“There’s a weird thing that happens in art when you meet somebody and they are 30 years older than you. But if you last in the business long enough, one day you’re the same age–you’re peers. The last few years, I would bump into her and talk comedy. I just loved Joan Rivers. My family, we watched The Tonight Show for Rivers. We liked Johnny Carson, but we loved Joan Rivers. I know I’m going to get shit for that. But that’s how it was in Bed-Stuy.â€
- Chris Rock fondly remembers Joan Rivers and her brief stint as Tonight Show host for Variety.