# Joan Rivers filmography

The filmography of Joan Rivers includes over 25 feature films, numerous television and documentary series, seven filmed comedy specials, game shows, and other media. She began her career as a stand-up comedian, and had a years-long tenure as a host and regular guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson from 1965 to 1986.
Rivers's first major film was Rabbit Test (1978), which she had a small part in and also co-wrote and directed. She would later supply the voice of Dot Matrix, the robot in Mel Brooks's Spaceballs (1986), and have a cameo as herself in John Waters's cult comedy-horror film Serial Mom (1994). In 1995, she provided a voice role in the Australian children's film Napoleon, and later appeared as herself in Shrek 2 (2004) and First Daughter (2004). From 2010 until her death in 2014, Rivers hosted the series Fashion Police, a panel series profiling and critiquing the red carpet attire of celebrities.

## Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1951 | Mister Universe | Teenage Girl in Audience | Cameo; uncredited | |
| 1965 | Hootenanny a Go-Go aka Once Upon a Coffee House | Herself | As folk singing trio "Jim, Jake and Joan" | |
| 1968 | The Swimmer | Joan | Cameo | |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Second nurse | Cameo, director and writer | |
| 1981 | Uncle Scam | Herself | | |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Perfume Saleswoman | Cameo | |
| 1987 | Les Patterson Saves the World | President Rivers | Uncredited | |
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Dot Matrix | Voice | | |
| 1989 | Look Who's Talking | Julie | Voice; credited under pseudonym of "Baby Guess" | |
| 1990 | How To Murder A Millionaire | Irma Summers | | |
| 1993 | Public Enemy #2 | Herself | Cameo | |
| 1994 | Serial Mom | Herself | Cameo | |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Mother Penguin | Voice | |
| 1997 | KnitWits | Becky | Voice | |
| 1999 | Goosed | Mom / Blanche | | |
| 2000 | The Intern | Dolly Bellows | | |
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Spike | Voice | |
| 2002 | Hip! Edgy! Quirky! | Floressa | | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Herself | Voice | |
| 2004 | First Daughter | Herself | Cameo | |
| 2009 | The Hipsters | Floressa Malone | | |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Herself | Cameo; uncredited | |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Party Guest | | |
| 2011 | Tower Heist | Herself | Uncredited | |
| 2011 | Growing Up Barnard | Herself | Short film | |
| 2011 | TMI with Joan Rivers | Herself | Funny or Die short | |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Herself | Cameo | |
| 2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Grandma Doyle | (Final film role) | |

### Documentaries

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | The World of Jewish Humor | Rex Bloomstein | Television special |
| 1994 | Stonewall 25: Voices of Pride and Protest | John Scagliotti | Documentary |
| 2002 | The Making and Meaning of We Are Family | Danny Schechter | Television special |
| 2005 | Spaceballs: The Documentary | Mel Brooks | Behind-the-scenes documentary |
| 2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Mel Brooks | Behind-the-scenes documentary |
| 2007 | Making Trouble | Rachel Talbot | Documentary |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | John Landis | Documentary special, HBO |
| 2008 | Every Little Step | Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern | Television special |
| 2009 | What's the Name of the Dame? | Allan Neuwirth | Documentary |
| 2010 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg | Documentary feature |
| 2013 | Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Bernard Gourley | Documentary |
| 2013 | Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You | Whoopi Goldberg | Documentary |
| 2013 | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Matthew Miele | Documentary |
| 2014 | Women Aren't Funny | Bonnie McFarlane | Documentary |
| 2014 | The Story of The Swimmer | Chris Innis | Behind-the-scenes documentary |
| 2014 | Where the Sun Kisses the Ocean | Rainbeau Mars | Poetry. |
| 2016 | Love, Sweat and Tears | Scott Jacobs | Documentary |
| 2016 | Joan Rivers: Enter Laughing | Dan Karlock | Documentary |

