Phyllis Diller dead at 95

Yahoo! ^ | August 20, 2012 | Dave Nemetz

[brivette]

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[knarf]

A gem

RIP, funny lady.

[Vaquero]

“Fang”s for the memories Phylis

RIP

[mardi59]

God bless you Ms. Diller and may you rest in eternal peace with the Lord.

Thank you for all the laughs and smiles you provided over the years. Say hello to Fang for me!

[South40]

She was a funny lady, especially when alongside Bob Hope.

RIP

[KoRn]

I remember her being an old lady when I was a little kid.

[boop]

Is it just me or do comedians die really old, or young? Old: George Burns, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Phillis Diller (Don Rickles, Jerry Lewis still alive well into their 80s)

Young: Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Dennis Wolfberg

[boop]

Forgot Mitch Hedberg (young).

[kevao]

I remember her being an old lady when I was a little kid.

And I thought I remembered her dying when I was a little kid! Ooops.

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Don’t forget Jonathan Winters...he is still alive and kicking.

I think your suggestion is possibly true—there is great power in laughter, and I can see how it could help keep a person going well into the 80s, 90s.

On the other hand, you have guys like Belushi and Farley who self-destructed and brought upon themselves their demise at an early age.

[freekitty]

rip

[Impala64ssa]

She did have a distinctive laugh, and the current crop of female comedians(sounds like an oxymoron lately) could learn a thing or two from her. RIP Mrs. Diller.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[bigbob]

RIP, another great one passes.

Isn’t it something that when I was a kid, she was considered “risque”?

[cicero2k]

My parents were fans, and I’m 61. We had a comedy LP.

Bless her, she had good gene stock.

[ReaganÜberAlles]

“Ahhhhh haaaaaa haaaaa HAAAAAAAAA!”

[I still care]

So, so sad.

When I was growing up, these comics made the rounds on all the variety shows, Hollywood Palace, Johnny Carson, etc. Even as a child I knew all their names. Now I don’t know anyone, they are all too profane to listen to.

Remember Buddy Hackett, Phyllis, Bob Newhart, Jonathan Winters, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Hope, etc.

They might have had some dirty nightclub acts but you could turn them on, on TV and the whole family watched, and loved it.

I was 8 years old but I loved the stories about “Fang”.

[Morgana]

I always thought she was funny! RIP Phyllis.

[EggsAckley]

I still remember when she was a secretary at KSFO back in the old days of Don Sherwood. They used to let her have the mike for a few minutes every now and then.

RIP pretty lady!