In Such Good Company: Eleven
Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett. Crown Archetype,
Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, 2016. Memoir.
If you need to put
a smile on your face, this is the book for you! The eleven years that Carol
Burnett performed her weekly variety show were memorable ones for many
Americans. In preparing for this book, Carol watched all 276 episodes herself.
The resulting nonfiction work makes a great handbook to watching them all yourself.
Carol tells how she and the cast, crew, writers, and guest performers came
together to make fun in “the sandbox”.
The tone is light
and reads almost like if Carol were sitting across from you at your breakfast
table and just telling you about the show. She focuses on select scenes and
bits in some chapters, on friends and performers in others. All the shows are
listed in chronological order at the end with dates, short descriptions, and
names of key people. Small black-and-white photos and video stills provide
visual interest and will jog the memories of readers or give background to
those unfamiliar with the Carol Burnett Show.
Highly recommended for those who know and love humor…and isn’t that
everyone? I received this book from www.bloggingforbooks.com in exchange for an honest review.
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