![]() Still, every time I go back and get on that stage, I think of all the wonderful memories that I have.” A winner of 20-plus Emmy Awards, “The Carol Burnett Show” ended its run in 1978, and the title star has returned to its studio a number of times since: “We did some specials and the 25th-anniversary reunion show there. “It was pretty overwhelming,” the ever-friendly, much-honored Burnett said of doing the special. Bob Mackie, who designed countless costumes for “The Carol Burnett Show,” also appears. Among them: Bernadette Peters (who was the first guest ever booked for the series), Jim Carrey, Kristin Chenoweth, Harry Connick Jr., Martin Short, Jane Lynch, Stephen Colbert and Maya Rudolph. The late Korman is recalled by guests including Jay Leno and Bill Hader in a segment devoted to his antics, and many others participate in helping Burnett mark the half-century milestone. Lawrence and Waggoner also appear in the program, though Conway was “under the weather” at the time of the October taping, Burnett said. ![]() ![]() ![]() The entertainment icon returns to the soundstage where she and comrades Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway and Lyle Waggoner did the show in CBS’ two-hour “Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special,” tonight at 8. Fifty years after her classic comedy-variety series debuted, Carol Burnett is still so glad she and her viewers had that time together. ![]()
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