Joan Rivers on Her Rough Entrance Into Comedy

Season 2 Episode 1

About the Episode

In this clip from the upcoming Makers: Women Who Make America series, Joan Rivers describes how hard it was for her to break into comedy because of her material. To learn more about Rivers and other funny women catch the new series of Makers: Women Who Make America on September 30th.

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Extras

Makers: Women Who Make America Season 2 Preview

Trailer for the upcoming season of Makers: Women Who Make America

4:34
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1:51
Solidarity

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2:01
The 2018 Midterm Elections

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2:16
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2:28
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0:30
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3:19
The Womens Movement

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0:27
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3:05
Conservative Backlash

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6:33