Rivers made her first appearance on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" on February 17, 1965. By 1983, she had become the permanent guest host.
Michael J. Fox, Whoopi Goldberg and Joan Rivers blow out candles after a taping of the 100th episode of "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" (1987)
Rivers was the permanent guest host of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." She interviewed plenty of celebrities, including Pee Wee Herman, in 1985
In 1986, Johnny Carson banned Rivers from "The Tonight Show" after she landed her own talk show "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers."
Rivers performing stand-up at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in 2008 in Hollywood, Fla. in 2008
She voiced C3P0-knockoff Dot Matrix in Mel Brooks' 1987 comedy "Spaceballs."
She wrote "Bouncing Back: I've Survived Everything...and I Mean Everything...and You Can Too!" in 1997
Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg directed a 2010 documentary about the comedienne's first 75 years on Earth
Joan Rivers voiced the role of baby Julie at the end of "Look Who's Talking" in 1989, but the role was given to Roseanne Barr in the 1990 sequel "Look Who's Talking Too"
The comedienne was finally allowed to return to "The Tonight Show" (now with Jimmy Fallon hosting) in 2014, 49 years after her banning by Johnny Carson
Rivers posted a tribute to Robin Williams shortly after his death, calling him "an amazing talent, a giving man, a brilliant comedian and an extraordinary actor"
Rivers with Lucille Ball: "Her last name should have been "Balls" because she sure had them. She fought her way to the top in a man's world and won," said Rivers on her Instagram account.