Phyllis Diller 95 Died - Tribute: Footage from Phyllis Diller

Comedian Phyllis Diller, the former housewife whose raucous cackle and jokes about her own looks made her one of America's first female stand-up comedy .(USA TODAY) - Before Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr and Ellen DeGeneres, Phyllis Diller crashed the mostly male comedy circuit party to become an icon in the .Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Minneapolis, St. Paul, the Twin Cities metro area and Minnesota.Phyllis Diller, who passed away Monday at the age of 95, performed one of her last stand-up comedy shows in Canada more than a decade ago.Gilbert Gottfried says way before people like Roseanne Barr and Kathy Griffin broke ground for women in comedy, there was Phyllis Diller.Phyllis Diller, the housewife-turned-humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark Phyllis Diller dies with a smile HOUSEWIFE turned humourist Phyllis Diller has died in Los Angeles at age 95.Pioneering comedian Phyllis Diller died at age 95 Monday, bringing to an end one of the great comedic.Phyllis Diller, ~1955 Phyllis Diller in Las Vegas, where she performed her last stand-up routine in 2002. That show is included in the documentary that will be out .FILE-In this undated file photo, Comedian Phyllis Diller performs in character. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest