Carol Burnett Is Looking Forward To 90: ‘I Feel Like I’m 11!’

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Carol Burnett is out here proving age really is just a number. On April 26, the iconic actress is celebrating her 90th birthday, and she’s marking the occasion with a big TV special titled “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love”. READ MORE: Carol Burnett Fans Are Desperate For The 89-Year-Old To Host ‘SNL’ In an interview with Page Six, Burnett talked about entering her 90s, and about the special, which was filmed last month. “I feel like I’m 11!” she said of aging.

As for the filming the special, Burnett said, “I was absolutely gobsmacked by the evening. It was incredible. It’s not a birthday party.

It’s not a roast. It’s a variety show.” The actress is perhaps best known for “The Carol Burnett Show”, her highly-successful variety show, which aired from 1967 to 1978.

Looking back on the show, Burnett remarked. “I don’t think a network would go for what we did. We had a 28-piece live orchestra, we had 12 dancers, we had two guest stars a week and Bob Mackie designed — get this — 60 to 75 costumes a week, everything everybody wore in all the sketches and all the musical numbers, on and on and on.” READ MORE: Bill Hader Reveals Surprising Way He Found Out He’s Related To Carol Burnett (Exclusive) She continued, “And no network today would spend that kind of money.