14 Ways ‘TV Guide Magazine’ Loves Carol Burnett (PHOTOS)
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Cover photograph: Jay Thompson Archive
Funny Face
Carol Burnett has made TV Guide Magazine's cover 19 times (including the Fall 2015 special collector's edition above), including in 1961, when she was voted Favorite Female Performer for the TV Guide Awards, against insane competition: Barbara Stanwyck, Dina Shore, Donna Reed and Loretta Young!Burnett was so sure she'd lose she came to the awards telecast in a $20 skirt and blouse, then wandered off before her category was announced. "It was my first award, and winning it meant the world to me," she recalls. "It's still proudly displayed in my den. And I'm still in shock!
To celebrate the comedienne, here are all the times when TV Guide Magazine showed Carol Burnett front and center on various covers through the years.
Cover photograph by Curt Gunther, Topix
October 15, 1960
The very first TVGM cover Burnett appeared on showed her with costar Marion Lorne from the variety series, The Garry Moore Show.
Cover photograph by Philippe Halsman
September 30, 1961
The funny lady with the trademark short red hair graced the cover again with a wink.
Cover illustration by Morr Kusnet
February 23, 1963
An illustrated cover by portrait artist Morr Kusnet put Burnett's face front and center.
Cover photograph by George E. Joseph
November 9, 1963
Doris Day played Calamity Jane in a 1953 feature film of the same name while Burnett took on the role for a 1963 small screen movie.
Cover photograph by Mario Casilli
December 30, 1967
Three months after The Carol Burnett show debuted, the comedienne was showcased from head to toe.
Cover illustration by Al Hirschfeld
April 11, 1970
Celebrity caricaturist Al Hirschfeld captured Burnett's colorful and vibrant essence.
Cover photographs, top and left: Dan McCoy/Black Star. Bottom right: Jerry Fitzgerald
December 4, 1971
In June 1962, Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews (then unknown) came together at Carnegie Hall for a special concert. The two legends reunited again at Lincon Center in December 1971 for another concert that was broadcast on CBS.
Cover photograph by CBS
July 1, 1972
The success of The Carol Burnett Show meant the laughing lady was 'no longer running scared.'
Cover illustration by Richard Amsel
March 16, 1974
Carol Burnett and her sketch show partner-in-crime Vicki Lawrence both got the Richard Amsel cover treatment, with a profile of Lawrence in the issue. The illustrator and graphic designer became known for his celebrity TV Guide Magazine covers, of which he drew more than 40 in over a decade.
Cover photograph by Mario Casilli
November 15, 1986
The 1986 TV miniseries Fresno was a parody on popular soap operas, like Dallas and Dynasty. Burnett starred as Charlotte Kensington, the matriarch of a rich family looking to remain in power.
Cover illustration by Al Hirschfeld
May 19, 1990
Another illustrated cover by Al Hirshfeld, this time in classic black and white, spotlighted the new anthology series sketch show, Carol & Company, which was on air for two seasons.
Burnett: TV Guide Magazine Archive
January 23, 1999
When talking about the 50 funniest TV moments of all time, The Carol Burnett show was ranked number two for its "Gone With the Wind" parody, starring Burnett as the diva Starlet O'Hara. (Ranking at number one? An episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.)
Cover photograph by Alberto Tolot
January 5, 2002
Months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the cast of Carol & Company reunited for a patriotic and uplifting cover. 1 of
