And now we add another first to her running list: the first recipient — and namesake — of the new Golden Globe top honor for achievement in television, the Carol Burnett Award.
Comedy legend Carol Burnett will receive the inaugural Golden Globe television special achievement award, Variety reports.
The new award will be known as the Carol Burnett Award and will “celebrate the highest level of achievement in the medium” according to the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
“She was the first woman to host a variety sketch show, The Carol Burnett Show.