The many characters who populate the mind of Lily Tomlin had their genesis in the neighborhood where she grew up. Edith Ann (the little girl in the oversize rocking chair), snarky telephone operator ...

Comic legend Lily Tomlin is in town this weekend for a rare two-day stretch of performances at Seattle’s Fifth Avenue Theatre, and I got to talk to the veteran actress and comedienne about her ...

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 “Laugh-In” in ...