I saw in a magazine that she and Jack Cassidy were at a party, at the same time. They just started laughing. Soon, the whole room was laughing. I said, "No wonder. Those are the two silliest laughs in Hollywood!"
I don’t usually find myself agreeing with those sort of comments, you know, we’ll never see this sort of comedy again etc, they don’t make em like this anymore etc etc, but when it comes to Phyllis and Joan i wholeheartedly agree with you. Very great women that are desperately missed.
I mean she’s the queen of one liners. Everyone has heard these before a gazillion times yet she always delivered it like it was a brand new one liner. A true artist. We miss you Phyllis Diller ❤
*'Lucy' was never the 'funny one'...it was always Desi* (Both of her kids have said that many times "Dad and the writers always had a 'set-up' in advance for her so all she had to do was to react to the scene) *'Fanny Brice' was the 'Greatest of them All' in terms of female comics, and most male comics for that matter...all the 'old-timers' have all said "She could do a half-hour stage-show and make things up right then, with no advance notice at all and do a show two-hours later with all fresh material! No one else could do that"*
@Logically progressive *Tell your story to their kids, since your evaluations 'mean more'* *As for rest of your assertions, you should mail a resume to Trump...he needs 'spin' like yours!* *ps...you're full of SHIT!*
Some of the jokes are so old, but evergreen. Like listening to a female Henny Youngman. And the timing was still there...at 89. Extraordinary. Loved the lady for so many years.
I saw her around this time (maybe 1988) in Toronto. It took her over 5 minutes to get started with her routine. She couldn't remember her introductory lines. She was embarrassed and laughed it off, and every time she tried an opener, she couldn't remember what was next. Then suddenly, she remembered and everything was fine after that.
MOTHER OF FIVE!!! survivor!!! LOVELY LADY!!! what a wonderful legacy she left us with....her facial reconstruction was one for the ages....a BEAUTIFUL lady!!! Rest in PEACE!!! can't wait to catch your show in the great beyond....
She was a HOOT. I loved watching her as a kid with my family . . . Those legs! That laugh! 😂 😂 We laughed so hard! Good clean humor and it’s still funny today!!!! Oh, how she is missed!!!! Rest In Peace, sweet lady. ♥️
I will always love you Ms.Diller . I was her security when she came to Hot Springs Arkansas at The Vapors...she was awesome and so sweet. I asked her what kind of flowers she liked and she said... don't worry about flowers sweetie just find me some popcorn...she loved popcorn . This was back in 1983 . Thanks so much for your kindness..R.I.P. 😘
The worlds largest bake potato. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha wonderful lady, love her. Jay had a good night that night God keep you Phyllis Diller. See you soon.
bizarre story I have about Phyllis Diller. very random. I had a bizarre injury and was stuck at home for a very long time. I seldom even then ever slept during the day but one afternoon in 2012 I fell asleep on the couch. Groggy I stirred back awake after about 45 minutes and I was in that zone between actually getting up off the couch and still being partly asleep. I have this presence around me I can't describe it except it was so familiar and I remember thinking it's Aunt Blanche but Blanche wasn't actually my aunt she was my mom's best friend Spinster diva type lady. Then I thought to myself no it's not quite that Blanche but it's someone like her. it came to me with such a punch I can't even describe it but I was aware the energy that was surrounding me was absolutely that of Phyllis Diller. I watched her on TV as a kid growing up and I roused myself back up sitting up I looked up my computer and I thought Phyllis Dtiller why am I feeling Phyllis Diller? I hadn't given her any thought for 30 years and I thought to myself is she even still alive? so when I went online and I found indeed Phyllis Diller was still alive. The next day I saw on the news that she had died overnight... What were the odds of that!!!?? God love Phyllis Diller
That's a fascinating story...except that it's the middle of the night, and I'm home alone, and I was thinking of going to bed, but now I'm a little creeped out, and my cat isn't much of a guard dog....so thanks a lot 😳🤣
Any chance that she just dropped in to say “so long” to an old fan? Good story friend, thanks for sharing and you’re right....”God love Phyllis Diller”.
Good story. Phyllis read a book called The Magic of Believing, which changed her life, around age 40. She went from poor working mother of 5 with a lazy deadbeat husband to fame and fortune within a short period. That book talks about the unleashed powers of our thoughts. I recommend you read it. Thanks for your story.
