When these were popular, there was only ONE phone company: Ma Bell! One of her monologues ended something like: "So go ahead and complain. We don't care. We don't have to: WE'RE THE PHONE COMPANY!" Lily Tomlin is one of a kind. There will never be another like her.

@jerrycallender9927

Жыл бұрын

I remember being on a 6-party line with a 5 digit number.

@adriennepittman4278

8 ай бұрын

Ernestine's great-granddaughter does tech support for a satellite internet/cable company of last resort😅

@MetFan37

Ай бұрын

@@adriennepittman4278 That was a "Telephone Company Ad" from her 1977 Broadway stage show "Appearing Nitely", the soundtrack album (on Arista) was called "On Stage". And the line was "So the next time you complain about your phone service, why don't you try using two Dixie cups with a string? We don't care, we don't have to, we're the Phone Company".

Absolutely State of Art! There will never be another Ernestine. She single handedly divested Ma Bell. All in good fun, but also in deadly earnest...ine.

Thanks KZread for bringing Lily Tomlin to a wider audience again she is brilliant now when I ring people up now I say one ringie dingie two ringie dingie xx

She cracks me up those where the good old days love watching this laughing 😂

I love Lily Tomlin, used to watched Rowan & Martins Laughin when I was a kid with my Mum & Dad. I'm loving her at the moment in Grace and Frankie too.

@kelleydeclue4100

Жыл бұрын

I am a fan as well and Grace and Frankie is my favorite show binge. Lily (actually Frankie) and I have a similar liking to Del Taco a kindred spirit of mine!

By the way, this is still one of the funniest comedy albums ever made. What was great about this character were the one-sided conversations that created a very vivid picture of the people on the other end of the line. The Martha Mitchell sequence is the funniest. I think Tomlin said years later she regretted being mean to Mitchell. Everyone thought she was completely nuts, but she really was right about what was happening that led to Watergate.

@SuperWolsey

3 жыл бұрын

I think everyone on the show (save for Paul Keyes) regretted it by the time the show ended and the hearings kicked up confirming what was going down

When I worked at The Telephone Company, Ernestine was my idol. In fact, I had her picture on my desk. :)

I had this album. She's still a riot!

I think Ernestine was my first introduction to Lily. I’ve loved her ever since. She is so damn funny!!

Sure brings back memories. love it.

For boomers, there's the Holy Trio (Carlin, Pryor and Tomlin) of Comedy Genius and ...a bunch of second-rans. All three could foster laughs from any topic, add significant poignance and food for thought, and also Dial-soap their acts to an immaculate G-rating and be just as funny on Sesame Street or the Muppet Show. That's the test of true talent. Lily occupies that upper echelon alone now, and alas, there do not seem to be any real fresh rivals on the horizon.

Drove up with my sis to Sydney to see her live when she was in Oz - we listened to this album all the way there and back again :).

Lily was an absolute laugh riot! Her characterizations were the absolute BEST! We all throw the term GENIUS around but it applies to her completely!

If my recall is accurate, as a teenager, I remember Miss Tomlin's appearances on different variety shows and talk shows(such as Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin). These appearances before doing laugh-in. What an incredible lady and talent.

SO AWESOME! This was recorded at the Ice House in Pasadena around 1971. I used to own the LP - but it is available on CD, along with her Edith Ann album. So much fun!

Precious brilliance.

First heard this in the 70s, when i was about 10 or 11. Still one of my favorites. The genius of this character is that she created these one sided conversations, but you could easily see in your mind who she's talking too, and exactly what's being said on the other end.

@briananderson2452

7 жыл бұрын

So true!

I love her comedy very funny and creative.

I had this album. Loved it.

I had the LP as a kid, found it in my grandparents' basement I believe. Hilarious!

Pure genius.

I bought this album after Lilly gave it a plug while on laugh-in. She talked about it while in character standing between Rowan and Martin.

