Lily Tomlin Performs As Lounge Lizard Tommy Velour | Letterman
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2 жыл бұрынTommy Velour talks about life in Vegas and how we'd get more voters if they replaced booths with slot machines. Then Lily talks about how all characters are better with a good wig. (Air date: 5/19/82)
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@Danuta628 22 күн бұрын
I love that lily as lily is not even SLIGHTLY intimated by Dave or the audience reactions. Completely unwavered.
@brucenator 19 күн бұрын
*intimidated
@brendalg4 16 күн бұрын
@@brucenator why would she be? She was famous long before David
@brucenator 15 күн бұрын
@@brendalg4 I wouldn't say that she was. I was merely commenting that from the context of the sentence the OP probably meant to say intimidated, not "intimated."
@irvingberlin-o8h 14 күн бұрын
@@brendalg4 why would she be? she's a jouxwish supremacist.
@kalevala29 13 күн бұрын
She's just confident and she knows she's funny, but she's not conceited. I wish we had more celebrities like her now. Everyone is so one dimensional and boring.
@simon5005 23 күн бұрын
This aired a few days after I graduated from college, I'm pushing 70 now.........this is one hell of a career!!! ❤
@chinookvalley 21 күн бұрын
Lily Tomlin as Tommy Velour as Christopher Walken
@brucenator 19 күн бұрын
That's who I saw him as too. Christopher Walken.
@OpheliaDarkling 15 күн бұрын
word...that makeup is wild.
@emilyj8967 15 күн бұрын
Exactly 😂
@StarshipTrooper2050 13 күн бұрын
@chinookvalley….that’s wonderfully demented…. I love it……
@BrooklynWalker 12 күн бұрын
I was thinking of Nicolas Cage!
@kevinlakeman5043 21 күн бұрын
Tomlin is a national treasure.
@jramsey9690 24 күн бұрын
Wayne Newton has the same vocal timbre. I love this character. Never seen this one before. And a great interview with her, too. Thanks!
@wendybutler1681 21 күн бұрын
She had talents nobody knew how to use yet. A MASTER at her craft.
@davidsummerville351 18 күн бұрын
I grew up in the 60s and she always came out with such a unique style of comedy.
@mikedtw 21 күн бұрын
comedy genius. just damn genius.
@lauragroce3816 19 күн бұрын
Lily is a treasure.
@Coolkingman Жыл бұрын
That Tommy Velour bit had me rolling 😂. First time seeing this bit in 2023.
@michaelmane5058 3 ай бұрын
The first drag king
@xreyengineering9073 18 күн бұрын
Annie Lennox, and later Lady Gaga did incredibly realistic male characters in their concerts that surprised fans
@nuthinmuffins5073 16 күн бұрын
Not even close to the first, although she did it well.
@FOJO27 13 күн бұрын
@@nuthinmuffins5073Who was the first?
@startingbrandnew3055 12 күн бұрын
She fits and plays this role perfectly. If it wasn't told i wouldn't even recognise her. I don't know why but i always felt that she was a lesbian. I never looked into it but i always had that vibe. I could be wrong...
@FOJO27 12 күн бұрын
@@startingbrandnew3055 Yup, she is. She and her business/life partner Jane Wagner have been together since 1971. In 2013, Tomlin and Wagner married in a private ceremony in Los Angeles after 42 years together.
@donmoore7785 19 күн бұрын
Always loved Lily. I don't remember this golden impersonation.
@jimrebr 15 күн бұрын
I do, hahaha, I remember her Tommy Velour character too well 😂
@giri.goyo_yt 19 күн бұрын
"He can't help it that's he's not overly talented"! HA! I love Lily!
@ajn465 17 күн бұрын
Lily was able to indulge herself and immerse her self in playing a guy. But she walks on and every move. She makes looks like a guy move. She wasn’t fooling around at all. She’s an artist who is willing to put it out there in the most dangerous ways. And if you continue to listen, you find out just how much she poured into creating this character. Just an artist on the highest level.
