Once upon a time, two comic legends battled it out on an episode of The Tonight Show.
Betty WhiteandJoan Riverssure knew how to banter.
As soon as White sits down, she takes playful aim at Rivers about a recent magazine cover story.
Betty White and Joan Rivers on ‘The Tonight Show’ in 1983.Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
“Just a little jealous are you of the old cover?”
To which White retorts, “You would think you were the only cover girl in town.
Did you know that I’m a cover girl?”
“And if you dare say, ‘Who’s that other bitch on the cover?’
But theThe Golden Girlsstar is having none of it.
“Not a major publication?
If you have dogs I tell you that’s a very major publication,” she replies.
“For your career, though, that’s a good start,” Rivers jokes.
