Carol Burnett Snubs Joan Rivers in Awkward Public Spat [Video]
Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved comediennes in the history of American television.
Known for The Caroll Burnett Show, her weekly variety/sketch show which won 23 Emmys in the 11 years it ruled the airwaves on Saturday nights, Burnett, 78, redefined comedy for woman on television.
From stage performances to TV sketches to starring in a number of films, Burnett has made it clear over the course of her entertainment career that she is extremely comfortable in front of the camera.
On Tuesday night, however, the legendary actress found herself in the middle of a public spat with Joan Rivers on “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?” (Tues., 9 p.m. EST on WE) in a moment that can only be described as awkward.
Seeking a celebrity face to make a guest appearance at a charity event at her daughter Melissa’s son’s school, Joan cornered Burnett at a restaurant and went over to her table for a quick chat.
From the get-go, it was clear that Burnett wasn’t too excited to see Rivers. When Rivers hugged her hello, Burnett gave a “deer in the headlights” look as she braced for an uncomfortable conversation.
Burnett shot down Rivers’ attempts to get her to appear at the charity auction, saying that she was busy on the date it was scheduled. The uncomfortable conversation reached an apex when Rivers told Burnett she was detecting some animosity from her.
At that, Burnett got up from the table and explained why she was holding a grudge. “Hawaii!” she said, and stormed out of the restaurant.
Check out Carol Burnett and her awkward public spat with Joan Rivers in the video clip below and let us know: Do you think the two were really at odds or is the spat just another scripted “reality” drama?
via Huffington Post
Tags : "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?", carol burnett, Carol Burnett and Joan Rivers, Carol Burnett Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best, Carol Burnett Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best episode
Posted: March 1, 2012
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Mar 1, 2012
You can tell that Carol is faking it at the end. Seriously. It's not real. If this article had any intention of representing the facts, that would not have been left out. Plus, Joan Rivers looks terrible with her additional plastic surgery. Carol looks like she has some done too, although not recently.
Mar 1, 2012
Susquehanna Hat Company? My husband was killed wearing a Susquehanna hat!
Mar 1, 2012
Who would want to be seen in public with Joan Rivers?
Mar 1, 2012
I have to say I was confused when I saw that, at first I thought it was all a big stunt for the show but then when there was no follow up it seemed real and I was disappointed in Carol B for her behavior, so what happened in Hawaii?
Mar 1, 2012
Joan Rivers is enough to give a dogs ass heartburn.
Mar 1, 2012
Joan Rivers is enough to give a dogs ass heartburn.
Mar 1, 2012
I abhor Joan Rivers and her presence on TV/in the media…she is a bad role model for women, not necessarily because she looks plastic, but because she is plastic and women do not need to bash each other in anyway…helps men discriminate against us.
Mar 1, 2012
They have to get permission to film someone. It was staged.
Mar 1, 2012
I just saw this today, and I am with you on it. STAGED!
Mar 1, 2012
Plus she is just mean! So catty. Never have liked her.
Mar 1, 2012
fake fake fake….just for promo fir joans show…..
Mar 1, 2012
Burnett would drop Rivers like a Bad habit.
Mar 1, 2012
I'm disappointed with Carol.Evidently her childhood memories have returned.
Mar 1, 2012
You know this…how?
Mar 1, 2012
It was a joke, Carol has way too much class.
Mar 1, 2012
no they dont its called THE PRESS, PUBLIC ACCESS DOESNT COUNT, PAPARAZZI? i THINK jOAN MIGHT HAVE OFFENDED HER , SHE LOST HER DAUGHTER YOU KNOW, CAROLE, AND MABEY THE SERVICE WAS OUT IN HAWAII, AN SHE DIDNT GO, OR MABEY SHE DID A SHOW OUT THERE, AND MENTIONED CAROLES DAUGHTER. (CANCER) I think well find out soon enough.,
Mar 1, 2012
no they dont its called THE PRESS, PUBLIC ACCESS DOESNT COUNT, PAPARAZZI? i THINK jOAN MIGHT HAVE OFFENDED HER , SHE LOST HER DAUGHTER YOU KNOW, CAROLE, AND MABEY THE SERVICE WAS OUT IN HAWAII, AN SHE DIDNT GO, OR MABEY SHE DID A SHOW OUT THERE, AND MENTIONED CAROLES DAUGHTER. (CANCER) I think well find out soon enough.,
Mar 1, 2012
If it is real then I am with Carol Burnett all the way. Joan is a complete lunatic and she should leave Carol Burnett alone. Carol is a wonderful and sincere person that does not deserve any of Joan's bull!
