Following the death of Joan Rivers on Thursday, Sept. 4, Lena Dunham took to Twitter to honor the beloved icon.
She first commemorated the star with a heartfelt message:
Watching Joan Rivers do standup at age 81 was incredible: athletic, jaw-dropping, terrifying, essential. It never stopped. Neither will she.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014
Then, referencing a comment made to comedian Marc Maron, Dunham posted a plastic surgery joke in homage to Rivers’ celebrity-zinging style:
I told Maron I’d have a zinger when Joan died. But I didn’t think she ever would. She felt eternal, and anyway, zingers are her territory.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014
That being said, Joan is gone but a piece of her lives on: her nose, because it’s made of polyurethane.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014
The joke was quickly disseminated, with more than 4,700 retweets and counting.
Several hours later, Dunham shared one more tweet, this time referencing Rivers’ previous jabs at the HBO star’s appearance:
Just gonna assume everyone telling me I’m ugly on twitter tonight is commemorating Joan Rivers and therefore I love you all
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 5, 2014
