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Carol Burnett, 90, Reveals the One Joke She Took Too Far — and Stuns in Gorgeous Photo Shoot
New York Post ^ | March 7, 2024 | Laura Sarner

Posted on 03/07/2024 9:09:11 PM PST by nickcarraway

Even with her sunny reputation in comedy, Carol Burnett knows she’s at times taken things too far.

The actress, 90, cited an incident when she was touring with her famous Q&A act on the road in a new Harper’s Bazaar interview. Shortly after 9/11, someone in the audience asked if Burnett could be a member of the opposite sex for 24 hours, who would she be and what would she do.

“I said, ‘I’d be Osama bin Laden, and I’d kill myself,’ ” Burnett recalled. She noted that the situation is one that she very much regrets.

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To: SauronOfMordor

She’d be around 50 then. I feel so old.


21 posted on 03/08/2024 4:26:34 AM PST by MTsumi
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To: doorgunner69

Must be before his visit to Pearl Vision!


22 posted on 03/08/2024 5:12:03 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Thank you for the link 👍


23 posted on 03/08/2024 6:00:47 AM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: nickcarraway

What’s wrong with that? It’s a clever line.

L


24 posted on 03/08/2024 6:04:12 AM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: nickcarraway
‘I’d be Osama bin Laden, and I’d kill myself,’

That's actually quite funny.

25 posted on 03/08/2024 6:17:48 AM PST by LouAvul (If America will repent of its wickedness and return to Christ, He will forgive and restore. )
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To: nickcarraway

Carol Burnette and Lucille Ball were close friends, with Carol making several appearances on Lucy’s 1960s sitcoms. Lucy wanted to create a sitcom for Carol to star in, but Carol decided she’d rather host a variety show instead. I’ll go out on a limb here and say she made the right decision.


26 posted on 03/08/2024 6:35:05 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: GreenHornet

Carol was big on the Gary Moore show and liked variety and improv. She could do everything and like Selleck said, could be one helluva sexy woman. But she made her rep playing buckteeth, curler ridden, washer women with a mop. To me, she is or was the most talented female performer ever.


27 posted on 03/08/2024 7:20:51 AM PST by Luke21
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To: nickcarraway

I watch Me Tv (aka: The Old Geezer Channel) pretty regularly and they run many ads promoting her show.In some of the photos they show she isn’t very attractive...IMO. But in others she’s truly gorgeous.


28 posted on 03/08/2024 7:44:19 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Chickensoup

LOL


29 posted on 03/08/2024 7:47:06 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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