Comedy icon Carol Burnett looks back on her celebrated career ahead of the 2024 Emmys | Entertainment

Emmy nominee Carol Burnett is in competition to carry house the award for excellent supporting actress in a comedy sequence on Sunday evening at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards.

The Emmy vet sat down with ABC News as half of a “20/20” particular “The 76th Emmys: A Night of Firsts” with Robin Roberts, which airs on ABC Friday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. ET.

At 91, the nomination for her position as Norma Dellacorte on the Apple TV+ sequence “Palm Royale” is nothing new for the comedy legend. It is her twenty fifth nod, and can be her eighth win if she have been to carry house the award. If she wins, she is poised to make historical past as the oldest girl to take house an performing Emmy. (The late Betty White presently holds the title for her win at age 88.)

Burnett shared that regardless of her 25 nominations, she nonetheless enjoys seeing the greatest names in tv at the present. When requested who she's wanting ahead to seeing, she responded, “Everybody. Yeah, I'm a stargazer.”

The “Palm Royale” star additionally shared recommendation to first-time nominees– a listing on which names like Ryan Gosling are included this year- when the massive second comes and their class known as.

“Well, of course, you're happy. And when your name's called, I've always been surprised,” she stated with amusing. “Rather than saying, ‘Oh, I think I'm gonna get it,' and then be disappointed. It's always a happy surprise.”

The comedy legend who acquired her begin over 60 years in the past additionally mentioned her position as Norma on the present. She stated when she first acquired the name to affix a forged that included Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney, Laura Dern and Ricky Martin she stated. “I'm in. I don't care what you want me to do.”

She stated she was additionally knowledgeable that she can be in a coma for the first few episodes, to which she joked, “Do I get paid?”

On Sunday evening, Burnett shall be up towards fellow nominees Liza Colón-Zayas from “The Bear,” Hannah Einbinder from “Hacks,” Janelle James from “Abbott Elementary,” Sheryl Lee Ralph from “Abbott Elementary” and Meryl Streep from “Only Murders In The Building.”

Also in her sitdown with Roberts, Burnett, who had stated if she might work with any actor it might be Meryl Streep, was stunned with a video message from Streep. Burnett was proven a clip of Streep studying about Burnett's wishes and responding with delight saying, “I'm available!”

“That is so sweet!” remarked Burnett watching the video of Streep. She then known as Streep “one of the greatest actresses in the world.”

Burnett additionally recalled the first award she ever acquired, the most excellent newcomer award, which she acquired in 1952 at UCLA. She known as that award her “favorite one.”

“I never expected it,” stated Burnett. “I never expected to be a performer.”

Watch the prolonged dialog on “The 76th Emmys: A Night of Firsts” with Robin Roberts, which airs Friday, Sept. 13 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.