Comedy icon, actress, and writer Carol Burnett will be celebrating her birthday this year with a special feature show. The 2-hour show will air on NBC on Wednesday, April 26, as the comedian celebrates turning 90. The special feature is titled Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, and it will feature an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love will include musical performances that will pay homage to Burnett’s iconic career performances like,“Old Friends,” dedicated to the comedian’s 60-year friendship with Julie Andrews, “Only an Octave Apart” which was sung by Burnett alongside Beverly Sills in the 1976 television special, Sills and Burnett at the Met.
The special feature will include musical performances from Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Jane Lynch, Katy Perry, Kristin Chenoweth, and many more A-list stars. Special guests attending the show/party will include Aileen Quinn, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Bob Mackie, Cher, Ellen DeGeneres, Julie Andrews, Kristen Wilg, Laura Dern, Lily Tomlin, Marisa Tomei, Sofia Vergara, Steve Carell, Susan Lucci, Tracee Ellis Ross, Vicki Lawrence, and many more.