Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95

[Richard L]

A very funny lady died today.



i met Phyllis Diller on an airline flight from Chicago to Cleveland back in 1965 when I was returning from an 18 month tour on Okinawa.



She had the people at the gate in Chicago nearly rolling on the floor and followed that with having everyone on the plane laughing.



She was a very memorable and funny lady.



....Rich

 

[EddieS'04]

Yes, she was a funny lady. Another one of the great ones fall.......

Could make you laugh without using curse words.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

She was very funny. I find it interesting how so many are remembering her as being funny without cursing. However, she was quite a "bawdy" comedien for her time, and the fact that she didnt' curse said more about the time she came up in. She was certainly considered a bit racy for the early times she came up through.



Still, she was great. Yes, many of today's comics use foul language, mostly because they can, because it has become more acceptable. The ones that over-use it, or use cursing to shock or as part of the punchline typically aren't that funny anyways...they are like prop comics and foul language is a prop. I hate prop comedy. Part of the reason why I don't get Jeff Dunham and think he is as hilarious as some do... dummies are the ultimate in prop comedy, IMHO.



Phyllis certain was a gag comic, so to speak with the hair and the weird dress. A little gimmicky, but it worked for her.



RIP Phyllis. You were a hoot.

 

[Richard L]

Yes, I agree...she did a lot of edgy comedy for a woman, and for that time, without using foul language....very much like a female version of Bob Hope.



One of my favorite Phyllis Diller jokes was when the mini-skirts were so popular in the mid-1960's and getting shorter and shorter.....



Phyllis said that she could never wear a mini-skirt because her legs did not go up that high !



:bwahaha:



...Rich

 

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