Just To Have A Laugh

Just a Gen-X gal with a terminal Master's Degree in US History and a self-conferred PhD in Carol Burnett. She is my personal goddess. Politics, history, Carol and kitties. Can't hang with all that? Toughies. The only pics I own are of me and my cat. Attribution will be given when available, so lighten up, Francis. I'm no grammar fetishist, so all typos and syntax errors are mine, mine, mine, including this run-on sentence, so there.

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Celebrating Carol Burnett at 90: She was built for comedy and for TV

NBC is celebrating the comedian and actor with a special, "Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love."

Love you forever, sweet lady! Happy, Happy Birthday to you!

#CarolBurnett #LATimes #Nostalgia #ClassicTV

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She’s 90?!??!

Happy, happy birthday, Carol Burnett!!

Everyone be sure to tune in to Carol’s 90th Birthday Celebration TONIGHT at 8pm ET on NBC (and streaming beginning tomorrow on Peacock) 

We don’t deserve you, sweet lady. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

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Happy Birthday Carol Creighton Burnett (April 26, 1933)

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Happy Birthday, Carol ♥️

So, Carol Burnett turns 88 years-fabulous, this April 26th. That bit of data just does not compute. At all.  At every TV appearance and book signing, she looks as fantastic and as energetic as ever. How can she be 88?!? (And how can I be in my *gulp* 50s…)

Carol Burnett simply defies all logic. In an industry known for chewing people up and spitting them out, she has survived with her humanity intact and has stayed incredibly honest and kind - not just to her peers in the business, but also to her legions of multigenerational fans. I don’t know of any other figure in entertainment - past or present- who elicits the same kind of response from total strangers. People burst in to joyful tears when they encounter her. And she doesn’t have to say a word. She’s like the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, a favorite school teacher, and a first crush all rolled into one.

Burnett is indelibly imprinted on our collective psyche - it’s a deep emotional affection that few performers receive or enjoy. And she carries it all with effortless grace and aplomb. Exceedingly gracious, she has earned a reputation for being the nicest person in Hollywood.

That’s a truth that was evident to me when I was in pigtails. Kids can spot phony baloney a mile away. Burnett was someone who drew me in like a magnet. I’ve never met the woman. But I feel like I know her. Why? Because she’s simply a good egg. She’s that great friend who just wants us to come out and play for a while - and she’ll give us first dibs on the swingset and the last piece of chewing gum.

Burnett has always trusted and respected her audience. That kindness and warmth translates through the camera and into our living rooms. She sincerely conveys a genuine affection that magically stays concentrated across the airwaves, through the wires and tubes and bear hugs us as we sit on our sofas.

Carol Burnett defies logic because even though she came from what must have been heartbreaking circumstances, she still embraces the world around her. As a young woman, she had every reason to feel bitter and frustrated. She pressed on. She took a huge gamble. With the help from a generous benefactor, she set out for New York - having never been east of Texas and not knowing a single soul. Boggles my mind when I think about it. What went through her mind when she got off of that airplane for the first time in 1954? Hail a cab. “Take me to midtown, please?” Good Lord, what guts. Taking chances…

I’m struck by an exchange she described to William Shatner a couple of years ago in an interview for his show Raw Nerve. He asked her about a scene in the play Hollywood Arms (she cowrote with her late daughter Carrie Hamilton). Carol’s character was about to leave for New York City and her grandmother (played by Linda Lavin), upset, cried “You can’t leave! Who’s gonna love you up there? Who’s gonna love you like I do?“

Who’s gonna love Carol Burnett? Only the whole world, Nanny. The whole doggone world.

Tugging my ear…

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89!! Happy Birthday, Carol!

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Happy Birthday, Carrie Hamilton.

“Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone’s plan–if even for a moment–and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed it RIGHT THEN, and God put you there to deliver.” 

—Carrie Hamilton (Dec. 5, 1963 - Jan. 20, 2002)

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Happy Birthday Carol Creighton Burnett (April 26, 1933)

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Happy Birthday, Carol ♥️

So, Carol Burnett turns 88 years-fabulous, this April 26th. That bit of data just does not compute. At all.  At every TV appearance and book signing, she looks as fantastic and as energetic as ever. How can she be 88?!? (And how can I be in my *gulp* 50s…)

Carol Burnett simply defies all logic. In an industry known for chewing people up and spitting them out, she has survived with her humanity intact and has stayed incredibly honest and kind - not just to her peers in the business, but also to her legions of multigenerational fans. I don’t know of any other figure in entertainment - past or present- who elicits the same kind of response from total strangers. People burst in to joyful tears when they encounter her. And she doesn’t have to say a word. She’s like the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, a favorite school teacher, and a first crush all rolled into one.

Burnett is indelibly imprinted on our collective psyche - it’s a deep emotional affection that few performers receive or enjoy. And she carries it all with effortless grace and aplomb. Exceedingly gracious, she has earned a reputation for being the nicest person in Hollywood.

That’s a truth that was evident to me when I was in pigtails. Kids can spot phony baloney a mile away. Burnett was someone who drew me in like a magnet. I’ve never met the woman. But I feel like I know her. Why? Because she’s simply a good egg. She’s that great friend who just wants us to come out and play for a while - and she’ll give us first dibs on the swingset and the last piece of chewing gum.

Burnett has always trusted and respected her audience. That kindness and warmth translates through the camera and into our living rooms. She sincerely conveys a genuine affection that magically stays concentrated across the airwaves, through the wires and tubes and bear hugs us as we sit on our sofas.

