Joan Rivers Best Jokes And Memorable Moments: 'God You're Funny', Said Johnny Carson

When Joan Rivers appeared on Johnny Carson's 'Tonight Show' in 1965, Carson told Rivers, 'God you're funny.' And that was the start of Rivers' star making appearance. There was no holding her back.

Her jokes sometimes put her down and at other times she went after other targets.

An article on CNN describes Jones as someone who was put on earth to laugh. She was a 'pioneering comedian. Here's some of her best jokes via CNN:

"On growing up:

- I was so ugly that they sent my picture to Ripley's Believe It or Not and he sent it back and said, "I don't believe it."

- My mother never told me a thing. I asked my mother, "Where am I from? She gave me a fake address in Cleveland."

- I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.

- I was so flat, I used to put Xs on my chest and write, "You are here."

On home life:

- I hate housework. You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later, you have to start all over again.

- I told my mother-in-law that my house was her house, and she said, "Get off my property."

- Grandchildren can be annoying -- how many times can you go: "And the cow goes moo and the pig goes oink"? It's like talking to a supermodel.

On her love life:

On aging and plastic surgery:

- Looking 50 is great -- if you're 60.

- When a man has a birthday, he takes a day off. When a woman has a birthday, she takes at least three years off.

- I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I'd look like without plastic surgery.

On reputations and stereotypes:

- A man can sleep around, no questions asked. But if a woman makes 19 or 20 mistakes, she's a tramp.

- It was a Jewish porno film: One minute of sex and nine minutes of guilt.

(source: CNN)