One of her joke writers lived in my building when I moved to Hollywood in '88-89. He was trying to sell his collection of jokes he wrote for Phyillis, I mentioned I might do stand-up someday. I told him they wouldn't work for me, I'm not an elderly woman with a husband named Fang. I loved her though. One of my faves. :)
Phyllis Diller has always made me LOL so much from the 1st Time I ever saw her on TV in the Early 1970's as a kid. I started watching Her while living with my Grandparents. Oh! & I Loved her crazy hairstyles & clothes too.
I wanted to see her performance in person when she was in Maryland? Didn't get the chance! To late now. And i just missed seeing Kiss a week late! I did get to see Johnny Cash brother. I was work at a hotel. He said Hello iam Tommy Cash! Lol 😂 i also met Glenn Campbell only for a few minutes? But that's still cool 😎🌈🦄🎭🎪🇺🇸🤠🤠🎸🎸🎤🎼🎵🎶
The only test of comedy is ‘is your audience roaring with laughter?’ This audience lapped this up. It was probably too young to know these jokes or old enough to love hearing then again and again. Comedy is often better the second or hundredth time around especially from a master.
I heard her tell these jokes live at a summer theatre way back when about her large mother-in-law: When she sat around the house, she sat Around the house. We took her to a Chinese restaurant, they painted racing stripes on her chopsticks. When we got home, she ate the doormat, thought it was a Triscuit.
@@trentaccid2177 wow. where did that come from? did you watch this video? Phyllis slipped on a joke and she said “they gave me a drink backstage”. the comment implied it must have been a strong drink, and you go from 0-60 about what they will look like at her age? RELAX!!!
Apropos to nothing whatsoever, even a weak drink will have an effect on someone who has no tolerance for alcohol. I can't say for sure, but I doubt Phyllis Diller drank much; I know she didn't smoke: that cigarette holder she carries is just for looks. . .
she actually died in the hospital once and a hospital worker brought her back to life. Her daughter tracked down a neighborhood doctor who had moved away and he flushed all her meds and told the daughter to make Phyllis a martini. She was doing stand up again in a couple weeks. Her book A LAMPSHADE IN A WHOREHOUSE is really good. Cheap on ebay.
Most importantly, she reacted to her jokes _after_ the line was delivered, not before, like some comedians, who can hardly contain their admiration for their own humor. The line is delivered like it was part of a boring story about bargains at the supermarket. Then, after you realize it was the next joke, she "realizes" it too and you're laughing together. An amazing talent to be both the joke teller and part of her own audience, and in such rapid-fire succession.
I was in the studio audience when she appeared on the NRL Footy Show back in the the late 90s. She would have been around 80 years of age or so then, and she was still hilariously funny.
Well, if this is an honor for me to get to see her last appearance on the Jay Leno Tonight Show! I was born on her birthday, July 17, well, so many years later. But I love sharing my birthday with her!
Her laugh is CLASSIC! Always loved seeing her on TV when I was a little kid in the 70's.
I saw in a magazine that she and Jack Cassidy were at a party, at the same time.
They just started laughing.
Soon, the whole room was laughing.
I said, "No wonder. Those are the two silliest laughs in Hollywood!"
It's October 2021 and I haven't laughed that much for a long time. I can put up with just about anything but losing our comedians is Dreadful
Every time Phyllis Diller laughs, an angel gets its ear plugs. The queen of cackle!
There will never be the likes of Phyllis Diller or Joan Rivers again. So glad I grew up in the times to have enjoyed their comedy.
Ditto
I don’t usually find myself agreeing with those sort of comments, you know, we’ll never see this sort of comedy again etc, they don’t make em like this anymore etc etc, but when it comes to Phyllis and Joan i wholeheartedly agree with you. Very great women that are desperately missed.
@@chrispaw1 wow Rocky. That was great. Really.
AMEN!!!!
Indeed both were total zingers. The highs from the laughs one got from their sets was incredible.
“They gave me a drink backstage”
This woman came up in thee Golden age of comedy. A true performer. Top shelf along side the best of the time.
I mean she’s the queen of one liners. Everyone has heard these before a gazillion times yet she always delivered it like it was a brand new one liner. A true artist. We miss you Phyllis Diller ❤
Phyllis could make the audience, including me, double-over in laughter despite some lame jokes. Hilarious! She was an original.
They gave me a drink back stage. Class all the way!
That was her funniest line, in my opinion. Very honest, like most good stories are.
I think that she messed up on purpose just to throw that line out. She's a pro..
Lucille Ball, Phillys Diller and Carol Burnett, absolute LEGENDS of american comedy and part of the american culture.
