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Carol Burnett Honored With Country's Top Comedy Award

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Published October 21, 2013 at 12:56 PM CDT

We tip our hat to legendary comedienne Carol Burnett, 80, who was awarded the Mark Twain Award for Comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. last night.

Julie Andrews, Tony Bennett and Tina Fey were among those who honored Burnett in the tribute.

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