Carol Burnett – The Queen of Sketch Comedy – In-person lecture

Despite coming from an unbelievably poor and difficult beginning, Carol Burnett has risen to the heights of television fame. She eventually succeeded on Broadway and in television specials before breaking television barriers by hosting a comedy/variety show for eleven years on prime-time network television - a feat that no female has accomplished before or since. Working with an unbeatable supporting cast, she has become a television and comedy legend. This presentation, with Lawrence Wolff, will explore her start in television, Broadway successes, her loss of a child and her film career.  Some of her funniest television moments will be screened, including her sketch “Went with the Wind!” which has been called the “funniest sketch ever performed on television.” An autograph and book display will be featured.