Phyllis Diller is hanging up her wigs and ending her ... For 47 years, the housewife-turned-comedian and trailblazer for female stand-up comedians has delighted audiences with her frizzy hair ...

Thus began Diller’s career as an accomplished pianist. From 1971 to 1982 Diller performed with over 100 symphony orchestras across the United States and Canada in a show called The Symphonic Phyllis ...