What is Carol Burnett doing these days?

She is almost age 85, OP.

What does that have to do with anything?

Even in those Time Life commercials, you can see that everything is slower, timing, movement, even her thought process for her lines.

She should stay retired.

Escorting

When did she retire? And why shouldn’t she work if she wants to?

She tried several different new follow-up comedy series after The Carol Burnett Show. They all failed. The kind of success of the original Carol Burnett Show couldn't be repeated because younger audiences didn't appreciate her kind of humor anymore.

But she could do a sitcom.

Why was the blonde from "2 Broke Girls" on Carol's 50th Anniverary show?

I'm sick of her. Can't enjoy anything she ever did. Don't know why, don't care.

She seems like a nice lady but I think the best she could do now is play a sassy grandmother on a minor sitcom. And even then she would probably delivery 90% of her lines from the sofa.

There was a rumour she was going to play Mama Morton in Chicago.

The other 10% of her lines would be delivered over her shoulder as she walks from the sofa to the kitchen.

Hello Dolly! after Bernadette.

BI: what former tv has-been comedienne is now desperate for cash? She had a successful variety show on CBS for years. This is no Christmas Carol... She made the wrong people mad and now She allegedly gives blowjobs down by the railroad tracks for $2 In her 'Unique' country bumpkin costume, which She is famous for. If you want more it costs a bit more, For an extra dollar, she will take out her false teeth And give you a gum job! For $5 she will call a friend of yours on your cellie And mess with them or leave them a message in Your favorite character's voice She gives it away for free if you have a good joke that She can steal for her new series on Netflix.

BI WILL BE REVEALED IN SEVERAL WEEKS (or possibly months, meh possibly never)

Terms of Endearment

She had the last really successful, long running variety show and that ended how many years ago? That was a big sign that her time had come and past.

Couldn't she be on Blackish?

Whys should she be on Blackish or anything else.

Just think of all the spare time she has to lick Julie's pussy.

Meth.

Is she breaking up any more happy homes?

I've just never found her that funny outside her variety show. It was tailored to her. I mean, she's a good performer, and a seemingly nice enough person, but she kind of pushes too hard.

She writes autobiographies now, and does then does the books-on-tape versions. And she did some show for years where she toured around and people asked her questions.

She had a full career, and that's it.

I often wonder if the nut who hates Carol Burnett for being a "homewrecker" is the same mentally disturbed person who hates Jessica Lange, loves Faye Dunaway, and hates Elaine Stritch.

That would mean I could just loathe one person instead of 3.

She still does her tour where she tells stories and answers questions. I am sure she makes good coin from those shows.

She was here in Toronto in October.

Anderson and Andy will be at the same venue. Unbelievable.

[quote] But she could do a sitcom.

She was the original choice to play Penny on "The Big Bang Theory", but bailed at the last minute.

[quote]R23 ....and hates Elaine Stritch.

Well, realistically, there's a lot us suspects for those posts...she really was a crotchety, staggering, braying old sea lion.

Is the blind item...

Over-rated and homely. Mother Harper was her only funny character.

Why are some of you acting like she should be put out to pasture just because of her age? She looked great on Stephen Colbert. Seemed in great health. Why quit just because she’s old? So much ageism!

“Put out to pasture?” “Quit”?

She’s working exactly the amount she wants to work. Why are you judging her personal choices?

She's trying to convince Betty White to do a national tour of "The Whales of August."

She did an Amy Poehler-produced pilot for ABC last spring called Household Name.

I would much rather ABC picked that up, instead of Roseanne "Trump is the Greatest President Ever and Democrats are Pedophiles/Anti-Semitic" Barr's sitcom reboot.

How do you know, R30?

I just reject the idea that because someone is 85 that they’re “at death’s door” and should go away. People are always celebrating youth and putting down wisdom and experience.

[quote]I just reject the idea that because someone is 85 that they’re “at death’s door” and should go away.

you can reject it all you like - but the REALITY is, time's up!

[quote]What is Carol Burnett doing these days?I really wish she would come back to TV.

Are you kidding?

What is it about Americans and very old people?

GO FOR THE BERN!

HILLARY FOR 2020!

Why does her time have to be up? She’s not sick. Young people get sick and die, too.

she spends a great deal of time with Julie Andrews at their home in Santa Fe NM.........seen all around town........all the time.........

[quote]Why does her time have to be up? She’s not sick. Young people get sick and die, too.

Because most people are dead by 85 or about to die - they're not launching new TV series.

But she still looks wonderful. Not in ill health at all. People don’t die just from being old, you ass.

[quote]People don’t die just from being old

quote of the week.

[quote] People don’t die just from being old

You're obviously frightened of your own mortality.

I think this is so of all the people on here wanting very old people to do young things, like be president etc...