## Television
### Series

| Year | Title | Role/Notes | Episodes |
| 1973 | Here's Lucy | Joan Reynolds (Juror) | Episode: "Lucy and Joan Rivers Do Jury Duty" |
| 1973 | Needles and Pins | Eleanor Karp | Episode: "The Wife You Save May Be Your Own" |
| 1978 | Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Creator/Writer | 10 Eps. |
| 1978 | America 2-Night | Herself | Season 1 - Ep. 57 |
| 1983 | The Love Boat | Allison Newman | Episode: "Gopher's Daisy/Our Son, the Lawyer/Salvaged Romance" |
| 1987 | The Dame Edna Experience | Herself | Season 1 - Ep. 2 |
| 1988 | Offshore Television | Herself | 1 Season, 1 Ep. |
| 1990 | 227 | Herself | Episode: "You Gotta Have Art" |
| 1997 | Another World | Meredith Dunston | Episode 8374 |
| 1997 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Joan (voice) additional material writer | Episode: "Studio Guy" |
| 1998–99 | Suddenly Susan | Edie | 2 episodes: "Oh, How They Danced", "Ben Rubenstein, Meet Joe Black" |
| 2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Herself | Episode: "The Benadryl Brownie" |
| 2004 | I'm with Her | Herself | Season 1 - Eps. 15 and 16 |
| 2004 | Dave the Barbarian | Zonthara - Empress of Evil (voice) | Season 1 - Eps. 3, 16 and 20 |
| 2004–05 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Herself | Season 2 - Ep. 16, Season 3 - Ep. 7 and Season 6 - Ep. 17 |
| 2005 | Less than Perfect | Louise | Episode: "Pre-Wedded Bliss" |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Herself | Episode: "Whose God Is It Anyway?" |
| 2006-2007 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Shirley the Sheep (voice) | Season 3 |
| 2008–09 | Z Rock | Herself - Aunt Joan (Dina's) | Season 1 - Eps. 1, 5, 8, 9 and 10; Season 2 - Ep. 20 |
| 2008–09 | Spaceballs: The Animated Series | Dot Matrix (voice) | 1 Season, 11 Eps. |
| 2008-11 | Arthur | Bubbe/Camel (voice) | Season 12 - Ep. 1 and Season 14 - Ep. 18 |
| 2011 | Louie | Herself | Episode: "Joan" |
| 2011 | The Simpsons | Annie Dubinsky (voice) | Episode: "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" |
| 2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Herself | Episode: "Rigged" and Ep. 9 "Ashes to Ashes" |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Anka | 2 episodes: "Bye George, I Think He's Got It!", "Some Like It Hot" |

### Stand-up comedy series

| Year | Title | Episodes/Role | Network |
| 1984 2006 | An Audience with... | Joan Rivers | ITV |
| 2004 | Just for Laughs | 21 March 2004 / Performer | RTÉ |
| 2004 2007 | Jack Dee Live at the Apollo | Pilot / Featured Performer Season 3, Episode 5 / Guest Host | BBC One |

### Documentary series

| Year | Title | Episode | Network |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | "Joan Rivers" (Available on VHS) | Lifetime |
| 1993 | Biography | "Vincent Price" | A&E |
| 1997 | Biography | "Fabulous World of Fabergé" | A&E |
| 1998 | Biography | "Roddy McDowall: Hollywood's Best Friend" | A&E |
| 1999 | The Hollywood Fashion Machine | "Hollywood Rocks" | American Movie Classics |
| 1999 | Heroes of Comedy | "Barry Humphries" | Channel 4 |
| 2000 | Intimate Portrait | "Judy Collins" | Lifetime |
| 2000 | Biography | "Phyllis Diller" | A&E |
| 2000 | The Talk Show Story | 2 Part Series | BBC |
| 2000 | E! Mysteries and Scandals | Hedy Lamarr | E! |
| 2001 | E! Mysteries and Scandals | Vincent Price | E! |
| 2001 | The Human Face | "Beauty" | BBC |
| 2001 | E! True Hollywood Story | Joan Rivers Parody aired April 1 | E! |
| 2002 | Heroes of Black Comedy | "Whoopi Goldberg" | Channel 4/Comedy Central |
| 2002 | Heroes of Black Comedy | "Richard Pryor" | Channel 4/Comedy Central |
| 2002 | Hollywood Greats | "Burt Lancaster" | BBC |
| 2002 | E! News Live | "September 20th" | E! |
| 2002 | Biography | "Bio's 15 Sexiest" | A&E |
| 2002 | The South Bank Show | "Joan Rivers" | Bravo!/ITV |
| 2003 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Richard Pryor" | E! |
| 2003 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Hollywood Squares" | E! |
| 2003 | Heroes of Jewish Comedy | 5 episodes | Channel 4/Comedy Central |
| 2003 | When I Was a Girl | "Singers" | We TV |
| 2005 | Favouritism | "Julian Clary's Showbiz Hissy Fits" | Channel 4 |
| 2006 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy | 3 Part Series / Full Interview | BBC |
| 2006 | The Story of Light Entertainment | 3 episodes | BBC |
| 2006 | Dawn French's More Girls Who Do Comedy | 1 episode | BBC |
| 2007 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Kathy Griffin" | E! |
| 2012 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Joan and Melissa Rivers" | E! |

