{"id":1827066,"date":"2023-01-28T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827066"},"modified":"2023-01-28T09:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:10:47","slug":"carol-burnett-preparing-to-celebrate-90th-birthday-with-massive-nbc-special-julie-andrews-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carol-burnett-preparing-to-celebrate-90th-birthday-with-massive-nbc-special-julie-andrews-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Burnett Preparing To Celebrate 90th Birthday With Massive NBC Special \u2013 Julie Andrews Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcarol-burnett-preparing-to-celebrate-90th-birthday-with-massive-nbc-special-julie-andrews-involved%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.27-04.18-themixnet-63d3f95a8b16c.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Carol Burnett, comedy icon, will turn 90 in April. NBC will present a two-hour special with Julie Andrews, as well as other A-list celebrities, to celebrate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carol Burnett to celebrate her 90th with a special two-hour show a href=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/3CD7pP58zb&#8221;>pic.twitter.com\/3CD7pP58zb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DTN NEWS (@DTNNEWUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DTNNEWUpdates\/status\/1618745902646317058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Burnett\u2019s Birthday Celebration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-11681517\/Carol-Burnett-set-celebrate-90th-birthday-two-hour-special.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> According to NBC, the birthday special will be titled \u201cCarol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love.\u201d Bernadette and Katy Perry will perform, with Andrews and other famous faces making appearances. <span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Amy Poehler<\/span>, <span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Cher<\/span>, <span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Ellen DeGeneres<\/span>, <span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kristen Wiig and many more<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited NBC decided to throw me a birthday party and invited all of my closest friends,\u201d Burnett told <a class href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/01\/nbc-carol-burnetts-90th-birthday-two-hour-special-1235241963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to look back at so many wonderful moments throughout my career, I feel so lucky to share this night with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis special is going to be the best party ever,\u201d Mark Bracco, executive producer, was also added. \u201cIt will be an evening of music, comedy, and dozens of big stars paying tribute to the one, the only, Carol Burnett. We cannot wait for everyone at home to celebrate right along with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udcfa | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cher<\/a> Carol Burnett will have me as a guest on her prime-time network-TV salute, which celebrates her 90th birthday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBC<\/a>The name of the company is &#8220;Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter+Love&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The special will feature musical and comedy tributes from A-lists such as Cher, Katy Perry and Julie Andrews. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RocE7tRk5g\">pic.twitter.com\/RocE7tRk5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cher Universe (@TCherUniverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCherUniverse\/status\/1618983079124799488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Get our daily emails by signing up and follow us on Facebook.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>You agree to receive email updates from TellMeNow about Lifestyle + Entertainment by opting in No third parties will have access to your information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The special is scheduled to be shot at Los Angeles&#8217; Avalon Hollywood Club. It will pay tribute to some of Burnett\u2019s most famous performances. Old Friends will be one of the main features. It is a tribute to the decades-long friendship Burnett had with Andrews, 87.<\/p>\n<p>The special will air on NBC on\u00a0April 26, which is Burnett\u2019s birthday, and it will be available on Peacock for streaming afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett has worked in Hollywood for many decades, but her best-known work is for her variety show. \u201cThe Carol Burnett Show,\u201d This program aired on CBS from 1967 to 1978. In 2005, President George W. Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Happy 88th birthday to Carol Burnett!<br \/>Born in San Antonio, Texas, Ms. Burnett has spanned seven decades of TV. <br \/>A true comedic genius, Ms. Burnett was awarded The Presidential Medal Of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2005.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pn2Km4AIlP\">pic.twitter.com\/Pn2Km4AIlP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Coheley (@coheley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coheley\/status\/1386796454732345345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/11\/carol-burnett-89-reveals-she-fought-hard-to-get-the-carol-burnett-show-on-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol Burnett, 89 reveals how she fought hard to get the job. \u2018The Carol Burnett Show\u2019 On TV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Andrews And Burnett\u2019s Friendship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Burnett will certainly enjoy the entire show, but Andrews, with whom she has been friends for decades, will be the highlight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my gosh, yes she is such a great chum!\u201d Andrews once spoke highly of Burnett, according To <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/julie-andrews-kissed-carol-burnett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People Magazine<\/a>. \u201cAnd you know, I\u2019m the bad girl when we get together. She brings out the mischief in me, and she\u2019s the quiet one. It\u2019s very funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">a little tribute to julie andrews and carol burnett&#8217;s six decade friendship \ud83d\udc8c<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7oWOBaBSJ9\">pic.twitter.com\/7oWOBaBSJ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mimi (@pepperonys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pepperonys\/status\/1613169503445073921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Andrews and Burnett shared one of their most funny antics: they were seen kissing each other at a benefit back then in the 1960s, while waiting for Mike Nichols to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was Lyndon Johnson\u2019s inaugural, so the hotel was pretty packed, but at that hour it was quite quiet,\u201d Andrews recalled. \u201cWe decided to sit on a sofa in front of the elevators and wait for Mike. I swear I don\u2019t remember which one of us decided that we would do something silly when Mike got out of the elevator. So one of us said, \u2018Well, let\u2019s be kissing or something.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They shared a delicious meal together. \u201cbig embrace\u201d They stood in front of an elevator and when it opened they discovered that it was empty.\u00a0\u201csimply packed with Secret Service men.\u201d Even though the elevator was able to open several times, Nichols didn&#8217;t appear.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett at President Lyndon B. Johnson\u2019s Inaugural Gala, 1965. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wgGff4i5tX\">pic.twitter.com\/wgGff4i5tX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\ude11\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude26 \ud835\ude08\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude25\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude38\ud835\ude34\u2019 \ud835\ude14\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2e\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude35 (@filmofjulie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/filmofjulie\/status\/1593854852542926850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2020\/11\/julie-andrews-stuns-fans-by-revealing-she-was-caught-in-compromising-position-with-carol-burnett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Andrews Teases Fans: She Reveals That She Was In A Compromising Situation With Carol Burnett<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2018It Was A Great Moment\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cEventually, a lady got out \u2014 Carol swears it was Lady Bird Johnson \u2014 the lady went down the hall and realized it might be us, and she came back,\u201d Andrews said. \u201cBy this time Carol was laughing so hard that she went around the back of the sofa we were sitting on because we both had tears running down our faces at being so silly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lady came and looked over the back of the sofa and said, \u2018Excuse me, are you Carol Burnett?\u2019 Immediately Carol said, \u2018Yes, and this is my friend Mary Poppins.\u2019 It was a great moment,\u201d She went on.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more in the video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Burnett is a true living legend, so if anyone deserves this birthday special, it\u2019s her. We can\u2019t wait to celebrate Burnett\u2019s 90th birthday with her later this year!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carol Burnett, comedy icon, will turn 90 in April. NBC will present a two-hour special with Julie Andrews, as well as other A-list celebrities, to celebrate.\u00a0 Carol Burnett to celebrate her 90th with a special two-hour show a href=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/3CD7pP58zb&#8221;>pic.twitter.com\/3CD7pP58zb \u2014 DTN NEWS (@DTNNEWUpdates) January 26, 2023 Burnett\u2019s Birthday Celebration Daily Mail According to NBC, the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1827069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[16811,16810,11659,16812,8825,8088,7445,15356,5908,7471,8555,3618,7262],"class_list":["post-1827066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-90th","tag-andrews","tag-birthday","tag-burnett","tag-carol","tag-celebrate","tag-involved","tag-julie","tag-massive","tag-nbc","tag-preparing","tag-riot","tag-special"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1827066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1827069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1827066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1827066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1827066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}