Vicki Lawrence as Carol Burnett’s mother? That’s comedy! VIDEO INTERVIEW - Mr. Media Interviews by B

Today's Guest: Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedienne, "The Carol Burnett Show," "Mama's Family"
 

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The reputation of “The Carol Burnett Show” has always been that of extraordinary sketch humor, enduring laughs, and a brilliant ensemble cast.

Yet somehow, for all my love of classic TV comedy, I missed out on the Burnett era altogether.
VICKI LAWRENCE podcast excerpt: "'The Carol Burnett Show' was well-written. It wasn't in your face. You could watch it with the kids; what they got, they got. And what they didn't, they could come back and watch next year."
You can LISTEN to this interview with actress VICKI LAWRENCE, star of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW and MAMA'S FAMILY, by clicking the audio player above!

The show began when I was just seven years old and ended its run a decade later, as I graduated high school, but it was never on my radar. I religiously watched all the CBS sitcoms that preceded it on Saturday nights, usually camped out with my parents and/or grandparents. But when 10 p.m. came around, my mother watched it but I made myself scarce – at least until “Saturday Night Live” came on, 90 minutes later.

In watching “Carol Burnett’s Favorite Sketches,” a PBS special airing this Friday, June 3 at 9 p.m., it struck me how much funny I overlooked in my youth.

VICKI LAWRENCE podcast excerpt: "I played a lot of old ladies on the show. I was the second female lead. So while Carol Burnett was playing Shirley Temple, I was playing the mean old schoolmarm. And while she was playing the princess, I was the wicked old witch. When 'Mama' came along, it was another old lady to play.