Phyllis Diller was the only one who could make it look like Liberace was in Casual Wear. RIP Phyllis.
@CriticalListener
15 жыл бұрын
It sounds like a harpsichord because it is one. It was specially made for her, one of her favorite belongings.
@PhillipLWilcher
13 жыл бұрын
In the early nineties I played at celebrations honouring Liberace in Las Vegas and I was invited to stay in his Palm Springs home. Years later I wrote Phyllis Diller when she was touring here in Australia about my time spent with Liberace's family and friends and she replied sending me a signed photo and a copy of the sheet music to the fugue she wrote and plays here. She adored Liberace saying he was the "sweetest man". Two great legends of show business. Two great musicians!
@virghammer1
2 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC !!!!!! Yay, Phillip !
@PhillipLWilcher
2 жыл бұрын
@@virghammer1 Virginia, just on 6 minutes ago, you brought me back here after 10 years! Yay indeed! Blessings!
@meme-tg6hr
5 ай бұрын
Lucky you. Loved Phyllis Diller's comedy.
@PhillipLWilcher
5 ай бұрын
@@meme-tg6hr Blessings!
@drtascam
12 жыл бұрын
She studied at the Conservatory. She was the real deal when it came to playing the piano. She was a joy in my life and I will miss her. RIP, Ms. Diller.
@MsLilyhorse
10 жыл бұрын
Phyllis was actually an accomplished pianist who studied piano for many years. That is her own custom build harpsichord.
@esthermiller2713
4 жыл бұрын
MsLilyhorse , I had no idea she played. I was wondering how on earth she was going to pull THAT off!!! lol When my three kids & I lived in Vancouver for awhile (we’re Canadians who were all born & raised in Ontario Canada), my ten year old daughter & I went to one of Liberace’s concerts there....in ‘78. I think it cost $35 for each ticket!! lol
@hourlynewscaster
14 жыл бұрын
One of the worst things about our perception of Liberace's legacy is that people focus on his private life and forget he was one of the most incredible musicians and showmen of the last century.
@roccosophie6498
Жыл бұрын
No, we don't. Most of us adore this man as much as you obviously, do.
@Lellobeetle
7 жыл бұрын
They were close friends in real life and I think that comes through in this skit. They had a great time together in real life and enjoyed cooking for each other.
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
You can sure tell he loved having her on his show, that smile of his and this wonderful laugh tells it all!
@Mark-yn4vl
3 жыл бұрын
When Liberace asks someone to play piano on HIS show, that's when you know they're the real deal.
@TheTxniceguy
11 жыл бұрын
Two greats together!
@ozmorphus
12 жыл бұрын
RIP Phyllis!
@MindbenderMilo
14 жыл бұрын
Wow. Who would've guessed that so many 12-year olds would have an interest in Phyllis Diller & Liberace.
@sparkers70
15 жыл бұрын
What marvelous comedic chemistry! It's a joy to watch two such big personalities working together so effortlessly.
@AbandonedMines11
12 жыл бұрын
Two legendary entertainers. And now they're both gone.
@glutinousmaximus
9 жыл бұрын
Fabulous!
@ianjames67
12 жыл бұрын
That WAS entertainment. Truly talented people
@joserobertomm7871
3 жыл бұрын
Two great artists liberace so nice guy, they were really talented people.
@locomadre3520
11 жыл бұрын
Priceless...simply Priceless...two legends at their funniest :) Love(d) them both and miss them and their kind of entertainment...some substance unlike all the stupid reality shows featuring people who have no particular talent unless you count getting pregnant while a teen, having a famous parent, slapping on tons of makeup and having a baby, etc.
@PhilFeedback
12 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Phylis Diller
@molympus8504
10 жыл бұрын
Words cannot express how wonderful this was to watch, this is a treasure. Thank you for posting this.
@jmccarty3
12 жыл бұрын
OMG! This is the infamous Baldwin electric "harpsichord"! I've seen photos before, but have never heard one.
@angrymuppet66
12 жыл бұрын
RIP Phyllis....you will be missed.
@rickw1100
11 жыл бұрын
Greats!
