Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were tasked with awarding legendary comedian Carol Burnett the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAG Awards over the weekend. The two funny ladies also took the opportunity to poke fun at Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in "The Revenant" at the award show.
"Let's all calm down about Leonardo DiCaprio and how hard it was to shoot 'The Revenant.' OK? So you slept in a horse and you ate bison liver, big whoop," Poehler said, according to the Huffington Post. "Carol would have slept in that horse, worn it, done a song and a dance and made a much funnier face about eating something very disgusting. The point is, Carol is better than all of us. We're gonna give her a prize for it."
DiCaprio laughed along as Poehler and Fey then went on to pay tribute to Burnett. The two former "Saturday Night Live" stars spoke about how important it was for them as young girls could see the power of Burnett.
"Besides how funny she was and how beautiful she looked, it was also important for us to see that Carol was the boss," Fey said, according to Vanity Fair. "It was her show. And that implanted in our brains and made us dream of a life where we could make comedy with our friends but also be their boss."
"Our moms taught us 90% of what we needed to know to become the women we are today, and the other 10% is Carol. We love her, and we thank her," the pair concluded.
Burnett then walked out on stage and accepted her award.