Carol Burnett defies logic because even though she came from what must have been heartbreaking circumstances, she still embraces the world around her. As a young woman, she had every reason to feel bitter and frustrated. She pressed on. She took a huge gamble. With the help from a generous benefactor, she set out for New York - having never been east of Texas and not knowing a single soul. Boggles my mind when I think about it. What went through her mind when she got off of that airplane for the first time in 1954? Hail a cab. “Take me to midtown, please?” Good Lord, what guts. Taking chances…

I’m struck by an exchange she described to William Shatner a couple of years ago in an interview for his show Raw Nerve. He asked her about a scene in the play Hollywood Arms (she cowrote with her late daughter Carrie Hamilton). Carol’s character was about to leave for New York City and her grandmother (played by Linda Lavin), upset, cried “You can’t leave! Who’s gonna love you up there? Who’s gonna love you like I do?“

Who’s gonna love Carol Burnett? Only the whole world, Nanny. The whole doggone world.

Tugging my ear…

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Happy Birthday, Carrie Hamilton.

“Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone’s plan–if even for a moment–and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed it RIGHT THEN, and God put you there to deliver.” 

—Carrie Hamilton (Dec. 5, 1963 - Jan. 20, 2002)

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The Carol Burnett Show | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso on Acast

Legendary actress, comedian, singer, and writer Carol Burnett joins us this week! After seven decades in the industry, she sits down to discuss her upbringing in the Hollywood Arms Apartments (3:30), a mysterious envelope of money that allowed her to study at UCLA (7:15), a generous loan that catapulted her to New York City (12:33), her “big break” in 1957 (23:25), how Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall came to be (30:13), finding her place in “a man’s game” on network television (43:20), her fond memories of The Carol Burnett Show and everyone who made it possible (49:33). Finally, before we leave, a conversation on divine intervention (1:01:15) and what she's grateful for at age 87. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talk-easy-with-sam-fragoso. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Great interview. Really nice conversation. ❤️

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Happy 86th Birthday, Carol!

So, Carol Burnett turns 86 years-fabulous, this April 26th. That bit of data just does not compute. At all.  At every TV appearance and book signing, she looks as fantastic and as energetic as ever. How can she be 85?!? (And how can I be in my *gulp* 40s…)

Carol Burnett simply defies all logic. In an industry known for chewing people up and spitting them out, she has survived with her humanity intact and has stayed incredibly honest and kind - not just to her peers in the business, but also to her legions of multigenerational fans. I don’t know of any other figure in entertainment - past or present- who elicits the same kind of response from total strangers. People burst in to joyful tears when they encounter her. And she doesn’t have to say a word. She’s like the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, a favorite school teacher, and a first crush all rolled into one.

Burnett is indelibly imprinted on our collective psyche - it’s a deep emotional affection that few performers receive or enjoy. And she carries it all with effortless grace and aplomb. Exceedingly gracious, she has earned a reputation for being the nicest person in Hollywood.

That’s a truth that was evident to me when I was in pigtails. Kids can spot phony baloney a mile away. Burnett was someone who drew me in like a magnet. I’ve never met the woman. But I feel like I know her. Why? Because she’s simply a good egg. She’s that great friend who just wants us to come out and play for a while - and she’ll give us first dibs on the swingset and the last piece of chewing gum.

Burnett has always trusted and respected her audience. That kindness and warmth translates through the camera and into our living rooms. She sincerely conveys a genuine affection that magically stays concentrated across the airwaves, through the wires and tubes and bear hugs us as we sit on our sofas.

Carol Burnett defies logic because even though she came from what must have been heartbreaking circumstances, she still embraces the world around her. As a young woman, she had every reason to feel bitter and frustrated. She pressed on. She took a huge gamble. With the help from a generous benefactor, she set out for New York - having never been east of Texas and not knowing a single soul. Boggles my mind when I think about it. What went through her mind when she got off of that airplane for the first time in 1954? Hail a cab. “Take me to midtown, please?” Good Lord, what guts. Taking chances…

I’m struck by an exchange she described to William Shatner a couple of years ago in an interview for his show Raw Nerve. He asked her about a scene in the play Hollywood Arms (she cowrote with her late daughter Carrie Hamilton). Carol’s character was about to leave for New York City and her grandmother (played by Linda Lavin), upset, cried “You can’t leave! Who’s gonna love you up there? Who’s gonna love you like I do?“

Who’s gonna love Carol Burnett? Only the whole world, Nanny. The whole doggone world.

Tugging my ear…

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Happy 87th birthday Carol!

We ❤️ you so much!

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Happy Birthday Carol Creighton Burnett (April 26, 1933)

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How I'm Living Now: Carol Burnett, Comedian

With coronavirus keeping Burnett at home in Santa Barbara, she opens up about the classic films she's re-watching, her favorite dessert and the satirical newscaster she adores so much that she got Vicki Lawrence hooked.

She loves Randy Rainbow, Rachel Maddow, Scrabble and Key Lime pie. 

I can’t. 💕🤩😍🌈

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(via My Start Story: Carol Burnett, Comedian, Writer, and Producer)

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“Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone’s plan–if even for a moment–and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed it RIGHT THEN, and God put you there to deliver.”  —Carrie Hamilton (Dec. 5, 1963 - Jan. 20, 2002)

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1972 - Carol sings Carole

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We had this record. First album I remember, actually. ❤️

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Happy Birthday, Carrie Hamilton.

“Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone’s plan–if even for a moment–and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed it RIGHT THEN, and God put you there to deliver.” 

—Carrie Hamilton (Dec. 5, 1963 - Jan. 20, 2002)