@zzzut
10 жыл бұрын
I have seen Phyllis Diller play the piano on tv many many years ago. She played a very hard classical number that floored everyone. She actually was a very impressive pianist. I tried to find that clip on KZitem but it doesn't seem to be there yet.
@Dougoulako
15 жыл бұрын
Two legends. Glorious!
@AlTavers
14 жыл бұрын
"I washed it, and it shrank." LOL
@s1ygirl
13 жыл бұрын
Phyllis is the girl version of Liberace! lol I love these two together LOL
@Ladymech62
16 жыл бұрын
She is another example of the best comedy people being artists and musicians too!
@elsemorris906
2 жыл бұрын
I keep watching more and more of these Liberace videos, and the more I watch, the more I admire Liberace. Look how gentlemanly he is here with Phyllis Diller, even putting his hand behind her to steady her as the floor moves them. And listen to his amazing musicianship. He was charming, and a truly wonderful entertainer. I don't care about his private life.
@robertcotgrave5920
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. May they rest in peace.
@Squippyearl
11 жыл бұрын
So cute!
@pompom11
15 жыл бұрын
Phyllis, ROCK ON !! She will be 92 in July 2009. Good for her, I've enjoyed her for 50 years since I was a little kid.
@tOKe1uP
12 жыл бұрын
Rest well Phyllis Diller
@newstart2009
15 жыл бұрын
they were good friends. Glad you posted this.
@tbhamdg
8 жыл бұрын
My mom took me to see Ms. Diller perform the Beethoven 1st Piano Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony when I was a kid. She hammed it up of course, coming out in a wild costume with a feather headdress and making faces at the conductor behind his back but her playing was very good!
@johnnauman347
8 жыл бұрын
+tbhamdg She came to Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Beautiful soul. I hate this Liberace camp....
@esthermiller2713
4 жыл бұрын
tbhamdg , it’s very obvious you’re in a southern state! 😁 👍🏻 🇨🇦
@virghammer1
2 жыл бұрын
Wow - I’m jealous. What a blast ! Yep. She sure can play. I’m a bit of a pianist myself - so it really helps me appreciate how good she was! PHYLLIS ALWAYS !
@Bingsboy
14 жыл бұрын
Both wonderful entertainers.
@driverain2
12 жыл бұрын
Two American Icons. I will always remember Your gifts of laughter in this ol ' world. Truly missed......good side is its you and Bob headlining in heaven. Wow, what a gig.....
@phil4977
4 жыл бұрын
Diller was a highly skilled pianist.
@boogiefever1985
11 жыл бұрын
RIP Phyllis
@campirella
12 жыл бұрын
i just adore these two and miss them both.... thank you for all the entertaining hours you have given xo
@jimmysudar
14 жыл бұрын
@JubalCalif heavens to murgatroid!!! haven't heard that one in years. made me grin a big grin....as did your paul williams comment. thanks for the mirth.
@ramonaricketts
12 жыл бұрын
Wow....so amazing this is available on youtube!
@playwendy
12 жыл бұрын
Plenty of laughs in Heaven today! RIP xx
@Purrete
12 жыл бұрын
Wow!! What a discovery !!! Liberace wore a humongous wig ! I noticed when they showed his/her neck, it was clearly a colors difference!!! Wow ! Another one that wore a big big wig was Ray Conniff. Unreal !! Of course it doesn't matter ! Conceted? They were wonderful and great musicians !!!
@THECLARENCES
11 жыл бұрын
The Clarences love & support Libby & Phyllis! Legends!
@telecasterchick
13 жыл бұрын
Of COURSE I have a Baldwin..... who ever heard of a hairy piano... OMG, I love Phyllis.... one of St. Louis' own!
@virghammer1
2 жыл бұрын
😝 !!!!! Ain’t she absolutely the best?!
@dfuss2756
2 жыл бұрын
I loved both od them. Would watch Liberace with my Grandmother. What wonderful memories! Thanks for the video.
@sumofann1713
11 жыл бұрын
What fun he made music and sharing with others. thanks for posting.
@jameshigginbottom3314
Жыл бұрын
Just a couple of old queens hanging out. Real entertainers..talented..real..relatable loved R.I.P
@TheInvincibleViolet
12 жыл бұрын
What a talent.. I love Phyllis' composition.. Tremendous !!
