A Little Help with Carol Burnett

American TV series or program

Carol Leifer
Jim Wise

Directed bySandra Restrepo ConsidinePresented byCarol BurnettStarringRussell PetersTheme music composerLonny JohnsonComposers

Gregory Butler
Joey Newman

Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producers

Carol Burnett
Steve Sauer
Allen Shapiro
Mike Mahan
Mark Bracco
Izzie Pick Ibarra

Production locationsWarner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CaliforniaProduction companies

Mabel Cat Productions
Dick Clark Productions

Original releaseNetworkNetflixReleaseMay 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)

A Little Help with Carol Burnett is an American streaming television series hosted by Carol Burnett who leads a panel of children who offer unscripted advice to celebrities and average people about everyday issues in front of a live audience. The show premiered on May 4, 2018 on Netflix. The series has been confirmed to not be returning for season 2.^[1]

Premise

A Little Help with Carol Burnett is a panel show hosted by Carol Burnett who is "joined by a group of straight-talking and entertaining 5 to 9-year-old kids", according to Deadline Hollywood. The children offer their opinions and advice to average adults about issues they face in everyday life, such as issues related to dating, marriage, parenting, self-care, etc. Each episode features a celebrity guest who receives feedback from the child panel after sharing about a personal dilemma.^[2]

Cast

Host

Carol Burnett

Co-Host

Russell Peters

Panel

Emmersyn Fiorentino
Amari McCoy
Tristan Sutton
Charlie
Seane Mele
Robert Smith
Celine Sela Montanye
Jimi Orekoya
Caleb Jeon
Rainey Spurlock
Hayden Carroll
AJ Heinicke
Gavin Reyes
Ava Clarke

Episodes

No.	Title	Featured celebrity	Original release date
1	"Friendship"	Lisa Kudrow	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
2	"Love"	Candace Cameron Bure	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
3	"Marriage"	Tony Hale	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
4	"Parenting"	DJ Khaled	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
5	"Home"	Brittany Snow	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
6	"#Selfcare"	Derek Hough	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
7	"Dating"	Mark Cuban	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
8	"Communication"	Wanda Sykes	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
9	"Tech"	Finn Wolfhard	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
10	"Life"	Taraji P. Henson	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
11	"Big Issues"	Billy Eichner	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
12	"Family"	Julie Bowen	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)

Production

On July 31, 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production series order for a first season consisting of twelve episodes. Alongside the announcement, it was reported that the series would be produced by Dick Clark Productions.^[3]

On April 16, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on May 4, 2018. Additionally, it was confirmed that Russell Peters would act as co-host and that Julie Bowen, Candace Cameron Bure, Mark Cuban, Billy Eichner, Taraji P. Henson, Derek Hough, DJ Khaled, Lisa Kudrow, Brittany Snow, Wanda Sykes, and Finn Wolfhard would appear as guests.^[2]

References

^ "'A Little Help with Carol Burnett' Not Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". What's on Netflix. July 11, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Haring, Bruce (April 16, 2018). "Carol Burnett's Netflix Series 'A Little Help' Spotlighting Kids Sets Guests & Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2017). "Carol Burnett To Star In Netflix Unscripted Comedy Series, Interacting With Kids". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2018.