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    Phyllis Diller

    American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist

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  1. Phyllis Diller. Actress: A Bug's Life. Diller put out an autobiography in 2005 in her late 80s, and entitled it "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", which pretty much says it all when recalling the misfit life and career of the fabulous, one-of-a-kind Phyllis Diller.

  2. Aug 20, 2012 · Los Angeles CNN — Comedian Phyllis Diller, known for her self-deprecating humor, died “peacefully in her sleep” at her Los Angeles home Monday morning, her manager told CNN. Diller was 95. Her...

  3. Aug 21, 2012 · Tue 21 Aug 2012 13.39 EDT. Phyllis Diller, who has died aged 95, was a raucous, zany comedian, with a special line in self-deprecation bordering on flat-out self-mockery.

  4. Mar 8, 2024 · Phyllis Diller (born July 17, 1917, Lima, Ohio, U.S.—died August 20, 2012, Los Angeles, California) American comedienne and actress who was one of the first female stand-up comics, noted for her zany and raucous personality and self-deprecating humour.

  5. Aug 21, 2012 · Phyllis Diller, whose sassy, screeching, rapid-fire stand-up comedy helped open the door for two generations of funny women, died on Monday at her home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los...

  6. Aug 20, 2012 · A queen of comedy has died. Phyllis Diller had audiences in stitches for more than five decades with her outlandish get-ups and rapid-fire one-liners. She died at her home, where she had been...

  7. Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917–August 20, 2012) is widely considered to be the first woman stand-up comic to perform as a solo act. To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2017, the Smithsonian worked with hundreds of volunteers to digitize and transcribe Diller's gag file, a large cabinet where she kept her jokes categorized by theme.

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