Carol Burnett Through the Years: From ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ to ‘Better Call Saul’ and Beyond
usmagazine.comA true legend in television! Carol Burnett rose to fame with her hour-long variety program, The Carol Burnett Show — and has since become one of the most groundbreaking comedians of her time.The Broadway star was born in 1933 in San Antonio, Texas, but her family moved out to California where she attended Hollywood High School.
Burnett went on to attend UCLA in 1951 where she developed her passion for theater.After moving to New York to pursue acting, she had her breakout success on Broadway in the 1959 production of Once Upon a Mattress – which earned her a Tony nomination – and was a regular player on The Garry Moore Show doing sketch-comedy.
In 1967, Burnett began her decade-long run as the star of her own sketch-comedy series, The Carol Burnett Show. During its time on air, the variety show won a total of 23 Emmy Awards, with the Glee alum taking home three individual wins for her performance.
The program also won nine Golden Globe awards along with numerous nominations.“When I said ‘I want to do that show,’ they said, ‘Well Carol, you know comedy/variety is a man’s game.
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