By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tributes poured in on Friday as comedians and friends mourned the loss of Joan Rivers, the sassy, sharp-tongued comedy legend who jokingly wrote about wanting an elaborate funeral and will be laid to rest in a private service on Sunday. Rivers, 81, will have an invitation-only funeral at Temple Emanu-El, a landmark synagogue on New York’s Fifth Avenue where she was a member of the congregation. No details of the service were released, but in her 2012 book “I Hate Everyone …Starting With Me,” Rivers, ever the comedy star, wrote about wanting her funeral to be a big showbiz affair, complete with actress Meryl Streep crying in different accents. Late-night talk show host David Letterman said the force of her comedy was overpowering.
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