Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who is Ernest P. Worrell? Well, he's a comedic icon played by actor Jim Varney. Who is Jim Varney? A Kentucky legend who will soon ...

A documentary about the life and career of Jim Varney, the actor who portrayed Ernest P. Worrell, is in post-production. The documentary, titled "The Importance of Being Ernest," will feature unseen ...

“KnoWhutIMean, Vern?” If you know those words, well, congratulations, you are part of the greatest generation ever! Arguably, I suppose, but those who know, know. The man behind those words is Ernest ...

Writer Corey Perkins will team with illustrator M Arief Russanto and colorist Mariam Yasser to bring the character of Ernest P. Worrell back to life with Ernest & the Dream Stone, a new, spooky comedy ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A fourth grade teacher appears on-screen, spiking the camera. Behind her stands a boy in a very specific clothing combination writing sentences on the chalkboard. “He never ...

Most longtime Nashvillians — moreover, most fans of high-quality Southern cinema — know Middle Tennessee’s many connections to Ernest P. Worrell, a character created and portrayed by outsized talent ...

Jim Varney owned a DeLorean. If a more 1980s sentence than that has ever appeared in these pages, it’d be gobsmacking. But it’s true, the man beloved by a generation for portraying Ernest P. Worrell — ...

Hey Vern, it’s another annual Ernest Day in Dickson County this weekend. Yes, that famed catchphrase is required in every “Ernest P. Worrell” story. And, yep, Ernest Day is indeed a big deal, ...