Typical Joan Rivers not to go quietly. The late comedian received a posthumous Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for the recording of her final memoir, Diary of a Mad Diva. The award was presented during the non-televised portion of the show, and daughter Melissa tearfully accepted on her mother's behalf, but her speech was not without a few laughs.
"My mother would be absolutely thrilled to be here. She loved getting anything, and if she thought she could get something at a Waffle House in Secaucus she would be there," joked Melissa. "Honestly, my mother winning a Grammy isn't that far-fetched because she felt that comedy was music. There was a rhythm, but instead of notes there were words, and just like any of the great musicians who are here tonight, she loved to play."
After thanking Joan's publisher and editor and a few other important peeps, a teary Melissa singled out Team Rivers for having kept her going for the past five months. But we're sure she made Joan proud when she ended her speech on a funny note: "If my mother was here tonight, she would not only be honored and thrilled to be holding her first Grammy, she would most likely have it copied and have it on the air on QVC by 11. So, I gotta go."
Afterwards, the Fashion Police producer (along with her 14-year-old son, Cooper Endicott) stopped by to talk with E!'s Giuliana Rancic about the emotional moment.
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"It's a difficult moment, it's a little bittersweet," Melissa confessed to Rancic. "[Joan] was nominated once for her comedy album, was never nominated for any of her other books and it's like, now she goes and wins. But, it's wonderful how loved she was and how she's getting so much attention now and people are really understanding what she was about. Most importantly about being here tonight is I wanted to be able to come on the carpet and share it with you and Kelly [Osbourne]. We're family! We're the Fashion Police family."
Kathy Griffin, who took over for Joan on the E! show, was also excited about her predecessor's win.
Joan died on Sept. 4 from complications suffered from minor surgery. Melissa has filed a lawsuit against the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic and doctors who were allegedly involved.
