These Are the Best Joan Rivers Jokes That Celebs Retold During Tonight’s All-Star Tribute

They had 70,000 punchlines to choose from

One remarkable gift Patton Oswalt. “They were set-up/punchline, no meandering stories, all meat, no filler.” 

On tonight’s Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute, the comedian’s biggest celebrity fans raided that filing cabinet to repurpose her funniest punchlines. Here are some of the best…

Nikki Glaser

“I took my bra off at a nude beach today and accidentally clubbed two baby seals.”

Sarah Silverman

“I knew I was unwanted when my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.”

Tracy Morgan

“Michael Jackson has a dog that follows him to the plastic surgeon and waits around for scraps.”

Margaret Cho

“I went to a gay wedding and instead of rice, they threw Froot Loops.”

Bill Maher

“Preparing a Jewish dinner is very simple. All you need is the phone number of the nearest Chinese restaurant.”

Howie Mandel

“My parents didn’t want me. They once gave me a plastic bag for my birthday, and they said, ‘Pretend it’s a space helmet.’”

Rachel Brosnahan

“I’ve had so many yeast infections, if I sit out in the sun too long, I start to rise.”

Joel McHale

“Last night, California’s ban on same-sex marriage was overturned, as were most of the men in San Francisco.”

Aubrey Plaza

“The morning-after pill isn’t new. It just used to be called ‘throwing yourself down the stairs.’” 

Rita Wilson

“I was a dog in high school. I told my father a boy wanted to take me out, and he said, ‘Not without a leash.’”

Tiffany Haddish

“Get jewelry before you hit the sack with a man. A diamond comes from being under a lump of coal for centuries. A woman gets a diamond for being under a man for 20 minutes.” 

Chelsea Handler

“Me apologizing for a joke is like Taco Bell apologizing for giving you diarrhea. We’re both just doing our jobs.”

Melissa Rivers

“Dear Melissa, if you’re reading this, I am dead. And given that I am dead, I assume someone will finally decide to honor me. Well, it’s about fucking time.”

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