Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Phyllis Diller performances. According to Wikipedia: Phyllis Diller is an American comedian who is considered one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. The stage character she created was a wild-haired, oddly dressed housewife who was ugly but didn't realize it, and who made jokes about a husband named "Fang" while smoking from a long cigarette holder. She is also known for her distinctive, cackling laugh, one of the best-recognized in comedy. Diller is generally thought to have opened the stand-up field to women such as Totie Fields, Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, and Roseanne Barr.

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THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST chapter #26

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I booked Timi at the Roxy Nightclub in Lima. I took pictures of Phyllis Diller at the USO in Hollywood. She's from Lima. John Dillinger escaped Lima, and so did I. My mother and sister live in Lima, Ohio. I moved there from Michigan. I worked at the R.G. Dunn Cigar factory, and later at a sheet metal company, where the metal cut through my gloves and cut my hands every night on the sheets of steel. I later worked at the Ford plant but was laid off before I got in the ninety day period to join the union. Then I got ... Read Full Story

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Happy Birthday Phyllis Diller, Camilla Parker Bowles And David Hasselhoff

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On this day in 1953 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. It’s the same day that Phyllis Diller, Camilla Parker Bowes and David Hasselhoff were born. Phyllis Diller turns 91 Phyllis Diller is one of the first female stand up comedians. Her brash sense of humor is believed to have opened doors for comediennes Roseann Barr, Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers and Rita Rudner. Camilla Parker Bowles turns 61 Camilla Parker Bowles is Price Charles’ current wife. The two are longtime friends and were rumored to be having an affair while Charles was still married to Princess Diana. The Hoff turns 56 Perhaps the best picture ... Read Full Story

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Phyllis Diller said Lima is a good place to be "from"

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John Dillinger escaped Lima, and so did I. My mother and sister live in Lima, Ohio, where I was paroled from Michigan. I had been transferred to Marquette Prison in the Upper Peninsula because of all my legal complaints to the court in Jackson. This also halted my appeal pleadings. When you file legal papers in Marquette, they go into the waste basket. I was paroled to Ohio and I had to take a bus through Illinois and not go through Michigan because they didn't want me to "harass the prosecutor!" I worked at the R.G. Dunn Cigar factory, and later at ... Read Full Story

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Phyllis Diller -- Who DOESN'T love her?

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I love Phyllis Diller. Always have -- since I was a small child. She has all that wild hair, gravelly insults, mad fashion sense and a loud laugh. I love loud laughing. ( Just ask R-botron .) One time I mentioned my love of Phyllis ------> to Mr. Fabulous , who runs two blogs and an internet radio show, and contributes to Burt Reynold's Mustache , which I am supposed to contribute to as well, but I missed my 20th of December entry so they maybe booted my ass off of the roster forevah ... (I'm at the mercy of the new administrator. Hello ... Read Full Story

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My recipe for dealing with anger

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TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 15th, 2009 “My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual” - Phyllis Diller - ADDITIONAL INFO… Biography… Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Ada Driver ; July 17, 1917) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress and comedienne, considered one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. She created a stage persona of a wild-haired, eccentrically-dressed housewife who makes jokes about a fictional husband named “Fang” while smoking from a long cigarette holder. Diller is credited with opening ... Read Full Story

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Frank Liberman dies at 92; Hollywood publicist represented Bob Hope, other...

Liberman was Hope's publicist for 41 years and Phyllis Diller's for 33. Other celebrity clients included Robert Goulet, Henry Fonda and Nat 'King' Cole. He also publicized movies and books. Frank Liberman, a veteran Hollywood publicist who represented stars such as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Robert Goulet during his more than 50 years in the business, has died. He was 92. Liberman, who had Parkinson's disease, died of pneumonia Sunday at...

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Mad Monster Party: Special Edition – DVD Review

Monsters and Critics.comMad Monster Party: Special Edition – DVD ReviewMonsters and Critics.comEven better have “Uncle” Boris Karloff present the treat to the audience and even trick Phyllis Diller into voicing the bride of Frankenstein. ...DVD Review: Mad Monster PartyThe Tradesall 2 news articles »

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Comedy competition can get bloody, leave audience in stitches

Comedy competition can get bloody, leave audience in stitchesTahoe.com... who shocks the audience with her appearance — she's 76 years old and really tiny — then pummels them with rapid-fire, Phyllis Diller-style punch lines. ...

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Ms. Bell Is Coming To Dinner

Ms. Bell Is Coming To DinnerLA Canyon NewsLauralee tells Canyon News, “Just like working with Phyllis Diller, I was stunned and grateful that Cloris agreed to appear on the show. ...

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