Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles

[Hepburn]

LOS ANGELES —LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in her Los Angeles home at age 95.

"She died peacefully in her sleep and with a smile on her face," her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, told The Associated Press.

Diller, who suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 1999, was found by her son, Perry Diller. The cause of her death has not been released.


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RIP, Ms. Diller...

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I really enjoyed her.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. She was great!!

She was the first woman to break through in standup comedy.
I remember that crazy laugh, the wild hair, the short boots, the cigarette holder. She was always talking about "Fang".

The last time she was on TV, she flew to Hawaii to see Roseanne Barr, and they were on "Roseanne's Nuts", the TV show that was canceled.

[napkinz]

6. I've seen old clips and heard her talk about "Fang"

Please tell me, who is Fang?

[Big Orange Jeff]

7. Fang was the pet name she used for her husband. nt

nt

[pinboy3niner]

10. For her act, 'Fang' was her husband--even at times when she didn't have one in real life

She wasn't the first woman to crack jokes on stage; Gracie Allen had been getting laughs for decades playing dumb for George Burns. But Diller was among the first who didn't need a man around. The only guy in her act was a husband named "Fang," who was never seen and didn't exist.

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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, "Fang" remained.

"Fang is permanent in the act, of course," she once said. "Don't confuse him with my real husbands. They're temporary."


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[sibelian]

3. ...

[blogslut]

4. Rest in Peace

A ground-breaking woman and pretty awesome human being.

[Graybeard]

5. I go back a long way with her.

I can remember her just starting out on the old Steve Allen Tonight Show. That was a long time ago and she kept us laughing all the way.

RIP funny lady.

[Major Hogwash]

8. She was fantastic! I saw her on Carson once and she told a great story about her trip to his show.

Johnny asked her about how her flight out to California had been, and she said she didn't like it very much.
He asked her why, since she seemed to be a little upset about it.

So, she said she just couldn't stand it when the pilot would get on the intercom and tell the passengers to look out the right side of the plane as they flew it over some part of the country.
"Who cares, anyway?", she said.
Then she said like on my flight out here, the pilot comes on the intercom and announces that we're now flying over something and that if we look out the window we might be able to catch a glimpse of it.
Why?
So, we can all lean over in our chairs to look out the window to see some little crappy spot like Armpit, Idaho.

I died laughing when I heard her say that.
She was the best!

[polly7]

9. RIP Mrs. Diller.

You brought laughs to millions.

Condolences to all who loved her.

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. RIP. Thank you so very much for the funnies.