*'Lucy' was never the 'funny one'...it was always Desi*
(Both of her kids have said that many times "Dad and the writers always had a
'set-up' in advance for her so all she had to do was to react to the scene)
*'Fanny Brice' was the 'Greatest of them All' in terms of female comics, and most
male comics for that matter...all the 'old-timers' have all said "She could do a
half-hour stage-show and make things up right then, with no advance notice at all
and do a show two-hours later with all fresh material! No one else could do that"*
Pete Smith.
I couldn't agree more!
@Logically progressive *Tell your story to their kids, since your evaluations 'mean more'*
*As for rest of your assertions, you should mail a resume to Trump...he needs 'spin' like yours!*
*ps...you're full of SHIT!*
don't forget Joan rivers !!!
@@MiiZzJ0kEr never forget Queen Joan
Phyllis Diller was an original in every sense of the word. She was one funny lady. I definitely miss her. A lot!
Even at 89 she still had it. RIP Phyllis
Some of the jokes are so old, but evergreen. Like listening to a female Henny Youngman. And the timing was still there...at 89. Extraordinary. Loved the lady for so many years.
Omg she KILLED it....always loved her.
Even at her age, she was HILARIOUS 😂!! So wonderful to see this.
This woman would crack you up and make you cry at the same time, my all time favorite. Lucy, Vivian, Ethel were all good but this lady was hilarious
The Persian Rug nearly killed me. I almost inhaled the whole cigarette! Maybe I should quit smoking...🤔
A true pioneer... Lovely lady .. and one of the greatest entertainers of our age. (Also a brilliant concert pianist - and artist)
Wow, I did not know that!
I actually saw her play the piano with the Baltimore Symphony when I was a little kid.
Whodda thunkit ?
i have a couple of her paintings, she was exactly the same person, in person.
HOW WONDERFUL!!
I saw her around this time (maybe 1988) in Toronto. It took her over 5 minutes to get started with her routine. She couldn't remember her introductory lines. She was embarrassed and laughed it off, and every time she tried an opener, she couldn't remember what was next. Then suddenly, she remembered and everything was fine after that.
This Leno performance would have been around 2007 so nearly 20 years difference
@sashineb.2114
Hope your recall is better than your math...
Phillis Diller...the only woman who was prettier at 89 than at 40.
JK Farrow.. She certainly was handsome at that age but the poor dear wasn't walking too good.
Did y'ever hear her play classical piano? No slouch she!
@@MauriatOttolink walking under your own power at 89 is quite the fete
@Johnny J as she got older she glammed herself up more, but definitely doesn't look 40 lol.
I liked when her hair was a glorious mess and she held that cigarette w/holder and wore those flowy caftan type dresses.
Ha, ha, ha...
Only a true comedian can make a mistake funny
Nick Young.
She was a real pro,,,a trouper!. Worked an audience like a baker and bread dough.
"Went to the doctor for a pain in her left breast. Turned out to be a trick knee." LOL
She was, is awesome. I will always love Phyliss. She was everywhere ya looked on TV in the 70's when i was a kid.
God how I miss her comedy! This clip really made me LMAO. R.I.P. Phyllis
She was so funny. A comic legend. A fashion innovator. We miss you Phyllis. R,I,P.
MOTHER OF FIVE!!! survivor!!! LOVELY LADY!!! what a wonderful legacy she left us with....her facial reconstruction was one for the ages....a BEAUTIFUL lady!!! Rest in PEACE!!! can't wait to catch your show in the great beyond....
Bless her heart, definitely one of the best.
she looks amazing at 89
think how old her mother in law would be
Why can’t we have comedians like this today ?
BECAUSE BLACK LIVES MATTERS HAS TAKEN OVER ONLY COMEDIANS THAT USE THE N WORD ARE WANTED TODAY.
@@trentaccid2177 grow up idiot
@@7531monkey His comment was removed because of hate speech. I wonder who used the "report" button on him.....
Joan Rivers was dirty as hell and she was the best. Comedy doesn't have to be "clean".