Mar 1, 2012
looks real to me! carol is a class act–we all know what joan is.
Mar 1, 2012
Somehow, this does not seem contrived to me…it was not a "scripted reality drama" at all. Carol is a great actress but this is real. I could feel it in my stomach! Good show Carol…better luck next time Joan!
Mar 1, 2012
Carol Burnett is a legend that shouldn't have to stoop to speak to poodle-nose, pinch face, no-talent Joan Rivers. She should go back to letting that equally ugly and talentless Chelsea Handler suck up to her. Carol Burnett has talent and class, two things that Joan Rivers NEVER had and never will possess.
Mar 1, 2012
Who cares?
Mar 1, 2012
Who cares?
Mar 1, 2012
Joan Rivers and her daughter are two mean spirited individuals. Joan's daughter Melissa, is a non entity. what has she done? she is not an actress, singer, or comedian. she is riding on her mother's sleeve. A real bow wow, arf, arf.
Mar 1, 2012
This was so staged! Gotta Love Carol! Such a class act!
Love them both!
Mar 1, 2012
Why would Burnett even acknowledge that loser at all, except to order another drink.
Mar 1, 2012
I think it was scripted because the cameras were already set up and in place. And there were about three angles. SO, no. Not a real "dispute." Carol is just helping Joan out.
Mar 1, 2012
What happened in Hawaii? I am dying to know.
Mar 1, 2012
What happened in Hawaii? I am dying to know.
Mar 1, 2012
Carol, don't let trailer trash get to you, she's about as low as you can get and not worth your time. we have all loved you for years.
Mar 1, 2012
It was comedy that was acted out to be a spat. It clearly wasn't real. These two have been friends for many years and support each other. They both are funny and wonderful women.
Mar 1, 2012
I guess carol has got old and senile.
Mar 1, 2012
It's not really any of our business why Carol is mad at Joan. And, if there really was something bad that Joan had done to Carol and this isn't a scripted thing (which it appeared to be to me), I think Carol behaved fine. You don't have to be nice and polite to anyone who does mean things to you. In fact, you shouldn't.
Mar 1, 2012
Carol I wear a size 14 shoe, if you like you can borrow it to shove up Joan's ass..
Mar 1, 2012
Carol Burnett is a far better comedian than Joan. She is much more of a lady too.
Mar 1, 2012
carol burnett rocks, Joan rivers sux…
Mar 1, 2012
It was very obvious that the Carol Burnett and Joan Rivers thing was very scripted—-Carols husband was playing his part, also. I wish it had been for real, because I love Carol Burnett and would love to see her get the best of Joan Rivers!
Mar 1, 2012
YOU were disappointed in CAROL? I doubt that Carol Burnett could give a fat babies ass if you're disappointed or not! Carol is a thousand times the lady Joan and/or her worthless daughter will EVER be!
Mar 1, 2012
Joan Rivers always was and always will be an arrogant despicable human being. How she ever made it into the entertainment world only the devil knows. Anyone who supports her or her television program, no doubt, is exactly like her. A possible pimple on Ms. Burnett's butt is far better than rivers.
Mar 1, 2012
no wonder edgar did himself in.
Mar 1, 2012
This is all scripted crap. HAWAII, biotch!
Mar 1, 2012
Didn't any of you people watch the entire show? Earlier in the episode Melissa confronted Joan about the little incident in Hawaii when Melissa was like 8. Joan pushed Carol into the water where she was stung by a stingray. I guess Joan never apoligized and the way she acted on Tuesday, her attitude is typically that she never does anything wrong.
Mar 2, 2012
Who is naive enough to think this is real? This is Carol Burnett acting. She is a classic comedian. Remember Eunice? Miss Wiggins? I wish she would do a sitcom or a variety show!