@zyxmyk
11 жыл бұрын
you know, they both said their lives were changed by the same self-help book. later when they met and discovered they'd both been disciples of the same book, they became close friends.
@stmichl9433
4 жыл бұрын
zyxmyk yeah that's interesting. Phyllis often referred to that book. I love that, because these days there are so many self help and transformative philosophies and modalities around but back then she would've been well ahead of her time reading that kind of new age literature. She was clearly a woman that was well ahead of her time in so many ways. I always adored her and felt she was a magical character. There are many great entertainers around these days but they lack originality, flair and that certain magical quality that Phyllis Diller had. As for Liberace, he was amazing also, but the problem is that his relationship with his toy boy ruined his reputation and the movie that was released starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas really exposed his darker side. He was quite complex: both very sweet apparently and then also very cruel in others. It's hard to know where the truth lay. Diller on the other hand seems to be remembered by everyone who knew her as really sweet and kind. Kindness is everything in life. Without it, it doesn't matter how talented you are because people forget even the most brilliant talent and only remember the kindness, when all is said and done.
@janedoe5229
5 ай бұрын
Two wonderful hammy goofs! We were so lucky to enjoy them on TV when we were growing up. I miss them.
@svagrod
12 жыл бұрын
I am so happy for old footage.Was going through vids last year of Phylis Diller,every time she still amazes me.What an entertainer.We all gotta go,So glad that she lived as long as she did.Will always have vids to bring us back to better days.Thanks for Posting :)
@josephwilliamdluzak
7 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Tim!!
@bangersmash1566
7 жыл бұрын
they'd make an awesome couple
@DoctorCarrieHall
17 күн бұрын
My favorite concert pianist in the world the one and only Phyllis Diller.
@grouchyarchie
12 жыл бұрын
THIS IS HOW TO LIVE. They were 100% themselves! What fun!
@chunkygroove9038
Жыл бұрын
Loved the chemistry between these two. Exceptional playing by Phyllis.
@mop714
2 жыл бұрын
Remembered her on TV in the 60s and my mum and dad laughing at her down to earth jokes. PD learnt to play the piano but did not want to take it up as a career, but played privately. It shows how accomplished she was by making fun of the piano whilst playing!
@maryhabbart8847
Жыл бұрын
I love liberace he was so great. I loved his costumes and his showmanship. He loved his fans.
@godot93
12 жыл бұрын
What Phyllis is playing is a Baldwin Combo Electric Harpsichord (also used by The Beatles)
@davidhertzberg
13 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the pendulum will swing the other way one of these days and we will return to a time of sanity, goodness, and sincerity, as evinced by these two.
@OneAdam12Adam
2 жыл бұрын
Amen! I hope that we won't even give a second of attention to what the mean spirited, hateful, grifter wealthy class have to say anymore. Enough of the whole lot of Trumpsters, Bezos, Gates and Musks of the world! We definitely have to kick in the arse the whole lot of Confederate degenerates too. Bring back the talented folks with class.
@tacomadc
12 жыл бұрын
phillys plays very well!
@telephilia
12 жыл бұрын
The world is shorter of wit today. RIP, Phyllis and keep laughing.
@MsMesem
13 жыл бұрын
Have to agree with johonnywad. You feel like you are there with them and the show is just for you. My mother was very english but she loved seeing these two on tv and of course Lucille Ball. These people just exuded something that doesn't seem to exist any more. Liberace was SO gay and so out there that people couldn't knock him.
@showmanlee9707
12 жыл бұрын
very well!!!!
@timothyj1966
12 жыл бұрын
RIP Phyllis - classy comdienne
@carolbayly
12 жыл бұрын
No it is not. He danced all the time on his show with women and dances beautifully. He adored women.
@blindmify
12 жыл бұрын
RIP Phillis.
@abrahamboyd9507
Жыл бұрын
I had no idea about her musical talent! Wow such amazing memories
@glamdolly30
16 жыл бұрын
Liberace actually said - "I'm CRYING all the way to the bank", but its often mosquoted as "laughing all the way to the bank".
