Thursday, Apr. 20, 2023

Actress-writer-producer Issa Rae and comedian-actress Lily Tomlin have been named, respectively, winners of the Peabody Trailblazer Award and the Peabody Career Achievement Award. Both honors were selected by unanimous vote of the Peabody Board of Jurors and will be celebrated live at the 83rd...

Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023

The on-screen pairing of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is not exactly a novelty at the moment. Seven seasons of "Grace and Frankie" and the movie "80 for Brady" has, perhaps, spoiled us a little lately. And, unfortunately, second-act movies with Hollywood legends have a very hit or miss track...

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

"There's nothing I believe more than this, that laughter adds time to one's life," Norman Lear told an audience gathered to honor him and other four other television comedy greats.

"I believe that as much as I believe my mother loved me," the writer-producer added. "She said she did. But...

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2017

The message of "Grace and Frankie" is: There's life after 70.

And also your own brand of vibrator, according to this Netflix comedy's just-released new season.

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin press on as the title characters whose longtime husbands (played by Martin Sheen and Sam...

Tuesday, May. 5, 2015

Age rarely catches a break in pop culture. But when Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin lend their outsized talents to a sitcom, expect something far removed from old-lady cliches and self-negating punchlines.

"Grace and Frankie," the 13-episode Netflix...

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015

Writer-director Paul Weitz knew what he was after when he was writing "Grandma," the official closing-night selection at the Sundance Film Festival.

"I just wanted to see a movie where (Lily Tomlin) was in every scene," he said after the film's...

Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014

It’s a rare honor for an artist to receive accolades from the president, let alone have him sing one of your tunes.

Now Al Green can claim both, knowing that President Barack Obama is a fan. Green is among five artists receiving this year’s Kennedy...

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