Joan Rivers at the BBC

Sep 8, 2024

0h 58m

★ 0.0

Overview

Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first lady of laughter, Joan Rivers.

Genres

Comedy

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC Four

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Cast

Self / Joan Rivers

Katherine Ryan

Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers

Self (archive footage)

Terry Wogan

Self (archive footage)

Frank Bough

Self (archive footage)

Dawn French

Self (archive footage)

Alan Titchmarsh

Self (archive footage)

Peter Cook

Self (archive footage)

Graham Norton

Self (archive footage)

James May

Self (archive footage)

Jeremy Clarkson

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Bob Monkhouse

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