Melissa Rivers said that if her mother Joan Rivers were still around today, she would have been immune from getting “canceled,” according to Page Six. While some comedians like Kathy Griffin have felt the wrath of social media users because of the controversial things they’ve said and done, Melissa believes this wouldn’t have applied to her mother. “I like to think that she would’ve been sort of grandfathered in and given a path like Dave Chappelle,” she said of Joan surviving the expectations of today.
Melissa also added that her mother’s thick skin approach to comedy is the reason why she had the long and successful career that she enjoyed. Melissa explained, “She always used to say ‘Funny is funny,'” adding, “Because her opinion was that it didn’t matter who it came from.”
However, Joan did have undoubtedly controversial moments on camera, like when she stormed out of a CNN interview after getting defensive about her offensive humor. The funny host also ignited a feud with Fox News after remarking to TMZ that Sarah Palin was to blame for a 2011 shooting in Arizona, per The Guardian. That said, after her death, the comedian’s fans likely know that (for better or worse) there will never be another like Joan.
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