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Burnett ready for return to TV (Carol Burnett)
The Sentinel ^ | May 3, 2017 | The Associated Press

Posted on 05/03/2017 8:39:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carol Burnett typically spends her mornings doing crossword puzzles with her husband, but the comedy legend could return to a full-time work schedule if the pilot she recently shot for ABC becomes a regular series.

In “Household Name,” produced by Amy Poehler, Burnett plays an eccentric, aging movie star who arranged to continue living in her old mansion even though the home’s new owners, a young family, have already moved in....

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: television
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1 posted on 05/03/2017 8:39:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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poehler is a stupid lefty from snl. Will not watch.


2 posted on 05/03/2017 8:43:02 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (MAGA - DRAIN THE SWAMP ! - I love my online family of FReepers.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would love to see Carol Burnett come back! Probably the best comedienne ever.


3 posted on 05/03/2017 8:44:42 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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It would be refreshing to see some actual comedy. I can’t imagine Carol Burnett doing or being part of anything raunchy or particularly political.


4 posted on 05/03/2017 8:47:23 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The script reminds me of the movie Sunset Boulevard.


5 posted on 05/03/2017 8:55:12 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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6 posted on 05/03/2017 8:57:49 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: EDINVA

The last role I saw her in was on “Glee”.

She played a former/present Nazi hunter in her role, trying to reconcile with her daughter, I think.


7 posted on 05/03/2017 8:58:02 PM PDT by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: EDINVA

Well, you don’t know how people will change as the years go by. But she always had decent sensibilities and a genius for comedy. Hopefully, neither have left her.

(I can’t think of Carol Burnett, without thinking of Tim Conway’s ‘Elephant Story’. It’s my husband’s favorite, and I go into painful stitches every time we watch it. I’m grinning like a Cheshire cat now, and have to go to bed!)

Merengue! :-)


8 posted on 05/03/2017 9:00:58 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like Carol Burnett, but when was the last time she did a show?


9 posted on 05/03/2017 9:05:29 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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If Tim Conway and Harvey Whatshisname are there, ok. If not forget it.


10 posted on 05/03/2017 9:07:52 PM PDT by zeebee (There are no coincidences.)
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The last role I saw her in was on “Glee”.

She played a former/present Nazi hunter in her role, trying to reconcile with her daughter, I think.

I MUST find this!!!!!

11 posted on 05/03/2017 9:10:38 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (The choice to be stupid is not a conviction I am obligated to respect.)
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To: zeebee

I don’t think that Harvey Korman is with us anymore.


12 posted on 05/03/2017 9:10:58 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: zeebee

Harvey Korman is deceased, unfortunately.

I thought he was great in “Blazing Saddles” and, of course, on the old “Carol Burnett Show.”


13 posted on 05/03/2017 9:11:35 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation ("You can't fix America without pissing off the people who broke it".....Bill Mitchell)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

‘Blazing Saddles’ is the second most hilarious movie I’ve ever watched. My husband and I often remark as to how it would be impossible to make that movie today - more’s the pity :-(


14 posted on 05/03/2017 9:15:28 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: zeebee

I believe Tim Conway is dead and Harvey Korman also.


15 posted on 05/03/2017 9:19:56 PM PDT by TexasCruzin (Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sunset Boulevard meets the Brady Bunch. Great concept.


16 posted on 05/03/2017 9:22:36 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Make lemonade.)
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To: TexasCruzin

Tim Conway is alive.


17 posted on 05/03/2017 9:22:53 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: BradyLS

She had a couple of guest appearances on Hawaii 5-0 in 2016 and 2013.


18 posted on 05/03/2017 9:25:21 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Parley Baer

I’m sure it’s a “Sunset Boulevard” takeoff. Burnett did a fantastic Norma Desmond in a classic sketch on her old show.


19 posted on 05/03/2017 9:27:13 PM PDT by JennysCool
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Tim’s alive and kicking. If you’re on Facebook, “friend” up with him. He makes hilarious posts on occasion.


20 posted on 05/03/2017 9:29:39 PM PDT by JennysCool
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