About the Book

From housewife to humorist, Phyllis Diller has been making millions laugh for five decades with her groundbreaking comedy. Now the laughter continues with her uproarious autobiography.
"Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse" recounts the story of how, against all odds, Phyllis Diller became America's first successful and best-loved female stand-up comic. She began her professional career at age thirty-seven, in spite of the fact that she was a housewife, mother of five, and working at a radio station due to her husband's chronic unemployment. Now, fifty years later, after two traumatic marriages; extensive cosmetic surgery; numerous film, television, and stage appearances; and separate careers as an artist and piano soloist with symphony orchestras, Phyllis Diller finally tells her story.
With her trademark laugh, incredible wit, and self-deprecating humor, Phyllis Diller has etched her way into comedic history. And while her wild hair and outrageous clothes may make her look "like a lampshade in a whorehouse," her strength, self-belief, perseverance, and raucous sense of humor are what make her truly unforgettable.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 288 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 1585423963

Publication Date: Unknown

ISBN-13: 9781585423965

Dimensions: 6.56 x 9.26 x 1.05 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.11 lbs

• Categories: Comedians Biographies & Comedians Autobiographies