Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse

Fromhousewifetohumorist,PhyllisDillerhasbeenmakingmillionslaughforfivedecadeswithhergroundbreakingcomedy.Nowthelaughtercontinueswithheruproariousautobiography.LikeaLampshadeinaWhorehouserecountshow,againstallodds,PhyllisDillerbecameAmerica'sfirstsuccessfulandbest-lovedfemalestand-upcomic.Shebeganherprofessionalcareeratagethirty-seven,inspiteofthefactthatshewasahousewifeandmotheroffive,andwasworkingataradiostationbecauseofherhusband'schronicunemployment.Now,fiftyyearslater,aftertwotraumaticmarriages,extensivecosmeticsurgery,numerousfilm,television,andstageappearances,andseparatecareersasanartistandpianosoloistwithsymphonyorchestras,PhyllisDillerfinallytellsherstory.Withhertrademarklaugh,self-deprecatinghumor,andincrediblewit,PhyllisDillerhasetchedherwayintocomedichistory.Andwhileherwildhairandoutrageousclothesmaymakeherlooklikealampshadeinawhorehouse,herstrength,self-belief,perseverance,andraucoussenseofhumormakehertrulyunforgettable.