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Victor of the 2017 Grammy for Best Spoken Expression Album Comedy story Carol Burnett tells the entertaining behind-the-scenes storyline of her iconic regular variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, ability, and wit to take back the window curtain on the Emmy Award-winning show that made tv background for 11 glorious months? In Such Good Company delves into little-known testimonies of the friends, sketches, and antics that made the show renowned as well as some favorite tales too good never to relive again. Carol lays everything out for all of us, from the show's original conception to its evolution into one of the most beloved primetime programs of its era. Written with all the current charm and laughter followers expect from a masterful entertainer like Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company skillfully highlights the elements that made the show so successful in a competitive period when TV variety shows ruled the airwaves. Putting the spotlight on everyone from her accomplished costars to her amazing visitor personalities - the most famous and popular entertainers with their day - Carol crafts a lively family portrait of the ability and imagination that went into every show. Listed below are all the issues listeners want to know more about, including:
- How the show almost didn't air because of the misgivings of certain CBS vice presidents
- How she learned and hired Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway
- Anecdotes about visitor personalities and her close friendships with most of them, including Lucille Ball, Roddy Mcdowell, Jim Nabors, Bernadette Peters, Betty Grable, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Gloria Swanson, Rita Hayworth, and Betty White
- The people behind the displays, from Bob Mackie, her outfit designer and spouse in criminal offenses, to the wickedly funny cameraman who became a fixture during the show's starting Q&A
- Carol's takes on her favorite sketches and the unstable moments that needed both the cast and viewers by delight