Celebrity Response
CB
Carol Burnett
Comedian · 2022 · Aired May 2, 2024
Question set: Current (2022+)
1
What's the best sandwich?
Grilled cheese with sliced tomato and a little mayonnaise
Classic grilled cheese classed up
2
What was your first concert?
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Skipped in edit
3
What is the scariest animal?
Snake
4
Apples or oranges?
Apples
Can't put peanut butter on an orange
5
Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
Yes — Linda Darnell
Was 9; grandmother grabbed Linda Darnell at a premiere; noticed her nostrils didn't match
6
What do you think happens when we die?
There's something more than what we know
Deeply personal story about daughter Carrie's death; birds of paradise sent by Hal Prince
7
What's your favorite action movie?
Dances with Wolves / Shawshank Redemption
Has never seen Shawshank — wants to watch it with Tim Robbins or Morgan Freeman
8
Window or aisle?
Aisle
9
What's your favorite smell?
Fresh baked cookies
10
What's your least favorite smell?
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Asked but didn't commit: "Oh, come on, we can imagine." Stephen moved on to earliest memory.
11
What is your earliest memory?
Being bathed in a sink in Texas at around age 2
Big sink in an old house in San Antonio, Texas; remembers a window
12
Cats or dogs?
Both (Bengal cat who takes the phone off the hook)
Bengal cat knocks the phone off the hook when hungry
13
You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life — what is it?
"Here's That Rainy Day"
14
What number am I thinking of?
Nine
15
Describe the rest of your life in five words.
"I would like to live"
Simple and profound at 90+ years old