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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Burnett, Carol
3. White, Joshua
4. Angelone, Gina M
5. Badalamenti, Angelo
6. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
7. Bravo Cable Network.
8. Betelgeuse Productions.
9. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
10. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (63 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actress, comedian, singer, dancer, and writer Carol Burnett. Burnett speaks of her parents, and her upbringing by her grandmother in Hollywood, Calif.; attending the University of California, and her involvement in its drama department; moving to New York City, where her nightclub performance of the comic song I made a fool of myself over John Foster Dulles resulted in invitations to appear on several television programs; her Broadway debut in the starring role in the 1959 musical Once upon a mattress, produced and directed by George Abbott; and becoming a regular on the television program The Garry Moore show. Burnett expounds on having "the gift" of comedy, her view of herself as a comedic actor, her use of self-deprecating humor, and its relationship to her feelings about herself and her looks. Lastly, Burnett discusses assembling her cast of comic actors Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway, for her television variety show The Carol Burnett show, which ran from 1967 to 1978. She discusses some of the show's memorable skits, including Went with the the wind, The kidnapping, and Mama's family, which portrayed an extremely dysfunctional family that in some ways mirrored Burnett's own. A brief question and answer session with Burnett and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Television
2. Rodgers, Mary, 1931-2014 > Once upon a mattress
3. Interviews
4. Talk shows
5. Actresses > Interviews
6. Television > Production and direction
7. Carol Burnett show
8. Burnett, Carol > Friends and associates
9. Burnett, Carol > Childhood and youth
10. Burnett, Carol > Interviews
11. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1663

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 9.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 26, 1996. First broadcast on June 19, 1996.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Carol Burnett [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1996.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 26, 1996. First broadcast on June 19, 1996.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Burnett, Carol, interviewee.
4. White, Joshua, producer.
5. White, Joshua, director.
6. Angelone, Gina M, producer.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1663