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BOTH AIRING SUNDAY 5 JUNE ON TVNZ 1
TV’s funniest women take the spotlight this Sunday, as we celebrate two trailblazing comediennes.
Betty White: Pure Gold - 7pm
A friendly smile, a kind heart… and a mean wit. With over eight decades of work in the TV business, Betty White was the first lady of television, the grandmother of the nation and an icon. In this heart-warming special, family, friends and co-stars of Betty White celebrate her prolific television and radio career.
Lucille Ball: We Love Lucy - 8pm
Lucille Ball didn’t just make millions of people laugh uproariously - she blazed a whole new path for women in the entertainment industry that still resonates today. Here, comediennes Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin, Debra Messing and Suzanne Somers reveal to us how they were uniquely inspired by Lucy’s comic genius.