The comedic legend is set to be feted with a TV special titled “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,” which airs Wednesday, April 26, on NBC.
Sadly, Burnett doesn’t think the groundbreaking show would be able to air today.
“There are many people who could do a variety show, but … they couldn’t do what we did because of the cost. That’s the problem. That’s why there aren’t any shows like ours or Dean Martin or any of those, you know, just can’t happen today.”Bob Mackie designed all the costumes for “The Carol Burnett Show.”“It was $42 or $43. That’s all,” she recalls. “And we couldn’t, we couldn’t afford it.
The second was a man who saw Burnett perform a musical comedy sketch at a party while she was attending college and asked her what she wanted to do with her life.