Like A Lampshade In A Whorehouse My Life In Comedy

Phyllis Diller, the world's first and foremost female standup comic, has been entertaining audiences for half a century with her pioneering, often self-penned material, zany looks, and trademark laugh in countless stage, film, and television appearances. An accomplished painter, she has also performed as a piano soloist with more than one hundred symphony orchestras in the United States and Canada. She lives in Brentwood, California. Richard Buskin is the New York Times-bestselling author of more than a dozen books on subjects ranging from Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana to the Beatles and Sheryl Crow. His articles have appeared in newspapers such as the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Observer, and The Independent; he also writes features and reviews for film and music magazines around the world. A native of London, he lives in Chicago.Diller, Phyllis is the author of 'Like A Lampshade In A Whorehouse My Life In Comedy', published 0000 under ISBN 9781585423965 and ISBN 1585423963.