Carol Burnett
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Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
It didn't even occur to me to read the play.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And I said, I'm doing a scene from The Mad Woman of Chalet.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
I didn't know how to pronounce it.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And she said, the only reason I'm not failing you is because you memorized it.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And then I got into one act that one of the students had written where I played a hillbilly woman.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And, of course, we're from Arkansas and Texas.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And all I remember is that there was one scene where I came out and I'm this –
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
over the hill, hillbilly woman.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And everybody cracked up and laughed.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
And from then on, and then some of the other students would come up and some of the teachers said, would you be in another one act?
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Carol Burnett
All of a sudden I thought, I kind of like this.