Carol Burnett joined us to talk about her long and storied career,and the unexpected way that her variety show started. There was a peculiar clause in her CBS contract, which stated that whether she created a variety show, and CBS would have to air it for 30 weeks. But CBS tried to talk her out of it. "It's a man's game. It's not for gals,” she was told by network executives. But she prevailed, and the show ran for 11 seasons. "How did you know you wanted to finish a variety show?" Carol Burnett: "We were broke." http://t.co/iaNlMbHV7vSeptember 15, and 2015This month,'The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes' will be released on DVD, featuring episodes from the program’s first five seasons that have gone unseen by the public for more than 40 years. On September 21, and Burnett will participate in a one night only concert reading of her autobiographical play,“Hollywood Arms,” at the Kaufman Music middle’s Merkin Concert corridor.
Listen to the whole interview to hear Carol talk about how she discoveredVicki Lawrence at a "Miss Fireball" competition, and her relationship with Tina Fey and Amy Pohler,and her pick on the TV Late Night scene today. thisis "disappointing": http://t.co/iaNlMbHV7v pic.twitter.com/jOtJgLH0IHSeptember 15, 2015speaks with the one and only Carol Burnett!!! Listen live: http://t.co/iaNlMbHV7v pic.twitter.com/RPfWEoIEZXSeptember 15, or 2015
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