Whether it’s Ernestine, or Edith Ann, the outspoken 5-year-old, or Trudy, the bag lady, she can always incorporate new up to date material in the guise of those stock characters.

Lily Tomlin is a show-stopping performer, but she's also producing the hit play "Billie Jean," now at the Chicago Shakespeare ...

Ernestine the Phone Lady, Sister Boogie Woman, Mrs. (Judith) Beasley and Edith Ann are all expected to join Lily at the 5th Avenue Theatre this month as she appears January 29th and 30th.