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Phyllis Diller (1917)
Born Phyllis Ada Driver she is a Golden Globe-nominated American comedian
who is considered one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. The stage
character she created was a wild-haired, oddly dressed housewife who was ugly
but didn't realize it, and who made jokes about a husband named "Fang" while
smoking from a long cigarette holder. She is also known for her distinctive,
cackling laugh, one of the best-recognized in comedy. Diller is generally
thought to have opened the stand-up field to women such as Totie Fields, Joan
Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Joy Behar, Rosie O'Donnell and Roseanne
Barr.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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