Worked as fashion coordinator for Bond Clothing Stores and publicist for Lord & Taylor

Began her stand-up career, billing herself as Pepper January

Beacame a member of Second City tour group

Became a writer and performer on TV's "Candid Camera"

Made first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (NBC) and "The Ed Sullivan Show" (CBS)

Film debut, opposite Burt Lancaster in "The Swimmer"

Hosted first talk show, the syndicated "That Show"

Broadway debut as actor and playwright, "Fun City"

Co-wrote the teleplay for "The Girl Most Likely To..." (ABC)

Wrote nationally syndicated column for Chicago Tribune

Co-created the CBS series, "Husbands, Wives, Lovers"

Writer-director of the feature "Rabbit Test"

Continued to regularly guest host on NBC's "The Tonight Show"

Hosted "The Late Show" on Fox

Featured as a regular on "Hollywood Squares"

Acted on Broadway in Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound"

Hosted the syndicated daytime talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show"

Hosted the USA Network's "Joan Rivers' Gossip! Gossip! Gossip!"

Co-starred with daughter Melissa in the NBC TV-movie, "Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story"

With daughter Melissa, hosted pre-award shows on E! Entertainment TV

Made several guest appearances on NBC's "Another World"

Hosted radio show on WOR in New York

Performed in the West End, the controversial one-woman show, "Broke And Alone in London"

With daughter Melissa, left hosting duties at E! Networks and began co-hosting for the TV Guide Channel

Guest-starred as herself on the season finale of F/X's "Nip/Tuck"

Replaced by Lisa Rinna as TV Guide Channel's leading red-carpet host

Featured before Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh in the Royal Variety Show at the Liverpool Empire Theatre