{"id":2231,"date":"2024-08-12T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:00:05","slug":"carol-burnett-says-modern-day-comedy-could-be-boring-and-not-humorous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/carol-burnett-says-modern-day-comedy-could-be-boring-and-not-humorous\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Burnett says modern-day comedy could be &#8216;boring&#8217; and &#8216;not humorous&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Carol Burnett is poking enjoyable at modern-day comedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">While the legendary comic was on air with different common applications, from the &#8220;The Mary Tyler Moore Show&#8221; and &#8220;All in the Family,&#8221; throughout the Golden Era of tv, she described how comedy has aged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are funny and character driven, they\u2019re not scatological or blue,&#8221; she shared on &#8220;Variety\u2019s Awards Circuit&#8221; podcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CAROL BURNETT REVEALS WHAT SHE MISSES ABOUT COMEDY: \u2018I DON\u2019T THINK A NETWORK WOULD TAKE A CHANCE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/carol-burnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"carol burnett\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Legendary comic Carol Burnett known as modern-day comedy &#8220;boring and not funny&#8221; when reflecting on common reveals throughout the Golden Era of tv.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not a prude, but sometimes I think some of the stuff today\u2026 it\u2019s been kind of easy to get a laugh by being a little blue. I don\u2019t mind if it\u2019s within the character, but if they do it just to say a bad word, I think it\u2019s boring, and it\u2019s not funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tv icon continued to clarify what her concept of comedy is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Funny is \u2018The Dick Van Dyke Show.\u2019 Funny is Mary, Bob Newhart, \u2018All in the Family\u2019 \u2013 and they hold up today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLINT EASTWOOD, CAROL BURNETT, DICK VAN DYKE: LIVING LEGENDS STILL RULING HOLLYWOOD IN THEIR 90S<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/343\/192\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/686\/384\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/672\/378\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1344\/756\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/931\/523\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1862\/1046\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/720\/405\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1440\/810\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1200\/675\/Getty_CarolBurnett_GarryMoore.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Carol Burnett in a two piece filming The Garry Moore Show\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>While Burnett is not sure if as we speak\u2019s comedy matches &#8220;the classics of the past,&#8221; the 91-year-old actress has no plans to decelerate her Hollywood profession.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Burnett is not sure if as we speak\u2019s comedy matches &#8220;the classics of the past,&#8221; the 91-year-old actress has no plans to decelerate her Hollywood profession.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett not too long ago obtained her twenty third Primetime Emmy nomination for her position in &#8220;Palm Royale,&#8221; which has been renewed for a second season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH: Carol Burnett has no plans to decelerate Hollywood profession at 91: &#8216;I&#8217;m in it for enjoyable&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June, Burnett instructed Fresh News Digital that so long as she&#8217;s nonetheless having fun with herself, she&#8217;s not leaving the trade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, as long as it&#8217;s going to be fun. I&#8217;m in it for fun,&#8221; Burnett remarked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/carol-burrnett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Carol Burnett wearing blue on the red carpet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Burnett is hoping to maintain working for so long as she will.<\/span> <span>(Rodin Eckenroth\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;All they had to do was say who was in it and I said, \u2018I\u2019m there.&#8217; I don&#8217;t care what you want me to do,&#8221; she defined her determination to tackle her character in &#8220;Palm Royale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The comedy-drama collection stars Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Laura Dern, Josh Lucas and Kaia Gerber.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said, \u2018I\u2019m in,'&#8221; Burnett added, after she was instructed concerning the star-studded forged. &#8220;Then I read the script, and so that was the cherry on top of the sundae. So, I&#8217;m thrilled with coming back a second season.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/carol-burnett-kristen-wigg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Carol Burnett and Kristen Wigg on the red carpet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;Palm Royale&#8221; stars Carol Burnett, Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Laura Dern, Josh Lucas and Kaia Gerber.<\/span> <span>(Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As Burnett continues her profession in Hollywood, she instructed Fresh News Digital that there are a couple of stars who&#8217;re nonetheless on her bucket listing to work with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, there&#8217;s quite a few,&#8221; Burnett started. &#8220;I would say Meryl Streep because she&#8217;s funny and boy, can she sing. George Clooney \u2013 for obvious reasons. Bradley Cooper \u2013 for obvious reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/carol-burnett-show.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Carol Burnett performing on her variety show.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Burnett&#8217;s selection present ran for over a decade, from 1967 to 1979.<\/span> <span>(CBS Photo Archive)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had good fortune of working with, in my career, over all those 300 people, because of my show. Eleven years, two guest stars a week. I&#8217;m just so lucky,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett has loved a seven-decade profession in present enterprise, breaking obstacles for girls in comedy and staying lively as ever at 91 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>She headlined her personal comedy selection present, &#8220;The Carol Burnett Show,&#8221; for 11 years, bringing in 25 Emmys, in addition to Golden Globes and a Grammy for her different work.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett additionally starred in movies like &#8220;Annie&#8221; and made quite a few tv appearances, most not too long ago in &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; and &#8220;Palm Royale,&#8221; as a part of a nonetheless thriving performing profession.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh News Digital has reached out to a rep for Burnett for remark.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fresh News Digital. 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