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28 de sept. de 2024 · Learn about Phyllis Diller, one of the first female stand-up comics, who was known for her zany and self-deprecating humour. Find out about her career, her TV shows, her films, and her achievements in comedy and music.
Hace 6 días · New faces, including Phyllis Diller, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, told radical jokes about sex, race and politics in clubs and theaters across the United States, as well as on best-selling albums.
30 de sept. de 2024 · 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...
Hace 2 días · There was a time when Mike Bullard was the King of comedy in Canada. His death from a heart attack Saturday at age 67 brings to an end a complicated legacy, one I had a window seat on for many years. Bullard, who grew up in Mississauga, Ont., had a day job at Bell Canada as a corporate investigator when he started dabbling in stand-up comedy.
Hace 4 días · Streisand was next asked to audition at the Bon Soir nightclub, after which she was signed up at $125 a week. It became her first professional engagement in September 1960, where she was the opening act for comedian Phyllis Diller.
26 de sept. de 2024 · Phyllis Diller reflects on how her comedy was a response to years of “take my wife” jokes.
Hace 3 días · Thelma Griffin (voiced by Florence Stanley in the first appearance, Phyllis Diller in later appearances and Alex Borstein as a young woman in "Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas") – Wife of Francis, mother of Peter, mother-in-law of Lois and paternal grandmother of Meg, Chris and Stewie.