Mar 2, 2012
Joan Rivers is an insensitive excuse for a woman. I hated her the first time I saw/heard her. She can say the most God awful things about people and think nothing of it. Her dirty mouth is just stupid. My hatred of her began with the way she kept torturing Liz Taylor long ago. She was just appalling on Celebrity Apprentice where her real vicious personality really showed. Uggg! and those ugly faces she keeps making. If she thinks that's cute she is delusional!
Mar 2, 2012
Joan Rivers miss cat woman of her generation with her 75 surgeries and horrible facelfts that make her look like that ugly cat woman and her untalented leach of a daughter are both what I define as annoying…enough said?,,,, DAN BARCAN/NEW JERSEY/USA1! Go Carol!
Mar 2, 2012
The difference between Carol Burnett and Joan Rivers? Carol Burnett is human. (and funny)
Mar 2, 2012
how dare she even TOUCH Carol Burnett! Joan Rivers is a mess. A bitter, self pitying, neurotic, jealous perpetual victim and I see that in her daughter too.. It makes sense that classy Carol froze when rivers hugged her.
Mar 2, 2012
well, I don't know went on in Hawaii but I love carol burnette and I really find rivers abhorrent, so I'm on carol's side.
Mar 2, 2012
well, I don't know went on in Hawaii but I love carol burnette and I really find rivers abhorrent, so I'm on carol's side.
Mar 2, 2012
well, I don't know went on in Hawaii but I love carol burnette and I really find rivers abhorrent, so I'm on carol's side.
Mar 2, 2012
You said it Diana! People like her and that Wendy Williams 'dumb' us down and make us all look as though we're still only interested in things women would talk about in ancient quilting circles! The physical brainwashing is another point! The day I hear a man say, "Does this make me look fat?" is the day I KNOW we're all equal! Hail Carol Burnett!
Mar 2, 2012
scripted…like the reality shows are…
Mar 2, 2012
I agree with everyone, joan rivers is a bad mouth so called celebrity, and that scene between Carol Burnett was REAL. Carol is a kind person on and off, and for her to do that to RIVERS it had to be bad and I am glad Carol said NO in a nice way at first and stupid RIVERS did not take NO for an answer and it got bad..i feel bad for Mellissa she has her hands full, my own mother, I feel bad for her, people who meet my mother says, she looks like Joan Rivers, I said my mother is nothing like Rivers and does not even come close to looking liike her! go get your eyes checked.
Mar 2, 2012
not me,thank you very much!! I would run the other way
Mar 2, 2012
Jane Moore Sexton thank you Carol is far better than joan, i grew up watching Carol Burnett show it was plain clean funny show a( parents dream) for children to watch on TV.I would laugh so hard every week, that it was hard to go to sleep for schooll the next day. CLEAN COMEDY!!!THOSE WERE THE GOOD DAYS.
Mar 2, 2012
Jane Moore Sexton thank you Carol is far better than joan, i grew up watching Carol Burnett show it was plain clean funny show a( parents dream) for children to watch on TV.I would laugh so hard every week, that it was hard to go to sleep for schooll the next day. CLEAN COMEDY!!!THOSE WERE THE GOOD DAYS.
Mar 2, 2012
it was not scripted.if it was, Carol would not be able to keep a straight face!!!
Mar 2, 2012
thank you Jessie
Mar 2, 2012
Really! that was not and act i know Carol.And Joan did do something to Carol. Rivers is so old she can not remember anything. to many face jobs
Mar 2, 2012
thank you joanna
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard – So you had school on Sunday? Because the show was on Saturday nights, after great comedies like All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore and The Bob Newhart Show.
Mar 2, 2012
I seriously doubt that Carol Burnett was blind sided. She is an actress after all. Arrangements about salary etc had to be prearranged. Every one appearing on these shows are paid very well.
Mar 2, 2012
Yeah for Carol Burnett. I don't like Joan Rivers. Did anyone see her on Letterman show when she saw talked about the dogs that wore shown on a Humane Society commercial and how bad they looked from being abused. For some strange reason she thought it would be funny to say she then.
Mar 2, 2012
abused her dog and took it to the vet, but had killed it. Letterman said lets just be sure that everyone has your e-mail address and not mine. Her humor is sick and so is she.
