A thought on trying to bury something down deep

“What you try to bury just ends up burying you.”
— Jane Wagner

You may not recognize Jane Wagner’s name or face, but I bet you know Lily Tomlin, her comedic and life partner for decades. They met in 1971, quickly became a couple, and were soon working together too.

The quote above comes from material for Tomlin’s character Edith Ann, a little girl sitting in an oversized rocking chair, and one of the characters Tomlin introduced on Laugh-In. Wagner has been writing for Tomlin since. Tomlin once said of their approach, “She’s able to verbalize it, and I’m able to physicalize it.”

You know what? Edith Ann is still pretty funny.