Joan Rivers On Who Is In Charge

Season 2 Episode 1

About the Episode

In this clip from Makers: Women Who Make America, Joan Rivers describes how she is on stage and what her comedic style is all about. See more about Rivers and other women in comedy when Makers: WOmen Who Make America returns to PBS on September 30th.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 29s

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