Still going strong aged 94, Phyllis Diller takes listeners back to the early days when she was flat broke. She had a natural talent for making people laugh and, urged on by her out-of-work husband, Diller decided to pursue a career as the first female stand-up... no mean feat in the early Fifties.

Her determination and ability to make people laugh brought her fame by the early Sixties when she appeared on The Jack Paar Show. She never looked back.

Interspersed with some of Phyllis's great performances, the documentary outlines her remarkable achievements, along with her irrepressible humour and love of life which made her a major influence on female stand-ups - above all Joan Rivers. Contributors to the documentary include Roseanne Barr, David Sedaris and Ruby Wax.