Kristen Wiig, despite her stature in the industry, is not a stranger to being starstruck, and that is exactly what happened when she met comedy legend Carol Burnett. Wiig appeared in the newest episode of Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang, where she discussed meeting Burnett for the first time and the effect it had on her.
Kristen Wiig says she ‘cried’ after meeting her Palm Royale costar Carol Burnett
In an appearance on Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang, Kristen Wiig discussed her Apple TV+ series, Palm Royale, which will soon debut its second season. Among other stars like Ricky Martin, Laura Dern, Josh Lucas, and Allison Janney, the series also features Carol Burnett, a legend in the comedy community and a Hollywood icon.
Kristen Wiig discussed in the podcast how she felt when she met the 92-year-old icon for the first time. “[There’s] so many things I could say about Carol,” Wiig gushed. “When I met her, I just fully cried.”
She recalled the incident. “I was not expecting it… Except for when my kids were born and I saw them and I cried, I can’t remember a time when I just, I didn’t think I was gonna cry, and then it just, like, burst out of my eyes. I wasn’t expecting it.” She continued, “I watched her as a kid,…[She’s] so important to us, and the fact that she just did it as a woman, during that time, and so many people said no.”
Carol Burnett is by far one of the most successful comedy actors of all time. Her achievements include seven Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. She has also won twelve People’s Choice Awards, two Peabody Awards, and a Tony Award, among other awards. She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 and was awarded both the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013 and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015.
Burnett still remains active in the industry. She recently appeared in Hacks and will return for the upcoming season of Palm Royale.
