After a successful digital grassroots movement resulted in a hosting appearance by accomplished actress Betty White on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (or SNL), a second movement appeared to get the revered stateswoman of comedy Carol Burnett to host an episode as well. If successful, it would mark an ironic full circle for the show that imagined itself in the 1970 s as a counteragent to the supposedly hackneyed antics of Burnett's own successful sketch comedy show. As $S N L$ embarked on a path toward the irreverent humor that continues today, the accessible and sentimental Carol Burnett Show, which ended every evening with Burnett giving a gentle tug on her ear in symbolic reverence to her grandmother, had already cultivated an audience with an intimate familiarity and genuine appreciation for the unassuming comedienne. Should such a convergence of these shows finally come to pass, will the current show's stars, whose fan bases combined are probably eclipsed by Burnett's own, encourage the show business legend to engage completely in their particular populist stylings? Or will the show that once denounced Burnett's style be willing at last to give a wink, nod, and ear tug to Burnett's highly regarded comedic sensibilities?

Select the sentence that most strongly suggests that The Carol Burnett Show had been on television prior to Saturday Night Live.





Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

(A) "The Demise and Return of Classic Comedy"
(B) "Saturday Night Success"
(C) "Burnett and SNL-Together at Last?"
(D) "The Internet Brings Back a Laughing Legend"
(E) "Carol Burnett: The Mother of Sketch Comedy"