A 1965 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson changed Joan Rivers‘ life in a minute (well, 90 minutes). After years of struggle —including sleeping in her car, working as a temp ...

QUESTION: Why was Joan Rivers banned from The Tonight Show? Joan Rivers first appeared on Johnny Carson's show on February 17, 1965. The comedienne wowed the host, who proclaimed she was going to ...

Joan Rivers, who will be remembered for her ... when she first starred on The Tonight Show, then hosted by Johnny Carson, in 1965. However, after Joan decided to host her own rival show, Carson ...