@scottydouglass1892 8 күн бұрын
I loved her show as a kid. The characters were awesome. The phone operator or the little kid were my favorites.
@waynefoote3781 18 күн бұрын
This is really crazy man! I never heard of this guy! Lily will always be incredible!
@nancye7520 14 күн бұрын
OMG, she was Walken before Walken was Walken.
@phredmadsen-vallee8375 18 күн бұрын
Drag is an art form !
@kriskabin 18 күн бұрын
And, centuries ago in Europe, drag was worn in battle...by men. And Trans-masculine people led armies, ex. Joan of Arc.
@somni2246 13 күн бұрын
@@kriskabinJoan of Arc was a woman-- a woman doesn't have to be a "man" or "trans-masculine" to have been powerful and courageous, yanno.
@bricaaron3978 11 күн бұрын
@@kriskabin Joan of Arc did not lead any army. Jeanne d"Arc, also known as Joan the Maid, was not a warrior --- _obviously._ You've been lied to.
@Lily-wp8ol 19 күн бұрын
She had all the gestures,body language down as a dude 100%!
@BrunoRegno 14 күн бұрын
It's like Sammy Davis Jr. saw a ghost.
@OuterGalaxyLounge 15 күн бұрын
When I was in college in 1983 I took a date who I thought was hip and cool to see Lily's one-woman show and I was laughing my ass off and my date was sitting there silent and inert like a log and I'm still p*ssed off about it to this day, lol.
@yummypony 11 күн бұрын
You just can’t help some people.
@relentlessflashbackin 2 жыл бұрын
David Letterman is a gift that keeps on giving! I never knew about this character played by the the great Lily Tomlin! This youtube channel is one of the greatest thing of 2022!
@alexkx8599 Ай бұрын
Well, I didn't know she had his then! She had him at the Tribute To Elizabeth Taylor with Michael Jackson in 1997!
@ajbufort 5 күн бұрын
Lily Tomlin is one of a kind. So talented and just plain cool!
@mayormc Жыл бұрын
I never saw this before. What a treat!
@roberttemple2521 19 күн бұрын
Such a brilliant woman, I really love her style. She is a real class act.
@dreacdreac Жыл бұрын
What a gem of a comic.
@stephaniebenson8444 21 күн бұрын
what great hair!
@loriepark404 18 күн бұрын
Check out Lily Tomlin as Tommy Velour w/ Michael Jackson & Elizabeth Taylor( it's here on KZfaq), It is a live show she did in Las Vegas where she does the lounge lizard act with Liz Taylor and Michael Jackson in the audience. Hilarious!
@thomaswattsjr.7 12 күн бұрын
Hearing Lilly's voice coming from "him" is mind blowing!
@CynthiaWord-iq7in 11 күн бұрын
Yes, very danke schoen.
@lenwelch2195 18 күн бұрын
She’s absolutely brilliant
@OhanaFilms Жыл бұрын
She’s incredible. I don’t remember this at all!
@libbyworkman3459 19 күн бұрын
I know exactly what Lily Tomlin looks like and this creature does not look like Lily. What an amazing performance.
@Danuta628 22 күн бұрын
Tommy V looks a bit like Nicolas Cage
@karynalicea9945 9 ай бұрын
She's a genius
@SpiderHacksaw 17 күн бұрын
LOVE LILY!!! Now, then, forever and always. A true comic genius.
@kellylappin5944 Жыл бұрын
I love her, and Richard Pryor!
@Syl-Vee 17 күн бұрын
Hahaha "take those voting booths out and put those slot machines in"! 'Tommy' talks tough! Tomlin genius.
@MichaelTorres-fx1zo 2 жыл бұрын
Also looks like Christopher Walken...
@HardRockMiner Жыл бұрын
I've never seen them together 🤔
@wendyfrench8042 29 күн бұрын
My neighbor is his doppelgänger. This is him and Prince.
@JackF99 16 күн бұрын
Seems like he could use more cowbell.
@Lolly1122dooda 16 күн бұрын
You took the words right out of my mouth.
@rrock2025 12 күн бұрын
Why the ellipsis?
