In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox

I watched Carol Burnett's show for all 11 seasons. This brought back great memories and laughter. i would recommend this book to anyone who loves comedy.

IN SUCH GOOD COMPANY: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett is not a biography, even though there are some occasional biographical elements when pertaining to the show itself and naturally, how Ms. Burnett came to have her own show. It is a book for those who were fans of the original series – The Carol Burnett Show – or became fans through clips and DVDs. If you don’t know the sketches or the performers, you will find very little of interest in this book. I am a fan, and I loved IN SUCH GOOD COMPANY! I actually never expected to laugh so much!The book takes us through some of the most memorable sketches and musical moments of the series, with anecdotes and personal insights offered by Ms. Burnett. There were many things I never knew, and I have gained a lot of respect for clothes designer Bob Mackie, whose contribution to the show was largely unsung and unknown from the public. Carol Burnett’s writing is excellent, it flows well, and she is as engaging on the written page as she is on the screen. At the end, there is a complete list of the shows with the guest lists, and it was fun to see all the huge celebrities that starred on The Carol Burnett Show, some of whom have been forgotten. And there are several fabulous colour pictures! Some reviewers mentioned that Ms. Burnett seemed to love everyone; I rather think that she chose to remain quiet about the people she liked less, which is entirely like her.I highly recommend IN SUCH GOOD COMPANY if you want to relive those amazing sketches, or if you want to know more about the people and how they made The Carol Burnett Show and Ms. Burnett a resounding and unforgettable success, one of the greatest TV shows of all time.

I gave this book 4 stars because the comedic routines didn't translate for me that well. I just didn't think reading it was funny. BUT there are people who love this book, so to be fair, maybe I just wasn't in the right mood when I read it.

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 would recommend this book to every age. What a wonderful time of looking back to clean wholesome fun & laughter

I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show every week with my grandparents. We would laugh with tears streaming down out faces. I am sitting here now with Mama's Family on tv now, it's my all time favorite. Her book is like sneering of her shows. This is a heartfelt remembrance of 11 wonderful years with a woman who life up the tv screen and her wonderful cast of family. Vicki, Harvey, Lyle, Tim helped bring the cabinet cast of characters to ever Grace turned screens. This is a fantastic book full of tidbits from the heart of the show. Carol Burnett is a fantastic woman who brought to life memorable characters that will always be around to love. Her book brings many of those characters to life. The back stories of her show make you feel that you are right in the presence of a great storyteller. This is a fantastic book that everyone should read because it will bring you the joy that her show brought. Too bad they don't make shows like this anymore. Carol is a treasure, her book is a must read for anyone who has lived her. If you didn't before, you will after this book. A true classic love story of a comedic legend and the tv show she created. Not to be missed!!!

I've read every one of Carol Burnett's book, including her play, "Hollywood Arms." But this is her BEST! Having met her a couple of times (once backstage at the St. James Theatre, Broadway, and the second time at Disney Studios), I can tell you what you see is what you get -- a sweet, caring, funny, witty, charming woman.There are so many great stories and recollections in this book and a few gossipy tidbits -- like the ONLY guest star on Carol's show that she and her cast didn't like (referred to here at a "pony's ass," as he was very short. He complained about everything and was SO unprofessional he didn't even show up for the taping of the show)! Another is the night Carol had to fire Harvey Korman! Whaaaaaat?!The only reason I did not give this book 5 stars, is that in Carol's list of and stories about her famous characters (Mrs. Wiggins, the charwoman, etc.), she left off my all-time favorite: Alice Portnoy of the Fireside Girls, the girl scout with a larcenous heart who blackmailed her victims into donating money. I wrote Carol an effusive fan letter about her book, and told her that I missed Alice.But that is just a minor complaint. Read and enjoy -- and be grateful that someone like Carol Burnett walked the earth and made us all very happy! (9/22/16)

Fascinating book - everybody should read it at least once.

is a lovely tribute to a fantastic television show. I felt like Carol Burnett was talking directly to me - I could hear her voice in the narration. I have all the shows on DVD so it was really interesting to hear all the behind the scenes stories.

I'm very disappointed in this book. Many reviews said it was hilariously with funny true anecdotes from her show but, although the book does have a lot of anecdotes, they are mostly stories about having different stars on the show from the viewpoint of how friendly they were, what they did, what they wore etc. but I found only one or two anecdotes that I would call really funny. The one saving grace is that the book has colour photos of each star with Carol Burnett taken during their appearance on her show. Very disappointing and I feel I wasted my money.

Such a fabulous read! I can't put it down! To hear Ms Burnett share her memories of her show and the calibre of talent who shared the stage with her - it makes you laugh, it makes you cry and makes me regret not going into comedy myself! This is a must have for any fan!

Carol Burnett has let us in to the running and memories of her quintessential show the Carol Burnett Show which ran for eleven years.The book though well written with Burnetts wit at times does repeat itself but does entertain in the process. It is television from a dreadfully bygone era that unfortunately is lacking today.Growing up watching the original series, it was an absolute treat to read. Highly recommended.