She wanted to be a playwright… but when she stepped onstage in a mandatory acting course, Carol Burnett found her true calling as a performer. And with a career spanning six decades, including her variety hour, the Carol Burnett Show, the star is touring again and has written a new book, In Such Good Company.
Carol spoke to Andrew Carter about her auspicous start in show business, the 20-minute Gone with the Wind sketch and how YouTube and DVDs have led to a new generation of fans. ('I get fanmail from 10-year-olds.') And she also weighed in on the unfolding Harvey Weinstein scandal which has wracked Hollywood.