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.
Epitaph for a dead waiter - God finally caught his eye.
I think a lot of people mistake my confidence on stage for cockiness in real life, and that's actually farthest from the truth. When I'm on stage, I'm that confident and that cocky because I have a microphone in my hand, and there's a few thousand people staring at me. And I know they're there to laugh.
This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.
I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.
The humor is that finally when you have the power to move the mountain, you are the person who placed it there-so there the mountain stays.
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