Joan Rivers' Standup Act (September 1968)

[@MrMCN1963]

She was a Marvelous Mrs…

[@mistersurrealist]

Maisel.

[@TryMyMartini]

​@@mistersurrealist The Remarkable Mrs. Rivers

[@chewie1644]

God they ripped her off

[@FlanzShirt]

What great presence. Her mannerisms just really draw you in. A truly funny person.

[@TryMyMartini]

She was the Remarkable Mrs. Rivers

[@facedownchuck]

WOW, surprisingly good for early comedy! Most early comedy doesn’t hold up, but this was hilarious!

[@pcrgz1419]

She was funny then until her last.. RIP Joan you're the best!!!!

[@gabrielmoro3d]

Just discovering Maisel was inspired by her and this is amazing to watch!

[@btrixlestrange6432]

Me too!

[@leslie4320]

I love the guy cackling in the audience

[@solomonrivers5639]

Moishe!!

[@bettyfrank6666]

This is amazing to see! Wow!

[@jeantetreault132]

You would literally fall in love with her just by listening to her heavy Brooklyn accent.

[@jimkreider9997]

Her routine was great even back then

[@danielappel1368]

I think this is the only time I've seen Joan joking about her childhood in Brooklyn. Later on, she always claimed it was Larchmont.

[@PatriceFitzgerald]

She did live in Larchmont later.

[@glennleslie6127]

I miss her

[@sheismymom]

where is this from? thanks for sharing

[@raggedcat5756]

Hiya! :) Great clip! Where is this archive from? Cheers :)

[@alessiadasi8789]

❤

[@Malouco]

Joan was ahead of her time! Back during this era Men werent so insecure they couldn't laugh at funny women!
TODAY MEN ARE SO INSECURE WHEN WOMEN ARE FUNNY THEY CAN'T BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A WOMAN THAT HAS A BETTER PERSONALITY THAN THEM!
Roseanne Barr was the next stand up that was so funny u couldn't not laugh but dudes were haters on her too!
I think Roseanne was the female comic that started making men insecure and she didn't even try to!

[@HitesMites]

Whitty, sassy, funny, missed.

[@peterzang]

Definitely Woody Allen influence

[@bennnnu380]

Contemporaries

[@sallysham2676]

How offensive to Joan.

[@CheshireFeline]

@@sallysham2676 don't get too offended on her behalf. She'd probably laugh and then turn it around into something funny.