LILY TOMLIN

With special guest Rob Paravonian

Get together with Lily Tomlin for an unforgettable night of fun and sidesplitting laughter. “Tomlin is amazing”(New York Times) and “as always a revelation.” (The New Yorker) This unique comic artist takes her audience on a “wise and howlingly funny” (Washington Post) trip with more than a dozen of her timeless characters---from Ernestine to Sister Boogie Woman; Mrs. Beasley to Edith Ann. “With astounding skill and energy, Tomlin zaps through the channels like a human remote control. Using a fantastic range of voices, gestures and movements, she conjures up the cast of characters with all the apparent ease of a magician pulling a whole menagerie of animals from a single hat.” (NY Daily News) “Her gentle touch is as comforting as it is edifying." (NY Time Out) She has “made the one-person show the daring, irreverent art form it is today.”(Newsweek) “Lily Tomlin just may be the eighth wonder of the world.”(USA Today) Don’t miss this warm and uniquely affecting experience filled with comical insights and wildly, witty observations about the human condition.

Lily Tomlin, one of America's foremost comediennes, continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation, and video.  Throughout her extraordinary entertainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards, including: six Emmys; a Tony for her one woman Broadway show, Appearing Nitely; a second Tony as Best Actress, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics’ Circle Award for her one woman performance in Jane Wagner’s The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe; a CableAce Award for Executive Producing the film adaptation of The Search; a Grammy for her comedy album, This is a Recording as well as nominations for her subsequent albums Modern Scream, And That's the Truth,  and On Stage; and two Peabody Awards--the first for the ABC television special, Edith Ann’s Christmas: Just Say Noël and the second for narrating and executive producing the HBO film, The Celluloid Closet.

Rob Paravonian is a comedian and musician who seamlessly blends a sharp sense of humor with serious musical chops. Known the world over thanks to his Pachelbel Rant, which has been viewed over 8 million times on YouTube and translated into several languages, Rob has made appearances on Comedy Central and VH1 and opened several shows for the late George Carlin. He recently released his fourth CD, Songs From The Second Floor. His intelligent material and affable demeanor have made Rob a favorite on college campuses and at alternative venues coast to coast. Originally from the Chicago area and now based in Brooklyn, NY, Rob tours the country, creates online videos, and regularly writes for New York-based sketch group Spurn.