Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

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Carol Burnett’s stage and screen career is one of the great showbiz success stories. From her early days on Broadway, to the 11-season run of The Carol Burnett Show, to her luminous big-screen turn as Miss Hannigan in Annie: Burnett’s numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards and nominations speak to her plasticity, her genius — and her hilarity. Carol Burnett sits down with Alec Baldwin to talk about the unlikely origin of her show, recall her roster of A-list friends, and to explain how nudists dance.