Season 11 • Episode 24
LatestA Special Evening with Carol Burnett
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
Acting
Burnett's ear tug—secret love letter to her grandmother.
Costume
Bob Mackie gowns that ate and left no crumbs.
Writing
Sketch comedy that trusted audiences to keep up.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harvey Korman was so notorious for breaking that Tim Conway deliberately wrote sketches to crack him up—sometimes on live air with zero rehearsal.
Burnett's contract gave her ownership of her tapes—unheard of then—meaning she preserved 11 seasons when networks routinely erased shows for tape reuse.
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