Joan rivers in concert

Joan Rivers is an American television personality and actress hailing from Brooklyn, New York.

Also an accomplished stand-up comedian, she's been in show business for over 50 years, and along her lengthy and hugely successful career, she picked up the title of The Queen of Comedy.

She began performing in small scale plays and even once starred alongside Barbra Streisand, before taking the stage as a stand-up comic.

Rivers soon found herself on television, making her debut on The Today Show. From then on, she was a regular fixture on television.

But this didn't mean she stopped the live performances - she still knew how to entertain a crowd and her sense of humour (she's known to have a talent at mocking herself and everyone around her!) made sure that any ticket to see her live was highly sought after.

Despite entering her 80s, she's still a massive figure in the comedy scene and still appears on TV regularly too.

In October 2014, she hits the UK for a rare tour, where fans can cat