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard looked scripted to me….
Mar 2, 2012
if you watch the video on 5min.com, in the description of the video it says that carol hasn´t forgiven joan for ruining a family vacation years ago. seems obviously scripted to me… am surprised so many are taking it seriously….
Mar 2, 2012
Cheryl Farretta in the program description it says that carol is mad at joan for ruining a family vacation… if joan had actually offended the memory of carol's daughter i don't believe carol would have spoken to her at all…
Mar 2, 2012
Melissa Rivers Said that when she was about Eight years old .she,joan,and carol burnett were in Hawaii and joan Rivers pushed Carol burnett in the water and Carol Burnett got stung by a jellyfish and since then Carol has been angry at Joan.
Mar 2, 2012
That's nothing check these kids out and what they do and what happens near end.
Mar 2, 2012
Opps here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVhWzBq0jgQ.
Mar 2, 2012
Cloudy Knight Yes i had school on Sunday,but,remember the shows use to be on Saturdays and i had school on Sunday. all the shows moved to Sundays and Monday nights like Laugh In and school the next day.where i lived school days were not monday to friday. we had school on Saturdays and every other Sunday!!!! i had to be in bed by 9p.m. but myparent let me stay up!!!!!!!
Mar 2, 2012
William Haydon Sorry, i know it was not scripted,i work for these people, comedy reality shows, i know Carol.and i saw the look on her face… i know what really happened and i am silent to tell anyone,once again if you think it was scripted, Carol would not be able to act or contain herself to laugh on cue! she was shocked and mad..
Mar 2, 2012
William Haydon well, think what you want to. i know the story,let it go
Mar 2, 2012
Jay Price it was NOT STAGED! SORRY TO BUST A BUBBLE
Mar 2, 2012
Obviously the cameras were in place before Joan Rivers got there so that would definetly make it seem staged to me. Wether the "animosity" as Joan called is real, I don't know. I actually like both Joan and Carol, grew up watching them both on TV. Stranger things have happened in Hollywood, I doubt that this is anything too serious!
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard Donna, you haven't busted any bubbles, dear. Sorry you are so gullible!
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard Donna, you crazy whore, you know nothing. Sorry you are so ignorant.
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard sure donna, carol is your best friend and confidante. yeah we believe you. i worked in hollywood for many years, have met endless celebrities, producers, editors and the like, so i have a pretty good idea how the industry works. i understand it makes for better entertainment if people think it could be real, but this thing smacks of set-up. you can continue to rebut my assessment but you are wasting your time since you offer no proof whatsoever and lack credibility. go back to your high school where you can be the clever one.
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard maybe, donna, that backwards, country-style education of yours explains your need to contradict everyone else here in spite of your lack of proof, logic or solid reasoning….
Mar 2, 2012
Donna Gerhard like most internet blowhards, you know nothing…. but keep on posting asinine statements to convince yourself otherwise….. the fact that you post thank yous to the few people who agree with you shows how desperate you are for validation. Lame!
Mar 2, 2012
Someone needs to untie that skin knot on the back of Joan Rivers' head and let her brain breathe.
Mar 2, 2012
@ Julie – No one has to dumb you down, you are dumb for not knowing that Joan Rivers and Carol Burnett were ACTING. It was stage you dumb ass
Mar 2, 2012
When I first saw it, I also felt it was staged.
Mar 2, 2012
I agree!
Mar 2, 2012
Yep. They are probably buddies.
Mar 2, 2012
Oh come on Carol needs to woman-up forget it and move on life is too short for this bickering.
Mar 2, 2012
Oh come on Carol needs to woman-up forget it and move on life is too short for this bickering.
Mar 2, 2012
This was totally scripted. Carol Burnett had an interview in the Windy City Times in which she talked about her upcoming appearance and the restaurant scene:
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=35816
Mar 2, 2012
Carol Burnett can do stand-up, on the fly and unscripted what it would take Joan Rivers months to rehearse. Kudos to Carol Burnett. Angst to Joan Rivers.