### Television movies

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely To... | Writer of story/teleplay | ABC Movie of the Week starring Stockard Channing |
| 1977 | Husbands and Wives | Writer | Spin-off TV series followed |
| 1985 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Host / Writer | Showtime sketch comedy |
| 1990 | How to Murder a Millionaire | Irma | Starred with Morgan Fairchild |
| 1992 | Lady Boss | Bibi Grant | Based on book by Jackie Collins |
| 1994 | Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story | Herself | Biographical teleplay about her and daughter Melissa Rivers |
| 1999 | KnitWits Revisited | Becky (voice) | Animated |

### Stand-up comedy specials

| Year | Title | Role/Notes |
| 1978 | Bernard Manning in Las Vegas | Cameo (UK) |
| 1981 | Lily: Sold Out | Cameo (CBS) |
| 1984 | Johnny Carson Presents the Tonight Show Comedians | Performer (also featuring Bill Cosby, Steve Martin and Steven Wright) |
| 1984 | Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas | Cameo (Showtime) |
| 1990 | Comic Relief IV | Performer (Comic Relief, Inc. HBO charity benefit) |
| 1992 | Joan Rivers: Abroad In London | Star–Writer–Producer (Showtime) |
| 1994 | The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters | Roaster (Roast of the legend) |
| 2002 | Just for Laughs | Performer (stand-up festival doc with many comedians) |
| 2006 | Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug | Star–Writer (with comic Jeremy Blaine and publicist Jordan Roberts) |
| 2012 | Joan Rivers: Don't Start With Me | Star–Writer–Producer (Showtime) |

### Documentaries

| Year | Title | Notes | Network |
| 2002 | Cleavage | Narrated by Carmen Electra | A&E |
| 2003 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Narrated by Anna Chancellor | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Musicals | Presenter Denise van Outen | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy | Directed by Emma Cahusac | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | CMT: 40 Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs | Writer | CMT |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Quote | BBC/RTÉ |
| 2005 | The Comedians' Comedian | Presenter Jimmy Carr | Channel 4 |
| 2005 | Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches | Narrator Tom Baker | Channel 4 |
| 2005 | 50 Questions of Political Incorrectness | Presenter Clive Anderson | Sky UK |
| 2006 | The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | Narrator Stephen Fry | Channel 4 |
| 2006 | The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits | DVD 2007 | PBS |
| 2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Interviewee | HBO |

