Joan Rivers: Road Comic
Clip: Season 1 | 1m 21s
Joan Rivers recalls her experience as a young comedian on the road.
Joan Rivers recalls her experience as a young comedian on the road. During one particularly challenging tour of Jewish summer resorts in the Catskills, she explains the difficulties of cultural barriers, and how it feels to tell a joke that bombs in both English and Yiddish.
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Joan Rivers: Road Comic
Clip: Season 1 | 1m 21s
Joan Rivers recalls her experience as a young comedian on the road. During one particularly challenging tour of Jewish summer resorts in the Catskills, she explains the difficulties of cultural barriers, and how it feels to tell a joke that bombs in both English and Yiddish.
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