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20 Aug 12 - 03:50 PM (#3392828) Subject: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: Stilly River Sage Yes, this does belong above the line. Washington Post obit for Phyllis Diller. She lived a long, full life. And in her later years, she was able to return to her first love - music - to perform as a pianist. She trained as a concert pianist long before she started the stand-up comedy. Chicago's Sherwood Music Conservatory is where she got her training. And she did small and cameo roles over the years as a pianist. Her husband managed her career until the couple’s 25-year marriage fell apart in the 1960s. Shortly after her divorce she married entertainer Warde Donovan, but they separated within months. Through both marriages and other relationships, the foibles of "Fang" remained an integral part of her act. "Fang is permanent in the act, of course," she once said. "Don’t confuse him with my real husbands. They’re temporary." RIP, Ms. Diller. We loved you in all of your selves. SRS |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:01 PM (#3392831) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller From: Q (Frank Staplin) I hadn't thought of Phyllis Diller for a long time. Her comedy was intelligent, something lacking in many current comedians. I miss her and others who made me smile. |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:13 PM (#3392839) Subject: Obit: Phyllis Diller 93 From: Donuel I only met her once but she is a kind and joyful soul. |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:15 PM (#3392843) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: GUEST,amergin I first saw her on The Muppet Show when I was a kid.... Phyllis Diller and the Muppets |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:16 PM (#3392845) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: GUEST She and later Joan Rivers paved the way for any female stand-ups to follow. Saw her once w/Bob Hope in concert. There was opportunity missed as they didn't do any husband/wife movies as they were a scream together on stage. She had Borscht Belt timing w/housewife angst. Magical combination. RIP, Ms. Diller |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:23 PM (#3392847) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: Haruo Amen. |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:23 PM (#3392849) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: katlaughing Oh, sad to hear this. We always loved her. One show I'll never forget...Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchock...some guy had died, was in his coffin at his funeral. Diller was his widow..loud, obnoxious, non-stop complaining about how awful he was. He was up and aware of what was happening, waited for it to end, then, then kicker was, that WAS his hell..nothing had changed at all...she was still nagging. It was a stunning ending and, of course, Diller was perfect. Thanks, Ms. Diller and RIP, kat |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:34 PM (#3392861) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: catspaw49 awwww wowwww........so damn sad. She was really a terrific comic presence. Fang you dear Lady..... Spaw |
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20 Aug 12 - 04:54 PM (#3392881) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: GUEST,mando-player-91 RIP ms Diller thank you for the many years of laughs and grace. I remember I used to think her husband was actually named Fang when I was little |
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20 Aug 12 - 05:24 PM (#3392894) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: bobad "I once wore a peekaboo blouse. People would peek and then they'd boo." - Phyllis Diller. Thank you for the laughs funny lady. RIP |
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20 Aug 12 - 05:40 PM (#3392903) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: GUEST,Stim One of the funniest people ever. |
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20 Aug 12 - 06:17 PM (#3392928) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: pdq She learned her craft in standup comedy by working The Purple Onion, also known for launching the career of the Smothers Brothers. |
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20 Aug 12 - 09:21 PM (#3393007) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: gnu Spaw... "Fang you dear Lady..... Indeed... one of the best that ever was. RIP and Fang you. |
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21 Aug 12 - 03:01 AM (#3393071) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: GUEST,Orson Trap I remember seeing her going through her rack of dresses on TV show once and describing them. This one is my 'freak out' dress, when I wear this people say "who let the freak out". What a star. |
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21 Aug 12 - 09:02 AM (#3393168) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: GUEST,Gerry Just to bring it back to music, local radio station played her recording of Satisfaction this morning. A real hoot. |
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21 Aug 12 - 06:11 PM (#3393356) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: lefthanded guitar I remember seeing her on tv since I was a child, and reading over some of her succinct jokes, I'm still in stitches. A great lady who forged a path for everyone after. |
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21 Aug 12 - 07:30 PM (#3393386) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: katlaughing Just for old time's sake: ON ED SULLIVAN'S SHOW and, first time I've ever heard her do SATISFACTION...LMAO. Thanks for mentioning it, Gerry. |
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21 Aug 12 - 10:45 PM (#3393426) Subject: RE: Obit: Phyllis Diller 1917 - 2012 From: Stilly River Sage I love it when Terry Gross is able to go into the archives of Fresh Air and put out one of her interviews for timely replay. Such is the case with Phyllis Diller. It's a straight interview, she's not in persona (I loved her comedy when I was a kid, but one realizes as one gets older that the time on the couch on the Johnny Carson Show was the extemporaneous portion of her performance, that she was entirely in character.) Diller paused at one point when Terry phrased a question about comics and described three aspects of women in comedy, the comic, the comedienne, and the comic actress. Interesting. SRS |