In an April 2023 interview with People, Carol admitted to not feeling her age. "I still feel like I'm about 11, but I'm amazed. It sure went fast. But I'm glad because I've got all my parts — got my hips, I got my knees and I've got my brain, so I'm happy about that."

The comedian shared that she can't wrap her head around the fact that 90 years have arrived. Carol also can't believe she has come this far in entertainment.

Growing up in Los Angeles, Carol "used to pretend to be on a radio show." She would open up her window and yell out, "'Now ladies and gentlemen, we have a young girl who is going to sing here without any musical accompaniment." To which her neighbor once replied, "Will you turn that goddamn thing off?" That's when she knew if she could fool him, she could fool anyone. And what better way to do it, then to play the fool for a living.