Joan Rivers Says "Bored" Jay Leno "Deserves To Struggle"

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11 жыл бұрын

Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers talks to the Wall Street Journal's Lee Hawkins about her rise as the first woman in late night television, her feeling that Jay Leno's "arrogance" ended up costing him his show, and the competitive nature of the TV business.
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@karenlee188 4 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate to sell some jokes to Joan. She was classy always, paid promptly and encouraged me. I treasure my autographed pictures from her and Phyllis Diller. I was able to be in the Green room the night the winner of the Look Alike contest was announced, I had co written the required 3 minute monologue. Jest wishes to all..

@Jack-fo2pc Жыл бұрын

what were the jokes?

@TheGuncleBlog 7 жыл бұрын

She was referring to Chelsea Handler, who will NEVER be Joan, not even close. Chelsea screwed her way to her cancelled show.

@tekkieman 5 жыл бұрын

The Guncle Blog well said. She is sour grapes too.. never understood her apeal. Lazy hosting.

@jerrytalerico5702 5 жыл бұрын

The Guncle Blog join

@scouser2010ify 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you said sort from her show was cancelled she chose to leave

@813FL80s 5 жыл бұрын

@@scouser2010ify it got canceled on Netflix when she decided to change it up, do it alone and become serious

@scouser2010ify 5 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Yanes oh I thought you meant her first show that’s the one she screwed herself to the middle with

@markwhitman72 8 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't miss this legend? Today would be her birthday June 8 and I still mourn her death! She keeps me going through tough times!

@michaelraymond5048 5 жыл бұрын

I miss her too. She just wanted to make people laugh.

@Frankincensedjb123 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Whitman never liked her

@CoachingHigher 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Whitman same here!!

@jaspartheghost526 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that she died because of such a bungled operation makes it that much worse.

@wkworld6741 3 жыл бұрын

@@Frankincensedjb123 then don't watch videos with her in it's very simple!

@oscarp4328 4 жыл бұрын

I love how she’s calling bull but at the same time being appreciative of what she had.

@sdjahof1964 9 жыл бұрын

JRivers was a very smart woman. She majored in English and also before hitting show business, she worked in the fashion industry/ department stores. To have survived and stay on top of her game till the end is proof of her genius. She wrote 12 New York Times book best sellers. Scripted and directed a movie starring Billy Crystal "Rabbit Test". She was a force to be reckoned with and with her passing, she takes her rightful place along side the many other brilliant humorists and comedians

@fridaymorning139 5 жыл бұрын

agree with all of that, except Rabbit Test is nothing to be proud of lol

@juliansmith4987 5 жыл бұрын

They should've given that Late Night gig to Joan.

@prismaze 4 жыл бұрын

Facts.💙

@markjackson6431 11 ай бұрын

….when should’ve they given her the gig? didn’t Late Night premiere before she became the permanent guest host?

@olivia15073 4 жыл бұрын

She’s right about Leno. She said it pretty perfectly here. He did have a tendency to act like it was just another day at the office no matter who the guest he had on his show. And it spoiled something for the rest of us that would have been more excited to watch someone react to a guest the way we would if we were in their shoes.

@corineusa1454 4 жыл бұрын

Handler's show stunk. Joan Rivers was a REAL CELEBRITY. I saw all the original shows she was on because she was my favorite. Now when I'm feeling down I go on KZfaq & bing which her & I feel better. THATS A REAL ENTERTAINER!

@mikewriter 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t care for Leno, was always a Letterman watcher. I loved Joan. She was the real deal.

@wintercame 11 ай бұрын

Agree on all three!

@MissTaiSah 7 жыл бұрын

I don't think Chelsea Handler respected her enough

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 6 жыл бұрын

Chelsea is simply not very bright. Her goal is not to entertain .. but to push her political philosophy at all cost. And she has as much as said so.

@schroeder666 5 жыл бұрын

Chelsea is extraordinarily caustic. Any disgust they have toward each other, in my opinion, has to do with them being extremely similar. They both say things that are very cavalier, they are both trail blazers, and they are both limited in terms of empathy and ability to censor themselves or make reasonable statements. It makes sense that Chelsea really, really needed therapy and has benefited.

