Interview: Phyllis Diller (2001)

Posted Aug 20, 2012 4:29 pm.

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A comedy legend has passed away. Showbiz editor Gloria Martin spoke with comedian Phyllis Diller in 2001 when she was on a tour of southern Ontario cities.

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