Phylis Diller dies at 95.

[powderman]

http://www.whas11.com/entertainment/Comedy-legend-Phyllis-Diller-dies-at-age-95-166792046.html
 
 
Comedy legend Phyllis Diller dies at age 95    Credit: Getty Images  Phyllis Diller received a 'Lucy' at Women in Film's 7th Annual Lucy Awards for Innovation in Television at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Ca. 9/8/00. Photo By Kevin Winter/Getty Images.  Emailby Associated Press  WHAS11.com Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:45 PM     See all 17 photos »  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, has died at age 95 in Los Angeles.
Her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, says Diller died Monday morning in her sleep. She had survived a near-fatal heart attack in 1999.
Diller was a staple of nightclubs and television from the 1950s until her retirement in 2002. She was famous for her distinctive laugh and portrayed herself as a bizarre housewife with a husband named "Fang."
She would tell audiences that "I bury a lot of my ironing in the back yard."
Diller was nearly 40 when she began performing, with five children and a successful career as an advertising copywriter. At the time, women were a rarity in the world of stand-up comedy.
SLIDESHOW: Phyllis Diller through the years.
 

[Mike in Virginia]

Never did think she was funny.  Her kind of humor was appreciated by lower life forms as might live with their in-laws in a trailer.  Still, I'm glad she had a long life. 

[Dixie Dude]

The old comedians could be funny without being ugly talking.  Seems like all the old comedians lived a long life, Bob Hope, George Burns, are two I can think of. 

[Conan The Librarian]

I think this one is funny. It's a lot like the Henny Youngman approach: The individual jokes aren't particularly funny, but when they come quickly one after another, they are very amusing.  RIP, Ms. Diller.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl3fRnmEKgM


I always liked her hairstyle and wardrobe.