I saw her 50th anniversary special and it was a rehash of everything her show is already known for. "Here we are breaking out of character!" "Here's the longest laugh Tim Conway ever got!" "Here's my Tarzan yell!" "Here's why I tug on my ear!" I don't know why I was expecting something else.

Her daughter Erin Hamilton was a fledgling dance club singer. Back in 2000, I was on line at Roxy, the inside part with all of the steps, when Carol walked right past me on her way out. That was when Roxy was hot-hot-hot. Erin was performing live, her act was done, and Carol was beating a hasty retreat out of there, all by herself.

Her refusal to do full-frontal nudity limits the parts she's offered.

I just watched her TWILIGHT ZONE episode, "Cavender is Coming", which is one of the dumbest episodes, story wise, but her warmth and charm sell it and make it one of my favorites from the series.

In the 90s, she was escorted around town by a gay guy she met at AA.

She does not live in Santa Fe anymore. She could easily be on Blackish and would be the only cast member who actually has any talent. She also could be a second banana on any other sitcom. She could have a half hour talk show. She could go on SVC and sell her wigs, tight dresses, books, ever etc. She could replace Matt on the today show. She could make Eunice The Musical with Julie, and plastic face Bernadette. She could give tarot card readings. She could be a regular on Ru Paul. She could sell Avon. She could be a cashier at Vons or Gelsons. She could work in an aids hospice. She could write kiddy books like Julie.

Probably she didn’t come back to TV because she didn’t want to. Comedy is a job just like any other. She made her money, left a great legacy, and got the fuck out while the getting was good. Would you expect some quant whiz kid to keep trading after he’s already made enough to comfortably live several lives? Some do, some move on to a different things, some cash out and surf for the rest of their lives. She’s done because she wants to be, I bet.

I think Carol needs to take a chair on The View. Or maybe they could do a Senior Citizens version of The View. Carol, Betty White, Faye Dunaway and Dionne Warwick. They could have a satellite hookup for when Olivia de Havilland wanted to chime in.

Yes r45, TZ wasn't good at doing "warm and fuzzy". It would have been fun to have her in a macabre episode, but it has its charms. She had to have given some input to the writer, what with her being a movie usherette.

[quote]quote of the week.

Well, you don’t die of nothing! You have a heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc. And people of all ages get them, not just old people.

The only reason people nowadays have diseases is because we don’t live with nature. In the olden days, people lived naturally and then just went to be with God when they were 700 or so. There was no illness and people didn’t “just die.”

Oh Papa Tooney, we got a looney.

R52 Maybelle. Fixed it.

As long as she has the strength to still scissor with Julie, leave her alone!

I am not fond of Carol Burnett anymore. I have my reasons. I don't like how she treats guests and coworkers on her shows. You Burnett freaks can have her and deify her all you want. I hope a bird shits down Carol's 85 year old head.

What shows?

[quote]R49 they could do a Senior Citizens version of The View. Carol, Betty White, Faye Dunaway and Dionne Warwick. They could have a satellite hookup for when Olivia de Havilland wanted to chime in.

This. Would. Be. AWESOME.

Lord, can you imagine the cat fights between Faye and Miss Warwick(e)???

It's a shame Carol caused so much misery and never had to answer for it.

[quote]Lord, can you imagine the cat fights between Faye and Miss Warwick(e)???

Would they be any worse than those between Rosie and Elisabeth Hasselbeck?

Yes, because there could be wig-pulling like in Valley of the Dolls!

What's the difference between Rhoda's husband and Carol Burnett? Nothing, they're both homewreckers...

We sort of like Roseanne now!

So what should she be doing? She had the last really successful variety show. She had sense enough not to do Mama's Family. She really had no business making movies and knew that after her few offers. She does the odd personal appearance and gets asked to do or present schtick on tv periodically. Not a bad way to coast along. Presumably she's financially secure.

She WAS just on TV, for her CBS special that she was probably paid a pretty penny for. CBS made pissloads of money from her and owed the old bitch.

Her series with Amy Poehler appears to have fallen through.

She is supposed to be doing a Netflix thing.

She's eighty FUCKING five.

R64 she did do Mama's Family the first season.

I am not a looney. It’s in the Bible.

Yes, but she made a point of not doing the whole run.

Maybe Carol and Betty White just live in accord with nature. If that’s the case, why should either one of them retire, unless they really want to?

I believe that she lives in Santa Barbara. When she did her appearance/concert gig in town a few years back, she said that she and her husband, who I think is a lot younger than her, do crossword puzzles

Her "husband"...like Mary Tyler Moore and Martha Raye's husbands?

[quote]Yes, but she made a point of not doing the whole run.

Well, actually...a year or so after NBC canceled Mama, she called Vicki wanting to relaunch show again. However, Vicki had just signed to do the show again with Carol's ex-husband, Joe Hamilton. That caused friction between Carol and Vicki for a few years.

