Mitzi McCall, Comedian Who Confronted Beatlemania and Lost, Dies at 93
Briefly

In their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, just before the Beatles made their American debut, Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill experienced an unforgettable failure that overshadowed their later success. Their performance lasted only three-and-a-half minutes, and was ultimately a forgettable moment in the eyes of the audience who were solely focused on the Beatles. Years later, they humorously reflected on this experience, with McCall later stating, 'We laid the biggest egg of all time.'
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