Make a date with comedy legend Joan

ECCENTRIC comedy legend Joan Rivers comes to South Yorkshire later this year to launch her new biopic at the region’s top film festival.

On November 3, the 17th Sheffield Doc/Fest opens with the UK premiere of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, with a special screening at the Showroom in Sheffield attended by Joan Rivers and award-winning filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.

Heather Croall, director of the festival, said: “As soon as I got word from Sundance about this film, I knew it could make the perfect opening event for Doc/Fest.

“When I saw it at Tribeca I knew we had to have it.

“We're delighted to have the UK premiere of Ricki and Annie's film and to have Joan Rivers attend with them.

“With almost 2,000 industry delegates and thousands of general public, Doc/Fest is the best possible launch pad for the film in the UK and Europe."

Directors Stern and Sundberg commented: “We are thrilled to premiere Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work in the UK at Sheffield Doc/Fest.

“During the course of making the film, we filmed for several weeks in the UK and Joan's audiences are always a blast.

“Having Joan with us at the festival is going to make the event all the more special and fun.”

Those wanting to find out more about how the movie was made - and meet the star herself - can attend a masterclass on The Making of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work on November 4 and 5.