Lima native and Bluffton University alumnus Phyllis Diller, the veteran TV comedian who made an art ... her response, “I am an expert dish drier (glasses and sliver) – in fact I am an authority on the ...

A man with black hair and glasses like those worn by troubled ... Mike Douglas Show” (where Jossman planted a kiss on Phyllis Diller). By 1978, the Washboard Band was already in the rearview ...

Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in her Los Angeles home at age 95.

Phyllis Diller Was a ‘Generous Friend’ — and Even Took a Then-Unknown Barbra Streisand Under Her Wing LOUISE A. BARILE Wed, August 21, 2024 at 12:44 PM UTC ...

His pencil-thin mustache, tinted glasses and shiny rings complete a ... Dean Martin, Totie Fields, Phyllis Diller. It felt like I had some kinship with them. Funny. Kind. They rib each other ...

Co-creator Jen Statsky reveals that female comic veterans like Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, Lucille Ball, and Elaine May inspired the lead character of Deborah Vance in 'Hacks', played by ...

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 ...

Joy Behar’s got a lot of famous friends, but nothing quite compared to her admiration for Phyllis Diller. The View cohost remembered visiting the star in her later years at her California home.

Before there was Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers ... Italian shoes, horn-rimmed glasses — and teeth.” The writer noted, “She looks utterly sophisticated.” She also openly dated women.

Around a few corners is Wally Feresten, the cue-card guy of 32 seasons, with last-minute edits to the cold-open sketch and a damp, stamp-size sponge hanging from his glasses. “I can’t lick my ...

Phyllis Diller, America's self-deprecating queen of comedy, died on Aug. 20, 2012, at her Los Angeles home at the age of 95. Phyllis Diller, America’s self-deprecating queen of comedy ...

With the help of volunteers, the index cards that Phyllis Diller wrote her jokes on were able to be transcribed and available online. Caitlin talks to John about more transcription projects available.