Showing posts with label Carol Burnett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carol Burnett. Show all posts
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Quote of the Day (Rupert Holmes, on ‘Sweetening’ in the TV and Recording Businesses)

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“ ‘Sweetening’ …is a term I first heard Carol Burnett use. I happened to be on the set of her show…and [she] was all worried about a sketch ...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Quote of the Day (Mary Rodgers, on Carol Burnett in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’)

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“She showed up at [lyricist] Marshall [Barer’s] within the hour, looking terrific: long-legged, great figure, huge smile, flawless skin, glo...
Monday, July 19, 2021

TV Quote of the Day (‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ In Which a Certain Classic Movie Is Sent Up)

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“I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist it!" —“Starlet O'Hara” ( played by Carol Burnett ), wearing a “dress” she cr...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Quote of the Day (Carol Burnett, on Giving Birth)

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"Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head." – Comedienne Carol Burnett, “Timeless Laughs With...
Monday, July 24, 2017

Joke of the Day (Carol Burnett, on What Kind of Teeth She Has)

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"I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these?"—Comedienne Carol Burnett, “Timeless Laughs With Ca...
Monday, February 8, 2016

TV Quote of the Day (Amy Poehler, on DiCaprio and Burnett)

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“Let’s all calm down about Leonardo DiCaprio and how hard it was to shoot The Revenant . So you slept in a horse and ate bison liver, b...
Friday, March 15, 2013

TV Quote of the Day (Carol Burnett, on Adolescence)

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“Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.”—Comedienne Carol Burnett , appearing on the NBC talk show Donahue , October 16, 1986 ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

This Day in Pop Music History (“Mama Cass” Elliott Dies, Urban Legend is Born)

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July 29, 1974—Her plus-size figure inspired considerable jokes at her expense, not to mention loneliness.  But the London death at age 32 of...