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Fanclub

The one linked has SIX members.

A whole 31 now. I'm removing it as it's spam (I mean comon, the largest at 31 people?). Viper007Bond 07:26, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Who is comon? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.234.198 (talk) 04:05, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comedian vs comedienne

Why does this article use the spelling "comedienne" rather than "comedian"? Is "comedienne" even a correct English spelling?--Parthian Scribe (talk) 23:46, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is, but it's also considered a sexist usage, like 'actress', 'authoress', 'poetess' etc, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.234.198 (talk) 04:07, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

One of the First

The point is arguable as to whether Diller was actually the first woman stand-up comic to become a household name in the US. Moms Mabley's career predated hers by quite a while, although Mabley's fame was largely limited to black audiences until the 1960's. I have simply changed the sentence in the lead from "the first" to "one of the first" to reflect this. μηδείς (talk) 19:28, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good plan. --Utilizer (talk) 00:46, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Diller article is short-sighted, apparently written by a fan instead of a historian. Many female stand-up comedians preceded her and were equally famous. Most likely they performed before the authors of this Diller bio were born. I'm including here Cass Daley, Judy Canova, Martha Raye, Betty Hutton .... They did stand-up, appeared in films and on radio during its golden age. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.155.74.134 (talk) 17:18, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Who knew?

Not the first Phyllis Diller. [1]. 2001:56A:F03F:5200:F922:AB5F:8A85:CA99 (talk) 00:50, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

parents' age and funerals

Near the beginning, it says her parents were older than average and she attended several funerals growing up. What do her parents' ages have to do with attending some funerals? Who were the funerals for? Her parents? My parents were younger when I was born and I went to funerals growing up. So what? The sentence doesn't really make much sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:BC01:9B0:544F:E012:2320:EFE4 (talk) 23:54, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Citations need cleanup and metadata for current templates

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