D’yan Forest, World’s Oldest Comedian, Lives by Her Own Rules

D'yan Forest got her start in the entertainment business as a cabaret performer in Paris.

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. CHRISTINE COQUILLEAU

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. CHRISTINE COQUILLEAU

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. CHRISTINE COQUILLEAU

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. CHRISTINE COQUILLEAU

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. PHIL NEE

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. DAVID ANDRAKO

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. DAVID ANDRAKO

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. DAVID ANDRAKO

Southampton Village resident D'yan Forest, 89, is in the Guinness Book of World Records the world's oldest living comedian. She performed at the Southampton Cultural Center recently, and regularly performs stand-up at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. DAVID ANDRAKO