It's the summer the laughter died.

[TeamPooka]

First Robin and now Joan Rivers.
They were two of my favorites.
They were inspirations to generations of comics, including myself.
RIP Joan.

[Journeyman]

1. I can only repeat what Daniel Moynihan said on the death of JFK . . .

Mary McGrory lamented to Moynihan that with Kennedy's death, "We'll never laugh again."

"Heavens, Mary," Moynihan replied. "We'll laugh again. It's just that we'll never be young again."

[thelordofhell]

2. Also............Rick Mayall

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27770266

[egduj]

3. Impossible for either one to have lived too long.

R.I.P.

[HuckleB]

4. I know grief must be expressed.

Still, I'm not a fan of dramatic headlines like this.

[UTUSN]

5. I know some of her recent nastiest political "jokes" have earned enemies

But over the years, she was one comedian I never switched the channel away from.