Can we wish a fond farewell to one of the hardest working comedians there ever was?

Can we talk?

A standup trouper in more ways than one.

I sometimes cringed at her comments but she was a funny lady and I always felt she was a woman with a big heart.

She was crude, insulting, and had no tact. In other words, she was fabulous and I loved that mean bitch.

My hairstylist, who happens to be President of the local Pride committee, had the opportunity to work closely with her when she did a pre-Pride comedy show here two years ago. I’ve always said those two had the same sense of humor. Last time I was in there, he asked if I’d lost weight. I nodded and he said, ”...from your tits?” Ha, nope, those have always been bee stings! He’s a dick, but I love him. Same kind of thing with Joan – not everyone appreciated her sense of humor, but she didn’t give a shit and I loved that about her. :)

She was great on Louie (season 2 episode, “Joan”). I could only find a small clip.

Joan to God after he asks her for payment into heaven, “I don’t carry cash (offers her nose) do you take plastic?”
Her & Madeline Kahn, funniest bitches ever.

No. Good riddance. I found her caustic and abrasive, and not funny at all.

I’m sorry she died, but she is not a comedian that I ever liked or respected, and I, for one, will not miss her.

Meryl Streep will have a lot of international crying to do at the funeral. She wanted Streep to cry in five different accents at her funeral.

”caustic and abbrasive”

@elbanditoroso: That was pretty much her whole point.

She was a great comedian who made fun of everyone on both sides of the political aisle. I loved the way she made fun of celebrities who think their sh*t don’t stink. I’ll miss her.

@cookieman – I know, and if that’s her claim to fame, well… not my cup of tea.

Faults aside, the woman was unique, with the stamina of a water buffalo, and she worked her ass off. Six decades of virtual nonstop on the road gigs in an industry notorious for burnouts forces my admiration for her sheer drive alone. The woman is an icon and a straight up monument to show business. There will be no replacement for her.

She made waves when female comedians were still the butt of jokes. She pushed her way onto the scene with that bitchy attitude and made people pay attention.

She was a trailblazer. No fear. She didn’t change herself to fit in, she did her thing and expected everyone to accept it, or not.

She was a woman who was true to herself and never let anything that happened in her life stop her from laughing and trying to make others laugh.

I’ll miss her outlandish humor even when it makes me cringe

@tinyfaery: Nicely said. I couldn’t agree more.

Meh…I didn’t like the woman, but dead is dead, R.I.P. Joan.

I love how, even in her passing, she’s divisive.

”good riddence” and ”I didn’t like the women” are not sentiments one usually hears regarding someone’s death.

I suspect Joan would like that.