NEW : `` It was exactly the show Joan wanted -- hilarious , irreverent , '' Geraldo Rivera says . ` Nothing Like a Dame '' and `` What a Wonderful World . '' NEW : Broadway star Audra McDonald sings one of Rivers ' favorite songs , `` Smile '' Rivers , 81 , was hospitalized after suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest at a clinic . TL;DR The comedian is recovering from heart surgery in New York City on Monday.
NEW : `` It was exactly the show Joan wanted -- hilarious , irreverent , '' Geraldo Rivera says . NEW : Broadway star Audra McDonald sings one of Rivers ' favorite songs , `` Smile '' Rivers , 81 , was hospitalized after suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest at a clinic . TL;DR The comedian is recovering from heart surgery in New York City on Monday.