74. JOAN RIVERS: DON'T START WITH ME

joan rivers died yesterday at the age of 81.  this movie was filmed when she was 75, and trying to jump start her career.  she seemed quite desperate, and professed to taking anything that came her way.  she's brash for sure.  like south park, there doesn't seem to be anything off limits to her comedy act.  her career has spanned 50 years, yet she still seems filled with self doubt.  she makes a comment that if she had managed business better, she wouldn't still have to do this.  she also admits to a lavish lifestyle that requires continued income to sustain.  i don't know that i learned too much about her that i didn't know, but it's pretty fascinating to be with her behind the scenes, sharing successes and failures.  yes, she still has failures.  we learn toward the end of the film that she won her season on celebrity apprentice, thus kick-starting her career and making her very happy.  joan rivers was a comic icon and paved the way for women....a fact she both relishes and condemns.  and that might just sum up joan rivers.