My favourite comedian, of course, is Tim Conway. He has a way about him - being that belly-laugh kind of funny, and he has the improvisational skills, too. I've never seen anybody better.
Interpretation
Carol Burnett expresses her admiration for Tim Conway's unique comedic talent.
In this quote, Carol Burnett highlights her appreciation for Tim Conway's exceptional comedic abilities, particularly his style of humor that induces deep laughter and his impressive improvisational skills. She emphasizes that no one else has matched his talent in her eyes, reflecting both personal admiration and the impact of Conway's humor on audiences.
In practice
Using this quote to introduce a comedy event to highlight Tim Conway's legacy.
My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres.
You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.
It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.
I've always been optimistic. And I have a feeling that it happened because of going to all those movies with my grandmother in the '40s because there was no cynicism.
Edgy is fine - I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination - but what's wrong with a good ol' belly laugh? I miss that.
On the good days, my mother would haul out the ukulele and we'd sit around the kitchen table - it was a cardboard table with a linoleum top - and sing.
When you are honest in your comedy, you have to acknowledge the world that you're in. Through a comedic voice, you're talking about what needs to be talked about, whether it's race relations or politics or anything that's happening on a global or an American scale.
Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest!
This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.
Judges, as a class, display, in the matter of arranging alimony, that reckless generosity which is found only in men who are giving away someone else's cash.
Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.
You know, crankiness is at the essence of all comedy.
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