Lucille Ball Sent Carol Burnett Flowers On Her Birthday | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Carol Burnett shares a fond memory of getting a drink with Lucille Ball before they filmed an episode of “The Carol Burnett Show.”
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[@tucsontim8841]

Quite possibly the two most powerful comedic women I have ever seen. Both geniuses.

[@russellmillett5642]

😂

[@barrettpickett5603]

As she got choked up that was cool she got her flowers from the woman with balls. Those two were so talented.

[@Nerdificationing]

This woman is 91 and so sharp!!

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

And still working on new projects. ❤

[@shannonc-pf8ef]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shannonc-pf8ef]

Mazin!

[@shannonc-pf8ef]

👍

[@shannonc-pf8ef]

Always humble and grateful! 🤩

[@blkrhino7961]

I always knew Lucille Ball passed away on my mom's birthday. Today I found out it was Carol Burnett's too.

[@danH_1999]

And Shakespeare's!

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

they really named a video after something conan just threw in last second lmao

[@danielpaul3334]

It is my birthday too!

[@lindac7966]

Carol and I have the same birthday, and comedian Kevin James and I have the same birthdate!

[@patriciarouse16]

Eye water ...so many laughs, such attitude ...gotta love 'em!!!!

[@litjourney]

5:46 Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett are two legends of television and comedy. The fact that they had a special relationship is so cool 😆

[@lindacamp8561]

I love Carol Burnett. She has given so many people laughs and good times. Thank you Carol. I can't believe you are 90 years old.... you are amazing!❤

[@Jim-pt8kk]

She is remarkably sharp

[@nazzurro]

She looks great, really! They made her look terrible in Better Call Saul, I guess.

[@starxhilmie]

conan always looked sharp, what are you talking about

[@RussClarkRocks]

Carol is a national treasure.

[@davidhurtado2725]

A compliment thrown around very easily these days, but she IS all that and a bag of chips ❤

[@lucasoheyze4597]

Up there with Lizzo

[@wayne_paulo]

As maybe the only Brazilian fan of Conan O'Brien in the world, I can say without fear that I don't know who this lady is. I don't know who Lucille Ball is, but just because of this interview, I already love both of them. Carol has so much humanity in her eyes and the way she speaks; it makes me so happy

[@muffinamy83]

I'm jealous that you get to see Carol for the first time. You must watch her variety show from the 70's, 'The Carol Burnett Show'. She's a genius, as was Lucy.

[@wayne_paulo]

@@muffinamy83 That's so nice, thank you for sharing that. I will definitely look for it.

[@meb114]

@wayne_paulo if you've watched a sitcom like Seinfeld or late night variety show like Conan's, the way it's put together, from how it looks, is directed, to the type of comedy is due to both those women!

[@MarCapa-ed5uv]

I’m glad that now you know both; Lucy, and Carol Burnett, they are American institutions of comedy, and acting.

[@habracken8004]

Lucille Ball was a trailblazer. She & her first husband had a studio, Desilu, which produced shows like The Untouchable about gang violence during Prohibition. She also greenlight a little show called Star Trek.

[@Adones09]

As a kid I watched the reruns. Her comedy is STILL funny to this day, as I showed my son.

[@patreekotime4578]

That last story.... cleaning out the ol eye ducts this morning!

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

that’s crazy that made you cry

[@H-Vox]

So poignant

[@patreekotime4578]

@@iGaveLiaHIV No, its crazy that you are so threatened by the idea of a man crying that you have to comment about it.

[@CJRamos-jv3pb]

@@iGaveLiaHIV it's crazy you felt the need to make that soulless comment.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@patreekotime4578 💀 who’s threatened its just funny that basic ass story made you cry

[@user-dq4ri6fi7b]

Carol Burnett is so wonderful, I don't even have the correct words for her..

[@regina_filange2.0]

Carol Burnett and Conan O'Brien, my two idols just talking away, about Lucille Ball. My heart is full❤🥹

[@valkrider100]

Three redheads!!

[@peterc4056]

Along with most of my generation, Carol Burnett is the funny, crazy aunt who raised me through the television. Amazing and talented woman and showrunner.

