Lily Tomlin (Part 1)

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Lily Tomlin (Part 1)

And That's the Truth

Title: And That's the Truth (Part 1)

Subtitle: An Evening of Comedy with Lily Tomlin

Creator: Tomlin, Lily

Creator: Brown, Irby B.

Creator: Cooper, William E., 1951-

Creator: Leary, David E.

Date: 2000

Description: 1 streaming video file (39 min.)

Type of Resource: moving image

Location: Virginia Baptist Historical Society, University of Richmond Archival Video Collection

Subject: Women comedians

Subject: Stand-up comedy routines

Subject: United States

Series: Richmond Quest

Note: Digital transfer by Zhuoqun Wei, Digital Scholarship Lab.

Note: Comedian Lily Tomlin performs a stand-up routine on the nature of truth as part of the University of Richmond's Richmond Quest 2000 series, exploring "Is truth in the eye of the beholder?" Following Ms. Tomlin's performance, university President William Cooper and Dean David Leary award Tomlin a honorary doctor of fine arts degree. This is followed in subsequent parts by a panel discussion with cartoonist Robb Armstrong, comedians Rick Reynolds and Lily Tomlin, and humor scholars Dr. Ted Cohen and Dr. Lawrence Mintz exploring truth and comedy.

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