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Broadcasting LIVE from Sardi’s is always a good time, but when the ladies of comedy join Joan Hamburg on WOR’s The Joan Hamburg Show you never know what to expect! From necklaces that cover multiple sins to dying lovers at the dinner table and daughters who steal department store panties, legendary comics Joan Rivers and Dame Edna bring down the crowds in hysterics.
“This thing she’s wearing around her neck covers a multiple of sins!” roars Joan Hamburg. “I want it. This is our neck lift!” In all her decadence and glitz, Joan Rivers says, “It’s from QVC! It’ll be in box for you after the show." Now back on E!, hosting E! Fashion Police, the ever so modest Joan Rivers has given up her post on the Oscar's red carpet and will report the following day on the fashion dos and disasters of the Oscar winning actors on Monday night, March 8th at 10pm on E! Joan asks, “So who will win for best actress?” Rivers’ reply, “Meryl Streep for Precious. To play a 20 year old fat girl is amazing!”
Oh there’s never a dull moment with Joan Rivers, even at the dinner table! Rivers proceeds to explain her latest dinner date debacle at a very chic NYC restaurant. Apparently her “companion” died over a fresh plate of salmon. “That’s terrible!” says Joan Hamburg. “Not for him!” screams Rivers. She was actually more annoyed that he didn’t finish his dinner and says, “I think he dropped dead because he saw me in the bright light!” The drama continues as Rivers bursts into a rant over Naomi Campbell, an “age appropriate” man who dumped her, the Olympics, the never ending worry over kids, and the stupid sluts with bad hair extensions who get reality shows. “If you have a uterus you can walk into, suddenly you’re a good mother!” laughs Rivers.
Oh there’s never a dull moment with Joan Rivers, even at the dinner table! Rivers proceeds to explain her latest dinner date debacle at a very chic NYC restaurant. Apparently her “companion” died over a fresh plate of salmon. “That’s terrible!” says Joan Hamburg. “Not for him!” screams Rivers. She was actually more annoyed that he didn’t finish his dinner and says, “I think he dropped dead because he saw me in the bright light!” The drama continues as Rivers bursts into a rant over Naomi Campbell, an “age appropriate” man who dumped her, the Olympics, the never ending worry over kids, and the stupid sluts with bad hair extensions who get reality shows. “If you have a uterus you can walk into, suddenly you’re a good mother!” laughs Rivers.
She’s also doing another season of her reality show, “How’d You Get So Rich,” which portrays real people who fulfill their very own American dream. “These people started out with NOTHING!” emphasizes Rivers. “And this show is about people who made it, who are smart!” Rivers certainly knows a thing or two about being a success, as she’s always been one since a very young age. She made it as a female comedian way back in the day and still leads the way to stardom. “God bless the gays. They were the first ones that found me!” bellows Rivers.
According to comic legend and good friend of Joan Rivers, Dame Edna says “Joan’s best advice: Come to America. They will love you!” Starring in the new Broadway show, “All About Me,” Dame Edna triumphs in all her laughable glory, along with celebrated cabaret singer Michael Feinstein. Just off her smash hit and award winning show, “Dame Edna: The Royal Tour in 1999,” and 2004’s Tony Nominated, “Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance” Edna returns back home to Broadway with a bang. “We are family,” says Edna. “The audience is just like a family.” Home for Edna is Australia, but her love for America certainly doesn’t go underappreciated. “Yes, I come from Australia. It’s not far,” she says. “Go in the direction of Japan and seven Nicholas Cage movies later you’re there!”
She admits that at a very young age she was a marvel. “A touch of Jewish blood?” Joan asks. “When I was five, I could play canasta. And at six, I could make a manicure appointment,” laughs Edna. “And I’ve always been able to overcook chicken.” “Yes, she’s definitely Jewish,” agrees Joan in hysterics. And perhaps her daughter might be too. “They found the whole underwear department wrapped around my daughter’s private parts,” states comedian actress Dame Edna. “I wish I could laugh about it,” she adds. “I have a dysfunctional family!”
From journalist, housewife, talk show host and a wonderful performer, Dame Edna rips the stage in “All About Me, “ an extraordinary extravaganza and family show filled with dancing, variety and a 12 piece band. She loves life, America and she’s dating again. What more could you ask for?
“All About Me,” starring Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein opens March 18th at the Henry Miller Theatre on 124 West 43rd Street. Get tickets at www.telecharge.comn or 212.239.6200
And go see Joan Rivers at the West Bank Café at Laurie Beechman Theatre on West 42nd Street (Tuesdays and Wednesday nights!)