Listening while getting my chemo treatment. Absolutely fabulous. Thank you for posting.

Comedy queen great of all time!!!! Thank you for sharing this, hadn't laughed this hard at comedy in a long, long time!

Thanks for this little blast from the past. We listened to this album over and over. But I believe it was done at a club called the Ice House.

@coinpat

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel C Yes, it was.

Recorded at the Ice House in Pasadena, CA around 1970-ish; I got the record as a present (birthday or Christmas, don't remember). I still have it, having survived time and some fire damage! Have also had the pleasure of meeting her in person twice. And as tempted as I was to show her how good my Earnestine impersonation was, I resisted lol I was, however a smash one Halloween in Daytona Beach, FL; wish there'd been phone cameras back then!

Fabulous fabulous...had this album in the 70's and lost it so great to hear it again thank you BLX

Thanks so much for sharing!!!! These are true gems!!!!

It was recorded at the IceHouse in Pasadena. On the full album (yes, it was an album first), the announcer mentions the Icehouse

My first experience with Lily was on Laugh In...then some campy drag queen did an excellent impression/show at Dirty Edna's in Atlantic City, N.J. in 1972...you go girl I own this album.

My parents had this album and I used to listen to it all the time!

Thank you! This brought back great memories of Lily.

2:00 Oh lord, Ernestine tears into that woman to get her friend lunch. ROFL "Listen, you! This is Mrs. Tomlin with a lesson on common manners!""You got one minute, now move!" XD

Somehow, I got this record when I was a kid & fell absolutely in love with it! Thanks for the upload! My record player isn't working right now ;)

This lady is hilarious

Dammit Ms. Tomlin you just made me laugh cereal out of my nose

OMG!!! SO CLASSIC! I love you Lily!!! You are absolutely halarious!!!! I watched Laugh In all the time and couldn't wait for you to be on, you are SO talented!! THANK YOU so much for uploading these, you made my day and brought back such wonderful memories of you on the show and that character. Please come back to Toronto! Missing seeing you here! Margaret

Thank you for sharing - priceless!

This is Very funny, and humour how it should be, no Swear words,and simple non offending humour

@grandmalovesmebest

5 жыл бұрын

Soho Lord This was in the days when you had to work at becoming famous by perfecting your craft, not just by trashing others.

I freaking love the snort! XD

Recorded in Pasadena, CA. I have this CD

The introductory track tells you where it was recorded. The ice house takes greet pride in presenting miss lily tomlin.

It's the A side of her 1971 album "This is a Recording". According to my copy of the album this was a performance at the Ice House theater in Pasadena, California.

I recognise these stories, I used to listen to them on a record at my Grandparents as a teenager.

The name of the album is "This is a recording." It was recorded live at the Ice House in Pasadena, Ca in front of AT&T employees in the very late 60's or 70, 71.

@MetFan37

Ай бұрын

Lily was the first WOMAN to win the Grammy Award for "Best Comedy Album".

Whos watchin in 2019?

@curtischildress9580

3 жыл бұрын

2021.

@ MyGoingsOn Thank you so much for providing this, Miss Tomlin has always been a favorite, and this character of hers is the best of the best, thanks again.

I borrowed this album from my sister in law. She never got it back. 😂

I had the album in 72 it was recorded at the Ice house in Pasadena CA

The album is This Is A Recording by Lily Tomlin its available on audio cd or on youtube

Thx for sharing such a found treasure So much fun! Thx for the laughter in my life was such a need Thx from the bottom of my ❤️

I have this LP too. Not sure of the date but it was recorded at the "Ice House" wherever that was -- a comedy club perhaps? This album is absolutely HYSTERICAL!

@Victor1930

10 жыл бұрын

Comedy club in Pasadena, CA.

Thanks, Doll! Saw her in the 70s doing a show at our college. Loved Ernestine but edith ann was my favorite.

thank you for sharing these!! I love these!!:D I miss these shows and shorts!!

