In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox /

In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burnett, Carol (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Archetype, [2016]
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Burnett, Carol
Carol Burnett show
Carol Burnett Show (Television program : 1967-1978)
PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General
Autobiographies
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • In the sandbox
  • A man's game
  • Play!
  • Variety shows in the seventies
  • A typical week
  • Let's bump up the lights!
  • Some of my favorite Q&As
  • Our gang
  • Those behind the scenes for the entire eleven-year run
  • "Life once removed": a conversation with Larry Gelbart
  • Explaining a punch line
  • Our recurring sketches of the years
  • The famous blooper
  • Cracking up
  • "The pigeon lady" gets back at Tim
  • Characters and auras
  • The movie parodies
  • Our trips to England, Ireland, and Italy
  • "And then somebody asked me..."
  • A miracle moment
  • Down memory lane with some of our guests
  • "Lovely story," "The Funn family," and other guests
  • Embarrassing moments
  • "Are those your own teeth?" and other questions I've answered
  • The night I got even
  • The mini-musicals
  • Australia
  • Lights, camera, action: More movie parodies I loved
  • Stress relief
  • The flip shows
  • More special memories about some other amazing guest stars
  • The night I fired Harvey
  • The Emmys
  • A conversation with Dick Cavett
  • Harvey leaves our show
  • Our final season and the last show
  • Afterword
  • The artist entrance
  • Wrapping it all up
  • Appendix 1: Shows and guests
  • Appendix 2: Writers by season
  • Introduction
  • In the sandbox
  • A man's game
  • Play!
  • Variety shows in the seventies
  • A typical week
  • Let's bump up the lights!
  • Some of my favorite Q&As
  • Our gang
  • Those behind the scenes for the entire eleven-year run
  • "Life once removed": a conversation with Larry Gelbart
  • Explaining a punch line
  • Our recurring sketches of the years
  • The famous blooper
  • Cracking up
  • "The pigeon lady" gets back at Tim
  • Characters and auras
  • The movie parodies
  • Our trips to England, Ireland, and Italy
  • "And then somebody asked me..."
  • A miracle moment
  • Down memory lane with some of our guests
  • "Lovely story," "The Funn family," and other guests
  • Embarrassing moments
  • "Are those your own teeth?" and other questions I've answered
  • The night I got even
  • The mini-musicals
  • Australia
  • Lights, camera, action: more movie parodies I loved
  • Stress relief
  • The flip shows
  • More special memories about some other amazing guest stars
  • The night I fired Harvey
  • The Emmys
  • A conversation with Dick Cavett
  • Harvey leaves our show
  • Our final season and the last show
  • Afterword
  • The artist entrance
  • Wrapping it all up
  • Appendix 1: Shows and guests
  • Appendix 2: Writers by season

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