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Carol Burnett Pitched CBS Her 90th Birthday Celebration, but They Declined — Giving NBC a Monster Hit

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor You’d think CBS would have jumped at the chance to snag Carol Burnett’s “90 Years of Laughter + Love” birthday special. Not only did the comedy legend’s variety show run on the network for 11 seasons, but so did its 50th anniversary special in 2017. “We first went to CBS, but they passed,” Burnett told me at an FYC event for the birthday special. “I did my show with them and all my specials, so naturally we went to them.” Fortunately, NBC bought the special, and it went on to score an impressive 7.6 million viewers. It’s now favored to pick up an Emmy nomination. “NBC couldn’t have been greater,” she said. “They’ve been so supportive right from the get-go.”
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Whoopi Goldberg defends 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles amid racism row
Whoopi Goldberg has defended the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles amid an online backlash branding the western satire racist.Appearing on The View on Wednesday, Goldberg, 67, declared: 'Leave my Blazing Saddles alone - don't make me come for you!' in a chat shortly after  Mindy Kaling said in a Good Morning America appearance that The Office wouldn't be accepted by modern audiences.The EGOT winner said the film - which sends up racism with its black sheriff protagonist - 'deals with racism by coming at it right, straight, out front, making you think and laugh about it - because, listen, it's not just racism, it's all the isms, he hits all the isms.' Hitting back: Whoopi Goldberg has defended the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles amid an online backlash branding the western satire racist She added, 'Blazing Saddles, because it's a great comedy, would still go over today - there are a lot of comedies that are not good, okay? 'We're just going to say that - that's not one of them. Blazing Saddles is one of the greatest because it hits everybody.'Goldberg advised viewers to decide for themselves and watch the movie, which features the late stars Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman. The storyline of the film centers around a corrupt politician who appoints a Black sheriff to preside over a village in 1874.
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