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Written by Dean Fuller, Jay Thompson and Marshall Barer, with lyrics by Barer and music by Mary Rodgers, the 1959 musical "Once Upon a Mattress" is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea." The original production starred Carol Burnett.

Emmy-winning Ellen DeGeneres takes a break from her daily talk show to host the third edition of her variety show "Ellen's Bigger Longer and Wider Show." It airs at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday on TBS.

Vatican splendor overwhelms in 'Angels' Vatican splendor overwhelms in 'Angels' On a lazy Memorial Day weekend, tidbits from my blog and a few plugs for upcoming events: Catholic gilt: One thing you've gotta love about Roman Catholics is the seriousness with which they dish out ritual.

Depending on how you were introduced, Tim Conway has many names: Dorf. Charles Parker.

Carol Burnett June 12 Massey Hall Toronto, ON By Sammy Younan for National Post If you've seen the Kevin Smith DVD series An Evening With... , comedian Carol Burnett's appearance at Toronto's Massey Hall this past Friday followed the same Q&A format, albeit hers was developed decades ago, on the set of her show.

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This fluffy musical confection, based on Hans Christian Anderson's The Princess and the Pea and celebrating its golden anniversary, opened on Broadway in 1959.

Dorf on Golf and Dorf's Golf Bible , offered here on one disc, are the first two entries in Tim Conway's tired slapstick series of straight-to-VHS shorts tailor-made for distribution via late night cable ads and the Home Shopping Network.

Then she'd take questions from her studio audience. No matter how inane, personal or off-the-wall the query, the much-loved funny lady always showed off her improv skills with a witty, often hilarious, reply.

B eing funny came late to Carol Burnett, but it saved her life. The star of TV and stage is appearing Friday night at Massey Hall for an evening called Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett , but she was already sharing both those qualities in a recent conversation.

There's this wonderful line in the movie version of "Annie" when a flustered and frustrated Miss Hannigan grumbles at the little ruffians, "Why any kid would want to be an orphan is beyond me." I was thinking about that line this past weekend -- tinkering and changing it a bit as I loaded box upon box, chair upon chair, tchotchke upon tchotchke ...

Theatre Harrisburg's production of the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress" opens Friday at Whitaker Center in Harrisburg.

In the tradition of the Harvey Korman and Tim Conway sketches from 'The Carol Burnett Show' comes the stage comedy 'The Queen of Bingo.' The show goes on at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, 7878 Brighton Road in Brighton.

Designer Bob Mackie and comedienne Carol Burnett recently donated a costume from her 1970s' American comedy show to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History .

In the tradition of the hilarious Harvey Korman and Tim Conway sketches from 'The Carol Burnett Show' comes the stage comedy 'The Queen of Bingo." The show goes on at 7 p.m. May 16 at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, 7878 Brighton Road in Brighton.

The Oshkosh-based Jubricosa theater group will put on a dinner theater show in Neenah next month.

She made us all laugh in Mama's Family and the Carol Burnett Show and Thursday comedienne Vicki Lawrence was a hit at this year's Bakersfield Women's Business Conference.

Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something.

Since Carol Burnett practically raised me , I know that musical spoofs are the backbone of our society.