Chapter 1: What are Carol Burnett's reflections on aging and life in her 90s?
Welcome, everyone, to another episode of Good Hang. This is a very special one for me. We have comedy legend Carol Burnett. You know... Carol, the star creator, benevolent captain of the Carol Burnett Show, an incredible sketch show that changed comedy as we know it and influenced so many of us. An incredible actor in films such as The Four Seasons or the star turn as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
You may have seen Carol in Better Call Saul or Palm Royale, which is out right now. there's so many things that Carol has done. And, um, you know, I discovered Carol from my living room, watching her show with my mom. And we're going to talk about so many things today. Um, and, uh, you know what, don't worry about what we're going to talk about. It's going to be so good.
Chapter 2: How did Carol Burnett influence the world of sketch comedy?
It's Carol. It's Carol Burnett. She's here and we can't believe it. So before we get started, we always like to talk to someone who is a friend or a fan of our guest. And, you know, when you start in sketch comedy and you're a woman of a certain age, you have learned everything from Carol. And today we have someone who is a super fan of Carol Burnett and
I think a legend in her own right at Sketch Comedy, and that is friend of our pod, one of my many wives, the great Rachel Dratch. Rachel, how are your headphones doing? This episode of Good Hang is presented by Uber Eats. Big news, Aldi is now on Uber Eats, and you get 20% off your first grocery order with code NEWALDI26.
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Anyway, here you go. Changes have been made. And I'm ready to go.
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Chapter 3: What memorable experiences does Carol share about climbing the Hollywood sign?
You look great, Dratch.
Thank you. I put on a little lipstick for you.
You know I love you in a blue. I love my baby. Those baby blues in a baby blue. There you go.
Chapter 4: What was the significance of Carol's role as Miss Hannigan in 'Annie'?
Dratch, you know, genuinely when I was like, who can I talk to about the genius that is Carol Burnett? I thought about... us because we grew up on Carol. Like she feels like so influential. Whether she knows it or not, and I hope to tell her today, it feels like she just influenced us so much.
Yeah. I mean, when you said, when you asked the question of Carol Burnett, I got a little paralyzed because I was like, she's such an icon that I got like kind of, my brain got kind of tongue tied. I'm like, what do you ask someone that's had such an influence, a pillar of comedy. Yeah.
I act psyched to talk to you before we were, before I talked to Carol, because I actually have been kind of stressed about that. How do I talk to an icon? You know, do you remember when you first saw a Carol?
I mean, my first exposure was the Carol Burnett show. So I, I just remembered like that sort of merry band of players cracking each other up, which of course we did later on in her own way. But just that, like the joy that they all seem to be having together and her also like the way she would talk to the audience afterwards, like,
Chapter 5: How did Carol Burnett's childhood experiences shape her career?
there was no sort of putting on airs about her. She just seemed, it seemed like it is like, she is who she seems like just a fun, regular person. No sort of, Oh, a woman shouldn't be doing this. Like, which I mean, we always get asked about women in comedy and like, we always hate, we get asked that way.
Cause I think when we were little, like we just saw a funny person and we weren't thinking like, And it's a girl. It was sort of just subliminal, whatever. Yeah. Unconscious, unconscious. Like you're seeing Gilda Rounder and you're seeing John Belushi and you're not thinking like, but she's a woman doing this. You're just like getting this sort of role model.
You're getting the mother bird imprint on the baby bird. Yes. So Carol Burnett was definitely like that. Just the silliness, the joy and being silly, the joy and like, making faces that make you look like you're not a lady, acting like you're not a lady.
Yes.
Like that all was just so joyous and so good for girls to see. But again, I don't want to get all free to be you and me.
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Chapter 6: What insights does Carol provide about her friendships in the entertainment industry?
A reference that probably nobody remembers, but they should, but they should.
Children, you should know. You didn't know you were getting the message you were getting.
But it was a boys could have dolls. Okay. Boys could have dolls. Yeah. Carol's show at times as like the seventies came on to the scene, like Carol's show was like, Oh, like they didn't have, that wasn't edgy enough or something, you know, maybe someone could say like, Oh, it didn't have an edge.
But now like with distance and time, I'm like, I think that's what, what was drawn, why I was so drawn to that show. Exactly what you just said. It looked like everyone was having fun and, Like, I don't think when we were growing up at times, I thought that comedy was actually going to be fun. Yeah.
I know that sounds stupid, but it was like, it felt like it had to have, yeah, it just had to have drama attached to it. And she was such an example of like comedy could be fun and you could be a nice person doing it. I don't know. Does that make sense?
Yeah. And just like full tilt clowns, you know, like clowning around, you know, like when she did Once Upon a Mattress. Okay. Let's talk about that. It seems like that might've been, what the hell do I know talking about this time period, but it seems like it might've been kind of really like freeing and groundbreaking to have this woman getting to add all this physical comedy into this.
part that I'm sure, you know, it's like you're adding in so much physical comedy into that part.
Physical comedy feels until Carol that it was kind of owned by the boys.
Yeah.
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Chapter 7: What does Carol reveal about her creative process and collaboration with other artists?
Well, thank you for hooking again. But for people who didn't, for the, I don't know, one or two people that didn't listen to that episode. Where have you been? Yeah, no kidding.
Living under a rock.
Check it out. And then what you'll find is that Rachel Dratch and I talk about how we were both in productions of Once Upon a Mattress when we were young people in our schools. And Carol Burnett originated the part of Winifred on Broadway. I got to play that part in my high school.
Rachel played the more... I played the boring part of Lady Larkin.
Right. Who in the musical is pregnant, but when Rachel did it, because they were so young, they had to take that part out.
And then I had nothing to play. So then it got even more boring. But I know this is about Carol Burnett, but I've got to work through this. When we did our episode of Good Hang, a lot of people commented on our obvious love for each other and friendship that was so obvious because we, like, laughed our way through the whole thing. But, um...
I was, so I was kind of wondering since I'm talking to you, like for her about her female friendships about, you know, does she have friends that are like her true blues from like before showbiz that she relies on or even now, like her first of all, like her like non showbiz friends or her showbiz friends, like who has, you know, been there along the way that is part of her journey that she has, um,
Kind of like, you know, the little support group with or something.
I love that because when I was lucky enough to do something for her 90th birthday celebration, she watched the entire celebration holding hands with Julie Andrews. They sat next to each other and held hands. They call each other, and I believe they call each other chum. And I'll find out. But I want to ask her about you because they have been friends since the 60s.
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Chapter 8: What are Carol Burnett's thoughts on the evolution of comedy and her legacy?
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Back at you, honey.
I'm so happy to see you. I mean, I got the chance to see you in person maybe once Longer than I'd like to admit, maybe like a year or two ago. I don't think I've seen you since.
Well, I gave you an award. At the 90th. At the 90th. And then we did it when you presented me with an award.
I got to say nice things about you, which is the best. Yes, you did. Thank you. And I just want to get this out of the way, Carol. You are everything to me. You're the reason why I'm in comedy. and you are a living legend, and it is really very emotional for me to get to talk to you. I'm thrilled that you're here, and it means a lot to me, so thank you.
You know what? If I'd never been born, you'd be doing what you're doing.
Well, we'll never know. We'll never know. But, and you know, um, the fact that I get to call you a friend and know you is amazing. It's definitely one of those things where sometimes you feel like your life is a dream. And I think we, you and I talked about this one time that, you know, life does feel like a dream.
And I know that there's moments in your life where you look back at your life and say, you remember the movie?
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