# Joan Rivers storms out of CNN interview **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 7, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515 "2014-07-07T05:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/41 "2014-07-07T23:50:34Z")
I used not to like her but her appearance on _Louie_ made me love her a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/42 "2014-07-08T07:20:00Z")
> [@Absinthe\_Anecdote](#): > > OMG! > > I had no idea what that was, so I went and watched a video of it. > > I thought I had seen some shitty cartoons before, but that takes the cake. > > Hell, half the time they were too cheap to even animate the mouth and were covering it up with strategically placed micro phones or oxygen masks. > > Thanks for the laughs! > > [http://youtu.be/yKwzcI6t\_AQ](http://youtu.be/yKwzcI6t_AQ) [If you like _Space Angel_, you’ll love _Clutch Cargo_, which was made at the same time, for the same budget, and with all the same regard for the quality of the end product.](https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22clutch%20cargo%22) They’re all public domain (no copyright owner) because nobody cared enough to renew the copyright, back when that was still required, and can you blame them? The process of having a static drawing and using actors speaking lines to provide mouth movements is called [Syncro-Vox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncro-Vox). Oh, and the animation that the young future boxer was watching when Christopher Walken gives him his ass watch in _Pulp Fiction_ was _Clutch Cargo_. Just thought you’d like to know. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/43 "2014-07-08T15:41:56Z")
> [@Google can now search for a person's "Bacon Number"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-can-now-search-for-a-persons-bacon-number/634615/78): > > She was playing a concert one night in Vancouver around 1985 and I guess she is a vegetarian because there was only one half-decent vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver at that time and I went in to get some “take out” and then she came in with Franken and Davis to get some takeout as well. I guess they were her writers at that time. > > I said, “Hello” and we got to chatting and one thing led to another and she invited me to come to her concert that night and come backstage and meet the backstage people. But I could not do that because I was working that night. Wow, what a cunt. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/44 "2014-07-09T03:07:40Z")
[Letterman walked out on her during an interview.](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/david-letterman-walks-joan-rivers-cnn-interview-article-1.1859699) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/45 "2014-07-09T03:10:30Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Wow, what a cunt. Right, what sickish behavior! ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/46 "2014-07-09T03:52:08Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Yes. She tries and succeeds to “own it”, but the fact (IMO) remains that her appearance is ghastly and unsettling. Nothing but her lips move, and not very much; she looks like the old Space Angel cheapo mouth-only-animated cartoon from the 60’s. I get more of a [Madame](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_O-3Ys1S0) vibe from her, actually. ETA: Come to think of it, you never see the two together. Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/47 "2014-07-09T13:34:16Z")
The Joan Rivers Show had a celebrity gossip segment. One show the gossip columnist she had on was discussing an unmarried celeb and the celeb’s baby’s father. The gossip kept refering to him as ‘the father of her child.’ After a few times, frustrated at having to repeat the phrase, she wondered aloud what you call the father of someone’s child. Without missing a beat, Joan said, “We used to call them husbands.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/48 "2014-07-09T14:04:32Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Wow, what a cunt. I can see why he didn’t want to link to it; it exposes his post as total bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/49 "2014-07-09T16:44:12Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Wow, what a cunt. No kidding. Charlie Wayne I hope that you were able to get some therapy after that encounter and are now back to your old self. If that had been me I’m sure I’d need at least a couple of years worth of therapy to get my psyche back in check. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/50 "2014-07-09T19:02:00Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > The Joan Rivers Show had a celebrity gossip segment. One show the gossip columnist she had on was discussing an unmarried celeb and the celeb’s baby’s father. The gossip kept refering to him as ‘the father of her child.’ After a few times, frustrated at having to repeat the phrase, she wondered aloud what you call the father of someone’s child. Without missing a beat, Joan said, “We used to call them husbands.” Was it Joan, or Phyllis Diller who said: “My first husband was so dumb, he couldn’t count to twenty-one unless he was naked.” ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/51 "2014-07-09T20:30:24Z")
I did meet Joan Rivers and I did write a post about that meeting. But I never submitted to this forum for some reason. I forgot that I never posted it and I assumed that I did post it. I’m sorry for any inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/52 "2014-07-09T20:31:00Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > I did meet Joan Rivers and I did write a post about that meeting. But I never submitted to this forum for some reason. I forgot that I never posted it and I assumed that I did post it. > > I’m sorry for any inconvenience. You did write it. I quoted it. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/53 "2014-07-09T20:46:27Z")
I really liked Piece of Work too. It was quite an interesting trip into her mind and now I mostly feel sorry for her. The blend of narcissism and paranoia she displays is just amazing. There’s a chunk of one of her shows on youtube and the part I find most fascinating is how she just starts giving away the potted plants on the stage to members of the audience. Maybe she thinks she can win over people one perennial at a time. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/54 "2014-07-10T01:02:48Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > There’s a chunk of one of her shows on youtube and the part I find most fascinating is how she just starts giving away the potted plants on the stage to members of the audience. Maybe she thinks she can win over people one perennial at a time. I’m sure that, like her, the plants are 100% fake. She’s a bitter, angry old woman, who’s keeping the act alive so Melissa can take over when she’s gone. But what is Melissa without Joan? Whatever. It all adds up to zero. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/55 "2014-07-10T03:59:25Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > I used not to like her but her appearance on _Louie_ made me love her a little bit. Came in to say this. Really, really casts her in a different light – she’s much more self-aware that she’s a schticky, washed-up comic than I assumed, and she’s somebody that really understands the roller coaster of fame. I still don’t really like her act much, but she’s somebody who wants to work and I won’t blame her for doing the act that she’s found gets her hired. ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/56 "2014-07-10T12:19:32Z")
Knowing Rivers, she probably thought, “What can I do to milk this, so I get the most possible publicity?” And if so, it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/57 "2014-07-10T13:24:33Z")
How shocking. A celebrity entertainer chooses the jobs that get them the most notice. Next you’ll be telling me all those movie stars aren’t just friends of Letterman. ---
**Author:** ![Uther\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Uther\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uther_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/58 "2014-07-13T00:23:50Z")
I always thought Joan Rivers was highly overrated. After all, she is just the bastard daughter of some lordling from the Trident. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/59 "2014-07-13T13:31:16Z")
The comment about Michelle Obama being a tranny was definitely unfortunate. I don’t know what she was going for with that line but it bombed loud. I’m sure it’s not her first bomb in her long storied career. I’m willing to write it off as either that or dementia. As to the TV interview… meh. Joan’s got demons. Something got under her skin and she acted out. BFD. At 81, I think we’ll all earn the right to be annoyed and short tempered now and then. I love her “Fuck 'em if they can’t take a joke!” attitude, even if not all her jokes work for me. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515/60 "2014-07-13T18:08:50Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Something got under her skin… Literally. And lots of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515.md?page=4)