Carol Burnett's star-studded birthday celebration: what to expect from her 90 Years of Laughter + Love special
Hollywood and its fans are gearing up to celebrate the beloved and iconic Carol Burnett, ahead of her 90th birthday.
To ring in and celebrate her milestone birthday, some of her closest celebrity friends, via NBC, took part in a celebration of her life and work, Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, which will air on her special day, April 26th.
The two-hour special was previously recorded on March 2nd, and saw a slew of celebrities such as her good friend Julie Andrews, plus Katy Perry, Bernadette Peters, Amy Poehler, Cher, Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Sofia Vergara, Sutton Foster, Jane Lynch, Ellen DeGeneres and more attend.
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Burnett is perhaps best known for her comedy on The Carol Burnett Show, which aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in 1991. The variety show was groundbreaking, and one of the first of its kind for a woman.
In a press release, Jen Neal, executive vice president of live events and specials at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said: "It's hard to imagine anyone in television more beloved than Carol Burnett."
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She added: "To throw this wonderful birthday celebration is clearly our honor, and we can't wait to share the love that we all have for her with all her adoring fans."
Throughout the show, fans will get to see not only appearances from some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but also musical tributes recreating some of Burnett's most iconic performances, including "Old Friends," from the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along, also a tribute to her friendship with Andrews.
Speaking on Kelly Ripa's SiriusXM podcast Let's Talk Off Camera, Burnett recalled the first time she met the Sound of Music and Princess Diaries actress in 1961: "Julie and I never stopped talking. We just, it was like we've known each other forever. And, so that's since 1961 we've known each other."
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love airs Wednesday, April 26 at 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock.
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