Show of the week: Carol Burnett: The Mark Twain Prize
A bright week for comedy on television hits its apex with this two-hour taped special honoring Carol Burnett.
A bright week for comedy on television hits its apex with this two-hour taped special honoring Carol Burnett. Burnett’s self-titled sketch show was arguably the funniest hour on TV for much of its 1967–78 run, as numerous highlight clips suggest. At 80, Burnett still has the impeccable comedic timing and endearing awkwardness that made her a queen of Saturday prime time. Stars on hand to toast her include former cast mates Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway. Says Tina Fey, “I love you in a way that is just shy of creepy.” Sunday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m., PBS; check local listings
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
![https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516-320-80.jpg)
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
The manosphere: the shady online network of masculinists
The Explainer A new police report said a rise in radicalised young men is contributing to an increase in violence against women and girls
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
-
How can we fix tourism?
Today's Big Question Local protests over negative impact of ever-rising visitor numbers could change how we travel forever
By The Week UK Published
-
Simone Biles: Rising – an 'elegantly paced and vulnerable' portrait of the gymnast
The Week Recommends Netflix's four-part documentary is more than a 'riveting comeback story'
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published