Movie Description:
Joan Rivers is the legendary queen of comedy bursting onto the scene with her appearance on The Tonight Show Staring Johnny Carson in the late 1960s. Withunprecedented, unguarded access, director Ricki Stern and co-director Annie Sundberg take us on a hilarious and candid year-long ride peeling awaythe mask of the iconic comedianand exposing both the struggle and thrill ofa fifty year career in stand-up, television, and everything in between.Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work reveals theepic career and privatedramas of this incisive, irreverent, and ultimately tireless performer. The film marksRivers` return to the spotlightshe so richly deserves and coments her reputation as one of stand-up`s toweringfigures.
