"I told her I wanted to play her, and she sat down and taught me her laugh," Sharon Stone said of the comedian, who died in 2012 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

"Whatever you wanna do to get a laugh," Phyllis Diller tells Scott Simon, "if it works, do it. Well, short of taking your clothes off." Diller, known for her electrified-looking hairdos and loud, ...

LOS ANGELES -- At the age of 89, Phyllis Diller is saying good night but not goodbye. Diller, the subject of a new DVD that celebrates her life and documents her final standup performance in 2002, ...

For many years, Perry Diller had a standing Monday lunch date at the home of his mother, Phyllis Diller. She was an excellent cook — despite her many jokes to the contrary — but she liked to test the ...

Stone and late comedian Diller were "very close friends" for years. “I do want to play Phyllis Diller very, very badly,” Stone said. “She and I were very close friends. Phyllis made little paintings ...

Phyllis Diller reflects on how her comedy was a response to years of “take my wife” jokes. On September 19, 2007, Phyllis Diller reflected on how her comedy was a response to years of “take my wife” ...

Comedians and entertainers have been paying tribute to Phyllis Diller, who has died at the age of 95. A selection of tributes from the showbiz world follow below: Ellen DeGeneres: "We lost a comedy ...

Sharon Stone wants to play Phyllis Diller — and she got training from the legendary comedian herself. While promoting her latest film Nobody 2 in a chat with Business Insider, the actress, 67, was ...