PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS Presents Memoriam Tribute to Joan Rivers Tonight

Immediately following tonight's 9-10:30 p.m. PBS premiere of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' new documentary American Masters: The Boomer List, AMERICAN MASTERS will present an In Memoriam tribute broadcast of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) tonight, September 23, 10:30 p.m.-12 midnight on PBS (check local listings). This broadcast marks the PBS premiere of the documentary for which PBS now has exclusive broadcast rights. After the broadcast, the film will be available on the AMERICAN MASTERS website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) for a limited time.

"I interviewed Joan Rivers for my PBS series Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America back in 2006 and she was not only hilarious, but incredibly insightful," said Michael Kantor, AMERICAN MASTERS series executive producer.

"A familiar face in past AMERICAN MASTERS films about Johnny Carson and Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers was a pioneer worthy of her own place in the series' distinguished library. I'm pleased we're able to bring Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's moving documentary to audiences during this time of remembrance, and pay tribute to Joan."

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