Phyllis Diller in the early days of her standup comedy career. Here in 1960 appearing on Playboy After Dark. She was still developing her persona. #phyllisdiller #1960s #humblebeginnings | The Phyllis Diller

58K views · 2K reactions | Phyllis Diller in 1965 on the Jackie Gleason Show, talking about Fang. Here she was 47 years old and had been performing standup comedy for 10 years. #phyllisdiller #1960s #varietyshow #jokes #husband | The Phyllis Diller | Facebook

3K views · 3.6K reactions | Phyllis Diller in 1971 on the Red Skelton Hour. She plays Killer Diller in the episode Sheriff Hater. #phyllisdiller #redskelton #1970s #comedyvideos #comedyshow #funny #comedians #laughs #westerns #cowboys | The Phyllis Diller | Facebook

Phyllis Diller’s first attempt at breaking into comedy tv before she started her standup career in 1955. In 1952, after working in radio around San Francisco, Diller began more widely displaying her talent for making people laugh in local TV segments called Phyllis Dillis, The Homely Friendmaker. Donning a housecoat, she offered humorous “advice” to homemakers in an early example of her eventually famous use of wardrobe to adopt a comedic alter ego. #phyllisdiller #beingphyllis #tvpilot #homely

6.2K views · 616 reactions | Phyllis Diller in 1966, 11 years after starting her standup comedy career. Here she was 48 years old. Talking about what a lousy driver she was. #phyllisdiller #beingphyllis #1960s #comedy #jokes #funny #laugh #comedyreels #driver #baddrivers #driverslicense | The Phyllis Diller | Facebook