL ---- BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS BRILLIANT AND TYPICAL OF JOANS SLEDGES.

@daisycocoa2557 4 жыл бұрын

Still miss her 😢

@boatman6865 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite jokes

@marissabones 5 жыл бұрын

I still love her

@annetteneubauer3052 11 жыл бұрын

Dude, I don´t think we are communicating in the same language. It is just wrong to say all Germans are Nazis. It is wrong to say that only Germans are Nazis. Forcing the Naziideology upon people is not turning them into a Nazi. You have to believe into the Naziideology in order to be a Nazi. I never said it is appropriate to joke about anybody who has been killed in WWII or any other war or act of violence. It´s also wrong to publicly state German is a synonym for Nazi as you did.

@ellDiavolo666 11 жыл бұрын

if someone cant get it, they cant handle tv anymore. live in ur bubbles

@TheSparkala 11 жыл бұрын

Everything-EVERYTHING-is up for humour. It keeps us sane in perspective and able to spy which Emperor is naked. Go Joan.

@garyeastham3010 4 жыл бұрын

She said whatever she wanted, its called free speech.

@ACR7791 2 жыл бұрын

For her to make a joke like this makes us laugh even though we KNOW the topic is serious and heavy.

@rosehernandez475 5 жыл бұрын

Rip sweet hun love you

@EqlOpper2Nity 4 жыл бұрын

She is so missed!

@zzzbbbooo 4 жыл бұрын

What was good is that Joan never caved in...she explained, but she never apologized.

@here_we_go_again3300 5 жыл бұрын

Joan was fantastic!

@sleepyartist6065 5 жыл бұрын

People are TOOOOO sensitive

@xxcarolxannexx 11 жыл бұрын

you need to chill out... go for a walk... and remember to breathe.

@wakeupscreaming9883 11 жыл бұрын

It's a joke. omgawd. Joan can take something horrible and tragic, own it and turn it around. It's very empowering she can laugh in the face of adversity and triumph over it. She's at a point in her life or maturity where she can do this. Perhaps others can't do the same -- whatever their tradgedy and can't get over it. For those people, it's offensive. But they need to get over it. Whatever your personal tradgedy is -- whether it's a car accident, a divorce, etc.

@scouser2010ify 6 жыл бұрын

Oh please it’s funny

@THEWOODSTER64 11 жыл бұрын

Every comedian/comedienne has a joke that goes great or goes bust. She probably won't be telling that one again. Right? So onward and upward.

@loboestepario2424 6 жыл бұрын

The joke was funny!

@rucsric Жыл бұрын

Love Joan!!!!!

@stephenstrang590 4 жыл бұрын

What?

@parlaybot 5 жыл бұрын

Long live Joan

@strawberrysweet2 11 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@strawberryfields4eva 10 жыл бұрын

***** that's why it's a joke... everybody knows that not all germans are nazi, that's obvious. it's the 21st century. but in comedy people often generalize just for the sake of a good joke so just take it for what it is. a joke.

@LeofromFreo 5 жыл бұрын

One of The Greats. Irreplaceable.

@caleydecoletaj7021 2 жыл бұрын

Ordered my brooch..Waiting for it☺️☺️💋💋

@user-pp7gl4kc8s Жыл бұрын

John riveres ❤️❤️❤️

@ArcaneStar1 5 жыл бұрын

But kids bully other kids and then say “it was just a joke” -children take their own lives from these “jokes”

@booth2710 Жыл бұрын

I miss Joan Rivers. If she was still around she would be shocked to see how 'offended' the world has become.

@MsRobinDuke 10 жыл бұрын

I miss Fashion Police and Joan Rivers.

@annetteneubauer3052 11 жыл бұрын

Don´t worry, I´ve had my share of education. I am Austrian myself and have a degree in history. Hitler was born Austrain in the Austraina town "Braunau am Inn" . The house he was born in is still there. Every idiot knows that WWII was started in Germany, so you are certainly no elitist for knowing that. However Hitler didn´t turn every German into a Nazi. It´s much more comlicated than that.

@rosehernandez475 5 жыл бұрын

You told the way it was but ...