Carol Burnett
👤 Speaker
1142
total appearances
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Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And had I gotten Babes at Arms, which never left Florida, I wouldn't have had Mattress.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
Some of the best things happen when you're disappointed at first.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
You look back and say, you know, if that hadn't happened, this would.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
I remember we opened in May of 1959 and got great reviews.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And the second night, there was a buzz backstage and everything.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
I was more frightened than I was opening night.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
I peeked through and I saw this orange hair in the second row and I thought, oh my God.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
Anyway, I got through the show, and she wanted to come backstage.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And it was off-Broadway theater, and it was really funky.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And I had a couch where the coil was sticking up.