Carol Burnett thinks it’s the end, and it’s absolutely hysterical. The comedic legend believes that she is dying, and her over-the-top, dramatic reaction in an iconic skit will have you laughing from beginning to end. Watch the short but laugh-out-loud clip to see how Carol acts when she believes that her life is coming to an end.

Death, as ironic as it may be, is a part of life. No one will live forever; our bodies will wear out and waste away eventually. It’s not a process that we can stop or avoid. Death is something that we will all experience at one time. It’s also something that has likely significantly impacted your life already.

In a clip posted on YouTube from The Carol Burnett Show, Carol plays an actress who is 100 percent certain that death is knocking on her door. She is dying; there’s no question about it, she believes. The only problem is that Carol’s character is absolutely wrong.

The skit begins with the doctor descending the stairs after having just checked up on Carol. She has nothing terminal but a “common ordinary virus. Upon hearing those words, Carol’s faithful and attentive butler, played by Harvey Korman, slaps the doctor across the face.

Moments later, Harvey and Lyle Waggoner, who plays the doctor, have difficulty keeping it together. Both have instances where they nearly burst into laughter.

So, playing an actress in the skit, Carol’s character is super dramatic and over-the-top about the entire situation. She seeks to control every aspect of her death, even what happens after she is gone. Carol’s character dramatically and loudly discusses her death and her eulogy. Carol actually holds an audition for her eulogy. 

In the end, the only person qualified to give Carol’s eulogy is Carol herself, even though she likely won’t be around to give it when that time arrives. 

Things go from loud and crazy to insane, zany and completely off-the-wall. The longer the skit goes, the more insane it becomes.

Job 8:21 “The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.”