In this Oct. 9, 1985, file photo, Comedian Phyllis Diller gets a lift from emcee Buddy Hackett prior to the celebrity stag luncheon roast at the New York Friars Club in New York City. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
In this undated file photo, Comedian Phyllis Diller performs in character. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NBC-TV, File)
In this May 20, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller appears in character in the ABC-TV comedy series ''The Pruitts of Southampton''. (AP Photo/File)
In this Jan. 6, 1967 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller performs during the Bob Hope show for American troops at Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. (AP Photo/File)
In this May 17, 1999 file photo, Phyllis Diller laughs in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
In this October 1969 file photo, Comedian Phyllis Diller poses for a portrait. (AP Photo/File)
In this Oct. 9, 1985, file photo, Comedian Phyllis Diller gets a lift from emcee Buddy Hackett prior to the celebrity stag luncheon roast at the New York Friars Club in New York City. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
In this in this March 18, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller models one of her 300 hats in Hollywood, Calif. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File)
Phyllis Diller, dressed up for a portrait in 1969, more often appeared with a bizarre hairdo, ensemble and makeup; a cackle and stories poking fun at herself and a husband she called Fang. Female comics were rare when she hit it big in the 1950s. (Associated Press)