[@JustinDeRosa]

National treasure. Best of humanity. Credit to the species. ❤

[@tammika1111]

Thank goodness for Nick at Nite because it allowed someone like me, who was wasn’t even born when I Love Lucy aired, to enjoy her show. I was 4 when she passed. Still one of my favorite shows today.

[@ElChris816]

She's simply wonderful. Just an amazing person.

[@butters_147]

I've loved her my entire life! I'm born in 76 and I STILL watch the Carol Burnett Show. I have 11 seasons and they're all GOLD! Especially when Tim Conway cracks everyone up. Brilliant Brilliant comedienne (comedian) whatever. She's the lady GOAT! For me. Much love and respect from Canada! 🙏🫡❤️

[@anastasiabeaverhausen8220]

Everything you said. Ditto. Except born in 1953.

[@windwarattack2300]

1976 here as well...Cheers

[@tommyriam8320]

The _'Conway cracks everyone up'_ shtick grew tiresome very quickly and eventually contributed to the downfall of the program

[@joemckim1183]

I never really watched her show from the 70s but I did watch her on Mama's Family and recently enjoyed her appearance on Better Call Saul.

[@trentaccid2177]

WHO STARTED THIS CALLING PEOPLE GOATS, GROW UP AND JUST SAY SHES WONDERFUL.

[@billmiller9145]

Living legend, her show was always one of my parents favorites.

[@siddiqahmad5193]

Carol Burnett is a true living legend. Came from humble beginnings and never got too big for her britches. I really enjoyed watching her in the closing episodes of BCS and the follow on interview appearances. She's an all around delight on par with the late great Betty White, R.I.P.

[@Tommyr]

Wow what a great story! Carol is an absolute treasure.

[@Boppsta712]

Gotta give Conan credit for knowing to keep quiet during this interview

[@googleyeyed5814]

Right … I get so frustrated with Conan when he often talks over or drones on too long with many of his guests on Friend and on Fan. I love him, but I want him to just STFU so his guests can speak.

[@arabia1980]

My god. She’s incredible

[@user-pm5pk6jh4g]

Carol Burnett is an absolute treasure and this episode made me so very happy. Protect her at all costs! ❤

[@michaeljanis879]

I've heard her tell the flower story so many times. It's always touching 😊❤

[@bfgivmfith]

Oh my God! I am so grateful I watched this! The fact that Lucille Ball influenced you, the two most amazing and funny women the World has ever known! And then then her passing away on your Birthday. I am so grateful Carol Burnett shared that! I get that. Thank you! Beautiful!

[@e.m.5868]

Loved Carol as Eunice in Mama’s Family! Who remembers that!

[@sew75962]

Mama’s family is actually a spin off from the carol burnett show! It started as a sketch there first.

[@chunri1626]

Love Lucille ball. Desi is underrated for his acting, producing, everything because of their relationship. But my word, if you ever watch the episodes of I love lucy , his acting is top. One of My favorites is the first few minutes of Lucy cries wolf. His head shake gets me every time. Also love his reaction when lucy meets bill Holden. When he peers through in between them in that camera shot, hilarious .

[@rebwhit4305]

Love Carol Burnett.

[@keithss67]

Legends! Glad we still have this one

[@LLynneM]

The Carol Burnett Show + The Mary Tyler Moore Show meant so much to me as a young girl. In the early late 60s, early 70s my mother was a rare young woman. She had her baby at 19 and was divorced by 21, so she was a single mother when that was highly unusual. She worked at night becuz that’s where the money was for a young woman then (she was a Playboy Bunny, back when that was a legitimate (+ hard) job - a cocktail waitress + bartender at the Club), and child support was a vague notion + dream, becuz there was so little need for it. So I spent most of my nights alone in an apt, watching TV shows and the absolute highlight of my week was MTM (who looked a lot like my mom at the time), and Carol Burnett. She made me laugh + feel happy when I was lonely, sad + sometimes (but rarely) scared. Thank you, Carol (and Mare).

[@pearlejam7115]

This whole interview is just fantastic 🎉

[@MAC-op5fc]

Carol Burnett is just the best.

