Howard Johnson 's again , hooray , hooray ! ' '' Joan Rivers helped break the mold for women in comedy . She got her start speaking `` to women who were n't able to talk about things '' During her stand-up , she spoke frankly about being a woman . In one of her first appearances on television, she was asked if she had ever been raped or molested as a child and said yes.
Joan Rivers helped break the mold for women in comedy . She got her start speaking `` to women who were n't able to talk about things '' During her stand-up , she spoke frankly about being a woman . In one of her first appearances on television, she was asked if she had ever been raped or molested as a child and said yes.