### Talk shows

| Year | Title | Roles/Notes | Episodes |
| 1965–86 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Guest–Host–Writer | 223 |
| 1965 | The Jack Paar Program | Guest | 1 |
| 1965–67 | Girl Talk with Virginia Graham | Guest | 5 |
| 1965–78 | The Mike Douglas Show | Co-host–Guest | 36 |
| 1968 | Frost on Sunday | Guest | 1 |
| 1968–69 | That Show starring Joan Rivers | Host | 71 |
| 1968–72 | The Dick Cavett Show (ABC) | Guest | 4 |
| 1969–72 | The David Frost Show | Guest | 3 |
| 1970 | The Irv Kupcinet Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1974 | The Merv Griffin Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1974–76 | Dinah! | Guest | 2 |
| 1978 | The Bob Braun Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1978 | The Joe Franklin Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1978, 1990 | Donahue | Guest | 2 |
| 1981–87 | Hour Magazine | Guest | 8 |
| 1982 | The Regis Philbin Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1982 | The Barbara Walters Special | Guest | 1 |
| 1984 | Wogan | Guest | 2 |
| 1985 | America (CBS) | Guest | 1 |
| 1986 | Joan Rivers: Can We Talk? | Host | 6 |
| 1986 | Late Night with David Letterman | Guest | 1 |
| 1986–87 | The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers | Host–Writer (first season) | 150 |
| 1987 | Aspel & Company | Guest | 1 |
| 1989 | The Byron Allen Show | Guest (pilot episode) | 1 |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Guest | 2 |
| 1989–91 | CBS This Morning | Guest | 3 |
| 1989–93 | The Joan Rivers Show | Host–Writer | 600 |
| 1990 | Geraldo | Guest | 1 |
| 1990–92 | The Howard Stern Show (WWOR) | Guest | 3 |
| 1991 | The Full Wax | Guest | 1 |
| 1991 | Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind | Guest | 1 |
| 1991 | The Dick Cavett Show (PBS) | Guest | 1 |
| 1991 | Tonight with Jonathan Ross | Guest | 1 |
| 1993 | The Howard Stern Interview | Guest | 1 |
| 1994 | Des O'Connor Tonight | Guest | 1 |
| 1994–2004 | Howard Stern | Guest | 14 |
| 1995 | Clive Anderson Talks Back | Guest | 1 |
| 1995–2005 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Guest | 4 |
| 1995–2014 | Can We Shop? | Host (QVC style shopping in a talk show format) | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1997 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Guest | 1 |
| 1997, 2010 | Charlie Rose | Guest | 2 |
| 1999 | Linehan | Guest | 1 |
| 1999 | The Howard Stern Radio Show | Guest | 1 |
| 2000 | So Graham Norton | Guest | 1 |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton | Guest | 2 |
| 2003 | The Wayne Brady Show | Guest | 1 |
| 2004 | NY Graham Norton | Guest | 1 |
| 2004 | Film 2004 with Jonathan Ross | Guest | 1 |
| 2004 | Alf's Hit Talk Show | Cameo | Pilot |
| 2004 | The Graham Norton Effect | Guest | 1 |
| 2004–06 | The Joan Rivers Position | Host–Writer | 18 |
| 2005 | Nigella | Guest | 1 |
| 2005 | The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch | Guest | 1 |
| 2005 | Good Day Live | Guest | 1 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show | Guest | 1 |
| 2005 | Distinguished Artists | Guest | 1 |
| 2005 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Guest | 1 |
| 2005 | The Paul O'Grady Show | Guest | 1 |
| 2005-06 | The Tony Danza Show | Guest | 3 |
| 2006 | Tom Green Live! | Guest (voice) | 1 |
| 2006 | Straight Talk | Host–Writer (Bravo! pilot) | 1 |
| 2008 | Shrink Rap | Guest (with host Dr. Pamela Connolly) | 1 |
| 2010–14 | Fashion Police | Host | 286 |
| 2013–14 | In Bed with Joan | Host–Writer–Executive producer | 72 |

### Variety shows

| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 1966 | The Sammy Davis Jr. Show | Guest - Comedienne | 1 |
| 1966 | The Hollywood Palace | Guest - Comedienne | 1 |
| 1966–70 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Guest–Comedienne | 18 |
| 1968 | The Kraft Music Hall | Guest–Comedienne | 3 |
| 1968 | Operation: Entertainment | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1970–75 | The Carol Burnett Show | Guest–Comedienne | 3 |
| 1971 | The Jim Nabors Hour | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1971 | The Pearl Bailey Show | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1971–73 | The Flip Wilson Show | Guest–Comedienne | 3 |
| 1972 | Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1972–76 | The Electric Company | Narrator (voice; The Adventures of Letterman segment) | 60 |
| 1973 | Stand Up and Cheer | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1973 | The Helen Reddy Show | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1975 | Sammy and Company | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1978 | The Jim Nabors Show | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1979 | Bonkers! | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1983 | Saturday Night Live | Host–Writer | 1 |
| 1983 | On Stage America | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1983 | Live ... And in Person | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
| 1983–86 | The Bob Monkhouse Show | Guest–Comedienne | 2 |
| 1989–92 | Sesame Street | Narrator (voice; The Adventures of Letterman segment) | 3 |
| 1990–91 | Shalom Sesame | Microphone (voice) Herself | "Chanukah" "The Aleph-Bet Telethon" |
| 1991 | Square One Television | Herself | 1 |