@saintejeannedarc9460 4 жыл бұрын

@@schroeder666 I don't think they were alike at all. Joan was actually funny and brilliant. Joan had a barbed wit, but she was never w/out empathy. The other person nailed it when they said Handler has caustic wit, toxic is more like it. Just a hateful person w/ an communist/marxist agenda that she rams down your throat.

@dyates6380 3 жыл бұрын

This woman is very hard to dislike. I love her candor and fearless demeanor. She is missed.

@remyparaskovia5499 6 жыл бұрын

She was so right about Leno, he is not Funny, just an arrogant.

@AngelA-tj9ok 4 жыл бұрын

@C W jeez, I thought you will say something insightful and all we got is he aged badly. When critics get about phisical it usualy means they don't like it because "reasons".

@planetoidmedia8486 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that she was genuinely impressed with a year contract at E! Makes me realise how much this woman hustled her way to keep doing what she does best and staying relevant when all her peers faded

@lc.c6835 8 жыл бұрын

She was the Queen of Comedy and not many women make me laugh like she did over the years. I use to stay up extra late when I heard/read Joan Rivers was hosting the Tonight Show. RIP Joan Rivers.

@101enri 7 жыл бұрын

And always will be

@chrispaw1 7 жыл бұрын

Very few A listers have/had the balls like Joan had to say exactly what she thought. Most 'stars' are on gaurd 24/7 and are so carefull what they say they end up becoming boring. Jay Leno is a fine example of this. Joan, the world is poorer without you. A true one of a kind.....

@maryd7081 5 жыл бұрын

Rocky Dans I would love to hear what she would have to say today about all that’s going on

@Vistamister 3 жыл бұрын

@@maryd7081 “Donald Trump is so stupid…’How stupid is he?!!!’”

@mtimoleon289 11 жыл бұрын

" When you get your show, enjoy your show and be grateful. Never think you deserve it, or that you are better then you guess. " ! ! ! ! !

@victorjanusz7154 11 ай бұрын

She left her mark. Indelible mark. I love how she gives credit to Phyllis, Diller, often… An early CHAMPION, and supporter of Joan “before I was funny“ she likes to say. Joan is solid! Even the Carson debacle… She is the one who puts it in gracious perspective. He never did. And that’s a shame for him.

@andrewsimpsonentertainer 10 жыл бұрын

Joan Is a one off genious . Love her!

@1980bwc 6 жыл бұрын

@Frankincensedjb123 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Simpson nah

@wkworld6741 4 жыл бұрын

She was great

@baritonebynight 10 жыл бұрын

I remember watching the Tonight Show hoping that Joan Rivers would be the host. I remember watching it as a kid the night that the Challenger exploded. Joan cancelled the monolog stating "we've all had a terrible day". I've been a fan ever since.

@Highinsight7 5 жыл бұрын

I TOO was soooo hoping she'd get the show... LENO was so boring... and NOT funny... Carson just never forgave her...

@saintejeannedarc9460 4 жыл бұрын

@@Highinsight7 I like Joan better than Carson. I know most won't agree w/ me, but her guest hosting was better than his show. I knew nothing about Carson's dark side, not specifically, but I guess I intuited something and didn't care for the guy. he seemed like a mafia boss in a way, and it turns out he totally was, of Hollyweird.

@Highinsight7 4 жыл бұрын

@@saintejeannedarc9460 I liked Johnny... I'm glad I didn't know about all of his "issues" back then... BUT... I TOTALLY agree with you... I ALWAYS thought Joan was the total star of that show... my mom would always remind me when she was hosting so i could watch... I never heard my parents laugh louder and longer then when she was on... and her gift with people went WAY beyond almost anything I've ever seen... MORE then even Letterman! (or that wonderful Scottish guy...)

@saintejeannedarc9460 4 жыл бұрын

@@Highinsight7 We have very similar taste then. I love Craig Ferguson too. Not sure why he wasn't bigger, but he wasn't a pc hatchet man like all the other sellouts that get big shows. It surprises me that Joan thinks Conan isn't that funny, because he's in my top 3 and he's not a pc hitman for the far left like is demanded now. Stephen Cobert used to be funny on his Cobert Report, and then he really sold out to get his late show and now he's not funny at all, just Orange man bad, every night and it's such a turn off. Caustically going after people for an agenda isnt funny. Craig never did that either, the wonderful Scotsman. (I said man, oh perish the though, lol)

@shmookins 6 жыл бұрын

What a life and what a person. She's up there in heaven now tearing the angels a new one.