Because political correctness has destroyed this country
She was a HOOT. I loved watching her as a kid with my family . . . Those legs! That laugh! 😂 😂 We laughed so hard! Good clean humor and it’s still funny today!!!! Oh, how she is missed!!!! Rest In Peace, sweet lady. ♥️
I will always love you Ms.Diller . I was her security when she came to Hot Springs Arkansas at The Vapors...she was awesome and so sweet. I asked her what kind of flowers she liked and she said... don't worry about flowers sweetie just find me some popcorn...she loved popcorn . This was back in 1983 . Thanks so much for your kindness..R.I.P. 😘
Phyllis Diller she was # 1 stand up comedy my she r.i.p
The worlds largest bake potato. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha wonderful lady, love her. Jay had a good night that night God keep you Phyllis Diller. See you soon.
bizarre story I have about Phyllis Diller. very random. I had a bizarre injury and was stuck at home for a very long time. I seldom even then ever slept during the day but one afternoon in 2012 I fell asleep on the couch. Groggy I stirred back awake after about 45 minutes and I was in that zone between actually getting up off the couch and still being partly asleep. I have this presence around me I can't describe it except it was so familiar and I remember thinking it's Aunt Blanche but Blanche wasn't actually my aunt she was my mom's best friend Spinster diva type lady. Then I thought to myself no it's not quite that Blanche but it's someone like her. it came to me with such a punch I can't even describe it but I was aware the energy that was surrounding me was absolutely that of Phyllis Diller. I watched her on TV as a kid growing up and I roused myself back up sitting up I looked up my computer and I thought Phyllis Dtiller why am I feeling Phyllis Diller? I hadn't given her any thought for 30 years and I thought to myself is she even still alive? so when I went online and I found indeed Phyllis Diller was still alive. The next day I saw on the news that she had died overnight... What were the odds of that!!!?? God love Phyllis Diller
That's a fascinating story...except that it's the middle of the night, and I'm home alone, and I was thinking of going to bed, but now I'm a little creeped out, and my cat isn't much of a guard dog....so thanks a lot 😳🤣
Any chance that she just dropped in to say “so long” to an old fan? Good story friend, thanks for sharing and you’re right....”God love Phyllis Diller”.
Good story. Phyllis read a book called The Magic of Believing, which changed her life, around age 40. She went from poor working mother of 5 with a lazy deadbeat husband to fame and fortune within a short period. That book talks about the unleashed powers of our thoughts. I recommend you read it. Thanks for your story.
holy Fuck she never lost the touch
A true comedy *LEGEND* ...and a beautiful woman, heart & soul
Love this lady for years! RIP funny lady! I remember all these jokes
Always loved Phyllis Diller! She was a comic genius and never disappoints on stage!
Hello Mason how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
She was a character! If she was on stage today people would be jumping all over her for fat shaming. Sad.
One of her joke writers lived in my building when I moved to Hollywood in '88-89. He was trying to sell his collection of jokes he wrote for Phyillis, I mentioned I might do stand-up someday. I told him they wouldn't work for me, I'm not an elderly woman with a husband named Fang. I loved her though. One of my faves. :)
man I miss that chick.
Phyllis Diller has always made me LOL so much from the 1st Time I ever saw her on TV in the Early 1970's as a kid.
I started watching Her while living with my Grandparents.
Oh! & I Loved her crazy hairstyles & clothes too.
I loved her laugh and humour. Truly, one of a kind.
That was absolutely beautiful.
I wanted to see her performance in person when she was in Maryland? Didn't get the chance! To late now. And i just missed seeing Kiss a week late! I did get to see Johnny Cash brother. I was work at a hotel. He said Hello iam Tommy Cash! Lol 😂 i also met Glenn Campbell only for a few minutes? But that's still cool 😎🌈🦄🎭🎪🇺🇸🤠🤠🎸🎸🎤🎼🎵🎶
LMFAO .... hilarious
Her laugh gives me life.
I Loathe Leno but only watched because it's billed as her last appearance.
This is from a routine she did in 1977
Yes, looking up "Phyllis Diller fat jokes" it's easily found, much faster delivery and many more in the 1977 show.
It is still funny!
@@danseabreeze1404 at 89, she still had excellent delivery.
It was different back then, there was no internet. A comedian could use same routine every couple of years.
The only test of comedy is ‘is your audience roaring with laughter?’ This audience lapped this up. It was probably too young to know these jokes or old enough to love hearing then again and again. Comedy is often better the second or hundredth time around especially from a master.
NOW THIS IS COMEDY
89 and making mother in law jokes. Hahahahahaha
I'm rolling in laughter. Class act!
I heard her tell these jokes live at a summer theatre way back when about her large mother-in-law: When she sat around the house, she sat Around the house. We took her to a Chinese restaurant, they painted racing stripes on her chopsticks. When we got home, she ate the doormat, thought it was a Triscuit.
Loved her:
Phyllis: "My husband, Fang. God love him. His finest hour lasted three minutes."
Damn thats one strong drink they gave her😂
SHE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE WHEN YOUR 89 YOU PROBABLY WONT MAKE IT.
