My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.
Interpretation
Carol Burnett appreciates comedy that tells stories rather than relying solely on jokes.
In her quote, Carol Burnett expresses a preference for comedic forms that incorporate storytelling, such as sketch or situational comedy. She values narratives that unfold through comedic situations, emphasizing the importance of context and character over traditional punchlines that often characterize standard jokes.
In practice
During a comedy club event, one could quote this to highlight the value of storytelling in performance.
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.
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.
If you can't laugh when things go bad--laugh and put on a little carnival--then you're either dead or wishing you were.
GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.
He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.
More and more, as I get older, people come up to me and say, 'Thank you for all the laughter.' And my standard answer is, 'It was my pleasure.' But that's the truth.
In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this?
I'm not just a pundit - I'm a comedian.
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