Carol Burnett, 93, reunites with co-star Vicki Lawrence, 77, decades after beloved sitcom

Carol Burnett, 93, shared “lotsa laughs and lotsa memories” pinch her erstwhile “Carol Burnett Show” co-star Vicki Lawrence during a caller reunion.

Lawrence, 77, took to societal media connected Monday, sharing a photograph from their joyous nighttime retired connected nan municipality which showed nan brace successful bully spirits arsenic they posed alongside each other.

“Special night. Dinner pinch Carol. Thank you Brian for a beautiful meal. Lotsa laughs and lotsa memories. I emotion her so…🥰.” she captioned nan photo.

Lawrence first crossed paths pinch Burnett erstwhile she was caller retired of precocious schoolhouse aft her mother recommended that she constitute a instrumentality missive to nan comedian.

Coincidentally, Burnett was looking for an character to play her younger sister connected her upcoming show, and noting their akin features, she looked up Lawrence’s family successful nan telephone book and asked her to audition for nan role.

Lawrence starred connected nan “Carol Burnett Show” from 1967 to 1978, portraying a number of characters — her astir notable being Thelma “Mama” Harper, which scored her a starring domiciled connected nan spinoff series, “Mama’s Family” successful 1983.

The bid ran until 1990. But, location on nan way, Burnett and Lawrence had a falling out arsenic friends which nan character later attributed to Burnett’s difficult divorcement from Joe Hamilton.

During their breakup, Burnett began to abstracted herself from “Mama’s Family” — which Hamilton produced — and its formed arsenic she made little appearances connected nan show.

“She went done a horrible divorce,” Lawrence told Screen Rant successful 2024. “So, it was almost … for a while there, it was almost for illustration she divided each of america who were progressive pinch [Hamilton] astatine all. I cognize it was reliable for her. She spent a agelong clip …”

“She talked to my hubby 1 night,” nan character continued. “She called — it was early successful nan ‘Mama’s Family’ run. I was making dinner. My boy answered nan phone, and she said, ‘Can I talk to your dad?’ And I said, ‘Who is it?’ And my boy said, ‘It’s Carol.’ I said, ‘Does she want to talk to me?’ And he said, ‘No, she wants to talk to dad.’ And it benignant of collapsed my heart.

“But she did opportunity to Al, my husband, ‘I committedness I’ll beryllium back. I promise.’ and erstwhile she was back, she was afloat back,” Lawrence remembered. “But I cognize it was a really reliable clip for her. It was much sad than anything.”

However, nan 2 stars yet made up — to nan constituent that Lawrence described their narration arsenic “closer than we person ever been” successful her 2024 interview.

“I’m gladsome we are truthful adjacent now,” Lawrence said.

The brace reunited onscreen for Season 2 of Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale,” which premiered successful November 2025.