Showing posts with label Carol Burnett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carol Burnett. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: GH's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.
"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Netflix Picks Up Carol Burnett Unscripted Comedy 'A Little Help'

Comedy legend (and All My Children fan and guest star) Carol Burnett is coming to Netflix with the original unscripted comedy A Little Help with Carol Burnett. Featuring pint-sized opinions from a panel of straight-talking 4-8-year-olds, Burnett and her guests will reveal how a different generation solves life's biggest dilemmas.

In each of the 12 half-hour episodes, both celebrities and everyday people will bring their real-life issues to a gaggle of kids who dish back hilarious, hard-hitting guidance--all in front of a live studio audience. The series will premiere in 2018.

"Someone once asked me how old I am inside," said Burnett. "I thought about it, and came up with, 'I'm about eight.' So it's going to be a lot of fun playing with kids my age."

"We're thrilled Carol is bringing her unique sensibilities to Netflix," said Bela Bajaria, Vice President, Content Acquisition for Netflix. "Carol is truly a legend in the entertainment industry with unprecedented success and fandom across TV, film and the stage, and we are both honored and excited to work with her."

"We couldn't be more excited to be working on our first series with Netflix, and to be working with a comedy legend like Carol Burnett is truly a dream come true," said Mark Bracco, Executive Vice President, Programming & Development for dick clark productions.

Check out a cute teaser video below.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: General Hospital's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.
"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: General Hospital's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.
"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Carol Burnett Recalls Funny 'All My Children' Story on 'Conan' (Video)

Carol Burnett and Conan O'Brien
Comedic trailblazer, actor, singer, dancer, producer and author Carol Burnett visited Conan on Wednesday, and the subject of her favorite soap opera, All My Children, came up. Burnett recalled the time she went on a European vacation with her family, and asked a friend to send a weekly telegram with a summary of what happened in Pine Valley to her hotel in whatever city she would be in. While in Lake Como, Italy, she was awakened at 2 a.m. by the friends she was visiting and a hotel manager who was shaking. They gave her the telegram, which they had misinterpreted as being about real people instead fictional characters.

"Erica hasn't come out of her coma yet," Burnett said, remembering how she read off that week's summary on the telegram. "Mona is on trial for murder. And on and on and on..."

Watch Burnett's hilarious story below.



On Saturday, Burnett will become the 52nd recipient of SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.



Saturday, September 12, 2015

NEWS: Producer Stabs Tenant; Plus, Pierson Fode, Joshua Morrow, Merv Adelson, Joey Lauren Adams, Michelle Forbes, Vanessa Williams

“I just don’t understand why he would want to do this to
me because we’re friends,” Clayton Haymes said.
Emmy-winning producer wanted for allegedly stabbing roommate over Oscars joke
Andre Bauth, whose real name is Andre Salaman Bautista, is wanted on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after his roommate was stabbed with a kitchen knife. Bautista won a daytime Emmy earlier this year as a producer for the soap opera The Bay.

A man who identified himself as the stabbing victim, 23-year-old actor Clayton Haymes, told KCBS-TV Channel 2 that Bautista, his landlord and manager, attacked him early Tuesday morning over an argument about winning Oscars. Haymes had returned home with his roommates after dinner and drinks, he said, when Bautista boasted that he would someday win five Oscars.

“When he said ‘five Oscars,’ we all just kind of laughed a little bit, and he got really upset,” Haymes told KCBS. According to Haymes, Bautista then chased him into a room, swung a knife at him, stabbed him, and fled. “I just don’t understand why he would want to do this to me because we’re friends,” Haymes said.

Victoria Justice and Pierson Fode
Victoria Justice and The Bold and the Beautiful's Pierson Fode dish on their romance and Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List
"I've never shot like this," Fode says about working on B&B. "We shoot eight episodes in four days, which is unreal, so I'm memorizing between 20 and 50 pages a night. It kind of blew my mind."

Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List is out September 18 on iTunes.

Watch the interview with Justice and Fode at the bottom of this post.

Hannibal's Richard Armitage and Guiding Light alum Michelle Forbes joins Epix’s Berlin Station
Armitage and Forbes will co-star with Richard Jenkins and Rhys Ifans on the 10-part spy drama.

Joshua Morrow
The Young And The Restless star Joshua Morrow meets fans in Kingsport, Tennessee
Fans lined up to meet a star from CBS’ The Young And The Restless in Kingsport on Friday.

"Our fans are very, very, very loyal to us, but our show, we do our best to tell stories that are about love and loss and family dynamics, we don’t have a lot of stunts and crazy that soaps are known for at times."

Watch the interview with Morrow at the bottom of this post.

Variety is spice of Carol Burnett's celebrated career
After the resolution of rights issues that kept the first five seasons shelved for more than 40 years, fans can see a sampling of 16 episodes (with guest interviews and a backstage tour with the stars) in a new six-disc DVD collection, The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes (available Tuesday in stores, $59.95). (Two larger, pricier collections – 45 episodes and more bonus programming on 22 DVDs – are available at TimeLife.com.)

The episodes show how various popular sketches got their start. "There was the first time we did the take-off on the soap opera, As the Stomach Turns. There was the first time Harvey and I did the old folks. There was the first time we did the takeoff on the backstage movie musicals. It's going to be fun for an audience to see," she says.

As the World Turns alum Richard Roundtree joins The Player
Roundtree has booked a recurring role on NBC’s drama series starring Philip Winchester and Wesley Snipes. He plays a mentor to Snipes’ character, Alex.

