Carol Burnett Wearing Slippers at the SAG Awards Is All of Us

But after Poehler and Fey were done teasing DiCaprio, they went on to explain that Burnett was their hero for not only being truly hilarious, but for her ability to drive her own show and career. “Besides seeing how amusing she was and how handsome she was, she was also the boss and it was her show”.

She became a major television star in 1967 with her Emmy-winning variety series, The Carol Burnett Show, where she created some of her most memorable characters (and displayed her famous Tarzan yell). “It made us dream of a life where we could get paid to make comedy with our friends but also be their boss”, she joked.

As if Tina’s red dress didn’t make her look good enough, she wore her hair down in loose curls that perfectly completed the look.

And then she gave her traditional tug-of-her ear farewell.

Poehler said their moms taught them 90 percent of what they needed to know — “the other 10 percent was Carol“.

“She took risks as a performer and through her courage, encouraged fellow actors to try new things and always, always reach for the sky”, Howard said. She is best known for her long-running self-titled TV variety show, which ran 11 seasons and 278 episodes on CBS from 1967 to 1978, drawing an average of 30 million viewers a week.

They even called out Leo.

. “The brilliant Harvey Korman, Vickie Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. Not only their talent, but their love”. “We love her, and we thank her”, the pair concluded.

Carol continues to work, confiding in The Hollywood Reporter that she’s inspired by contemporary amusing women.