Awww. I have many many fond memories of her wacky humor when I was young. Hadn't heard much from her in recent years, of course, but she was a bit of a groundbreaking comedienne in her day.
Her breezy, snide commentary was hilarious -- her fabulous hair even better. Especially back in 60s & 70s TV there was nobody remotely like her. If I was religious I'd be hoping that heaven was a couch on a neverending talk show with Phyllis Diller and Paul Lynde.
That's precisely one of the key bits of advice George Carlin had for new comedians: Keep a whole bunch of jokes in categorized index cards. If you think of something funny, write it down. Always be writing. You may have no place for the joke right now, but it could be useful later on.
@1 My money is on your going before them. Too bad you won't be around for me to collect on your bet. Be sure to send us a post card. How awfully insensitive of you, you necrophiliac.
@7 Considering the numbers of wonderful, marvelous, and talented artists who have left us in the last few months, there must be some whang bang party going on right now on an island in the astral plane right now. Laugh your butt off literally.
RIP funny lady.
I don't know what this is from, but it's funnier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzOflhCJ…
Here she is with Liberace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=end…
2. Off to look for a clean .mp3 of Phyllis Diller's laugh to set as my ringtone for a while.
I was watching some tv comedy show last week, and they were making fun of the word Marvelous.
Ah, HA HA HA HA HA ha! [/phyllis]