The braying laugh “was the real thing,” she said, “and I’ve had it all my life.” But nearly everything else about Phyllis Diller onstage was an affectation, almost a throwback to the vaudeville era: ...
Phyllis Diller, groundbreaking comedienne, has died at 95. Her longtime agent Fred Wostbrock confirmed the news. "It is a great loss today," Wostbrock told NBC. "She was a true pioneer and the first ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedienne Phyllis Diller, the former housewife whose raucous cackle and jokes about her own looks made her one of America's first female stand-up comedy stars, died in her ...
This is the second post in the series. If you missed the previous post introducing the large file in which comedian Phyllis Diller organized thousands of her jokes alphabetically by topic, you can ...