@pete5534 Жыл бұрын

I miss Joan. She was so dynamic.

@TSCarmenMelbourne 7 жыл бұрын

God bless Joan!! Not one day is the same without her 💙💚💛💜

@skeeterradar 6 жыл бұрын

people always focus on Joan's controversial and sometimes brash style, but what's most important (love her or hate her) is that she was one very smart lady, and was always dead-on right in her assessments

@saintejeannedarc9460 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to agree w/ you, but she wasn't dead on right in her assessments all the time, though close. She thought Jimmy Fallon was the closest to Carson. Hello? She also thought Conan wasn't that funny. Maybe it's personal taste, but he was my top 3 along w/ Letterman and Craig Ferguson. None of them pushed politics down your throat, which I'm so sick of the constant far far left agenda these days.

@yyyuuuiii0102 10 жыл бұрын

She really was something !! I watched her mostly on apprentice ... RIP

@breadandcircus1 10 жыл бұрын

A porcelain doll face, her eyes so incredibly gorgeous, she looked so FABULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL, she looked maybe if much 50 years old, maybe less, JOAN RIVERS WAS YOUNG FOREVER. WHAT A WOMAN, ARTIST, HUMAN BEING !!! A legend now

@bls5160 9 жыл бұрын

I agree! She was simply the best!

@breadandcircus1 9 жыл бұрын

:) Joan Rivers was so beautiful outside and inside. Unforgettable Joan Rivers

@breadandcircus1 9 жыл бұрын

STFU Brett G: Joan Rivers was beautiful, her eyes so gorgeous, she was so funny, so elegant, so damn smart, Stop being jealous

@bls5160 9 жыл бұрын

***** Why would you feel the need to say such mean things about her, I just don't get it?

@heru-deshet359 9 жыл бұрын

breadandcircus1 She basically had a porcelain face. With all that plastic surgery, she couldn't move a muscle.

@tekkieman 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, she hit the nail on the head about the arrogance modern late night hosts have.

@Malignus68 10 жыл бұрын

GREAT interview!!

@bbt5358 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you, Joan for ALL the laughter that you'd brought to everyone!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@gallery7596 4 жыл бұрын

Don't think Jay was ever bored doing "The Tonight Show." It killed him getting fired from that job *twice.* Joan's comments probably come from a place of resentment over the way Jay maintained Johnny's ban on her doing the show. It was a mistake for Jay to do that, too, because it made her feel the same way about him as she did Johnny.

@yantslovieky6447 3 жыл бұрын

He was and still boring.

@madelinetramantano8302 3 жыл бұрын

SHE HOLDS A Grudge

@k.y3551 2 жыл бұрын

Jay was horrible

@lisaakinlabi 6 жыл бұрын

Loved her - she was not afraid to tell the truth! She worked so hard her entire life!

@dmorffy 4 жыл бұрын

Pop Culture has not been the same since we lost Joan.

@mark-j-adderley 4 жыл бұрын

... yes, I think also that there is a degree of humility that makes certain talented people attractive and acceptable, not all, but some.

@ImmaculatePatw 10 жыл бұрын

She looks so gorgeous here... well like always.

@gogirl8739 5 жыл бұрын

I like what she said:enjoy ( meaning your job) and be grateful

@samuelroach9809 2 жыл бұрын

Such a legend honestly.

@AlbertNovakLoveTechnician 11 жыл бұрын

Joan has been the funniest PERSON on tv since at least the 70's--which is when I started watching tellie at all

@pam0626 3 жыл бұрын

Hearing her talk about Leno’s boredom & his feeling that he was bigger than his guests reminds me of Ellen. I stopped watching her five years ago because she looked so thoroughly bored with her conversations.

@teamraisachannel807 4 жыл бұрын

I always watch her up to this time. Anyone else can relate? Lets hugs.

