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00:00All right, we'll start right here in the second row in the black.
00:06Yes, go ahead.
00:08Congratulations, Jean, over here, Dayton Deller with Texas Hollywood.
00:13Congratulations.
00:15I just want to start off by saying you're fabulous in this and you deserve everything.
00:20That standing ovation, you receiving that, what did that feel like?
00:25I was kind of stunned.
00:29It was really, really lovely, but not expected.
00:32It was really, really nice.
00:35Yeah.
00:36All right, right here in the second row, closer to me.
00:45Hi there.
00:46To your right, or to your left, sorry.
00:49Hi.
00:50Lori Seitz from The Wrap.
00:51Nice to meet you.
00:52Oh, hi.
00:53Congratulations.
00:56Deborah finally get Late Night, which was just such an accomplishment.
00:59Did that remind you of anything in your career when you finally got it and it just felt so
01:03satisfying?
01:04Gosh.
01:05The first thing that popped in my head was I think maybe when I was nominated for a Tony
01:15Award, that was pretty thrilling because I started in the theater, so it meant a lot.
01:22I think I've been fortunate in a sense that my career has been a very gradual kind of
01:28climb.
01:29I wouldn't have minded if it was a little faster, but it's better than starting here
01:36and going down, down, down, down, down, down.
01:38I'm very grateful, grateful for that.
01:41All right, next question right here in the second row.
01:44Hi, Gene.
01:45Over here.
01:46Over here, right where you were before.
01:48Hi.
01:49Oh, sorry.
01:50Hi.
01:51I didn't see anybody.
01:52Congratulations.
01:54I know this is a big topic, but I wonder how you think comedy on television has changed.
01:58I keep hearing it's hard to get a comedy greenlit these days, that studios aren't as interested
02:02in it anymore.
02:04How do you think things have changed going back from designing women to now?
02:09Well, certainly there's just more opportunities in general.
02:14There's more material, obviously.
02:19I don't know, because certainly when I was doing Designing Women, there were a lot of
02:23shows.
02:24There were Candace Bergen's show.
02:30The whole Monday Night lineup had a lot of great shows for women, but I think now people
02:37kind of want darker comedies, not necessarily just sort of more lighthearted.
02:45That's probably the biggest change.
02:48Although I do think people are kind of craving comedy now more than ever, because I think
02:58people are feeling a little disheartened by the world a little bit.
03:02I think, who doesn't want to laugh?
03:05I mean, it feels good.
03:08Welcome.
03:09Okay.
03:10Our final question will be from a virtual participant.
03:12This is Tanya Hart from American Urban Radio Network.
03:18Yes, I'm virtual.
03:19Hi.
03:20Hi.
03:21Congratulations.
03:23Oh, my goodness.
03:24I'm looking at the ladies in the audience, you, Carol Burnett.
03:27You have set the bar so high for women who are seasoned.
03:32What should the younger actresses be learning from you at this point?
03:37Oh, gosh.
03:41I would say try to be yourself, but also give careful thought to the parts you choose.
03:48As actors, as much as we want to think that we maybe sometimes affect people in a positive
03:55way, we can also, as entertainers, all of us can affect people in a negative way.
04:02So you want to be somewhat responsible in the things that you choose to do, and also
04:07work with talented people and work with nice people.
04:10There's no reason you have to work with someone who's a pain in the ass.
04:14Life's too short.
04:15And I've been very lucky I haven't had that.