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Amira Berkovitz and Jessica Borghi, both 27 years old, said they knew Rivers mainly from her appearances at the Academy Awards red carpet and on the E! cable channel.
Borghi said Rivers cut a vibrant figure even though she was 81 years old. She said Rivers' energy was remarkable.
"Acting the way that she did at 81 was very impressive," she said.
Berkovitz applauded Rivers' wit and her ability to make an impact in the largely male-dominated comedy world.
"She was really funny, and she was a pioneer," Berkovitz said. "In pop culture, she is definitely someone to know."
In an email to the Daily Voice, Greenwich-based comedian Jane Condon said it was sad to lose Rivers. She recalled seeing the groundbreaking comedian on stage.
"I will never forget the first of many times I saw Joan Rivers. She was working out material at the 70-seat Duplex, a small venue in the (Greenwich) Village," Condon wrote. "She prowled the stage. She owned her material and that crowd. All I kept thinking was THE COMMITMENT. Here is a 70+ year old woman who gives it her all. I must never do less!!!"
Condon also wrote that when Rivers was trying out new material, she would find a venue to perform and then give all of the ticket proceeds to charity.
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