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10-15-2024, 02:03 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/arts/television/saturday-night-carol-burnett-lorne-michaels.html#:~:text='%E2%80%9D%20Whereas%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Carol%20Burnett,less%20mugging%20for%20the%20camera.
Whereas “The Carol Burnett Show” (https://www.cracked.com/article_43958_why-too-carol-burnett-was-the-ultimate-diss-on-early-saturday-night-live.html) featured broad performances with actors in Bob Mackie-designed clothes sometimes breaking character as they tried to hold back laughs, “Saturday Night” (as the show was known at first) aimed for (https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-Carol-Burnett-ever-been-on-Saturday-Night-Live) a less theatrical, more writerly style with less mugging for the camera.
Whereas “The Carol Burnett Show” (https://www.cracked.com/article_43958_why-too-carol-burnett-was-the-ultimate-diss-on-early-saturday-night-live.html) featured broad performances with actors in Bob Mackie-designed clothes sometimes breaking character as they tried to hold back laughs, “Saturday Night” (as the show was known at first) aimed for (https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-Carol-Burnett-ever-been-on-Saturday-Night-Live) a less theatrical, more writerly style with less mugging for the camera.