Title: Like a lampshade in a whorehouse : my life in comedy /
Authors: Diller, Phyllis,; Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012,; Buskin, Richard,
Publisher: J.P. Tarcher/Penguin,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Diller, Phyllis.; Comedians United States Biography
Abstract: The stand-up comedian discusses her decision to start a professional career in her late thirties, her two difficult marriages, her extensive cosmetic surgery, and her numerous film, television, and stage performances.
Contents: Intro: "Shocking, isn't it?" -- The funeral-of-the-month club -- Standup necking -- Stepping in manure -- Believing -- The bottom of the barrel -- Like an execution without the blilndfold -- The truth about fang -- Glitz and hope -- A dame and a drunk -- A change of face -- The madonna of the geritol set -- "Goodnight, I live you...".