
Carol Burnett’s Bold Firing: Harvey Korman Out Over a Guest
During Season 7 of The Carol Burnett Show, Carol Burnett fired longtime cast member Harvey Korman after his rude behavior toward guest Petula Clark. She told his agent he was off the show and delivered the news after taping, but he begged to return; Burnett allowed him back the next week on the condition he change his attitude. Korman returned, reportedly skipping down the hall whistling, and stayed with the show through Season 10, a turning-point moment in their working relationship that Burnett later discussed in her memoir.













