Two of television's favorite comedic personas are bringing a new comedy show to the area for a one-day local performance. Talented comedienne, actress and singer Vicki Lawrence and the grouchy but ...

Vicki Lawrence was at an airport when she was recognized as the portrayer of Thelma Harper, the no-nonsense, sharp-tongued matriarch who debuted in the “Family” sketches of “The Carol Burnett Show” ...

Commedienne Vicki Law­rence created the character Thelma Harper, better known as “Mama,” at the age of 24 while working on “The Carol Burnett Show.” Mama became the star of her own successful spinoff ...

In March 1974, The Carol Burnett Show introduced a new sketch called “The Family.” It featured Vicki Lawrence as belittling, sarcastic Thelma “Mama” Harper, who was constantly at odds with her ...

Emmy Award-winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence and her alter ego, Thelma “Mama” Harper are set to take the stage at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg on Saturday, Sept. 16. “Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Ever since she first appeared on the "Carol Burnett Show" at age 18, Vicki Lawrence has had us laughing. She still gets them from audiences in her current touring show, "Vicki ...

Vicki Lawrence will bring her signature brand of humor to the Palace Theatre in Greensburg Sunday at 3 p.m. The actress and singer promises an afternoon of laughter, blending stand-up comedy, music, ...

Back in the late '60s and throughout most of the '70s, if you were searching for a good laugh, you needed to look no further than The Carol Burnett Show. Every Saturday night, this variety/sketch ...

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for ``Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show,'' coming to the Adler Theater in Davenport at 8 p.m. Nov. 6. Emmy Award-winning comedienne and ``Carol Burnett ...

The show is billed as a "two-woman" show, but Vicki Lawrence is alone on the stage. Or is she? "I often feel like I could fall off the face of the Earth," Lawrence said by phone. "As long as Mama was ...

Vicki Lawrence is best known for playing Thelma Harper, aka. “Mama,” on the TV show “Mama’s Family.” Credit: (Vicki Lawrence/Submitted) When Vicki Lawrence was asked to play Thelma Harper, aka “Mama,” ...

Whether she’s delivering a snappy retort as television’s “Mama,” belting out a song or playing grandma to television teen phenom Miley Cyrus in “Hannah Montana,” Vicki Lawrence still has the same ...