Minnie Pearl can say, "How-deeeeeeee!" to the National Comedy Hall of Fame.
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Pearl, whose cheerful greeting lit up many a night at the Grand Ole Opry over 50 years, will become the first woman inducted into the hall of fame. She joins George Burns, Milton Berle and Laurel and Hardy.The comedian won't be at the April 16 ceremony. The 81-year-old Pearl suffered a stroke in 1991 and is in a nursing home.