Vol. 5, No. 6, June 2008
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Queen of TV Comedy
Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett comes to Caesars at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. Tickets are $40, $50 and $75.
TV’s Carol Burnett Show, a Saturday night staple for more than a decade on CBS, always included a question-and-answer portion in which audience members chatted with the comedienne, and she usually found a reason to do her famous Tarzan yell.
On June 21, the legendary performer, playwright and actress will come to Caesars for a program called Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett. The evening will include a retrospective of Burnett’s career followed by the tried-and-true talk- to-the-fans segment.
Born to alcoholic parents, Burnett and her kid sister were raised in near-poverty by their grandmother, first in Texas, then in a Hollywood boardinghouse where young Carol’s show business dreams first took hold. Though her mother told her she was too plain to be a star, Burnett was stubborn enough to succeed. She was a featured player on TV variety and game shows by the time she was 20. A star turn in the Broadway musical Once Upon A Mattress led to a recurring role on TV’s Garry Moore Show, and ultimately to her own series.
Burnett was equally at home in motion pictures, earning an Emmy nomination for the wartime drama Friendly Fire and providing able support in comedies like The Four Seasons. She has also amassed five Golden Globes, a clutch of People’s Choice awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor. As active as ever in her 70s, she continues her presence on TV on shows like The Office and Desperate Housewives. Want to hear that Tarzan yell? Come to Tropicana, and brace yourself.