@@trentaccid2177 wow. where did that come from? did you watch this video? Phyllis slipped on a joke and she said “they gave me a drink backstage”. the comment implied it must have been a strong drink, and you go from 0-60 about what they will look like at her age? RELAX!!!
If she really had some alcohol, it may have interacted with her meds.
Apropos to nothing whatsoever, even a weak drink will have an effect on someone who has no tolerance for alcohol. I can't say for sure, but I doubt Phyllis Diller drank much; I know she didn't smoke: that cigarette holder she carries is just for looks. . .
she actually died in the hospital once and a hospital worker brought her back to life. Her daughter tracked down a neighborhood doctor who had moved away and he flushed all her meds and told the daughter to make Phyllis a martini. She was doing stand up again in a couple weeks. Her book A LAMPSHADE IN A WHOREHOUSE is really good. Cheap on ebay.
if this was 2007 phyllis would have been around 90, and still sharp as a tack. such a funny woman.
First there was Phyllis, then Carol Burnett, then Whoopi. But Phyllis, arguably started it all.🥰
She was an amazing woman. She used to be a concert pianist, and she wrote most of her material. That laugh was her natural laugh.
THE LAST OF THE CLASSIC WOMEN COMEDIANS FOR EVER.
NO POLITICAL VINDICTIONS, NO ALTERIOR MOTIVES JUST CLASSIIC COMEDY TO MAKE YOU LAUGH.
He missed a word, it’s Phyllis FUCKING Diller!
I had her, Bob hope, & could of playboy models on my C130 in Viet Nam
She did this routine once before...but who cares? it's still funny!
89 years old here... unbelievable!👍
Ima 90s baby but I love this lady I first seen her on the scooby doo cartoon from the 70s
That laugh 😆
See Amy Schumer, this is comedy
Phyllis Diller is a comedic genius and completely timeless.
She’s funny as heck😆😆🤣🤣😁😁👏👏👏👏
Why aren't they standing?..no respect!
She lost her timing and humor as she Aged. It happens.
“Boy Have I Got a Wrong Number”....
😂😂😂 Born young, got older , never old!
Love u Miss Phyllis .. RIP 🌹 Now she was an "OG" of female comedy .👸👄😀
A True Legend! We Love You Phyllis! Rest in Peace..
This aged pretty well. Funny stuff
I remember a lot of this routine from another video.
I miss this woman.
she sat on the dog's tail, and now we call him beaver. 😂
Phillys always laughed at her own jokes, and the audience, then, always laughed at her laughter. :-D
Most importantly, she reacted to her jokes _after_ the line was delivered, not before, like some comedians, who can hardly contain their admiration for their own humor. The line is delivered like it was part of a boring story about bargains at the supermarket. Then, after you realize it was the next joke, she "realizes" it too and you're laughing together. An amazing talent to be both the joke teller and part of her own audience, and in such rapid-fire succession.
The title made me sad other than that Phyllis was pure joy!
RIP ...you are still loved and remembered by many.
SO GREAT!
Thank you.
Absolutely the best
A mother-in-law - older than her?
I was in the studio audience when she appeared on the NRL Footy Show back in the the late 90s. She would have been around 80 years of age or so then, and she was still hilariously funny.
I cried like a baby when she passed away.
I miss the ol good ones ,, my days growing up ,, RIP Doll
Fresh buffalo meat...great one.
She and Joan Rivers are the best!
Her current DVD was available back in '89?!
That how old she was at the time.
MrHeadbanger366 89 u think
@@MrHeadbanger366 age 72 in 1989
To clear up any confusion. She was born 7/17/1917 - she was 89 during this, making it approximately 2006 goddamn I still miss her❤ she was the 🐐
God i miss her!
I love her laugh! RIP Phyllis!
Fabulous simply Fabulous. Rest in peace Phyllis Diller.
One of my all time favorite stand up comedians.
shes so cute
Very funny woman! I. 64
Well, if this is an honor for me to get to see her last appearance on the Jay Leno Tonight Show! I was born on her birthday, July 17, well, so many years later. But I love sharing my birthday with her!
Loved her. Classy lady.
Her humor certainly changed and for the better - even so, I loved her old routines when she was younger
The joke is on you....this bit she did back in 1977
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Yeah, OP is just spouting random nonsense, Diller has always had that same comedic style, and I have heard most of these one-liners on her records.
Its sad to hear phyllis is resting otherwise she'd be calling out the snowflakes right now r.i.p you comedy queen!! Love ya!
Comedy legend
Hahaha she was awesome