@mpacino1224 2 жыл бұрын
Lily is very committed.
@rhuephus 2 жыл бұрын
what a great interview ... always loved her "Telephone Operator" character
@JiveDadson 2 жыл бұрын
She had a partner who wrote all her stuff. Tomlin tried often to give her [the writer] equal credit, but people didn't want to hear it.
@afterburner2869 2 жыл бұрын
One ringie dingie!
@terryolsson4145 19 күн бұрын
Love you Lily
@michaelthomas366 18 күн бұрын
Geez, what a talent!
@dianewinters8628 2 жыл бұрын
I always loved Edith Ann
@acbenepe 19 күн бұрын
and that's the truth
@dianewinters8628 19 күн бұрын
@@acbenepe I'm sticking out my tongue😛
@100marymich 8 күн бұрын
And, the telephone operator. “One Ringy-Dingy”
@dianewinters8628 8 күн бұрын
@@100marymich Ernestine
@billhampton8004 19 күн бұрын
Lily was one of the funniest along with Gilda.
@patrickcardon7114 13 күн бұрын
Was?
@samray5516 29 күн бұрын
Drag king finest. People don't realize, drag can both mock and celebrate gender identities at the same time.
@cowboy9257 16 күн бұрын
Looks like the love child of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
@rockets4kids 2 ай бұрын
Dave was epic in the 1980s.
@100marymich 8 күн бұрын
I have never before seen Tomlinson play this character. It was great👍
@joeyjack79 18 күн бұрын
The lovechild of William Fichtner and Chris Walken
@atarigames 2 жыл бұрын
Tommy Velour out here using Tony Clifton's good name to get places
@rhuephus 2 жыл бұрын
yeah ... both a totally fictional characters ...
@infinitejest441 10 күн бұрын
Velour and Clifton perform together in Vegas. I would pay to see that 😂
@RCrosbyLyles 12 күн бұрын
Absolute genius! Thanks for uploading this historical gem.
@thefunshow2024 Жыл бұрын
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen.
@ehopem4877 11 күн бұрын
She's just genius!
@stephenfermoyle4578 17 күн бұрын
LOVE LILY
@dawnmullen4348 10 күн бұрын
I've never seen this, this is amazing!
@wendybutler1681 21 күн бұрын
Note to conservatives: this is a drag performance. A drag KING performance. Drag isn't only about ultra perfect femme fatales. It's about donning the outside wrappings of a character and entertaining an audience. It can be funny, dramatic or absurd. This is drag. Not the grooming of children. It is an art. In my mind, the epitome of human artistic expression. Living, breathing sculpture. I am fascinated by the ability they have to transform themselves ... into bugs, birds, furniture and movie posters, too.
@michaelthomas366 18 күн бұрын
Why conservatives ?
@kriskabin 18 күн бұрын
@michaelthomas366 so you haven't been paying attention to right-wing insanity lately.? 🙄
@NickWebber-vp4pd 15 күн бұрын
@@kriskabin…labeling people are we…racist much?
@joeterp5615 15 күн бұрын
You need to get out and meet people. You have a very simplistic prejudicial way of thinking about a huge swath of people. Not to mention, if you honestly think this the “epitome of human artistic expression” then you’ve likely lived a very sheltered life devoid of literature, movies, concerts, and art museums.
@mightyprotong 14 күн бұрын
lol look at the choades trying to pretend that right-wingers haven’t been at war with drag. You weaklings really do need to try harder. We can see you. We know what you are.
@petepal55 13 күн бұрын
She was a real pro!
@roycroftjones9924 10 күн бұрын
So glad I watched. Lily is really extraordinary.
@UnkoHoloHolo 12 күн бұрын
Beautiful... Thank you
@r.pollardgonzalez1021 11 күн бұрын
Lily Tomlin as Cage.
@timthompson8297 21 күн бұрын
She’s great
@imdanhoover 11 күн бұрын
legend
@CynthiaWord-iq7in 11 күн бұрын
What a great audience...so schmaltzy, love Tomlin.
