Carol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the…

I took my first acting class at age 6 because I found out that's what Carol Burnett was doing - acting. Also she had…

— Christine Lakin

I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.

— Tracey Ullman

I used humor to avoid being picked on as a kid. Or I would try and make my parents laugh, so I wouldn't get…

— Wendi McLendon-Covey

I grew up listening and looking up at these people and laughing at Carol Burnett and singing James Taylor songs. And same with Smokey…

— MC Lyte

You'd get on the plane; and every single person is somebody really, really famous. It just killed me. On one flight you'd have Linda…

— Paul Reubens

I started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was growing up.

— Stephanie Miller

I think ABC sort of hoped I would be really like Carol Burnett. I mean literally, I think.

— Dana Carvey

Carol Burnett, who played Miss Hannigan in 'Annie', is as funny as it gets.

— Katherine Parkinson

The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett,…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I was always singing and dancing for my mother when I wasn't glued to the television watching I Love Lucy or the Carol Burnett…

— Debra Messing

As a kid, I always wanted to be Carol Burnett or Johnny Carson. I love to chat and entertain.

— Caroline Rhea

Lady Gaga is proof that David Bowie raped Carol Burnett.

— Christopher Titus

What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway…

— Tony Hale

I think there have always been funny women, from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers. When the audience sees a woman, they innately know she's…

— Wendy Liebman

The reason 'The Carol Burnett Show' did so well in the ratings is because people were looking for that comfort zone when the whole…

— Tim Conway