Phyllis Diller Started in San Francisco This is a 2005 interview with the legendary comedian -- who got her start at the Purple Onion in the city. Phyllis Diller blazed trail for female comedians Long before Kathy Griffin was languishing on the D-list, Roseanne Barr was calling herself a domestic goddess and Joan Rivers was asking audiences if they could talk, wild-haired housewife-tur… Phyllis Diller Was Underrated Jason Zinoman: "[She] was long seen as slightly old-fashioned, her self-deprecating one-liners out of step during the brash comedy revolution and boom of the 1970s and '80s. Stand-up comedy, however, is about form as much as content. ... She was not playing a retiring, apologetic wallflower. Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles Some of the most promising talent in show business was on the bill one day and night in 1955 at San Francisco's Purple Onion: Phyllis Diller Remembered by Joan Rivers, Carol Burnett Rivers is "beyond saddened" by the comedienne's August 20 passing at age 95 Phyllis Diller's last laugh The grand lady of comedy, Phyllis Diller, passed away on Aug. 20 at age 95. Can't you just see her, strutting through the Pearly Gates in a pink, knee-length dress, encrusted with blinding sequins, matching silver gloves and boots, flashing her trademark wild, electrified hairdo? Joan Rivers remembers Phyllis Diller Comedienne says longtime friend was a trailblazer for women, had to "unsex" herself to compete in comedy Photos Phyllis Diller, 95, dies Housewife turned humorist Comedian Phyllis Diller Dies at 95 Legendary comedian Phyllis Diller has died at the age of 95, her manager confirmed to ABC News. TMZ reported that Diller's health has been on the decline since a recent fall, in which she injured her wrist and hip. The website said she had been... Joan Rivers On Phyllis Diller: 'She Worked Like a Man' In her own words, the comedian remembers her friend, a pioneering stand-up who paved the way and never had the attitude, "Poor me, I'm a woman." read more
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