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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
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Amy Poehler and Carol Burnett on Why They Appreciate Each Other's Comedy

by | February 8th, 2012


Comedy fans should be convinced that Mary Norton wrote The Borrowers in 1952 just so that it could be made into a Japanese movie in 2010 which would be re-voiced for its North American release, all so we could get this interview with Amy Poehler and Carol Burnett. Norton knew what she was doing. And now we have this clip of Amy Poehler talking about how much she loved the sense of play evident in The Carol Burnett Show, and Carol Burnett talking about how glad she is that female comedians are accepted today without needing to act zany or masculine, and it is magical. Way to go, Mary Norton.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Kass/832683451 James Kass

    Carol Burnett says female comedians shouldn't have to act masculine to be accepted, her ideas are revered and respected as a legend of the comedy world. Eddie Brill says essentially the same thing, and he's fired from his duties at The Late Show.

    • Hallie Cantor

      carol burnett said that women shouldn't have to act like men. eddie brill says most women comics DO act like men (and are less authentic than men). i think those are very different comments.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Kass/832683451 James Kass

    Let's be accurate: Brill said "a lot of female comics", not "most".

    You're right, they're very different comments, but they're connected. Carol is cheering the fact that female comedians no longer have to act "masculine" to be accepted, saying "that's kind of how you had to be at that time to get recognized". Eddie is lamenting that there are still female comedians who, even today, feel like that's "how they have to be".

    I tend to think funny is funny, regardless of gender. I also tend to think comedians who are open and honest and trying to connect with an audience are funnier to me than ones who hide behind a persona.

  • sirormadame

    Re: above, It is sufficiently evident that women are funnier than men.