Nikki Glaser, Aubrey Plaza and more to honor Joan Rivers in All-Star Tribute Show

Some of the country’s most fun men and women gather to honor the legendary Joan Rivers For the upcoming special, Dead Funny: An all-star tribute to Joan Rivers.

Nikki Glaser, Aubrey Plaza, Chelsea Handler, Tiffany Haddish, Rita Wilson, Rachel Brosnahan, Jeffrey Ross and Joe Mchale are just some of the stand-ups who will visit Joan’s Wit and Wisdom, reflect on her contribution to the comedy world and of course recount some of her Raunchier jokes during the special, which was taped at Harlem’s Apollo.

The tribute was the brain shield to Melissa riverswhich also acts as an executive producer of Special. She shares a show honoring her mother, that died in 2014, was a long time to come.

“Given that I’m dead, I guess someone will finally decide to honor me. It’s time,” Joan said in a letter she left to her daughter.

“I know she would be proud to see how far things have come – and she would still have notes,” shared Melissa. “This is more than a tribute. It is a reminder of the track that she flared and the joy she brought to so many.”

Melissa says she lacks her mother’s humor every day and wishes she was about to give her opinion on what is happening in today’s political climate.

“As she used to say, she would go, ‘oh, stop it. Just stop it. Everyone comes over themselves!'” Melissa told People on November 8 The tape of the tribute. She added that her mother’s humor appealed to everyone, and she loved being able to unite people instead of sharing them.

“She also appealed over the corridors and to the far ends,” she said.

“I think it’s one of the things that we as a country lack right now,” she continued. “Someone who can say, ‘We can all still laugh, everyone takes a deep breath. We will still make jokes.’ She used to say that getting people to laugh was like giving them a little holiday. ”

Melissa also revealed why she wished Mom could help her plan Wedding to Steve Mitchel Last month.

“She would be like, do you want this or this? And she would make sure she was very Clearly what was the right choice, but that she could live with it if I chose the other, “shared Melissa.

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“But I think she would be a little frightened because we took a much more relaxed route,” she added from the wedding. “No heavy card layer with high calligraphy, such as” Mrs. Edgar Rosenberg invites you to her daughter. “No, it’s definitely a more,” Hi, we have a party and a ceremony will break out at one point. “

Melissa still said it was an event to remember, and one she wishes her mother could have seen and sharing, “the amount of genuine happiness in that room was so overwhelming,” she said. “I’m not one who is cliché and says, ‘Oh, you could feel the heat and the love!’ But do you know what? blanket the! And I’m so grateful. “