LILY TOMLIN SHOW, THE {RICHARD CRENNA, NANCY DUSSAULT, RICHARD PRYOR} (TV)
Summary
A comedy special hosted by and featuring Lily Tomlin. with guests Richard Crenna, Richard Pryor, and singer Nancy Dussault. Program highlights include the following: Tomlin's opening monologue; a skit in which a "Cosmo" girl (Tomlin) meets a "Playboy" boy (Richard Crenna); Tomlin as Ernestine the telephone operator placing a call to General Motors; Tomlin as a tasteful lady encountering a talkative wino (Richard Pryor) in an elevator; a skit with Tomlin as a cocktail lounge organist and Crenna as a bartender coaxing Nancy Dussault into singing "It Had To Be You" and "You're Driving Me Crazy"; a detergent ad spoof with Tomlin for G-R-R-R detergent; Tomlin as a Little Girl, Edith Ann; and Tomlin and Crenna in a romantic skit on a carousel. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: March 16, 1973 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:08
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T82:0504
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.); She Made It Collection (Lily Tomlin); She Made It Collection (Jane Wagner); TV - Parody - Commercials; African-American Collection - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1973
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Irene Pinn … Executive Producer
- Bob Precht … Producer
- Tony Jordan … Associate Producer
- Joseph Hardy … Director
- Dan F. Smith … Director
- Ann Elder … Writer
- Karyl Geld … Writer
- Richard Pryor … Writer
- John Rappaport … Writer
- Jim Rusk … Writer
- Lily Tomlin … Writer
- Jane Wagner … Writer
- Rod Warren … Writer
- George Yanok … Writer
- Lily Tomlin … Host, Cast
- Richard Pryor … Performer
- Richard Crenna … Performer
- Nancy Dussault … Singer