The CBS sketch comedy aired its series finale after its star, Carol Burnett, made history as the first woman to host a variety TV show. The award-winning series ended after 279 episodes, airing for nearly 11 years from September 1967 to March 1978.
In addition to Burnett, now 92, the cast included Lawrence, Korman, Conway, Lyle Waggoner and Dick Van Dyke.
During a 2012 interview with CBS This Morning, Burnett revealed that her variety show only came to be because of her “strange contract.”
At the end of the fifth year of her contract, Burnett and her then-husband, Joe Hamilton, decided to inform CBS they wanted to do a variety show, which she claimed the network had “forgotten” was an option. Once executives realized the clause really existed, they tried to talk her out of the idea.
The Carol Burnett Show became a trailblazing hit in the world of TV comedy. More than a decade after the show began, Burnett ended it on her own terms.
While the moment signaled the closing of a major chapter in Burnett’s life and career, she expressed her gratitude for the journey.
In the decades that followed, Burnett appeared in films such as 1982’s Annie, returned to Broadway, helmed TV specials with the likes of Julie Andrews and Whoopi Goldberg, starred on the NBC comedy series Carol & Company from 1990 to 1991 and guest-starred on shows such as Mad About You. She also returned for a brief Carol Burnett Show revival in 1991. Today, Burnett is still acting, most recently appearing in the Apple TV series Palm Royale from 2024 to 2026.
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