[@deaditeluvr]

during the early days of youtube when i was a kid, some of the first videos i used to watch on here were old clips of the carol burnett show with my grandpa. we would laugh and laugh and now that i’m an adult and he’s gone i can only imagine how fun it must have been for him to experience those sketches through my eyes for the first time. i’ll always love carol burnett for helping make those memories special.

[@tommyriam8320]

_'early days of youtube'_ LOL You mean, like last week

[@deaditeluvr]

@@tommyriam8320 i mean like 2007 when the website was first created, weirdo

[@joemckim1183]

KZbin was created in 2005 which is nearly 20 years ago. Maybe you just started watching youtube a few years ago but I've probably used it since about 2007 or so.

[@tommyriam8320]

@@deaditeluvr You're a dunce.

[@tommyriam8320]

@@joemckim1183 Do you understand irony and sarcasm, you fool?* * This is a rhetorical question, by the way.

[@ToddDouglasFox]

Yep, 3 red heads, my fav.

[@monicalenahan5829]

Love this!! Both ladies are Icons. Amazing how Lucy helped her.

[@TVGUY333]

Conan, 'Like he's a cigar'. LOL

[@bigjoe330]

God bless Carol Burnett. An American treasure ❤

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Many thanks to Conan, Carol and everyone involved in the above video! 🥰

[@jamesjudge7061]

So beautiful.....what a wonderful story. Thanks Ms. Burnett.

[@joshuabrown5123]

Carol is a National Treasure.

[@jlouis4407]

The Gone With the Wind spoof that Carol Burnett did is hilarious sooo funny

[@_NickRyan_]

If I didn’t know Carol I would’ve thought she was in her late 70s or early 80s. Carol is remarkably bright, sharp, and has a great memory for being 91.

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

She looks great! And so with it still.

[@jenleeboo1]

I just read her book and she is so amazing! She is just incredible.

[@bounds8622]

waow so beautiful about the birthday flowers🥹😭🥹😭

[@elvisfan61]

I'm a big Lucy fan and have heard Carol tell these stories, but it is so great to hear her tell them again. They always sound fresh and fun! Carol Burnett is a class act!

[@jauipop]

Listened to this podcast maybe 5 times now. Not tired of it yet. Seeing her getting choked up even after all these years about Lucille Ball makes me choke up.

[@jjames348]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing this.

[@millers3888]

91 years old and is sharp as a knife!

[@drzecelectric4302]

I love Conan’s “oh boy”. Just what I was thinking

[@mullen25]

enjoyed hearing her memories. what a wonderful interview.

[@mariahcarey2222]

Wow I'm glad I came upon this interview this was so awesome. I love Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett ,❤

[@bryanariza1063]

Much love.

[@RobertLocke-hn8vt]

An undeniable comedic masterpiece was when Carol and Lucy become flight attendants.

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

Two Queens of Comedy.

[@lachauntiswashington231]

Thats a wonderful story 😊 ❤️ ❤

[@sweetmusic3821]

Two redhead legends talking about a redhead legend.

[@robertsegui2784]

the "S" 😂😂😂

[@thomascovenant665]

i grew up on her show and so appreciate that she is still around making people laugh

[@stephenpowers51]

Nearly 91. I'm approaching 62 (three days after Ms Burnett). Guess who looks better, in every way, goddammit?

[@andreykirillov2739]

dont worry mate just be a better version of yourself and don't compare yourself to others

[@stephenpowers51]

Thanks. I'm pleased to say, joking aside, I don't worry about anything, I just get done whatever it is I could be worrying over; right now I'm the best version of me I could hope to be, which is to say, right now I'm enough, I'll do; and no, I don't compare myself to others. As Jerry Seinfeld wisely put it, about himself: "I know I'm funny and I don't need your feedback."@@andreykirillov2739

[@oscarp4328]

😂 4:12 The Cuban. Lmao So wrong hahha

[@rangers11ization]

Great story

[@JMPT]

Very Nice 🧡

[@somarriba333]

I grew up watching "I Love Lucy" but I had no idea that she had other shows or that she made movies before television. I love her two post Lucy shows and her movies. I also LOVE that she was also in a 3 Stooges bit and a Marx Bros. film. I kind of wondered if they were friends when I was little because they were funny. I think I found out they were friends when I say Carol in one of Lucy's shows.

