If you are not old enough to recognize these two gentlemen then you are in for a treat with a documentary series running on PBS: Pioneers of Television. (If you do know who they are, then I know you’ll want to see it anyway.) Today I caught the the “variety show” segment, one of 4 total. It is fun to see the people who helped to shape television when it was an emerging medium.
Today, with 200+ channels in our house, there is always “something” on, but even some television is timeless and classic. Need proof? While these two Carol Burnett sketches came towards the end of the variety show era, I remember the first time I saw them as a kid. It is always great when the other seasoned comedians are struggling to control their laughter: dentists and elephants of course…
