12 Facts About Carol Burnett Show

1.

Carol Burnett Show signed a contract with CBS for 10 years which required her to do two guest appearances and a special a year.

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Carol Burnett Show already had become an admirer of Korman's talent as a sketch comedian on that series.

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3.

Carol Burnett Show credited him with coming up with comedic touches for various characters, such as the tight-legged skirt for Mr Tudball's secretary, Mrs Wiggins.

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4.

Carol Burnett Show's told Mackie the skirt was too baggy in the back for her physique, but he told her to stick her bottom out to fill it, resulting in the character's distinctive posture and walk.

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5.

Carol Burnett Show considered Nabors to be her annual good luck charm.

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6.

Carol Burnett Show asked for the lights to be turned up and then randomly picked audience members who raised their hands.

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7.

Carol Burnett Show often ad-libbed funny answers, but occasionally ended up as the straight man.

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8.

Carol Burnett Show was rehearsed each day until its two Friday tapings.

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9.

CBS wanted to renew the show for another year, but by this time, Burnett had grown tired of the weekly grind and wanted to explore acting roles outside of the comedy genre, despite her success in it.

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10.

Therefore, Carol Burnett Show decided to end the series on her own rather than be canceled later.

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11.

At that gathering, Burnett got wistful and started reminiscing about the show and making suggestions to Conway concerning sketches that she wished they could be creating if the show were still running.

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12.

However, the times had changed and Carol Burnett Show's humor was tame compared to the edgier comedy popular in the 1990s.

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