### Variety/Tribute specials

| Year | Title | Role/Notes |
| 1973 | The Shape of Things | Variety special featuring Phyllis Diller, Brenda Vaccaro, Valerie Harper, Lynn Redgrave and directed by Lee Grant. |
| 1977 | Happy Birthday, Las Vegas | Variety special hosted by Don Meredith and Cindy Williams, featuring Rodney Dangerfield, Redd Foxx and David Brenner. |
| 1978 | ABC Presents Tomorrow's Stars | Talent contest hosted by John Ritter, featuring Charles Nelson Reilly, Norm Crosby and Dick Van Patten. |
| 1978 | Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee | Historical variety special hosted by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Raquel Welch, featuring Woody Allen, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando and Bette Davis. |
| 1979 | The 3rd Annual People's Command Performance | Variety special featuring Chubby Checker, Lainie Kazan, Jerry Lewis, Vincent Price and Rod Stewart. |
| 1980 | Circus of the Stars #5 | Circus-acts variety special featuring Lloyd Bridges, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson and Valerie Perrine. |
| 1985 | Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet | An honor celebrating the film director. |
| 1986 | George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special | Celebration of the legendary comedian. |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | Second Pay-per-view WWF WrestleMania event. |
| 1986 | NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Unveiling of new peacock logo featuring Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Ted Danson, The Monkees, Betty White and The Cosby Show kids. |
| 1988 | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Herself |
| 1989 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Herself |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | Bugs Bunny celebration special. |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Performer, charity benefit for the Actors Fund of America. |
| 1992 | Alistair Cooke Salute | A tribute hosted by Peter Ustinov, airing shortly after Cooke's last appearance as the 22-year host of "Masterpiece Theatre." |
| 1995 | The Beatles: All Together Now | Celebrities recall their earliest and fondest memories of the Beatles. Premiere of Free as a Bird music video to promote The Beatles Anthology. |
| 1996 | The Royal Variety Performance | Annual Royal Variety Charity benefit. |
| 1996 | Disney's Most Unlikely Heroes | Hosted by Roy E. Disney. |
| 1997 | 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary | Herself |
| 2002 | Stars: An Oscar's Party | Herself |
| 2003 | 100 Years of Hope and Humor | Birthday celebration of the comedy legend. |
| 2004 | The Best of 'So Graham Norton' | DVD Special |
| 2004 | Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute | Celebration of Britain's King of Comedy |
| 2005 | The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles | Live broadcast coverage of the event |
| 2014 | Howard Stern Birthday Bash | Sirius XM Special |

### Award shows

| Year | Title | Role/Notes |
| 1976 | The Second Annual Comedy Awards | Attendee |
| 1983 | The 35th Primetime Emmy Awards | Hostess & Presenter |
| 1984 | The 26th Annual Grammy Awards | Nominee – Best Comedy Album |
| 1986 | The 38th Primetime Emmy Awards | Presenter |
| 1987 | The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards | Presenter |
| 1990 | The 44th Tony Awards | Presenter: Best Scenic, Costume & Lighting Design |
| 1990 | The Horror Hall of Fame | Herself / Skit |
| 1992 | The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards | Nominee – Funniest Female Performer in a Television Special |
| 1994 | The 48th Tony Awards | Nominee – Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
| 1995–2004 | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Hostess |
| 1998 | The 50th Primetime Emmy Awards | Attendee |
| 1999 | The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards | Attendee |
| 2005 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Golden Globes | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2005 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Grammys | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2005 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Academy Awards | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2005 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the CMA Awards | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2006 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Academy Awards | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2006 | Academy Awards Fashion Wrap with Joan and Melissa | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2006 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Emmys | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2006 | Emmy Awards Fashion Wrap with Joan and Melissa | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
| 2006 | The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards | Attendee |