Please, the old lez would show up to open a grocery store.

She was never a regular on "Mama's Family."

Lots of elderly people who don't need to work don't feel like working! Imagine!

I always read that she first got plastic surgery during the filming of Annie. But I watched her special, and there was a big difference in how she looked in the 70s clips (which they always show) and the late 60s clips (which they never show). I mean God, she was REALLY chinless in the 60s clips.

Incidentally, why did they never rerun the first few seasons of the show? All the sketches and characters we know are from the second half of it's run.

[quote]R76 Incidentally, why did they never rerun the first few seasons of the show? All the sketches and characters we know are from the second half of it's run.

I think the full ownership of the first 5 years are (or at least were) in legal dispute.

Did Carol pull a fast one?

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[quote]Carol Burnett Sued In Dispute Over Copyright And TV Show Revenue November 21, 2012

[quote]Bob Banner Associates has filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Carol Burnett and her Whacko Inc. seeking an accounting of revenues from The Carol Burnett Show, spinoff show Mama’s Family (suit refers to it as Mama’s House) and reunion specials. BBA’s suit (Banner himself died in 2011) says the company and Burnett and her Whacko are co-owners of the copyrights to the first five seasons of the show. According to the suit (read it here) Banner and Burnett entered an agreement in 1967 which continued until 1972. During that time, according to BBA, closing credits identified BBA as co-owner of the copyright with Burnett. “Sometime in 1969”, the suit says, Burnett’s company Burngood Inc filed its first copyright registration solely in Burnett’s Burngood company name (later absorbed by Whacko) with no mention of BBA. The series continued until 1979. The series subsequently was edited into half-hour episodes entitled Carol Burnett And Friends. The show and reunion episodes have been distributed in syndication and via home-video licenses to Columbia House, Guthy-Renker and Time Life. The spinoff Mama’s Family also continues in syndication and home video distribution.

[quote]BBA says it has received no accounting or compensation for exploitation of the episodes in question. Additionally, according to the suit, Burnett has never clearly repudiated BBA’s co-ownership. BBA charges Burnett/Whacko with breach of fiduciary duty, unfair business practice and seeks a full accounting of revenue and profits plus damages, interest and court costs.

Are we talking about “Mother of the Year” Carol Burnett?

Did she steal Joe Hamilton from another woman? I remember my aunt's discussing this and saying she we a secret lez.

She retired. Not everyone wants to work till they drop over. May she enjoy her leisure time. She paid her dues.

[quote]Incidentally, why did they never rerun the first few seasons of the show? All the sketches and characters we know are from the second half of it's run.

There are now a few1st to 3rd season full episodes on YouTube. The show was cute during those first couple of years. Burnett and the rest of the cast were charming.

But it got increasingly un-funny and brittle as the years went by. Those first episodes owe a lot to the Steve Allen Show (1956-1960).

If Burnett hadn't gone into all of the surgery, she could have aged like Mary Wickes...and she'd still be working today. But instead, she now looks like a bad car accident victim.

I've seen some of the reruns and wonder why when I was a kid did I find this show funny. Now it seems pretty horrible. Maybe it's the first few seasons I remember fondly which I haven't seen in a very long time.

Harvey Korman's and Tim Conway's schtick of breaking up is incredibly god awful and embarrassing.

We remember the Burnett fondly because of its highlights: Eunice/Mama, Scarlett & the curtain rod, the movie parodies. There were 279 episodes made. They all couldn't be comedy gold.

The Mama's Family sketches on the show were really dark and uncomfortable. A look at lower-class white America that seldom got such a spotlight. I grew up around families like that.

I also recently watched the Twilight Zone episode. It was indeed corny, but she was a winning presence from the get-go. Moreover, at the end, she didn't sacrifice the glamourous life for a man. In fact, there was no love interest for her at all, and that wasn't an issue. It was refreshing for its time.

Rita Moreno is the same age and just did One Day at a Time, which critics loved, especially for her.

I don't see why Carol Burnett couldn't work if she wanted to. She's still very sharp on talk shows.

I wish we didn't put people down just for being old. We'll be there one day. Maybe.

Joe Hamilton was married and the father of eight when he met Carol Burnett while they were both working on the Garry Moore Show

She was a whore! Bi-sexual too- watch your husband's and wives.

She is older than she looks. There comes a time when a person earns the right to sleep in.

Or be put to sleep.

I thought she lived in Hawaii.

Smoking crack and reading Redbook and LHJ.

Telling those tired stories she has told hundreds of times. Let's get a handle on some truths. Are she and Julie PUSSY bumpers?

Vicki Lawrence has been guest starring on "Great News" and she should really consider joining Carol at Shady Pines. Her delivery is horrible!