Lena Dunham and Carol Burnett - Summer Staff Picks

Published: July 11, 2023, 4 a.m.

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We are continuing our summer tradition at \\u201cHere\\u2019s The Thing\\u201d where members of the staff select their favorite interviews from the archives. This week, we revisit Alec Baldwin\\u2019s conversations with two amazing women in entertainment, Lena Dunham and Carol Burnett. Lena Dunham, creator and star of the ground-breaking \\u201cGirls\\u201d and writer/director of the recent film \\u201cCatherine Called Birdy,\\u201d spoke with Alec in 2013 about making her first film, \\u201cTiny Furniture,\\u201d how her work evolved following its success and what it\'s like to play a version of herself. In 2015, Alec spoke with comedian and actress Carol Burnett about making 11-seasons of the Emmy-winning \\u201cThe Carol Burnett Show,\\u201d navigating being a woman in show business in the 60s and creating her incredible performance as Miss Hannigan in \\u201cAnnie.\\u201d

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