Julie Andrews, Tina Fey to salute Carol Burnett at Mark Twain Honors

[joeybee12]

Carol Burnett is in for a night of laughs when she receives the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 20.

Julie Andrews,Tony Bennett, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph are among performers set to salute the legendary comic.

The star-studded lineup also includes Martin Short, Rosemary Watson, Lucie Arnaz, Tim Conway, Rashida Jones and Vicki Lawrence. The evening will pay tribute to the humor and accomplishments of Burnett, and will be taped to air on Nov. 24 as Carol Burnett: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings).

Previous recipients of the prize, which honors Mark Twain's tradition of satire and social commentary, include Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Tina Fey and last year's Ellen DeGeneres.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/09/04/julie-andrews-tina-fey-to-salute-carol-burnett/2762933/

I think she should have been the first recipient of this...long overdue...

[monmouth3]

1. I agree with that. Burnett is a national treasure..n/t

[joeybee12]

2. I have quite a few Carol Burnett show episodes on dvd and recently started

re-watching...they are sooooooooooooo good!

[indepat]

3. Long overdue indeed

[libnnc]

4. My goddess...the love of my life...

Congrats, Carol. Way, way, way, overdue.

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[joeybee12]

9. I'm a medium. Really, I would have thought an extra large.

No, a spiritual medium!

[pinboy3niner]

5. Anybody else suspect that little devil, Conway, will crack her up?

[libnnc]

6. Alice Blue Gown.

I DARE you not to laugh.

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[joeybee12]

8. I'm laughing without even clicking on it!

[Bluenorthwest]

7. I love Carol

A great person and hugely funny performer.

[lapislzi]

10. She was my idol growing up.

Her hilarious performances inspired me at an early age to try my hand at writing and performing comedy. I'm no genius, but without her inspiration, I might not be a writer at all.

[joeybee12]

11. I remember her show was originally at 10 on Wednesdays and I was

too young to stay up...I hated that! I just knew it was wonderful without seeing it, and when I was finally old enough, I found out just how great it was.

[HappyMe]

12. It's about time.

I loved watching The Carol Burnett Show!

[joeybee12]

13. Everyone does!