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Directed by Marc Breaux Running time 60 minutes First episode date 22 March 1966 Director Marc Breaux Written by Nat Hiken | 7.9/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Production company(s) Bob Banner Associates Network CBS Executive producer Bob Banner Genre Variety show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Carol Burnett
Lucille Ball
Zero Mostel Distributor CBS Television Distribution Similar Variety show, Carol & Company, The Garry Moore Show, Julie & Carol: Together, Julie and Carol at Carnegie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carol + 2 was the title of the second of a multi-year series of television variety specials starring Carol Burnett, aired on the CBS Television network in the United States between 1962 and 1989. The first special was aired in 1962, featuring Burnett and Julie Andrews. On March 22, 1966, Carol + 2 aired, in which Carol was joined by actor Zero Mostel and comedian and all-around entertainer Lucille Ball.[1]
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Cast
Production
The variety / sketch comedy was directed by Marc Breaux. The inclusion of Ball was partly because CBS insisted on Burnett having an established co-star for the special, and also because Ball already had a contract with CBS for up to three specials (in addition to her regular sitcom The Lucy Show) for the 1966-67 season, of which she had only produced one (Lucy in London).
Release
On March 22, 1966, Carol + 2 aired on CBS. The variety / sketch comedy was such a critical and ratings success that CBS rebroadcast it on January 15, 1967. Carol + 2 was released on DVD on May 17. 2016. In April 2016, MeTV broadcast the special for the first time in 50 years.