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In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox
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Overview
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."
From the Hardcover edition.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781524703509 |
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Publisher: | Diversified Publishing |
Publication date: | 09/13/2016 |
Edition description: | Large Print |
Pages: | 448 |
Sales rank: | 857,722 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
In the Sandbox 4
A Man's Game 9
Play! 11
Variety Shows in the Seventies 14
A Typical Week 19
Let's Bump Up the Lights! 24
Some of My Favorite Q&As 29
Our Gang 35
Vicki Lawrence 35
Harvey Korman 45
Lyle Waggoner 47
Tim Conway 50
Those Behind the Scenes for the Entire Eleven-Year Run 56
Bob Mackie 56
Ernie Flatt 62
Don Crichton 64
Artie Malvin 65
Music 67
Our Sound Effects 70
CBS Censorship 72
The Writing Staff 73
"Life Once Removed": A Conversation with Larry Gelbart 77
Explaining a Punch Line 79
Our Recurring Sketches Over the Years 80
The Charwoman 80
"Carol and Sis" 83
George and Zelda 85
"The Old Folks" 86
"As the Stomach Turns" 88
Speaking of Martha Raye … 91
The Queen 93
Stella Toddler 96
Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. Tudball 100
"Mary Worthless" 102
Another One That Bit the Dust 104
A Bad Idea for a Number 105
Fred and Marge 107
"The Family" 108
Betty White 116
Cary Grant and "The Family" 121
Eunice 124
The Famous Blooper 126
Cracking Up 129
"The Pigeon Lady" Gets Back at Tim 134
Characters and Auras 141
The Movie Parodies 144
"Mildred Fierce" and "Torchy Song" 145
"The African Queen" 154
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé 155
"Went With the Wind" 162
Our Trips to England, Ireland, and Italy 170
"And Then Somebody Asked Me …" 176
A Miracle Moment 181
Down Memory Lane with Some of Our Guests 185
Jim Nabors 185
Ken Berry 189
Bernadette Peters 190
Alan Alda 192
Sammy Davis, Jr. 195
Roddy McDowall 199
Vincent Price 203
Donald O'Connor 205
Lucille Ball 206
"Lovely Story," "The Funn Family," and Other Guests 211
"Pillow Squawk" 211
Rock Hudson 218
"Double Calamity" 221
"Caged Dames" 229
Shirley MacLaine 233
"Lovely Story" 236
"The Funn Family" 239
Mickey Rooney 251
Nanette Fabray 254
Embarrassing Moments 256
"Are Those Your Own Teeth?" And Other Questions I've Answered 260
The Night I Got Even 266
Ken and Mitzie Welch 269
The Mini-Musicals 272
Australia 288
Lights, Camera, Action: More Movie Parodies I Loved 295
"Sunset Boulevard" 295
A Woman's Picture 298
"To Each Her Own Tears" 299
Lana Turner 305
"High Hat" 306
Rita Hayworth 309
"The Doily Sisters" 313
Betty Grable 323
Stress Relief 328
The Flip Shows 329
More Special Memories about Some Other Amazing Guest Stars 333
The Jackson 5 333
Ray Charles 335
Carol Channing 338
Jerry Lewis 341
The Only One, but Who Needs More? 344
Sid Caesar 344
Carl Reiner 349
Bing Crosby 351
Jonathan Winters 354
Dick Van Dyke 355
James Stewart 358
The Night I Fired Harvey 365
The Emmys 374
A Conversation with Dick Cavett 378
Harvey Leaves Our Show 385
Our Final Season and the Last Show 387
Afterword 393
The Artist Entrance 397
Wrapping It All Up 399
Appendix 1 Shows and Guests 401
Appendix 2 Writers by Season 421
Acknowledgments 429