Farewell, Phyllis Diller
Great sadness. Comedienne Phyllis Diller has passed away at the age of 95.
A force of nature with a cigarette holder and a mad cackling laugh, Ms. Diller was a mainstay of variety television, quite a good actress, and most of all outrageous. You know how Don Rickles mocks everybody in his vicinity? Diller mocked herself (and "her husband Fang") with the same energy and snark.
And, to a lot of us who grew up in the 60s, she was best known for being in Mad Monster Party.
For more than sixty years, Phyllis Diller made us laugh. Thank you, Ms. Diller, and rest well.
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A force of nature with a cigarette holder and a mad cackling laugh, Ms. Diller was a mainstay of variety television, quite a good actress, and most of all outrageous. You know how Don Rickles mocks everybody in his vicinity? Diller mocked herself (and "her husband Fang") with the same energy and snark.
Click to viewAnd, to a lot of us who grew up in the 60s, she was best known for being in Mad Monster Party.
For more than sixty years, Phyllis Diller made us laugh. Thank you, Ms. Diller, and rest well.
This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/1553307.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.