Story by Pat Krause

The SHOW at the Agua Caliente Resort Casino brought the legendary Carol Burnett to its stage. Carol Burnett has brought laughter to millions of people over her long career. When she stepped on stage, the SHOW erupted with clapping and yelling. Her many fans have been with her thru most of her career. Her one performance had to be made into two as the first of her shows was sold out fast. Carol agreed to do another show so her loyal fans could attend her concert.

The show was mostly a question-and-answer one. She started the show with a few clips from her TV show which brought a lot of laughter. Then, Carol chose people from the audience for questions. Many questions were about her shows and who was in it with her. Some were about who she enjoyed working with the most, which she replied there were so many it would be hard to choose just one.

One of the questions was about an actor who appeared a lot on Harvey Korman's show. Clips of her with Harvey Korman came after. One of the most famous shows was the Dentist Scene, where a long-time friend, Tim Conway, kept injecting himself with novocaine while Harvey Korman had to hide his laughs. The audience again laughed out loud. She said she never knew what Tim Conway would come up with next. 

She was asked about some favorite types of shows. She loved the shows about movies. Bob Mackie would make dresses from films like Gone With the Wind Scarlet O'Hara's dress of Drapes. She said Mackie would make upwards of 60 costumes a week. Each movie clip with her costumes would bring more laughter from the crowd. She told about her long-time friendship with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Lucy died on her birthday, and she got her yearly birthday flowers from Lucy that afternoon, sad.

Some of the videos showed her with so many different movie stars she said she was blessed to work with. Other videos showed her with the many singers in her show that she was lucky enough to sing with. She has a beautiful voice. So many of the questions were more a thank you for her years of making them laugh and getting them thru hard times. A few told of working with her years before. She spoke about her extraordinary friendship with Vicky Lawrence, who was a few years younger and ended up playing her mother. This was a night of laughter. Carol has received many awards like Emmys and big ones like the Horatio Alger, Ace and the Peabody.

The SHOW brings a lot of talented people to their stage. Watch for all the new shows and concerts coming up soon. February brings so much talent. Air Supply on Feb. 12, Beach Boys on the 18th, ZZ Top on the 25th and Music of Abba on the 26th. March brings many more well-known singers and acts.