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In this New York Times bestseller, comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show.
In In Such Good Company, Carol Burnett pulls back the curtain on the twenty-five-time Emmy-Award winning show that made television history, and she reminisces about the outrageously funny and tender moments that made working on the series as much fun as watching it.
Carol delves into little-known stories of the guests, sketches and improvisations that made The Carol Burnett Show legendary, as well as some favorite tales too good not to relive again. While writing this book, Carol rewatched all 276 episodes and screen-grabbed her favorite video stills from the archives to illustrate the chemistry of the actors and the improvisational magic that made the show so successful.
Putting the spotlight on everyone from her costars to the impressive list of guest stars, Carol crafts a lively portrait of the talent and creativity that went into every episode. With characteristic wit and incomparable comic timing, she details hiring Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway; shares anecdotes about guest stars and close friends, including Lucille Ball, Roddy Mcdowell, Jim Nabors, Bernadette Peters, Betty Grable, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Gloria Swanson, Rita Hayworth, and Betty White; and gives her take on her favorite sketches and the unpredictable moments that took both the cast and viewers by surprise.
This book is Carol's love letter to a golden era in television history through the lens of her brilliant show. Get the best seat in the house for "eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox."
Download PDF In Such Good Company Eleven Years of Laughter Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox Carol Burnett 9781101904671 Books
"If you were a fan of the variety shows back in the 60’s and 70’s, you’re going to love this. I was raised on Carol Burnett, Sony and Cher, Jackson Five, Jackie Gleason, Hee Haw and Johnny Carson to name a few. These were entertainers, unlike today. I found myself remembering many of the skits she details and still getting a chuckle out of them.
I didn’t know much about her start in Show Biz and enjoyed finding out how she started out and how tough it was. Damn, you had to work you butt off back then just to survive. Imagine your first job on Off Broadway as a ladies hat check girl. You know the money was just poring in!
If you’re an old fan or a new fan, you’ll enjoy this look into how her show started and evolved into one of the “must see†shows of the day.
The only drawback was some of the skits she recalls might have been funny on the set, but just reading it lacks the comedic genius of her cast of dear friends.
“Thank you for the time you shared with us. “ It was the best of times.
Five Stars"
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In Such Good Company Eleven Years of Laughter Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox Carol Burnett 9781101904671 Books Reviews :
In Such Good Company Eleven Years of Laughter Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox Carol Burnett 9781101904671 Books Reviews
- More than reflections, this book is like sitting down with Carol and hearing her personal take on so many people that she worked with through the years. So much of the early shows are coming back to me in reading this!
- Imagine a time when whole families sat together and watched a hilarious comedy sketch show every week. Everybody could watch because the comedy was free of sexual content or brutal humor. What you got was flat out TALENT from everyone on the show. There was pathos but no anger. You would have to imagine this because it will probably never happen again. I am so grateful to have lived during the Carol Burnett show.
- Incredibly thrilled that Carol Burnett wrote In Such Good Company. I have adored Carol and her show since I was a little girl. MeTV airs The Carol Burnett Show every week day night. It still has me rolling and roaring with laughter. This book covers every little bit you might want to know about each episode with wonderful behind the scenes details. There is nothing mean or unkind which I am grateful for. I have these actors on a well deserved pedestal and that is where I plan to always keep them. Thank you Carol for giving even more of yourself. You are the ultimate best!
- The Carol Burnett show remains one of my all-time favorites. How wonderful to share her reminisces of those days when we were entertained by top notch talents in hilarious skits. It was so enjoyable to read the dialogue from some of the more memorable skits and to see just how the shows were put together by the production team. The Scarlet O'Hara takeoff with the draperies and the curtain rod is still one of the funniest skits ever and I cried with laughter just thinking about it when I read her description it. It was the costume designer who came up with the idea.
Carol is truly a great lady as well as a great entertainer. In her reminisces she gives so much credit to her co-stars, the guest stars, and to members of the team....the writers, the dancers, the various designers, even the cameramen. Thank you, Carol, for the memories. How we miss having you in our homes on a weekly basis. - If you were a fan of the variety shows back in the 60’s and 70’s, you’re going to love this. I was raised on Carol Burnett, Sony and Cher, Jackson Five, Jackie Gleason, Hee Haw and Johnny Carson to name a few. These were entertainers, unlike today. I found myself remembering many of the skits she details and still getting a chuckle out of them.
I didn’t know much about her start in Show Biz and enjoyed finding out how she started out and how tough it was. Damn, you had to work you butt off back then just to survive. Imagine your first job on Off Broadway as a ladies hat check girl. You know the money was just poring in!
If you’re an old fan or a new fan, you’ll enjoy this look into how her show started and evolved into one of the “must see†shows of the day.
The only drawback was some of the skits she recalls might have been funny on the set, but just reading it lacks the comedic genius of her cast of dear friends.
“Thank you for the time you shared with us. “ It was the best of times.
Five Stars - A very good book by Carol Burnett that is just about her variety show that ran for 11 seasons. She tells how it got started, what they did to put on every week and the ending of it. She talks about all of her regulars, Vicki Lawrence,Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner and Tim Conway. She also goes into much about many of her guests she especially liked. She doesn't give out any juicy gossip about any of them. She said she only had one guest she didn't like but wouldn't name the person. That just the way she is, a very positive person who won't throw anyone under the bus even if they deserve it. She also goes into great detail on the many movies they spoofed on her show. She included a lot of the dialogue and that is why I only gave the book 4 stars. This part did seem like just filler for a book that was scheduled to have X amount of pages. They could have left out much of that and it would have been a better book. This type of show will never be again. In the end she says this too as it would much too expensive for the most part and audiences today probably wouldn't sit still for an hour of sketches and movie spoofs. I watched this show every Saturday for a number of years when I was growing up. It was good clean fun and it brought back great memories. Thanks to Carol Burnett for giving us so many years of top notch entertainment.
- I had heard that Carol was writing a book about her memories from her popular TV show. On one level the book does not disappoint, it is like sitting down with Carol as she tells behind the scenes stories from the show. However, what I didn't like about the book is there are several points where she tells of various great skits and then basically reprints the script from the sketch. Some of these script like passages run for several pages, almost like you're reading a play. To highlight a joke or a situation this works fine, but to just say "This was a favorite sketch...." and then have to read thru the entire sketch becomes sort of tedious. Aside from that one aspect this was a fun read.
