Latest in Lily Tomlin

Saturday Night Live‘s Cecily Strong will make her New York stage debut this December in an Off Broadway production of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Jane Wagner’s classic 1985 solo play that starred Lily Tomlin and was made into a 1991 film. Tomlin and Wagner will serve as executive…

EXCLUSIVE: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda have committed to a big screen reteam in Moving On, a comedy written and to be directed by Paul Weitz. Malcolm McDowell and Richard Roundtree join them in a film about two old friends who reconnect at a funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged them decades…

As the country endures another surge in Covid infections, Netflix today delivered a bit of good news: The streamer has released the first four episodes of the seventh and final season of its comedy Grace and Frankie. Watch stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin announce the news above. The four episodes already were in the…

If you are a Lily Tomlin fan (and who isn’t), do not miss this week’s episode of my Deadline video series The Actor’s Side as I go one-on-one with the great Tomlin. We cover her entire career, starting out with the first moment she contracted a touch of show business to what is happening with the final season of her…

Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda were joined today by the cast of their award-winning Netflix show Grace and Frankie for a live online table read of an unreleased episode from the show’s next season. Hilarity ensued, but the read also had a purpose, as it raised funds to help the Meals on Wheels COVID-19 relief efforts. You…

EXCLUSIVE: Grace and Frankie may have suspended production on its seventh and final season because of the coronavirus crisis, but the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy is back this week with a special live treat for fans and a spotlight on seniors in need during these troubled times. The series starring Jane Fonda and Lily…

Netflix is about to serve a flood of funny in Los Angeles with its Netflix is a Joke Fest, set for April 27-May 3. For one week, the streaming giant is partnering with Live Nation to bring over 100 live shows and events to various venues in L.A. with recorded shows available on the platform later this year. Netflix Is…

EXCLUSIVE: Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler’s feature Radium Girls has been snapped up by Juno Films, which is taking all North American rights and English-speaking territories. The pic, which made its world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, will open April 3 at the Quad Cinema in New York followed by a…

Cynthia Nixon will direct a 40th anniversary Broadway production of Jane Chambers’ landmark lesbian stage drama Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, to be produced by Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner and Harriet Newman Leve. The producers have not yet announced casting, venue or timeline. Set in…

The just-released Season 6 trailer for Grace and Frankie kicks off with Lily Tomlin’s Frankie making a toast to newlyweds Grace (Jane Fonda) and Nick, played by Peter Gallagher. “Raise your glasses people, to the newlyweds, Grace and Nick!”, says Frankie, to the clearly surprised friends and family. The penultimate…

Lily Tomlin was arrested on Friday in the latest climate protest led by her Grace & Frankie co-star Jane Fonda. Demonstrators shouted “Lily! Lily” as Tomlin and more than a dozen other demonstrators occupied the steps of the Capitol after a rally. This was the 12th straight week of climate protests, something that…

The Paley Center for Media awarded Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett and Norman Lear at The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television's Comedy Legends on Thursday Night in Beverly Hills. In the sixth annual Paley Honors for achievements in television, Conan O'Brien introduced Newhart, who shared…