Phyllis Diller has died at the age of 95. It seems relevant to mention that very recently we were talking about whether women can be funny or not. Of course they can be. Diller was a special example, though.
Daniel Tosh, host of Comedy Central's Tosh.0 is known for saying outrageous things, but a Tumblr post that ricocheted around the Internet Tuesday recounting his harsh response to a heckling audience member had him saying something no one expected to hear: "I'd like to sincerely apologize."
If it the business model isn't broke, don't fix it. Just copy it, like Aziz Ansari did today, riffing off of fellow comedian Louis C.K.'s million-dollar idea.
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