Here's An Amazing Scene From 'Louie' In Which Joan Rivers Explains Why She's A Comedian

Joan Rivers died today at the age of 81.

Working non-stop until the day she was hospitalized last week, Joan still appeared on TV sets almost daily, including a cameo on a 2011 episode of "Louie."

In the show, Louie debates quitting comedy until he meets Joan Rivers after a gig, and she convinces him otherwise.

Playing herself, Joan had some wise words on comedy being a calling, not just a job:

"I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it doesn't get better. YOU get better. You think it's easy? I've gone up, I've gone down, I've been bankrupt, I've been broke - but you do it. And you do it because we love it more than anything else. You want a real job, honey? There are a million things you can do, but what we do is not a job. What we do is a calling, we make people happy."

The short scene is worth a watch below: