Mary Jean " Lily " Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) [1] is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin started her career in stand-up comedy and sketch comedy …

Ernestine the telephone operator calls General Motors.

Ernestine was a nosy, condescending telephone operator who generally treated customers with little sympathy. Ernestine often snorted when she let loose a barbed response or heard …

Ernestine the Telephone Operator is a character created by Lily Tomlin who originated on the sketch comedy series Laugh-In in 1969. Ernestine was a sarcastic, nasal telephone company …

May 7, 2024 · Operators and switchboards have largely been consigned to history. But Ernestine the Telephone Operator as played by Lily Tomlin endures. The character originated on the TV …

Aug 11, 2024 · Lily Tomlin on how she developed her popular character Ernestine the telephone operator for the sketch comedy series “Laugh-In.” Interview conducted by Michael Kantor for …

This Is a Recording is a comedy album released in 1971 by American actress-comedian Lily Tomlin. [2] The album consists of comic sketches of Tomlin in her most famous character, …

One particular noteworthy appearance was when presidential candidate Richard Nixon uttered the famous phrase, "Sock it to me!" It is believed that appearance helped him win the presidency. …

Operators and switchboards have largely been consigned to history. But Ernestine the Telephone Operator as played by Lily Tomlin endures. The character originated on the TV comedy series …

And [in the video] I would be pretending to be putting on a wig and you’d hear a voice say, “It’s time, Miss Tomlin!” And it was as if I was really Ernestine and then I would dress up as Lily.