The Washington Times

Phyllis Diller blazed trail for female comedians

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“Don’t get me wrong, though,” she said in a 1982 interview that threatened to turn serious. “I’m a comic. I don’t deal with problems when I’m working.”

“I want people to laugh.”

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Associated Press writers Hillel Italie, Sandy Cohen, John Rogers and Polly Anderson contributed to this report.

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