Joan Rivers and her coma

[Noland]

While she would likely find that hilarious, I can't tell if you mean it that way or are someone who only knows her from E! Network.

I was trying to be funny and I think Joan would approve of that gag.

My memory of her goes back to sometime in the 70s, the first time I saw her on TV. I am old.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Robin Williams checks out early.

Joan Rivers has one surgery too many.

How's Louie Anderson's cholesterol doing?

 

[chezuki]

Robin Williams checks out early.

Joan Rivers has one surgery too many.

How's Louie Anderson's cholesterol doing?

Louie Anderson is not even close to the same league as Robin or Joan.

 

[CathyInBlue]

True, but he's the comic who came to mind with possible health issues that could lead to death.

 

[chezuki]

True, but he's the comic who came to mind with possible health issues that could lead to death.

I think it takes a kind of darkness to be a comic that often leads o an unhealthy lifestyle. Many have succumbed to it.

Patrice O'Neal
Richard Jeni
Mitch Hedberg
Otto Peterson
Richard Pryor
Sam Kinison
George Carlin

And I'm sure many more I can't think of right now. It's that "burn twice as bright for half as long" thing.

I'm afraid Louie Anderson will be the exception and whine into his 90's.

 

[hoosierdoc]

You would be surprised how many people want drugged for very minor procedures. They have an expectation that the human body can be manipulated and changed without pain.

 

[Trigger Time]

She was a legend and a champion for equality. She talked really fast and was always smiling and wide awake. Rip

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

There was a link posted in the Robin Williams thread to an article on Cracked. I first thought "Cracked"? yeah right. But it was a very poignant article. Comedy comes from a dark side. That dark side takes a lot of our beloved comedians from us. Chris Farley, John Belushi, so many of them. I think Joan won in the game of life, as much as anyone can. Of course she didn't live forever, but who does? Once you're 80, you're kinda on borrowed time. She kicked ass, and it stayed kicked. What more could you hope for?

 

[RedneckReject]

There was a link posted in the Robin Williams thread to an article on Cracked. I first thought "Cracked"? yeah right. But it was a very poignant article. Comedy comes from a dark side. That dark side takes a lot of our beloved comedians from us. Chris Farley, John Belushi, so many of them. I think Joan won in the game of life, as much as anyone can. Of course she didn't live forever, but who does? Once you're 80, you're kinda on borrowed time. She kicked ass, and it stayed kicked. What more could you hope for?

I read that same article and it really hit on a lot of points that I never thought about before. As far as Joan goes, I was never really a fan. That said, I completely respected her for being unapologetic and calling it like she saw it. We need more of that

 

[ghuns]

Or.....Mickey Rourke?

Or... Kenny Rogers?

 

[ViperJock]

People who are 81 (or over 70, for that matter) should not take general anesthesia lightly.

She probably had sedation not general anesthesia. Do you know the number of people over 70 that have anesthesia every day? No one should take general anesthesia lightly but you are less likely to have a serious complication of anesthesia than you are dying while driving to work. Of course, the older and or sicker you are, the more likely you are to have a complication.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I wish I'd seen this thread when hooserdoc first posted it.

Because my response would've been "coma coma coma coma coma comedienne".

It would've been a lot more funny then than now.

-J-

 

[CathyInBlue]

I think it takes a kind of darkness to be a comic that often leads o an unhealthy lifestyle. Many have succumbed to it.

Patrice O'Neal
Richard Jeni
Mitch Hedberg
Otto Peterson
Richard Pryor
Sam Kinison
George Carlin

And I'm sure many more I can't think of right now. It's that "burn twice as bright for half as long" thing.

I'm afraid Louie Anderson will be the exception and whine into his 90's.

I don't know about all of those names, but while Jeni was a suicide and Hedberg was an O.D., Kinison died in a car crash caused by a drunk driver, and Carlin lived well into "old age". You also forgot Bill Hicks, who, though smoking like a Victorian era factory, died of pancreatic cancer that spread to his liver, not lung cancer.

All in all, I'd say comics don't necessarily burn out faster than the average person.

 

[Que]

Nice musical-mix tribute to Joan London. Click on audio stick and not the "Play Audio" button.

RIP JOAN RIVERS: A Silk Mix Tribute To The Late Comedian [LISTEN] | Black America Web

 

[CathyInBlue]

Patrice O'Neal stroke due to complications from type 2 diabetes @ 41
Richard Jeni suicide: self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head @ 49
Mitch Hedberg O.D. and complications from a heart condition @ 37
Otto Peterson bacterial meningitis @ 53
Richard Pryor heart attack @ 65
Sam Kinison auto collision with drunk driver @ 38
George Carlin heart failure @ 71

Bill Hicks pancreatic cancer that spread to his liver @ 32
Robin Williams suicide: auto-asphyxia (possible diagnosis of MS) @ 63
Joan Rivers cardiac arrest due to complications from throat surgery @ 81

 

[IndyGal65]

I wish I'd seen this thread when hooserdoc first posted it.

Because my response would've been "coma coma coma coma coma comedienne".

It would've been a lot more funny then than now.

-J-

I literally just busted out laughing in my office.

Having said that, I always got a kick out of Joan Rivers, especially back when she used to be on the Johnny Carson show (yeah, I'm old too...6 months shy of the big 5-0). RIP

 

[HoughMade]

Well this just has INGO written all over....at least the INGO I used to know, and love.

http://joeforamerica.com/2014/09/joan-rivers-obama-gay-michelle-man-2-mos-later-joan-rivers-r-p/

 

[Leadeye]

When you get past 80 every day is an extra, she lived a full life.

 

[SEIndSAM]

And now, an Indiana connection to the story. There is a large Arts Alliance here in SE Indiana that is really a 1st class organization. They put on a ton of concerts and youth activities and spend a lot of money. It was well known that they had a large anonymous benefactor that donated thousands of dollars a year, rumor has it the Joan Rivers was the benefactor.

Showing nothing on their website, but my source is pretty good.

 

[Clay]

Look at the bright side....... she won't need to be embalmed since she was like 80% plastic anyway. Hell, even Joan would have laughed at that one!