Giuliana Rancic is not Joan Rivers and she shouldn’t try to be, so said the ladies of ABC’s “The View” Wednesday morning during a discussion of the E! host’s controversial remarks about singer/actress Zendaya’s hairstyle.
“Only Joan Rivers can be Joan Rivers. Giuliana is not Joan, sorry,” guest host Stacy London said on Wednesday’s episode.
London was responding to comments — and two subsequent apologies — E!’s “Fashion Police” host made concerning the dreadlocked hairstyle Zendaya wore to Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, which Rancic said looked like it “smelled like patchouli oil and weed.” Zendaya and others found the comment offensive.
Panelist Nicolle Wallace provided several examples of “outrageous” racial jokes “Fashion Police” creator Rivers made that she, as a consummate comedienne, could get away with making. But nobody else should try to fill her shoes, the hosts agreed.
“Unless you know how to make jokes, don’t do it, because this is what happens,” Whoopi Goldberg — who has sported dreadlocks for 40 years — said.
Wallace called the E! show “rudderless” without Rivers’ strong personality, and Goldberg admitted she hadn’t watched “Fashion Police” since the late comedienne’s passing.
“Maybe it’s time for the show to turn into something else, because Joan was one of a kind,” Goldberg said.
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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After E! announced that the style show would return, TheWrap offers up its recommendations to fill the late comedienne’s seat
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.