The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In 1967, Carol Burnett launched The Carol Burnett Show because she had an option in her CBS contract that allowed her to do 30 episodes of a comedy-variety series. Problem was, CBS executives never expected Burnett to use her option. And they couldn’t imagine her fronting a variety series. As …
A few days before the 50th anniversary of the premiere of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS, the Eye Network has announced plans to broadcast a two-hour primetime special tribute to Burnett and her funny friends, to air this December. The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special will air from 8 …
Jenna McMahon began her show-business career as one-half of a comedy duo that performed on all of the big talk shows of the 1960s and 1970s, but it was what she and her comedy partner Dick Clair did behind the scenes that made a more lasting impact, as their sketches …
Ray Jessel, at 84, would seem like an unlikely contestant to round out this season’s auditions for America’s Got Talent. And yet, NBC producers knew more than you. In his pre-audition interview, Jessel told us that he only started performing at age 72. After singing an original ditty he wrote …