I used to have this album. I found it in storage in a monastery where I was a monk

@sbalogh53

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

Thank you so much for sharing.

We had this album when I was a kid. It was entitled This is a Recording. I'd paste a photo but there isn't a way here.

This A Recording was the name of the album. My sister gave it to me for my 13th birthday (1970).

LOVE LILY AS ERNESTINE & THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE HUGE ROCKING CHAIR & LOVED HER ON LAUGH IN TOO!!!

@bnhamilton

7 ай бұрын

And that's the truth!

The album's title is called, "This is a Recording", from 1971. Recorded Live At The Ice House, Pasadena (California, I presume...).

@Victor1930

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's California. The Ice House was and still is one of the great comedy clubs in the greater Los Angeles area. Lots of people got started there.

Thank you SO much for this! I'm a life coach who does a lot of work on Skype and telephone. Have had a couple of issues lately!

Thank you for sharing 😊

I have this album!! Love it Love it Love it!!!!!!

The Ice House Comedy Club (Pasadena CA) August 1970.

"The number to the Bijou Theater....? You don't want see that film, it's filthy."

@MetFan37

Ай бұрын

"Go look it up yourself, I've got better things to do". PRICELESS!!!

Love this album...have it...

Love this lp own it since 1971 awesome lp

The Light House Comedy Club in Pasadena CA (c. 25 August 1971)

I have this album. Funny stuff!

Hey My goings on, You rule. Thank you for this post you made my day.

I remember and my first job was a job at a switchboard just like that. I hated it.

@grandmalovesmebest

5 жыл бұрын

Patricia Lytle Everybody hated this job, in fact, all the "girl"jobs. I think thats why we all relate to this bit. Also, I think those awful jobs are what triggered the women's movement!🙊😝

I had this album. Got it for my birthday.

Recorded live in Pasadena 1971.

The album This Is A Recording is on CD now. You can find it on laugh.com or Lily Tomlin's website.

I had this LP vinyl album in the 70s. Produced I believe in 1971 on Polydor Records. It's called, "This Is A Recording."

These are from the LP - 'This is a Recording' taped from 'The Ice House' comedy club.

No, this is from "This is a Recording." The laugh track is exactly the same, as well as the tonal quality.

The Lily Tomlin Album is Called "This is a Recording" (1971) I have the Album on Vinyl

1972 at the Icehouse in Pasadena, California. The title was "This Is A Recording".

lol I have this Album! on vinyl!

I had this album!

SIMPLE BUT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COMEDY

0:32 Vito 3:18 Mr. Hoover 6:26 Margaret Mitchell 10:11 Nuisance Calls 11:11 Peeved

HILARIOUS!!!

Jedgar Hoover - BAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

@maryfink1182

3 жыл бұрын

Mrs Mitchell too funny

I love Ernestine

Lily Tomlin is funny. Reba McEntire and liliy Tomlin crack me up on Malibu Country.

The LP is 'This Is A Recording', released by POLYDOR in 1971.

Love Love Love this!!! 🤣🤣🤣

You are Beautiful!!! You break my Heart!!!

I love miss Tomlin, great hair too!

just ordered a ONE RINGYDINGY T-shirt!

Love lilly tomlin

Recorded live at the lcehouse in Pasadena, CA.

There's one cut on this album where she thinks she's speaking with the Pope and it's really a Mafioso. Very funny.

@briananderson2452

6 жыл бұрын

Pure genius!

@MetFan37

Ай бұрын

"Up yours, twice on Sundays"!!! when the mafioso insults her.

OMG, that snort on the delivery.

...that damn Sarah Coventry...!

I loved these by Lily. Ernestine; These are so Priceless,. Funny, Funny, 50 years later they are still totally Hysterical. 😅🤣🤣

This is so good. Would love to have a way of adding to my phone ring tones. Anyone have a idea?

Lol she was awww