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Lily Tomlin
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Wed Mar 24
7:30 pm
Lily Tomlin at Overture Center for the Arts - Overture Hall
Lily Tomlin’s career began in stand-up comedy, but it was television that broke her into the mainstream: She joined the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-Inin 1969, and while Tomlin’s most notable fictional creations were women—like Ernestine the telephone operator—her ability to gender bend into male characters made the comedian a crucial part of television’s cultural influence. Tomlin’s career has seen her play opposite Steve Martin and Dustin Hoffman in film, behind the camera as producer of 1995’s The Celluloid Closet, and she’s regularly appeared on primetime shows, from Murphy Brownto Desperate Housewives. Tomlin turns 71 this year, but she still tours regularly as a stand-up.
Overture Center for the Arts - Overture Hall 201 State St, Madison, WI
Lily Tomlin’s career began in stand-up comedy, but it was television that broke her into the mainstream: She joined the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-Inin 1969, and while Tomlin’s most notable fictional creations were women—like Ernestine the telephone operator—her ability to gender bend into male characters made the comedian a crucial part of television’s cultural influence. Tomlin’s career has seen her play opposite Steve Martin and Dustin Hoffman in film, behind the camera as producer of 1995’s The Celluloid Closet, and she’s regularly appeared on primetime shows, from Murphy Brownto Desperate Housewives. Tomlin turns 71 this year, but she still tours regularly as a stand-up.
Updated 01/25/2011
