JOAN RIVERS PASSES ON AT 81

 

Joan Rivers has died at 81. The comedian had been on life support at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York since suffering a cardiac arrest last week. Her daughter Melissa Rivers announced the news in a statement: “My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon.” She added that her mother had passed away surrounded by family and friends at 1:17pm on Thursday 4 September. Comedian, actress, talk show host, best-selling author... there's no doubt Joan Rivers had an extraordinary life. Her career spanned six decades and she was still working solidly and very much a star when she passed away at age 81.

 

COMEDIENNE JOAN RIVERS IS ON LIFE SUPPORT AFTER A STROKE

On Thursday morning, less than 12 hours after she had taken her bow at the Laurie Beecham Theater, 81 years old Joan Rivers suffered a major cardiac arrest while undergoing vocal cord surgery, which triggered a stroke. She was put into a medically induced coma and has remained unconscious ever since. She is famous for her appearance on Fashion Police, a hit U.S. television show in which she brilliantly subverts the artifice and vanity of Hollywood’s red carpet scene by delivering cruel jibes about celebrities and their appearance. This legend of entertainment who in the Sixties became the first woman to break the male stranglehold on TV comedy has, after all, forged a pioneering, seven-decade career by staying true to a single principle: the best way to cope with the worst misfortunes life throws at you is to find a way, however tasteless, to laugh about them.