FILE - In this Oct. 30, 1986 file photo, talk show host Joan Rivers, right, talks with guest, first lady Nancy Reagan, during her appearance on “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers,” on Fox TV. The role of female talk-show hosts in late-night TV network history, all 50-plus years of it, can be summed up in two words: Joan Rivers. It takes just another two _ Arsenio Hall _ to do the same for minorities. There’s no indication that’s going to change in the latest round of musical chairs involving “T ( / AP)
In this film publicity image released by IFC Films, Joan Rivers is shown in a scene from the film, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.” (AP Photo/IFC Films, Seth Keal) ( / AP)
In this handout photo courtesy of Madame Tussauds Hollywood, comedienne Joan Rivers touches a wax figure of herself while touring Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles on Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Dan Steinberg) ( / AP)