Melissa Rivers Joins 'Entertainment Tonight' for Special Interview Series

Melissa Rivers has signed on with “Entertainment Tonight.”

The 47-year-old TV personality and producer will conduct a series of interviews for the syndicated entertainment news show. Her first sit down will be with upcoming Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris, in an interview set to air on Thursday.

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“I’ve known Melissa for a long time. She is a producer, a celebrity, a fan and a friend. Melissa’s ability to connect with people is matched only by her wit, curiosity and warmth,” Brad Bessey, executive producer of “ET,” said in a statement on Tuesday. “I’m excited to see what we can create together.”

Rivers, daughter to deceased comedian Joan Rivers, currently serves as an executive producer of E! show “Fashion Police.” She also recently penned a tribute to her late mother entitled “The Book of Joan – Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation,” which will hit bookshelves in May.

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Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier are the co-hosts of “Entertainment Tonight,” with Brooke Anderson and Nischelle Turner serving as the show’s correspondents.

The series, currently on Season 34, is produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.

Joan Rivers' 'Fashion Police' Replacement? 11 Funny, Fashionable and Ballsy Candidates (Photos)

Kathy Griffin
The Emmy-winner's rep shot down reports that she wanted the job ahead of Rivers' death, but it doesn't mean she doesn't want the job. She has the irreverence and experience for the job.
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RuPaul
Funny, check. Fashionable, check. Ballsy, check and check.
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Lady Gaga
The fashion forward singer is experiencing a drop in popularity. It might be time for her to reinvent her career.
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Nicole Richie
She has made over her reputation and emerged a social media star, a fashion designer and the queen of self-deprecation.
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Lisa Lampinelli
Recently slimmed down, she was already fashionable and still doesn't care who she peeves off.
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Whitney Cummings
On the dais on Joan's Comedy Central roast, we already know she has the icon's approval.
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Retta
With "Parks and Rec" ending soon, this spunky and hilarious woman will need a gig.
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Margaret Cho
She could bring some boho-chic edge to the panel and have no qualms about taking down the stars.
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NiKki Glaser
A standup comic since she was 18, she has the work ethic Joan would appreciate.
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Sandra Bernhard
A grand dame of comedy herself, Bernhard will bring some of the quick wit and irreverence that Joan also appreciated.
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Miss Piggy
Longtime friends with Rivers, the muppet proves you can put lipstick on a pig and she can still have the opinions to back it up.
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