Date 23/10/2016 - News People
83-year-old Carol Burnett has just signed onto an ABC sitcom that will be executive produced by Amy Poehler. Poehler's publicist Lewis Kay and ABC have confirmed the deal for a multicamera sitcom. Carol Burnett's variety show ran for 11 seasons on CBS and ended in 1979. Her most recent series was the NBC sketch-comedy "Carol & Company," which aired a quarter-century ago. Earlier this year, Burnett was presented with the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented to her by Amy Poehler & Tina Fey.