@cfan6716 Жыл бұрын
It’s the FRIZZ! 😮
@donnadees1971 12 күн бұрын
Her smile is so lovely.
@dbarker7794 11 күн бұрын
Would never have figured out in a zillion years who this really is. Amazing.
@JBeauchesne 6 күн бұрын
Tony Clifton comes to mind.
@janelewis2702 19 күн бұрын
It's so weird to hear Lily Tomlin's voice coming out of this guy's mouth. The makeup dept. did a great job!
@mygirl1129 13 күн бұрын
Awesome Dave.
@hotlov72 2 жыл бұрын
Looks kind of like Bob Dylan
@karynalicea9945 9 ай бұрын
True, A sexy smoldering genius.
@gmanette188 16 күн бұрын
One of my favorites
@marccardiff 17 күн бұрын
Lily is a genius. My favorite part is when Tommy first sits down, either he (or Lily) starts to instinctively cross their legs, but quickly switches to a man-spread. Story of my youth, censoring such gestures to try and appear more masculine.
@wildoceanappaloosawomangay2535 19 күн бұрын
Brilliant 💚
@Fiawordweaver 21 күн бұрын
Brilliant
@MedXOR 6 күн бұрын
Lily Tomlinson is brilliant, and so demanding of herself. For me her pinnacle was 9 to 5!
@westleywest7259 19 күн бұрын
Wow! She totally looks like Christopher Walken!
@LuckyLarry 16 күн бұрын
Yes! Hilarious!
@keithklassen5320 7 күн бұрын
Puffing that dart like it's his job...
@PullthaleverKronk 9 ай бұрын
Lily is so beautiful
@wendyfrench8042 29 күн бұрын
Did you see her in Grrr commercial? Gorgeous
@bricaaron3978 11 күн бұрын
At 2:40 Letterman says "I think sh--- I think he's right."
@billammann9807 13 күн бұрын
She , Lilly Tomlin did a fantastic job that night on Dave Letterman.
@girlwalkerII 2 жыл бұрын
A touch of Nicholas Cage?
@patriciaalley1562 11 күн бұрын
Looks like Bob Dylan and Christopher Walken at the same time. She's the best.
@sethloganhopkins6100 12 күн бұрын
Lady Gaga. At that Awards show. Anyone ‘memba? Did not realize it was a tribute to Lily as Tommy. Maybe she didn’t, either. But Gaga as a dude, and then hangin with Kanye afterward is forever burned into my brain.
@FargoFX 12 күн бұрын
I’m so confused, it’s the face of a man, but the voice of Justin Bieber.
@Cobra-ky9bt 10 күн бұрын
Miss seeing Edith Ann, too. And that's the truth.
@christinemiller7238 15 күн бұрын
And it hasn’t improved. I love her!!
@GiGiGoesShopping 11 күн бұрын
Feel Nick Cage in this.
@JacobSnow-ie3re 20 күн бұрын
I would drive to Omaha with Tommy, sounds fun to me!
@aprilcraddock169 22 күн бұрын
Andy Kauffman???? Way❤❤❤
@APHS-B 5 күн бұрын
Oh good
@crabbydad8931 17 күн бұрын
they all have to show us. part of the deal
@chinupduck4849 14 күн бұрын
Guy Smiley vibes.
@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 3 күн бұрын
he didn't ask about her Sesame Street sketches!
@EagerJackrabbit-wy6zn 11 күн бұрын
FUNNY!!!!
@user-wl6wx9xd9k 12 күн бұрын
That's some balls on her to pull this off back then😂 love her
@cynthiarowley719 17 күн бұрын
I see Andy Williams and Sammy Davis, Jr. 😅
@miguelbotelho2613 17 күн бұрын
Also add a tad of Nicolas Cage in there
@donnadees1971 12 күн бұрын
She is beautiful.
@danielhamilton4269 15 күн бұрын
HE COULD HANG WITH TONY CLIFTON.
@whereisyourhumanity7557 9 күн бұрын
13:11 That's the kind of stuff I like to hear. About the studio/performer negotiations... but Letterman sure ran away from that topic.
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