Carol Burnett is an all-time icon, one of the most important people in the field of comedy and television in general. Her six Emmy Awards, Mark Twain Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and many more awards only hint at her legendary career, from her groundbreaking comedy work in television beginning 60 years ago on The Gary Moore Show to her recent appearance on the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul.

On April 26th, fans can celebrate and appreciate her life with Celebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter, a streaming event and pre-show of sorts to NBC’s upcoming Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter and Love, the event will be streamed on Shout! Factory TV and The Carol Burnett Chanel (yes, she has her own channel, she’s that important) beginning at 6:30pm ET with a red carpet event. You can check out an exclusive clip below.
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Celebrating Carol Burnett

The synopsis for the special reads as follows:

Comedy fans far and wide can tune in to a one-on-one sit down with comedy legend Carol Burnett discussing her favorite moments from her storied career. Additionally, audiences can see exclusive red carpet footage from NBC’s “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter and Love,” including interviews with Cher, Dame Julie Andrews, Rhea Seehorn and Jane Lynch. Viewers can look forward to behind-the-scenes commentary on iconic sketches from “The Carol Burnett Show,” including “Went With The Wind,” “Double Calamity,” and more. In exclusive interview footage, Carol revisits sketch inspirations, memories with co-stars, and guest appearances — all accompanied by clips from the show.

The stream can be viewed on CelebratingCarol.com, the Shout! Factory TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Android, and the following digital streaming platforms – Amazon Freevee, Amazon Prime Channels, Local Now, Plex, Pluto TV, Redbox, The Roku Channel, Roku Premium Subscriptions, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV, STIRR, Streamium, TCL, Tubi, Twitch, and XUMO.

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While this would seem like overkill for most celebrities and performers, Burnett truly deserves it. Her 11-year run on The Carol Burnett Show introduced viewers to a wacky and delightful vaudeville-style comedy variety show that would go down in the history books. A pioneering woman in the industry, Burnett followed this with film roles in The Front Page, Annie, Noises Off, The Four Seasons, and many more, along with her Emmy-winning guest appearance on Mad About You.

Recently, Burnett exceeded herself yet again in the gritty sixth season of Better Call Saul, playing Marion, a darkly comic character in the tense present-day moments of the series. Marion’s role in Gene’s downfall and the rest of the season was one of the highlights for many fans.

You can learn more about Burnett’s fabulous career and get some wonderful behind-the-scenes tidbits by tuning into Celebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter at 7:00 pm ET on The Carol Burnett Show Channel and Shout! Factory TV. You can check out a trailer below: