PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, THE: SHE'S MAKING MEDIA: LILY TOMLIN {LONG VERSION ANAMORPHIC}
Summary
One in a series of evenings and special screenings presented by The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles. This evening hosts an interview with actress and comedian Lily Tomlin. Pat Mitchell (president and CEO, The Paley Center for Media) offers opening remarks before introducing Tomlin to the stage.
They touch on such topics as: Tomlin's comedy influences when she was a child and her early gravitation towards the stage; how people from her old neighborhood served as inspiration for her various characters; how female comedians on television were perceived during Tomlin's youth; her recollection of her work on the television shows "Music Scene" and "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"; the sudden popularity of Tomlin and her characters on "Laugh-In"; Tomlin's sense of psychological separation from her various characters; her experiences growing up in Detroit and how it colored her comedic style; how her character Ernestine took on a life of her own beyond Tomlin's original conception; her first meeting with her longtime collaborator Jane Wagner and how their creative relationship began; the success of Tomlin and Wagner's stage play "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" and Tomlin's reflections on the themes of the play; how Tomlin selects her more dramatic roles; Tomlin's recent work on the Showtime series "Web Therapy"; and Tomlin's online presence and how she feels about both ridicule and reviews on the internet. Tomlin concludes by reading an introduction from a re-issue of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" written by Wagner, and with a brief monologue delivered by her Ernestine character.
Clips are interspersed throughout, including: Tomlin's first television appearance on "The Garry Moore Show" (1966); Tomlin on her self-titled show "Lily" (1975); a package of clips featuring Tomlin performing as several of her television characters, including Tommy Velure, Judith Beasley, Ernestine, and Edith Ann; clips from the filmed version of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (1991); a clip from the television show "Damages" (2010); a selection from the television show "Homicide" (1996); a promotion for Tomlin's new television series "Malibu Country" (2012-2013); a clip of Tomlin with Lisa Kudrow on the Showtime series "Web Therapy" (2011-2015); and selections from "City Adventures with Edith Ann," an educational app featuring one of Tomlin's characters.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: June 4, 2012 7:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:22:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 107548
- GENRE: Seminars
- SUBJECT HEADING: N/A
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Pat Mitchell … Host
- Lily Tomlin … Guest
- Lisa Kudrow
- Jane Wagner