Carol Burnett: 93 & Still Killing It

0:00On April 26th, comedy legend Carol Burnett turns 93 on April 26th. She shot to fame in the 1960s and changed TV forever with the Carol Burnett show, which ran 11 seasons from 1967 to 1978. As the first woman hosting a comedy variety series, she flipped the script on sketch comedy and racked up 23 Emmy wins. The show packed musical bits, movie spoofs, and wild characters that had everyone hooked. Those sketches, like her, take on Gone with the Wind, still get laughs decades later. Fans loved her real talk opening, with unscripted audience, Q&A showed off her sharp improv, and tugging her ear at the end was a sweet nod to her. Grandma who raised her, that personal vibe made viewers feel right at home. Her mark on comedy runs deep, earning her seven Emmys, seven Golden Globes, a Grammy, a Tony, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Mark Twain. In 2019, the Golden Globes launched the Carol Burnett Award for TV Excellence, with

1:03her as the first honoree. She's still dropping gyms in recent gigs, like Better Call Saul, Paul Morial, and Hacks. Proving her fire never fades as she hits this milestone. That's your update from Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.