In Bed with Joan
In Bed With Joan is an American weekly internet and television talk show hosted by Joan Rivers from her bed in her daughter Melissa's house near Malibu, California. Each week, Rivers invited a different guest to talk to her in bed about different things including their past, their love life and their career. Episodes were approximately 20 minutes, and were aired on iTunes and YouTube until her death.
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| Genre | Talk show |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
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| Running time | 13 to 28 minutes |
| Production company | Scott Sternberg Productions |
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| Original release | March 5, 2013 – August 27, 2014 |
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Premise
Each week, Rivers invited a different celebrity to her bed to talk with her about many things including their past, their love life and their career. Each episode started with the celebrity guest talking personally to the camera about what they expect the experience to be like, before the opening credits were then rolled. Rivers then started by saying, "Let's see who's coming out of the closet this week..." and then the guest emerged from the closet in the corner of the room. After casual conversation for the majority of the interview, they then focused on specific segments. Those were usually, 'I'm So Sorry' where the guest was given the opportunity to look into the camera and apologise to anyone they had offended or upset in the past. The next item was the opposite, called 'Sit on It and Rotate' where the celebrity insulted and really gave a piece of their mind to the people who'd been nasty and cruel to them in the past. The third and final segment was called 'Dead or Alive' where Melissa came in with flashcards with a different thing on each and the guest had to choose which one to kill and which one to keep alive (often this was between two different celebrities). The guest then finished the show by clapping the lights out.
The show was set in Rivers's room in the basement of her daughter's house in Malibu, California where she spent half her time living; the other half she spent at her apartment in New York.
Guests on the show have included Kelly Osbourne, Betsy Brandt, RuPaul and Howie Mandel. In the initial preview video, Rivers was seen in bed with Kato Kaelin, Bruce Vilanch and Chris Harrison.[1]
Death of Joan Rivers
After Rivers suffered cardiac arrest on August 28, 2014 and was put into a medically induced coma, the series was put on hiatus with unaired episodes still to be broadcast. Since her death on September 4, 2014, it is not known whether any of the unaired interviews will be released.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date | Guest |
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| 1 | March 5, 2013 | Sarah Silverman |
| 2 | March 12, 2013 | Nick Kroll |
| 3 | March 19, 2013 | Kelly Osbourne |
| 4 | March 26, 2013 | Belinda Carlisle |
| 5 | April 2, 2013 | Adam Pally |
| 6 | April 9, 2013 | Margaret Cho |
| 7 | April 16, 2013 | Anthony Jeselnik |
| 8 | April 23, 2013 | RuPaul |
| 9 | April 30, 2013 | Ed Weeks |
| 10 | May 7, 2013 | Gary Busey |
| 11 | May 14, 2013 | Kate Flannery |
| 12 | May 21, 2013 | Tichina Arnold |
| 13 | May 28, 2013 | Ellie Kemper |
| 14 | June 4, 2013 | Marc Maron |
| 15 | June 18, 2013 | Gabriel Iglesias |
| 16 | June 26, 2013 | Tom Green |
| 17 | July 3, 2013 | Redfoo |
| 18 | July 9, 2013 | Aisha Tyler |
| 19 | July 16, 2013 | Penn Jillette |
| 20 | July 23, 2013 | Jim Rash |
| 21 | August 3, 2013 | Howie Mandel |
| 22 | August 6, 2013 | Bill Engvall |
| 23 | August 13, 2013 | Alyssa Milano |
| 24 | August 20, 2013 | Betsy Brandt |
| 25 | August 28, 2013 | Theo Von |
| 26 | September 4, 2013 | Lance Bass |
| 27 | September 10, 2013 | Kevin Nealon |
| 28 | September 17, 2013 | Carmen Electra |
| 29 | September 24, 2013 | Jeff Garlin |
| 30 | October 2, 2013 | Jessie James and Eric Decker |
| 31 | October 8, 2013 | Tabatha Coffey |
| 32 | October 15, 2013 | Russell Peters |
| 33 | October 22, 2013 | Eric Andre |
| 34 | October 29, 2013 | Deon Cole |
| 35 | November 5, 2013 | Kris Jenner |
| 36 | November 13, 2013 | Rob Delaney |
| 37 | November 19, 2013 | Dan Bucatinsky |
| 38 | December 3, 2013 | Paul Scheer |
| 39 | December 10, 2013 | Billy Eichner |
| 40 | December 17, 2013 | Jen Kirkman |
| 41 | January 15, 2014 | Shiri Appleby |
| 42 | January 21, 2014 | Justine Ezarik |
| 43 | January 28, 2014 | Reza Farahan |
| 44 | February 4, 2014 | Loni Love |
| 45 | February 11, 2014 | Bonnie McKee |
| 46 | February 19, 2014 | Paul Rodriguez |
| 47 | February 25, 2014 | George Kotsiopoulos |
| 48 (Part 1) | March 4, 2014 | Kathy Griffin |
| 48 (Part 2) | March 11, 2014 | Kathy Griffin and Aubrey Plaza |
| 49 | March 19, 2014 | Jeff Ross |
| 50 | March 26, 2014 | Chris Hardwick |
| 51 | April 2, 2014 | Michaela Watkins |
| 52 | April 9, 2014 | Bob Saget |
| 53 | April 16, 2014 | Patti Stanger |
| 54 | April 22, 2014 | Jenna Marbles |
| 55 | April 29, 2014 | Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair |
| 56 | May 7, 2014 | Bart Baker and KingBach |
| 57 | May 14, 2014 | Greg Fitzsimmons |
| 58 | May 21, 2014 | Mamrie Hart |
| 59 | May 28, 2014 | Tom Papa |
| 60 | June 4, 2014 | Hannah Hart |
| 61 | June 11, 2014 | Jason Biggs |
| 62 | June 18, 2014 | Meghan McCain |
| 63 | June 25, 2014 | T. J. Miller |
| 64 | July 2, 2014 | Derek Waters |
| 65 | July 9, 2014 | Scott Aukerman |
| 66 | July 16, 2014 | Brett Gelman |
| 67 | July 23, 2014 | Grace Helbig |
| 68 | July 30, 2014 | Brittany Furlan |
| 69 | August 6, 2014 | Candace Cameron Bure |
| 70 | August 13, 2014 | Tyler Oakley |
| 71 | August 20, 2014 | Bianca Del Rio |
| 72 | August 27, 2014 | LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian |