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Joan Rivers

Interview with the comedian, broadcaster and actor about getting older in an industry obsessed with age, and her new play, a Work in Progress by a Life in Progress.

Presenter:: Lauren Laverne

Transmitted:: 26/08/2008

Genre:: Miscellaneous

Related Links:: - Details of the play's run in London
- Joan Rivers' blog

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