Phyllis Diller in Grand Rapids, Michigan (my home town) in 1973 on the Buck Matthews Show. She was a guest pianist at various symphony orchestras across the country. She performed the piano under the name Dame Illya Dillya. Her full interview with Buck is on my YT @LaurieAyersTV or link in bio. It starts at the 31:00 mark. #phyllisdiller #grandrapids #grandrapidsmi #michigan #westmichigan #symphony #orchestra #pianist | The Phyllis Diller

From December 1969 until February 1970, Phyllis Diller appeared in the Broadway hit musical, Hello Dolly. As you can see and hear here, her talents go beyond standup comedy and concert pianist. She said working the entire Broadway stage in that heavy gown, singing, was so much more physically demanding than performing standup comedy. For years in comedy she had an overhead mic and then a wired mic on a stand, neither allowing much movement. Once the wireless mic came around, she had more freedom

Totie Fields roasts Phyllis Diller during the 1975 Dean Martin roasts for Lucille Ball. #phyllisdiller #comedy #roasted #1970s #deanmartin #lucilleball #fyp | The Phyllis Diller

Lucille Ball roasts Phyllis Diller in 1975. Lucy was 64 and Phyllis was 58. This was during the Dean Martin roast honoring Lucy. #phyllisdiller #beingphyllis #lucilleball #ilovelucy #celebrity #roast #jokes #funny #laugh #cleanfunny | The Phyllis Diller