Dave Powers

Dave Powers was an American television director whose career included a long association with The Carol Burnett Show. He began working in television at The Dinah Shore Show and joined Burnett’s program in 1968, directing its mixture of sketches, songs, guest performances, and recurring characters.

Powers won four directing Emmys for The Carol Burnett Show and also directed the specials Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center and Sills and Burnett at the Met. His sitcom work included Mama’s Family, Three’s Company, The Ropers, and Three’s a Crowd, linking television variety production with continuing ensemble comedy.