### Reality television shows

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1960 1965 | Candid Camera | Writer (4 episodes) Herself / "Bait" |
| 1979 | Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 4 | Bicycle racer |
| 2003 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself |
| 2008 | Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Celebrity hijacker |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Storyteller |
| 2009 | Celebrity Apprentice 2 | Winner |
| 2009–2010 | How'd You Get So Rich? | Host (10 episodes) |
| 2010 | Celebrity Apprentice 3 | Boardroom Advisor |
| 2011–14 | Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? | Executive producer |
| 2013 | Celebrity Apprentice 6 | Boardroom advisor |
| 2015 | Celebrity Apprentice 7 | Boardroom advisor |

### Game shows

| Year | Title | Host | Role | Episodes |
| 1965–68 | The Match Game | Gene Rayburn | Team Captain | 25 |
| 1967–69 | Personality | Larry Blyden | Contestant | 6 |
| 1969 | You're Putting Me On | Larry Blyden | Contestant | 3 |
| 1970 | The Movie Game | Larry Blyden | Contestant | 1 |
| 1970 | Concentration | Bob Clayton | Contestant | 1 |
| 1970–80 | The Hollywood Squares (Daytime version) | Peter Marshall | Panelist | 80 |
| 1971 | Can You Top This? | Wink Martindale | Contestant | 1 |
| 1971–81 | The Hollywood Squares (Syndicated version) | Peter Marshall | Panelist | Semi-regular |
| 1973 | The $10,000 Pyramid | Dick Clark | Celebrity contestant | 1 |
| 1975 | The Magnificent Marble Machine | Art James | Contestant | 2 |
| 1987–89 | The New Hollywood Squares | John Davidson | Center square | 66 |
| 1997 | Noel's House Party | Noel Edmonds | Celebrity contestant | Noel's New York House Party special |
| 1999–2004 | Hollywood Squares | Tom Bergeron | Panelist | 65 |
| 2004 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Ant & Dec | Celebrity guest | 1 |
| 2006–07 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Jimmy Carr | Contestant | 3 |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud | Al Roker | Contestant | Ice-T vs. Joan & Melissa Rivers |

## Home videos
### Documentary

| Year | Title | Studio | Formats |
| 2010 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | IFC Independent Films | DVD, Blu-ray, Streaming |

### Stand-up comedy specials

| Year | Title | Studio | Formats |
| 1984 | An Audience with Joan Rivers | Channel 4 | Broadcast, DVD 2006 |
| 1992 | Abroad In London | Showtime, Paramount Video | Broadcast, VHS 1995 |
| 2004 | Live At the Apollo | BBC | Broadcast, Streaming |
| 2005 | (Still A) Live at the London Palladium (Allegedly) | Standing Room Only | DVD, Streaming |
| 2006 | Another Audience with Joan Rivers | ITV | Broadcast, DVD |
| 2006 | Before Melissa Pulls the Plug | Bravo! | Broadcast, Streaming |
| 2012 | Don't Start With Me | Showtime, Entertainment One | Broadcast, DVD/Blu-ray 2013, Streaming |

### Sketch/tribute specials

| Year | Title | Studio | Formats |
| 1985 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Showtime | Broadcast, VHS |
| 1996 | Shopping for Fitness | ABC Video | VHS |
| 2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers | Comedy Central | Broadcast, Streaming |
| 2016 | Joan Rivers - Exit Laughing | Gotham Comedy Club | Broadcast, Streaming |

## Theater

| Year | Show | Role/Credit | Venue |
| 1965 | The Game is Up | Material writer | Downstairs at the Upstairs, Off-Broadway |
| 1972 | Fun City | Jill Fairchild, original play written and performed | Morosco Theatre, Broadway |
| 1988 | Broadway Bound | Kate, replacement performer | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
| 1994 | Sally Marr ... and her escorts | Sally Marr, original play written and performed | Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway |
| 2002–04 | Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone Tour | Herself, original material written and performed | US and UK tour |
| 2008 | Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress | Herself, original material written and performed | Geffen Playhouse, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Leicester Square Theatre |
| 2012 | Joan Rivers: The Now or Never Tour | Herself, original material written and performed | UK tour |