Mar 2, 2012
Good Grief…… if anything happened in Hawaii over 30 years ago…. let it go….. It was very obvious that it was "SCRIPTED"…. nothing wrong with that…. two great comedians doing their thing…. granted they are two DIFFERENT kinds of comedians but nonethe less they are both funny in their own way……. I love Carol Burnet and grew up with her…….. I have come to know Joan Rivers a little better watching this show and reading about her tragic loss of her husband……. She clearly loves her daugther Melissa and her grandson Cooper……. My advice…. if you don't like Joan then DON'T watch the show plain and simple……. anywhooooo……… NEXT…….lol
Mar 2, 2012
Yea, that was soooo scripted like you said.
Mar 2, 2012
Joan should go have some more plastic surgery and stop snubbing real talent.
Mar 2, 2012
I love the Joan Rivers show. She is actually awesome
Mar 3, 2012
I just cannot see Burnett being in some kind of fake confrontation. Rivers? Yes. She stopped being funny and original years ago. Now she is just crude. And she thinks this makes up for what she can no longer do. She is past her prime. She needs to simply retire or at the least, keep quiet. As for Melissa, she rode in on her mothers coat tail, and has nothing going for her but nerve. Of course in the entertainment business, that is often enough.
Mar 3, 2012
Yikes! if it's genuine. More than likely it was staged… (I'm back to my cynical views).
Mar 3, 2012
Joan is the best! Have not seen Carol B in about 10 years…is she still in the biz or has she retired?
Mar 3, 2012
Carol Burnett was , and still is the funniest female comic ever. I too grew up on the Carol Burnett show. Wow, what "clean"memories…..
Mar 3, 2012
No, you don't have to get someone's permission when they are out in public. Shows like TMZ harrass, photograph and film people against their will all the time. I haven't seen the video, but I do know that celebs are taped all the time by paparazzi and they don't give any permission!
Mar 3, 2012
Joan Rivers already dried up, now she just needs to blow away and take her talentless daughter with her.
Mar 3, 2012
I don't blame Carol; I don't like Joan at all, she's had WAY too much plastic surgery and looks completely fake. But on top of that, all she's known for is her constant gossip and drama. Also, Carol is a wonderful comedian and entertainer, and actress, and so was Joan-until she stooped as low as what she does today. She's not even known for her true talents anymore, like what she's done in the 60s and 70s. Carole is way better, and a more real and kind-hearted person.
Mar 4, 2012
I saw Carol's latest one woman show, she does nothing anymore unless it is staged. She had plants in the audience. If Carol was really mad, she would have asked for Joan's cameras to be turned off.
Mar 4, 2012
William Haydon you know what happened? I watched it today, Apparently, they were on vacation when Meliissa was 8, in Hawaii., Joan pushed Carol in the ocean, and she got stung by a jellyfish, so you are right, but no, it wasnt staged. Carol Burnett was right up there with Lucile Ball. Joanis more crass, no class.
Apr 27, 2012
I love Carol and I love Joan. This was staged and funny. Carol wouldn't have agreed to do it unless she loved Joan too. BTW.. Joan is a very good role model for women. She's survived all thses yrs in Hollywood and is a tremendously successful businesswoman.
May 14, 2012
William Haydon shut up,you are the blowhards,who know nothing which makes u a jackass and my asinine statements makes you look like the idot that you are.Who made you a Judge? You jerk, you are the lame one not me,and you just made yourself look like the biggest FOOL on the planet.SHAME ON YOU!!
Oct 14, 2012
I am appalled by how mean-spirited and, to put it delicately, "not so bright," a number of you are. Carol Burnett has admitted the whole thing was a set-up. Donna, why would you misrepresent that you know this couldn't have been staged. For goodness' sake, the whole thing was set up by a mutual friend. They did two takes. Carol and Joan are great friends. Joan appeared on Carol's variety show three times. In the early 1980s, Joan was the funniest (and number one) comedian in the world. You guys are either very young or just very cruel.
Oct 14, 2012
Here is the link to the interview in which Carol admits the whole thing was a set-up between two friends:
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=35816
Nov 24, 2012
I disagree. Joan is an example of a hard working woman. She is funny, its comedy. She has been working for a very long time and is if that sets a bad example then it makes me understand why this country is going downhill.