Kathleen Madigan comes to town on The Day Drinking Tour, the veteran stand-up’s latest cross-country cackle-inducing comedy show. With a career spanning three decades of evolving talent and acclaimed ...

Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917–August 20, 2012) is widely considered to be the first woman stand-up comic to perform as a solo act. To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2017, the Smithsonian worked with ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This bust of comic Phyllis Diller ...

I couldn't resist sharing this rare opportunity with readers to catch a moment of show biz history. Comedienne Phyllis Diller, who will be 90 years old on July 17, is a guest tonight on "The ...

Comedienne Phyllis Diller returned home Saturday one week after surgery to place pins in her neck to repair injuries from a fall April 18 in her Brentwood, Calif., home. I spoke to her personal ...

Stephanie Diller received the award in honor of her late husband, while Long Island officer Brendon Gallagher was also honored.

Dennard Dayle’s satirical new book, “How to Dodge a Cannonball,” follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier.

On the other hand, shouldn’t people just — you know — laugh when something’s funny? There was concern, for example, that the Munsters would be scary without a laugh track.