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Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut. After successful appearances on The Garry Moore Show, Carol moved to Los Angeles and began an eleven-year run on The Carol Burnett Show which was aired on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With roots in vaudeville, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show which combined comedy sketches, song, and dance. The comedy sketches ranged from film parodies to character pieces. Burnett created many endearing characters during the show's television run.

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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)

This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful cultural influence it has had on social change in America. The film combines rare archival materials, stand-up performances, and interviews with a show-stop ...

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special (2024)

Jimmy Fallon celebrates 10 years as host of The Tonight Show in a two-hour primetime special, featuring highlights from monologues, sketches, guest interviews, games, musical performances and more from the last decade. ...

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion (2024)

"Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion" traces the life of the fashion icon on screen and off, highlighting Mackie's global impact on TV, film, Broadway and concert stages and within fashion and popular culture. The film will feature contributions from Mackie's most ...

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)

CBS presents DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC, an unforgettable special celebrating the legendary career of the iconic entertainer for his 98th birthday. ...

Celebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter (2023)

Shout. Factory program that streamed as a prelude to an NBC special. ...

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett's illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of t ...

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (2023)

Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death. ...

Lucy and Desi (2022)

Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz risked everything to be together. ...

Betty White: A Celebration (2022)

A documentary focusing on the life of actress and comedian Betty White. ...

Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021)

Queen Poppy plans the first annual Trolls Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap, but things don't go quite as expected. ...

Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin's varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jer ...

Becoming Cousteau (2021)

Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the ...

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)

Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she hires them to write a musical version of Sunset Boulevard, her 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder. ...

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new docume ...

Mister Candid Camera (2021)

The story of the life and career of comical genius Allen Funt, and his legacy as the mastermind of the Candid Camera radio and TV shows. ...

All Together Now (2020)

An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand? ...

The Story of Soaps (2020)

This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than th ...

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020)

Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six. ...

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)

Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews with the actors, creators and crew members. ...

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (2019)

Forky attempts to understand the concept of love from Bonnie's elder toys who believe they've been there, done that. ...

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new fr ...

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! (2019)

This charming documentary showcases the career of musical-comedy sensation Kaye Ballard, whose ability to sing and tell jokes was ubiquitous in the late 20th century. Delightful moments are captured in rare archival footage and interviews with Ann-Margret, ...

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

The team work to reunite a wedding dress with its rightful recipient, but find that they may have far more to do. Meanwhile, Rita and Norman's wedding plans present new challenges. ...

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (2017)

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking sketch comedy with appearances from Burnett, original cast members Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, costume designer Bob Mackie, and a slew of special guests. ...

Household Name (2017)

A family is given the chance to live in the house of their dreams as long as they live with and tolerate its current owner. ...

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)

A special Betty White's 90th Birthday Party aired on NBC a day before the star's birthday on January 16, 2012. ...

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)

It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse others since he was five years old. Since that early age, audiences split their sides watching his wacky antics, whilst wannabe comics aspired to his prolific ca ...

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)

A compilation of television's biggest and best stars as they are caught in hilarious moments while filming. See stars and blooper moments from such hits as I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Happy Days, M*A*S*H*, The Andy Griff ...

Post Grad (2009)

Ryden Malby has a master plan. Graduate college, get a great job, hang out with her best friend and find the perfect guy. But her plan spins hilariously out of control when she's forced to move back home with her eccentric family. ...

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

The classic and beloved story from Dr. Seuss is now a CG animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the Ice Age films. An imaginative elephant named Horton (Jim Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating ...

Once Upon A Mattress (2005)

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to t ...

The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights (2004)

For 11 smash hit seasons Carol's cry, "Let's Bump up the Lights!" was the signal for something unexpected to begin. Now you can enjoy a sensational hour of spontaneous moments captured in the lengendary Question and Answer segment of every Carol Burnett S ...

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywo ...

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers (2001)

Originally broadcast on CBS in 2001, this affectionate retrospective reunites the peerless cast of Burnett's variety show--Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman--to answer audience questions and reminisce. The cast recalls the many times t ...

Putting It Together (2001)

An all-star cast performs the music of one of the greatest composers of our time... Stephen Sondheim. Anxiously anticipated by the myriad fans of the legendary composer, Putting It Together marked the return of Carol Burnett to the Broadway musical stage ...

The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)

The adventures of a young Trumpeter swan who cannot speak. With the help of a human boy and the love of his family and friends, Louie discovers his own unique talents which help him find his place in the world. ...

Get Bruce! (1999)

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then hea ...

Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno. ...

The Marriage Fool (1998)

Recently widowed after 41 years of marriage, Frank Walsh meets the outgoing Florence, sparking joy back into his life again. However, there is clear disapproval of her from his grown children, especially his eldest son Robert. As Frank and Florence grow cl ...

Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers (1998)

Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers (1998)

Cher hosts this retrospective about her life and career with former partner and husband, Sonny Bono. ...

A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)

The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, K ...

Moon Over Broadway (1997)

A documentary portrait of the backstage efforts to stage the play Moon Over Buffalo on Broadway. ...

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)

A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career. ...

Men, Movies & Carol (1994)

A special with Carol Burnett satirizing movies: Double Indemnity with Scott Bakula and Remains of the Day with Barry Bostwick. Plus a melodious tribute to MGM musicals. ...

Seasons of the Heart (1994)

After her own daughter abandons her child, an ambitious and orderly publisher has little choice but to raise the grandchild as her own. ...

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992)

Co-stars and celebrity admirers go through Benny's entire career ...

Wisecracks (1992)

Women of standup comedy ...

Noises Off... (1992)

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, c ...

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991)

The story focuses on a family of anthropomorphic rabbits, the widowed mother rabbit cautioning her young against entering a vegetable garden grown by a man named Mr. McGregor, telling them: "your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. Mc ...

