It's been five years since the world lost a legend.
and...you get it) of the world. Without her carving out space for herself in comedy's boy's club out of sheer force of will and impeccable timing, it's hard to imagine a world where all those other funny women would get the opportunity to do their thing. Hell, it's hard to imagine what contemporary comedy, full stop, would look like without Rivers' influence on the art form.
Prior to transforming the red carpet, Rivers also helped change the face of late-night TV, albeit temporarily, when, after serving as since 1983, she became the first female host in history whendebuted on Fox in October 1986. The move infuriated Carson, who hung up on her when she called him about it and never spoke to her again, getting her blacklisted from the long-running NBC series until , her second husband who served as the show's producer, were fired by Fox.
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