@MichaelSmith-jw8qw 6 жыл бұрын

go through any door--great advice--as a former actor and comic, it's really true

@cutzymccall7675 2 жыл бұрын

She’s right, except: she should have been able to keep that spot. We miss you, Joan!!!

@wendynoto4726 4 жыл бұрын

You got to love Joan Rivers you really do and she is one of the best interviewers I've ever seen and one of the best interviews was with Henry that wrote the book on Johnny Carson who was an egotistical Maniac Johnny Carson that is that he didn't expect Joan Rivers to move on with a better offer what who f****** does that I'm glad that Joan did and I'm sorry that she felt the pain of these egomaniacs slightly sociopath and definitely narcissistic

@velveetafromage 11 ай бұрын

When she describes Leno it reminds me of how Oprah is now, in Oprah’s interviews.

@hairyscotman 9 жыл бұрын

Joan is so smart and clever and ON her game....totally on her game....she was NOT done!!! (per Sarah Silverman...my thoughts as well....) I will always miss Joan Rivers....

@zeeeOgre 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interviewer, fantastic Joan. Love it.

@mtimoleon289 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@totisantiago1 3 жыл бұрын

being grateful is the key!

@missdaisy5736 6 жыл бұрын

I miss Joan Rivers straight forward approach. She said it like it was. How many women hosts are there in late night television? Joan was so devoted to the good fight. Miss you Joan!!!

@kylebrown6688 9 жыл бұрын

She's not talking about Ellen folks, she is talking about Chelsea Handler ... who had a late night show.

@kevinmac1783 9 жыл бұрын

A absolute legend.

@flenif2247 11 жыл бұрын

Great advice frothier on success.

@cinerama62 5 жыл бұрын

She is so right about Jay. He had no business taking over the Tonight Show.

@IceKicker18 11 жыл бұрын

Its Chelsea Handler trying to take the credit. Lol. Thats who she's referring to.

@mtimoleon289 11 жыл бұрын

Joan is a very smart woman! She understands showbusiness better then anyone.

@TheTourmaline57 6 жыл бұрын

I love the personal style she developed later in her life. She never in her life looked better.

@nickoxborrow5175 11 жыл бұрын

She's nearly 80 and going strong! Amazing :)

@DLFfitness1 6 жыл бұрын

She was amazing. Such honesty...

@jackwalker7086 6 жыл бұрын

What an intuitive intellectual woman, so humerus and talented. R.IP

@alexanderthegreat5742 8 жыл бұрын

Miss you Joan !

@cute1678 4 жыл бұрын

I miss Joan Rivers.

@chrizmooo7255 6 жыл бұрын

She was so amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@SoCal90755 8 жыл бұрын

Miss your humor god damn it! 😢

@ytsn_THE_OG 9 ай бұрын

Man I always loved her. Don't understand how anybody could have looked down on her.

@MaleOrderBride 3 жыл бұрын

It's so sad that Joan only finally got a Year Contract with "Fashion Police", and she died halfway through filming. She was made for that show. Hilarious. Such a shame we never got to see that program really hit the heights it was starting to...

@larryong1521 3 жыл бұрын

I miss Joan Rivers. She was one of a kind. Rest In Peace Madam Rivers:)

@joedellaselva1251 4 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers, ".....it's over...it's over.." Truer words were never uttered Joan, truer words were never uttered.

@steveroby413 3 жыл бұрын

The only time I stayed up to watch the tonight show was when Joan guest hosted and her other show was good too

@auntihooha 5 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers was a class act and Leno is not only NOT funny, he is hateful and cruel as well. Monica Lewinski singled him out as making the cruelest, most hurtful jokes about her; jokes that nearly destroyed her life. I've experienced a lot of men like him in my life: small, ugly men who love to put women--and others--down.

@joenwc Жыл бұрын

Uh, JAY nearly ruined ML's life?? I could think of a few other names that would fit in that spot better, the deeds were already done, he was just enjoying a few easy jokes, it was his profession.

@arnold934 3 жыл бұрын

She talkin bout Jimmy Kimmel today 2021. I miss this woman

@issuesandtissues9280 2 жыл бұрын

I miss her

@whyareyoureadingthisandcon8413 9 жыл бұрын

Exactly why I did not like Jay Leno.