[@georgejorden6269]

The actors / writers / producers / directors of today need to learn from the best - Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball and Mary Tyler Moore. All three are trailblazers. They know how to entertain.

[@MichaelLasotaTW]

Awe

[@spitfireaace]

That's what you call a symbiotic relationship.

[@traceridpath6614]

Wow Team Coco 😮 this one is special. Well done. Conan is on his very best behavior and so respectful and gentle and CB is just swearing like a sailor and telling these diamond mine stories like they’re nothing special. WOW, just Wow. Thanks very much

[@stevej1154]

Honestly a similar thing happened when my grandmother died. A few days later, flowers arrived from her for a family anniversary that she’d paid for way before she was even ill.

[@rocketrockinit]

I love I love Lucy

[@mthivier]

I suspect that Carol was, perhaps, Lucy's second-favorite funny lady of all time to work with, after Vivian Vance.

[@milfordcivic6755]

Carol and I have the same birthday, April 26th.

[@user-td8op5hx6b]

When I think of comedy ...first thought ....awards

[@matthewkelso3280]

Dang

[@mattwells3889]

Lucy, Carol, Conan… three legendary red headed women of comedy.

[@Summertime9390]

Is there a place where we can watch this whole video unclipped? I’d love to put it on for my dad and watch together. He’s the reason I love comedy.

[@robertbruce2128]

Not to my knowledge. As far as I know, they just post clips. But you can try to contact the podcast and ask them.

[@arabia1980]

Why does Conan look like he just woke up from a three day bender 🤣

[@JohnSmith-fm3pn]

Glad she's sweet . I have bad memories of her because I remember an evil aunt always having that on around dinner while she made me and my sister kneel on the ventilation grates while they ate and send us to bed without dinner so I've avoided Carol Burnett and the smell of au gratin potatoes for a long time

[@johng.4711]

If you squint Conan and Carol look like twins.

[@MH-fe9hr]

Conan went straight from this interview to do his Hot Ones interview on the same day. All he did was change his tie.

[@prestonage]

To be clear, Desi did NOT invent the three-camera system. He hired one of the most pioneering cinematographers in film history, Karl Freund, who refined an existing idea to perfection and then every sitcom since copied his techniques.

[@melanieparker]

I'm straight but Miss Hannigan was my first crush.

[@markwhitman9029]

Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett then the mold is broken! I rate Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller the same as standups!

[@Jedzelex]

Good thing that there was no TikTok back when Lucy & Carol were starting out their careers. Because their legacy would've been forgotten by now. I mean who's going to remember most TikTokers that are big now in 50+ years? Their platform won't be around by then. But its almost for sure that TVs will be around in some form. So unless these TikTokers manage to make the jump to TV or movies, their legacy will be gone. A flash in the pan.

[@KevyNova]

Carol later to Vicki Lawrence under her wing just as Lucy had done for her. Moral of the story: Gingers look out for each other.

[@suneetamrute5714]

Conan has never interviewed Keanu Reeves. Does anyone know why? If it's a celeb rivalry of some sort, that would be a shame

[@alfonzogarganta1922]

Imagine if Biden or Trump were this lucid and humble

[@HanginWithMrReyRey]

Does that jacket still have chicken wings in it?

[@NickTheNewbie]

almost looks like they're on a green screen

[@Walperion_Music]

Wow the last seconds of the story took a turn. So poignant.

[@WynnWynn-gl3fk]

First 🎉❤😊

[@emilyarbogast5787]

I love Conan so much and I hate that stupid little jacket he wear when he tries to dress up possibly...more.

[@H-Vox]

He's not exactly a fashion icon 😂 but we love him anyway

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

Conan talks WAY too much. It should be the guest doing most of the talking

[@mason_salt]

Fart.

[@00piumoo]

Her face is like a horror movie…

[@Je-id7pr]

She's 90. Cut her some slack

[@paulcoulter4068]

What a horrible comment !! You should be ashamed !! Carol is an icon !! She's 90 years old !!

[@jjhaya]

I would love to look like her when I'm 90. Not to be greedy, maybe that quick-thinker too 😅.

[@mencken8]

Send us a photo of your phiz when you’re 90…..

[@butters_147]

Don't feed the trolls. ✋️🤫