Joan Rivers was not only funny but extremely intelligent and honest.

Hollywood and the fashion industry owe a thank you and apology to Joan Rivers.

Something that Joan has that new comediennes don't have...CLASS.

Can we have more classy comedians like her?

Don't know what it is about Joan Rivers but I really like her a lot. I would've liked to known her in life.

I am so glad I grew up with Joan Rivers Don Rickles Robin Williams George Carlin Richard Pryor I had it all baby.

I had the biggest crush on Joan Rivers, the greatest comedienne of modern times. Her death was so shocking. RIP Joan... Thank you for the laughs.

this is such a nice rare interview since its Joan being Joan without the snarky jokes and all, but really just being serious and open about her life

Interesting interview...very classy...she was one of a kind.....

I remember watching this years ago and her tips on silverware placement always stuck with me and I employ them till this day. I miss her humor so much. Rest in peace, funny lady. :)

This has be done in the 90s Le Cirque hasn't been the "IT" place in NYC for years plus Jacques Torres left as pastry chef in 1999. If you also notice this was also when Barney's was dressing her. She looks so chic in this outfit. When Barney's was dressing her during The Joan Rivers Show days was when she looked the MOST amazing. No more big hair and puffy gowns.

I think she was at her prettiest in the 90s

Joan was the best - there will never be another Joan.

It`s incredible and funny at the same time , just how high class, beautiful and well behaved, Joan was in every aspect of her life, and she combined that with such mastery

I like Joan's face at this time before she went overboard with plastic surgery

Love Joan, (R.I.IP), and Mr. Boggs, you are missed on the telly'. Watching this and some of your earlier shows, (ie: Peter Allen), reminds cf of my late teens and early 20's ENJOYING life and a time when one thinks this is all "forever". You should have been a national name, Mr. Boggs, but I'm glad you kept yourself so "East Coast". Gosh, Channel 5 midday was your time slot and if I recall correctly, you would pop up on the 10 PM news with entertainment reports, (ugh, Stewart Klein & his "humorous" film reviews!). This segment with Joan looks to be early 90's, but I checked out your net' channel, and you still look great in your very recent pieces. Prosper always and much health to you alway, Mr. Boggs. You really have made me happy, reminding me of simpler, more hopeful times. Thank you again!

She cracks jokes but does not lose her humanity - always grateful and optimistic - life is a ride and laugh - it takes away the parts of life that are difficult and or cant change .

What I find refreshing is that she never, ever stopped being grateful for the good things life (and her hard work) had delivered to her. Every time she put on jewellery, every time she got in a limo, every time she was recognized in public, she gleamed like it was the first time. It never grew old.

The QUEEN of standup!

Omg Joan is so beautiful her soul shines out from her and its beautiful scotland loves you Joan

She always on point. SSSSOOOO CLASSY

the more i watch of joan rivers the more i admire, classy good looking woman

Classic Joan she looks good here.....

Love her. Miss her.

I love her so much, she made me a happy teenager.

You conducted such a wonderful interview. Thank you for sharing, Bill!

watching this again I love this still can't believe she's gone

Le Cirque is one of the most beautiful restaurants in the world. Celebrity or person off the street, everybody is treated like royalty. It's WILDLY expensive, but it should be on everybody's bucket list.

BRAVO BILL!!! The advice of the greatest Joan Rivers, has been a Godsend to me. THANK YOU!!! You look amazing.

In 2008 she was in London doing her autobiographical play. She did a meet and great. She was lovely. Xxxx

Enjoyed this. Thanks.

she looks amazing here so fashion forward and such a class act

Joan Rivers was such a classic woman. Orin Lehman was an idiot to change her for tha Monique. He was 13 years older than Joan. She adore him even though he was disable.

I love her. We still pray for her.. Im sure shes making God laugh. She is with edger her husband and true love. God bless her. She is missed

thanks for the info!!

The one and only the best of all times thank you for everything you have done for everyone

Miss you so much💝

Great interview.

I wish we could get her back

Love the way she mentions table manners and then shows that she needs to learn a few!

She was always the best no question about that the one in only thank you for this great video

I really needed to hear what she said about wanting it today

Never get tired of watching this

she changed her image so much. She actually looks older here than she did in 2013

I miss Joan

Never understand why most people in limos fail to utilize lap/shoulder belts ...

You've got to love Joan......she's a fighter/survivor......and cute too.....

Haven't seen Boggs in Years...since hev2as on The Food Ch. in its infancy

I think it was Netflix there’s a documentary of her and it’ll definitely change your outlook on her she was actually really cool old school style lady

She was the best.

