RIP Phyllis Diller

[WestVillage]

Posted: 8/20/12 at 3:44pm

This wonderfully funny lady passed away at 95. Thanks for the laughs.


Phyllis Diller Updated On: 8/20/12 at 03:44 PM

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 8/20/12 at 8:53pm

Saw her in Nunsense in San Fran way back in 1988, a hell of a funny woman. RIP

[bobs3]

Posted: 8/20/12 at 9:00pm

Phyllis Diller was a trail brazer for for female comedians. Without her we would not have Joan Rivers, Ellen DeGeneres, Roseanne, Tina Fey, Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes, Margaret Cho, Kristin Wiig and countless other female comedians. I hope The New York Times puts her obituary on the front page. She certainly earned that spot.





Updated On: 8/21/12 at 09:00 PM

[mc1227]

Posted: 8/20/12 at 10:09pm

Totally agree, Bob3. Both she and Joan Rivers have set the trail for so many who have come after. R.I.P Phyllis and thanks!!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/20/12 at 10:11pm

Joan. Pish.

[egghumor]

Posted: 8/20/12 at 10:18pm

When I was a kid, I used to love seeing Phyllis Diller on The Ed Sullivan Show and other variety shows. My favorite joke of hers in those days was: "I've learned the only way I can wake up with a smile on my face is to go to bed with a coat hanger in my mouth."

She made us laugh for decades. RIP Miss Diller.

[bobs3]

Posted: 8/21/12 at 7:04am

The New York Times put her obit on the front page, center, partially above the fold.

[Patash]

Posted: 8/21/12 at 9:29am

A friend once said her Hello, Dolly was the best he ever saw -- and he saw a lot of them.

"When I was born, the doctor slapped everybody!"

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/22/12 at 7:56am

Phyllis singing Charlie Chaplin's "Smile," six months before her death.

http://youtu.be/TFdhIcldb0w

[zamedy]

Posted: 8/22/12 at 10:24pm

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing, PalJoey.