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Mark Your Calendars!

NBC will host Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, a retrospective special to celebrate one of America’s favorite talents. The special will air on Carol’s birthday, Wednesday, April 26 at 8/7c on NBC and will stream the next day on Peacock.

Some of the guests include Aileen Quinn, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Bob Mackie, Cher, Ellen DeGeneres, Julie Andrews, Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Lily Tomlin, Marisa Tomei, Sofia Vergara, Steve Carell, Susan Lucci, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Vicki Lawrence.

Retrieved from NBC Insider.

Carol is Finding Her Roots

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Carol always wondered who her biological maternal grandfather was because her grandmother married five different men. Tune in January 17 to see what she learns.

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/finding-your-roots-host-and-cleveland-man-henry-louis-gates-jr-previews-new-season.html

Did You Know- They tricked Carol Burnett into doing those Q&A sessions before every show?

“Do you show the audience during the show?” a seemingly shy freckled woman asks in a 1967 opening segment of The Carol Burnett Show.

Burnett’s onstage in a bright yellow shirt and her eyes get a little wider when she answers the woman, “Sometimes we do, why? Do you want to be separated from this gentleman here?” The camera pans back and the woman and the gentleman both laugh, before Carol moves on to point out celebrities seated in the audience, including Elizabeth Montgomery and Ken Berry. Apart from seeing the hilarious live show, this was the moment many people in the audience had really showed up for. Keep reading on MeTV.com

Credit to MeTV.com

Did You Know- Vicki had a #1 Song?

“The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” is a Southern Gothic murder ballad, written in 1972 by songwriter Bobby Russell and first recorded by his then wife, singer, comedian, and actress Vicki Lawrence. Lawrence’s version, from her 1973 album of the same name, went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 main chart after its release. I still have the 45 rpm of her song in my collection.

Credit to IMDb.com and Wikipedia.