@jelsner5077
5 ай бұрын
I remember telling my grandmother when I was about seven years old, and we were watching Phyllis Diller on TV, "Grandma, you should dress like her!" My grandmother laughed and said, "Yes, I guess I should!"
@thebestisyettocome4114
5 жыл бұрын
Yes... Very good friends in real life.
@campirella
12 жыл бұрын
LOL :D i was just thinking is it me or does no one know how to make a fashion statement anymore... i will be wearing my feather boa in her honor today...and maybe tomorrow...
@roccosophie6498
Жыл бұрын
Huge, fan of both of these people. Always have been, always, will be. I don't need a protest, to tell me how I should, feel.
@motive440
14 жыл бұрын
He's really the consummate macho male with those porkchop side burns. Gotta love him.
@mrxman581
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, had no idea Phyllis played the piano and that composition was great. I wonder why she didn't include it more in her act?
@waynespeers
16 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@Cubehead666
12 жыл бұрын
Drain the pool!!
@gregmonks9708
2 жыл бұрын
I saw Phyllis Diller, Jack Benny, and one other comedian whose name I can't recall offhand, many years ago at the Queen Elizabeth Theature in Vancouver, British Columbia. They weren't there to do comedy. Phyllis played Beethoven's piano concerto #1. My memory's foggy but I think Benny played Beethoven's violin concerto. My vague memory of the 3rd performer is that he played clarinet.
@DIETRICHCICCONE
11 жыл бұрын
Phyllis would've made a fabulous First Lady!!
@virghammer1
2 жыл бұрын
Got THAT right, D.!
@vampressjarat666
10 жыл бұрын
Love your channel
@jimmysudar
14 жыл бұрын
@JubalCalif when i hear heavens to murgatroid, i think it's time to leave for school ... morning cartoons! what great memories.
@AleeshaWeesha
12 жыл бұрын
I think Phyllis would love that. I can almost hear her laughing. :)
@PhillipLWilcher
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do.
@geo_ashburn
12 жыл бұрын
ESPECIALLY The Showmanship Part.
@edwardanthony7283
8 жыл бұрын
You know, Phyllis & Lucy had a very similar laugh..
@werksdesign
14 жыл бұрын
@Bingsboy .... sure are... and we don't have these kind of performers today... not to their level.
@gra6649
2 жыл бұрын
That was not a piano she was playing, it was a harpsichord. And she played it very well.
@JazzKeyboardist1
12 жыл бұрын
looking for videos of her with an orchestra,,he always said he cried all the way to the bank and back to his museum,, trivia, how did he play with all those rings on his fingers?
@campirella
12 жыл бұрын
seriously???? yes my dear, and oh so fabulous!
@MsThebeMoon
13 жыл бұрын
I miss the talent we used to see on TV with the glammar and the glitz on specials and variety shows. I was hoping Rosie O'Donnell's variety show was going to make it. Now all there are are reality shows and the public is subjected to only amateurs rather than seasoned professionals in the entertainment industry. ...not that there isn't the occasional child prodigy ... but the child prodigies back then ... well Michael Jackson was one of them so enough said.
@PhillipLWilcher
13 жыл бұрын
showmanlee : Have heard that the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas is closing this weekend? Sad but true.
@pamellapeach7671
10 жыл бұрын
How right you are; I'm sure Lee knew that, but was too polite to point it out to the woman.
@zyxmyk
11 жыл бұрын
the book was by a guy named claude m. bristol.
@Timmybear
14 жыл бұрын
@whatziz - of course, you would feel the same way about Roy Cohn, I'm sure, despite his conservative and anti-liberal actions, because, as it happens, there was 'something wrong' with him too (there were many things wrong with him, such as a congenital lack of heart or perspective).
@Lectronimo
14 жыл бұрын
And I hear Phyllis is nice, too.
@Lainer1
12 жыл бұрын
I swear Goldie Hawn stole a lot of Phyllis Diller's mannerisms.
@Darkmanskin
13 жыл бұрын
she was old back then.
@emuparkmama
14 жыл бұрын
Phyllis Diller was actually a concert pianist and better than Liberace. Liberace was a great entertainer and knew what people wanted. They are both fantastic.
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