Manners I never seen any just gossip and spit flying over the meal. Loved going to see Miss Joan Rivers in concert forever missed RIP.

Warw, she was old school high class ♥️

people shrink as they age. the vertrebae sink to their own weight and get tigher, causing the height to diminish. for some people, it's more radical than for others.

is that the hotel from Gossip Girl?

Long live freedom and democratic communism

Bill boggs was straight. George Clooney please. This qween got to be a Nancy boy.

Ugh I’m so jealous of that food Especially with blazing before watching this 😏😉👍✌🏼

Damn interviewer is one fine specimen!

What restaurant is this? #sod

does anybody know what year is this interview from?

When was this interview?

1999

I would have told the waiter about my elephant-sized dog that also loves chocolate. Cooked for a year ahead.

Turbo? *puts hand to face*

This episode commerated Joans 20th facial reconstructive plastic surgery eventually she had a grand total of 156 face lifts the world record holder !

had tv dinners even been invented when she was little?

What year was this?

The wine glasses are waaayyy to full.. #americanstyle

THIS IS 1999 ?????? SHE LOOKS LIKE HERSELF..............

It’s interesting to consider the possible reasons why Joan was obsessed with looks, clothes, appearances and what she deemed as the embodiment of “class,” right down to learning the table etiquette of high society. Joan wasn’t one of the pretty, refined, gentile girls of the “elite” class who she observed in the world beyond her circle. She tried to acquire those traits through plastic surgery and by surrounding herself with things she thought gave her “class” - designer clothes, fine jewelry, expensive art objects, interiors, even knowing how to use the correct utensils. One can see how seriously she took it, how she scrutinized and judged every aspect of someone’s appearance, dress and lifestyle. Notice how she assessed the man on this show, down to the length of his shirt cuff peeking out of the sleeve of the jacket. In public, her role as a style critic was reinforced by stints on “Fashion Police” and QVC. Her public mocking of those who were overweight, poorly dressed and who lacked style or “class” was expressed with jokes and outright criticism, but are we to believe it was all in good fun rather than a genuine expression of disdain? While there’s nothing wrong with striving to look one’s best, if a person is obsessed with the external it’s invariably due to low self-worth. Joan admitted to her fear of being overweight as she was in her youth, which is understandable, but it shouldn’t have given her a license to be cruel to others about their own weight struggles. I’m not an Oprah fan but when Joan was guest hosting “The Tonight Show” and told Oprah she had to lose weight, it was the antithesis of “class,” the very trait Joan strived to embody. The “class” that Joan famously cultivated was superficial, a veneer, which was demonstrated by another incident - her falling out with Johnny Carson. Some people didn’t understand why Johnny was so angered by what Joan did but others got it. In a classless, opportunistic way she seized a chance to advance her career. Of course she had every right to advance her career but it was the way she did it that lacked integrity and class. She disrespected the man who gave her the break that launched her career, who repeatedly boosted her, and who let her be his permanent guest host. More than anyone else, Johnny had “made it all possible,” as she herself admitted to his face and in a book dedication during that period. The lack of consideration, thoughtfulness and respect she showed in return was the antithesis of class. FOX desperately wanted her and therefore she was in the driver’s seat. If she had told FOX she had to run it by Johnny to give him the respect he was due, and to give him the chance to confer with his producers about a counter offer, they would have had no choice but to say okay. Then she would have been able to accept FOX knowing she’d done the right thing. Instead she succumbed to the opportunist, baser instincts of most people in Hollywood, known for their lack of loyalty and ingratitude to those who helped them when no one else would. Having observed the shadiness of Hollywood, I understood Johnny’s reaction. In a pinch, when push comes to shove, when it really matters, a classless person proves that all the money and etiquette lessons in the world cannot bestow true class upon someone who lacks it on the inside. Give me a friend, spouse or business associate who doesn’t know a ruby from a garnet, who eats with their elbows on the table, but whose inner class and character shine more brightly than solid gold or a flawless gem. Class is as class does.

Lol, who is this forgotten, stuffy queen? I love how they're talking about table manners and they're both talking and eating with their mouths open.

#worstinterviewerEVER!! This guy is just so fake and too funny that Joan noted how you can tell how well-educated a person is by their table manners and he was totally clueless. Oh, how I laughed.

This guy is so pretentious

Wait, she ate lobster? I thought she's Jewish...?

Used to love her. Honestly did. Yuck