Joan Rivers: Stand-Up Pioneer Dead at 81 - Fifty Years of Funny | The New York Times 🎥 channifyviral | Channify

WATCH moments from the groundbreaking career of Joan Rivers, one of America’s first successful female stand-up comics in an aggressive tradition that had been almost exclusively the province of men, from Don Rickles to Lenny Bruce. She was a role model and an inspiration for tough-talking comedians like Roseanne Barr, Sarah Silverman and countless others. This video includes clips from: - "The Tonight Show" - "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show" - "The Ed Sullivan Show" - "The Carol Burnett Show" - "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" - "Fashion Police" - "The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers" - "Louie" Produced by: Colin Archdeacon and Adam Freelander Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/Wh7mRz Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: http://bit.ly/timesvideonewsletter Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nytimes/ Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. Joan Rivers: Stand-Up Pioneer Dead at 81 - Fifty Years of Funny | The New York Times http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNewYorkTimes