Carol Burnett Has a Story for Everything

Carol Burnett turns 90 today, but she’s got the career of a performer in her prime. Later this year, she’ll portray a high-society matron opposite Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, and Allison Janney in the Apple TV+ dark comedy series Palm Royale. Last summer, she played a pivotal role in the final season of Better Call Saul, a dramatic turn that went very much against type. “Somebody said, ‘Eunice got Better Call Saul,’” Burnett laughs, referring to the histrionic housewife she played on both The Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family.