An Evening With Phyllis Diller
The New York Times explores the comic craft of Phyllis Diller and includes this audio from 92Y in 1992, her 40-minute monologue.
In a joke-filled speech delivered at the 92nd Street Y in 1992, Ms. Diller said she had been interested in death since was a child. Because her parents had her when they were relatively old (her father was 55; her mother 38), she attended many funerals at a young age. She transformed this gloomy reality into something lighter, saying that she didn’t need to believe in heaven or hell, because life is wonderful enough.
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