@joedellaselva1251 4 жыл бұрын

Yet, he perseveres on and Joan Rivers not so much.

@albertobello8717 4 жыл бұрын

Really miss her 💔😥

@Abcdefg-fl9td Жыл бұрын

I miss you Joan ❤

@jamalwalker8352 11 жыл бұрын

However you have a point Joan. You have to be greatful. That's why I like you so much.

@sandyh3100 4 жыл бұрын

That butterfly, u know

@toddbeaton1512 6 жыл бұрын

joan rivers is so amazing

@alexandrastratanphotographer 7 жыл бұрын

leno jokes are dryer than the Sahara Desert, Joan's jokes are as funny as could be, a real lady with back bone, she always spoke her mind and never backed down

@ald668 6 жыл бұрын

She was BRILLIANT!

@ChrisLee66 10 жыл бұрын

Grow up people, Joan's statements are right on here!! Test yourself and see things ouitside of your own opinion. Thats reality!

@jamesaria9447 4 жыл бұрын

MOST COMEDIANS BECOME REPLACEABLE BY NEW TALENT BUT JOAN HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER. HER CAREER EXISTED UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY. THIS TOOK WIT AND INTELLIGENCE.

@Barney83 5 ай бұрын

Phillis Diller was the Fist Comedienne in Late Night.

@JaneDoe-zr4px 4 жыл бұрын

"why is that so important' um, because it's true?

@Gatorman-db3ie 3 жыл бұрын

Joan was a Pro She didn’t play politics though and as we all know, that will cost you one day.

@xlsacredlx2666 2 жыл бұрын

I also miss craig ferguson one of the most genuine, funny and smart hosts

@Harleylover14 5 жыл бұрын

Missing you, Joan.

@brandenmusicc 11 жыл бұрын

Cougartown Alabama

@emergencyexit16 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's weird. Chelsea becomes SOOO ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE...You never get sick of Joan...It's amazing that she can still be so hilarious after all these years.

@timcarr6401 Жыл бұрын

She said that there is an arrogance about Leno, that he has the attitude that he's Leno and you're not. All of that is completely untrue.

@michaelajaltouni3177 Жыл бұрын

She was throwing insults at him because he continued banning her from late night since taking over for Johnny Carson

@ferasabdullah3442 5 жыл бұрын

SHE IS BEYOND ALL.

@brianeduardo1234 11 жыл бұрын

The interviewer is gorgeous! David Letterman and Jay Leno how did they ever get on or ahead... they are very poor interviewers what Joan says is correct

@jaspartheghost526 4 жыл бұрын

Where is the rest of the video?

@justblazz9 6 жыл бұрын

Legend

@trenth1797 4 жыл бұрын

Always the best! There will never be another Joan.

@deusexmachina1421 4 жыл бұрын

Facts, facts, FACTS! They couldn't handle Joan.

@tarashaw1284 9 жыл бұрын

I dont even know of any other women in late night...who was she talking about?

@martysanchez8143 9 жыл бұрын

She was referring to Chelsea Handler. www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/joan-rivers-rival-chelsea-handler-not-genius-sleep-top-article-1.1011762

@holidayin7962 3 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers ran so I could slowly meander.

@youngzen7562 10 жыл бұрын

Joan has a point..

@alonzo9772 10 жыл бұрын

I know what Joan means that Leno is arrogant; Conan is also, but he's more funnier.

@saintejeannedarc9460 4 жыл бұрын

I disagree w/ Joan that Conan isn't funny. I liked that he was funny w/out all the political leftist nastiness too that is the trademark of any host now that is allowed to make it in Hollyweird.

@xrrrismickey 2 жыл бұрын

She never owned her part with Carson. He did everything for her and then she went into competition against him and never said a word.

@daisycocoa2557 4 жыл бұрын

Joan is exactly correct. She was first and Jay Leno is a real bore! Best red carpet interview was when she told Kevin Costner’s 20 something fiancee that her engagement ring was too small😂. Something we were all thinking live at the time we saw the ring! Cheepo Costner, (love me for me not my fame and money)🙄🤣😂