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)

While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the renowned puppeteer/film maker. ...

Julie and Carol: Together Again (1989)

Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews join forces for their third TV Special. Following the format of their first two specials, Julie and Carol: Together Again is an entertaining hour of comedy, song, and dance, featuring clips from their first performances toge ...

1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular (1989)

1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular (1989)

The special, like the Christmas and Easter Parades, evolved over the years; and in 1989, America's 213th Birthday the focus was on Disney recording artists and the newly opened MGM Studios theme park. The Spectacular kicks off at Washington Square, New Yo ...

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life. ...

Hostage (1988)

After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for revenge and a need to silence her forever... Alone on the run, she will do whatever it takes to survive a ...

Plaza Suite (1987)

Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza. ...

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film. ...

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)

The hour-long special hosted by Carol Burnett features musical and comedy routines with Carol and guest performers, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robin Williams. The four comedians, Burnett, Reiner, Goldberg and Williams introduce the show from lectern ...

Follies: In Concert (1986)

A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual ...

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them t ...

Happily Ever After (1985)

Third-grader Molly Conway finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She tries everything she can to get them back together, but most of her attempts backfire. Eventually, she accepts her new situation with the help of her friends. ...

The Laundromat (1985)

Two lonely women coincide at midnight in a laundromat, where they reveal their secrets. ...

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" ...

Burnett Discovers Domingo (1984)

Funny woman Carol Burnett teams with tenor Placido Domingo in this musical comedy special. ...

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)

A Celebration of the great life of Frank Sinatra with song, dance, and many famous guests. ...

Between Friends (1983)

Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship while continuing to deal with their own lives. ...

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)

A dramatization of the life of the founder of Los Angeles's first alcoholic recovery center for women, Beatrice O'Reilly. ...

Annie (1982)

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie g ...

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)

A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to 1982. ...

Eunice (1982)

Moments in four different years in the lives of the Harper family beginning with 1955 as a hopeful Eunice prepares to go to a party, and her brother Phillip, a recent college graduate, departs for New York. In 1963, a married Eunice and her husband, Ed Hig ...

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical (1982)

An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director John Huston, the nationwide search to cast the title role, the production process, and the conception of ...

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the stre ...

The Four Seasons (1981)

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises. ...

Friendly Fire (1980)

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death ...

HealtH (1980)

At a luxury Florida resort, health food lobbyists choose their new president at their annual convention. As the conference progresses, underhanded tricks, backroom corruption and bizarre personal behavior threaten to undermine the entire affair. ...

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s. ...

Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)

First of three programs about musical theatre hosted by writer-composer-lyricist Sylvia Fine. ...

The Tenth Month (1979)

An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own. ...

Dolly and Carol in Nashville (1979)

Variety special featuring songs and skits with Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett. ...

Mickey's 50 (1978)

"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career. ...

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978)

A comedy-drama about a New York couple who decides to dump the hassle of the big city, pack up the kids and move to what they think is the easy life of suburbia. ...

A Wedding (1978)

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Din ...

Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978)

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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy. ...

Sills and Burnett at the Met (1976)

Carol Burnett joins opera diva Beverly Sills for an hour of music and song from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. ...

Twigs (1975)

Three middle-aged sisters and their grouchy mother confront issues with men in their lives. ...

Out to Lunch (1974)

The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break. ...

The Front Page (1974)

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn't like the idea one bit. ...

6 RMS RIV VU (1974)

Two strangers meet when they respond to an ad in The New York Times for a river view apartment. Paul Friedman is a married advertising copywriter; Ann Miller a discontented housewife. They view the apartment, but before they can leave discover that the doo ...

Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)

A fun-loving bachelor woos and weds a secretary, but the bonds of this marriage aren't strong enough to stop his philandering from continuing. ...

Once Upon a Mattress (1972)

The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Lark ...

Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center (1971)

Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center is a 1971 concert featuring Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, their second out of three specials after Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall and before Julie & Carol: Together Again. Staged in the Philharmonic Hall, the special ...

This Way to Sesame Street (1969)

A commercial television preview of the new children's educational series, Sesame Street. ...

Star Spangled Salesman (1968)

A collection of television celebrities pitch United States Savings bonds. ...

Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in pe ...

Carol + 2 (1966)

Carol + 2 was the title of the second of a multi-year series of television variety specials starring Carol Burnett which aired on the CBS Television network in the United States between 1962 and 1989. The first special was produced in 1962, featuring Burn ...

Once Upon a Mattress (1964)

Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was ...

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)

TV star Jason Steel reluctantly becomes the sounding board for his best friends' bored wives, and must fend off their advances while managing his own fragile relationship. ...

Calamity Jane (1963)

A Wild West cow town is starving for entertainment and it falls upon Calamity Jane, a rowdy, gun-toting tomboy, to go to Chicago to bring back a famed stage actress. She brings instead the star's maid, who settles in the town, but Jane's "Secret Love" fall ...

Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962)

Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall is an American musical comedy television showcase starring Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, broadcast on CBS on June 11, 1962. The special was produced by Bob Banner and directed by Joe Hamilton. Banner came up with the id ...

Movies Made By Carol Burnett (5)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett's illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of t ...

Once Upon A Mattress (2005)

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to t ...

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers (2001)

Originally broadcast on CBS in 2001, this affectionate retrospective reunites the peerless cast of Burnett's variety show--Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman--to answer audience questions and reminisce. The cast recalls the many times t ...

Men, Movies & Carol (1994)

A special with Carol Burnett satirizing movies: Double Indemnity with Scott Bakula and Remains of the Day with Barry Bostwick. Plus a melodious tribute to MGM musicals. ...

Plaza Suite (1987)

Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza. ...

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