Joey Lauren Adams joins Grey's Anatomy
The Chasing Amy star will play Bailey’s competition for the Chief’s job, starting with the season premiere.

Will there be an apology when Vanessa Williams judges Miss America?
According to TMZ, Williams is under the impression that she’ll receive an apology for the pageant taking away her crown three decades ago. Meanwhile, the pageant thinks Williams is the one who has to apologize.

Lorimar Co-Founder and TV Mogul Merv Adelson Dies at 85
Among the many hit shows to stem from Lorimar were Eight is Enough, Alf, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, Full House and Dallas.

Watch video segments of the stabbing coverage, Pierson Fode and Joshua Morrow below:

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: Ryan's Hope's Maeve was disgusted with Delia.
1982: General Hospital's Robert, Tiffany, Jackie & Luke made a pact.
1984: Days of our Lives' Hope moved out of Shenanigans.
2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud to wake up Fox.
"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature."
― David Hume

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Carol Burnett Films Guest Appearance on Hallmark Channel's Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Carol Burnett.  Photo Credit: Hallmark Channel
Television's Queen of Comedy Carol Burnett puts a wrap on pal Martha Williamson and Hallmark Channel’s new original dramedy series, Signed, Sealed, Delivered. While fans will have to wait until late June to see the hilarious episode, Hallmark Channel whisked Ms. Burnett back to Los Angeles for a very special occasion: the icon's 81st birthday.

Burnett will guest star as the grandmother of irrepressible Norman Dorman (Geoff Gustafson), a core member of the quartet of untraditional mail detectives.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

1978: RH's Maeve was disgusted with Delia. 1982: GH's Robert,
Tiffany, Jackie and Luke made a pact. 1984: DAYS' Hope moved
out of Shenanigans.  2006: Passions' Endora used a rain cloud
to wake up Fox.
"The whole past is the procession of the present."
- Thomas Carlyle

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera Judy and Jane, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera Lorenzo Jones, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Carol Burnett to Guest Star on Hallmark Channel's 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'

Actress Carol Burnett, one of America's most beloved and respected comediennes, has signed on as a special guest star on the highly-anticipated Season One Finale of SIGNED, SEALED DELIVERED, Hallmark Channel's new Original Primetime Series. The series, which premieres Sunday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, stars Eric Mabius (UGLY BETTY), Kristin Booth (THE KENNEDYS), Crystal Lowe (SMALLVILLE) and Geoff Gustafson (PRIMEVAL: NEW WOLRD) and is Created and Executive Produced by Martha Williamson, best known as the Executive Producer behind the mega-hit TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL. Williamson and Burnett, who did a star turn on TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, will be reunited for the first time since the series. In SIGNED, SEALED DELIVERED, Ms. Burnett will guest star as the grandmother of irrepressible #POstable "Norman Dorman (Gustafson)," a core member of the quartet of untraditional mail detectives.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

NEWS: Lady Gaga Befriends EASTENDERS Star June Brown; How Subway Sandwiches Devoured TV; Have Supernatural Shows Made TV Deaths Boring?

June Brown played Dot Cotton on EASTENDERS for
many years.
Lady Gaga Befriends EASTENDERS Star June Brown
Lady Gaga and British soap opera star June Brown have struck up a friendship after hitting it off while filming their guest appearances on THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW.

Brown was on the show promoting her new autobiography, "Before The Year Dot," but after consuming a few too many glasses of wine the audience struggled to understand her rambles.

Gaga, who was advertising her new album "ARTPOP," could see the difficulties the viewers were having and jumped to June's defence, saying: "We talk the same language. I understand you."

CBS dispute lost Time Warner Cable 306,000 subscribers
Those 306,000 customers represent nearly 10 percent of those affected when a dispute over fees knocked the broadcaster off Time Warner Cable customers' channel lineup in several big cities. During a quarterly earnings call this morning, Time Warner Cable executives said that profit had dipped 34 percent as a result of the dispute.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)


On this date in...

1935: NBC Radio aired the final episode of soap opera JUDY AND JANE, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Folgers Coffee, it was heard regionally in the midwest only. After the show ended, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera LORENZO JONES, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio. It would run for 18 years.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (April 26)

On this date in...

1935: JUDY AND JANE, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, aired its final episode.

1937: Comedy radio soap opera LORENZO JONES, also produced by the Hummerts, premiered on NBC Radio.  It would run for 18 years.

Monday, August 22, 2011

NEWS ROUNDUP: Dark Shadows Comic, First Look At Carol Burnett on AMC, 90210 Rocks The Vote

Soap Vampire Barnabas Collins Returns in DARK SHADOWS Comic
On May 11, 2012, Dark Shadows will be revived, going to theaters courtesy of the frequent team-up of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. The soap opera from the late sixties is famous for its supernatural leanings; its cult status is due largely to it being the first exposure of ghosts and vampires to a daytime audience.

Before its revival in moving pictures, however, it is coming to comic books in October 2011 courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment. The story will revolve primarily around “reluctant vampire” Barnabas, the character Depp will play in the film, and will be in-continuity with the show that came before it. Writer Stuart Manning, who has a history with the property, teams with artist Aaron Campbell to bring a new generation into the world of Collinwood.

General Mills Denies Lesbian Content Behind Decision To Pull PRETTY LITTLE LIRAS Ads
In a blog post, FFA's David Caton shared a letter in which the company said it would no longer advertise Ole El Paso brand products on the show, and suggested the show's gay inclusiveness was the reason behind the move.