"I would describe Phyllis Diller as the Helen Gurley Brown of standup
comedy if I was clear on what I actually meant. But she was hilarious,"
(Aug. 20, 2012, James Wolcott, Twitter)
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- The Helen Gurley Brown of standup comedy
- The Mozart of wrapping a box
- The Gary Oldman of hockey players
- The Sarah Palin of cities
- The Dolph Lundgren of sac removals
- The Lord Voldemort of policy questions
- The Mitch Hedberg of dinosaurs
- The Bradley Cooper of sleep technologists
- The Cookie Monster of IT security
- The Clint Eastwood of park dudes
- The Dr. Doom of girlfriends
- The Stevie Nicks of gluten-free food
- The Lady Macbeth of the Mexican drug world
- The Jesus of letting people into my lane in constr...
- The Ted Bundy of work pass maintenance
- The Jack Handey of Christian culture
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