Julia Gets Wise with Carol Burnett

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.7 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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On the season finale of Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down in person with 90-year-old groundbreaking actress, comedian, and writer Carol Burnett. Carol tells Julia how she learned to accept rejection, what Lucille Ball taught her about being a boss, and how a spontaneous ride on a beer truck led to her landing a CBS special with Julie Andrews. And Carol gives Julia a compliment that makes Julia cry, which leads to a touching conversation between Julia and her mom Judith. Follow Wiser Than Me on Instagram and TikTok @wiserthanme and on Facebook at facebook.com/wiserthanmepodcast. Keep up with Carol @iamcarolburnett on Twitter and @itscarolburnett on Instagram. Watch Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love on Peacock. Find out more about other shows on our network at @lemonadamedia on all social platforms. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium. Click this link for a list of all Wiser Than Me sponsors and discount codes: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	How much fun is it to laugh?
0:10.4	I think laughing is just the greatest little gift from the gods.
0:14.7	I don't know if you have this, but I've certain people in my life that I laugh so hard
0:19.9	with that I cry.
0:22.2	There is nothing better.
0:23.6	And you know, I mean, it's not like you can exactly wake up and say, I'm going to laugh
0:27.4	my ass off uncontrollably today.
0:29.6	You know, the kind of deep soul rocking laughter, you can't plan it.
0:34.8	It kind of sneaks up on you.
0:36.6	And it can be very surprising, you know, the laughing at a funeral kind of laughing, you
0:41.3	know, you're not allowed to laugh, makes it worse.
0:44.3	It's a mysterious and it's a truly wonderful thing.
0:48.5	As a performer, there's this weird sense playing a comic scene sometimes.
0:55.6	It's like you're several people all at once.
0:58.3	You're deeply into the scene, yes, but you're also in your head sort of controlling the
1:04.1	scene.
1:05.1	And then you're also outside of it watching the scene.
1:09.3	And when it's a comedy and it's going really well at least for me, that deep kind of laughter
1:15.8	can just bubble up and god damn it.
1:20.8	It is impossible for me to stop it.
1:22.6	I'd crack up.
1:23.6	I lose it.
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