Stan and Haney The Interviews: Phyllis Diller
In 1997 Phyllis Diller made her first appearance on the Stan and Haney Show.
She discussed her amazing career and her struggles being one of the first nationally known female comedians in the 1950’s. Starting her standup late in life she describes how she was one of the new breed of comedians at the time and how the larger venues didn’t want her.
Among her other talents Diller was an accomplished concert pianist and paint artist. She was also featured in more than 40 films including “The Fat Spy” in 1966. The movie was filmed in Cape Coral, Florida.
Diller passed away in 2012 at the age of 95
Here from 1997 the Stan and Haney interview with Phyllis Diller
If you want to see a bit of 1960’s Cape Coral, then here’s a link to watch the movie “The Fat Spy“. Be sure you’ll be watching it for nostalgia only, however. The movie is not great. As one person commented “This movie is definitive proof of drug use in Hollywood during the 1960s.”
” It’s a killer… a Diller… a blast of laffs! Off the coast of Florida, a nearly-deserted island is rumored to have the fountain of youth. A boatload of teenage kids are headed there for a scavenger hunt.”
