Here's how it went down in the beginning, according to Carol Burnett herself: "I had this terrific and unheard-of contract that read if I wanted to push that button, the network would have to give me 30 one-hour comedy-variety shows. ... I said, ‘That’s what I want to do.’ And they said, ‘Oh, no, no, no. Carol ... all comedy-variety shows are hosted by men — Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Dean Martin … It’s not really for you gals.’" Yeah, wrong.
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