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This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
A touching and hilarious memoir by the author of
Carrie and Me: A Mother Daughter Love Story
, This Time Together is 100 percent Carol Burnett � funny, irreverent, and irresistible.
Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run. Now, in This Time Together, Carol really lets her hair down and tells one funny or touching or memorable story after another � reading it feels like sitting down with an old friend who has wonderful tales to tell.
In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; the background behind famous scenes, like the moment she swept down the stairs in her curtain-rod dress in the legendary “Went With the Wind� skit; and things that would happen only to Carol � the prank with Julie Andrews that went wrong in front of the First Lady; the famous Tarzan Yell that saved her during a mugging; and the time she faked a wooden leg to get served in a famous ice cream emporium. This poignant look back allows us to cry with the actress during her sorrows, rejoice in her successes, and finally, always, to laugh.
Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run. Now, in This Time Together, Carol really lets her hair down and tells one funny or touching or memorable story after another � reading it feels like sitting down with an old friend who has wonderful tales to tell.
In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; the background behind famous scenes, like the moment she swept down the stairs in her curtain-rod dress in the legendary “Went With the Wind� skit; and things that would happen only to Carol � the prank with Julie Andrews that went wrong in front of the First Lady; the famous Tarzan Yell that saved her during a mugging; and the time she faked a wooden leg to get served in a famous ice cream emporium. This poignant look back allows us to cry with the actress during her sorrows, rejoice in her successes, and finally, always, to laugh.
266 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Carol Burnett
32books305followersCAROL BURNETT has been an actor on Broadway, on television, and in the movies. She has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The Mark Twain Prize for Humor and the Kennedy Center Honors, among other singular achievements of a woman comedian who was nothing less than a pioneer and a role model for today's stars.
-About the Author, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox
-About the Author, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox
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March 16, 2021
Growing up watching "The Carol Burnett Show", I was super-keen to read this particular memoir of the renowned comedienne. I wasn't disappointed.
Interspersed with black and white photos, this book is comprised of anecdotes, some hilarious, some heart-wrenching, from childhood to current day (2010), containing memories of family, friends and colleagues. Naturally, my favorite stories featured Tim Conway and Harvey Korman - their comedy sketches are legendary. And of course, I loved the ode to Bob Mackie, Burnett's costume designer who created the fabled "Dress" for her Scarlett O'Hara character on the parody titled "Went With the Wind".
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of Carol Burnett!
Interspersed with black and white photos, this book is comprised of anecdotes, some hilarious, some heart-wrenching, from childhood to current day (2010), containing memories of family, friends and colleagues. Naturally, my favorite stories featured Tim Conway and Harvey Korman - their comedy sketches are legendary. And of course, I loved the ode to Bob Mackie, Burnett's costume designer who created the fabled "Dress" for her Scarlett O'Hara character on the parody titled "Went With the Wind".
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of Carol Burnett!
February 26, 2024
I was hopping from audiobook to audiobook, my brain didn't want to settle so I decided to go for a few favorites instead and it helped. Have another couple re-reads in the mix as well so 🙃
Carol Burnett: I jokingly call her Grandma Carol.. that's the vibe this one gives off for me. It feels like you are sitting in a grandparents' house, listening to her tell stories while you are sipping hot chocolate or tea. She has this cozy and kind vibe that makes me feel so relaxed.. a couple stories are my top favorites and I always tell them when I talk about the book to anyone.
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Original review:
Will never tire of reading this 😍
Fair warning haha, random thoughts from each time I read this, bottom part is the first one if you want to read in order or something *
Reflecting on some of these stories always puts a smile on my face. I always get a laugh out of people when I tell some of them.
It also has me wishing that I could go back and watch it all happen in front of me. Carol and the gang hit lightning in a bottle with their show and Carol was very blessed as well to have all those specials with amazing people.
She's right when she says that it wouldn't be possible today to do what she did the way it all was done. Most likely it would all be about making a pile of money in the shortest amount of time.:(
I was telling mom that if she does another Q&A story type evening and one is close by, we should definitely go. Imagine how fun that would be!
I wish you happy reading with this and hope you enjoy it as much as I have:).
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Listened to this with Mom and Dad on the way to Dad's surgery (he's doing really good now).. I am the only bookworm of the three of us but we all love Carol so they didn't mind when I put this on instead of music.
Comfort read for mom and me.. Dad didn't say much but I caught him smiling a few times.
Good Medicine this one is:).
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*upping my rating :)*
*Minor edits to original review*
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Original read: March 6th-15th 2015
Re-read: April 22nd-30th 2016 (need comfort reads)
Third Re-read: January 2017
4th re-read: June 2018
Can I adopt Carol into my family?:) Would still highly recommend, got myself the physical version of this as well.
This book still lifts my spirits... started it again when I was having a black mood and fell right back into listening to Carol relate her stories :)
Some are still my favorites and some still have me tearing up... the ones about Carrie as well, especially after reading Carol's other book. One person I would have loved to know.
Carol is right about one thing... if she had been trying to make it today as a young woman, those same incredible opportunities would not have happened today, like it did back then... sad really :( The modern world is so impatient in some things anymore.
Hope Mom and I get to meet Carol one day :)
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Original review :
A lovely collection of reminisces from Carol's life. She's had, as Carol as said herself, quite the run. All the things she has accomplished are amazing and impressive.
Some of her stories were so funny, I found myself thinking about them while at work and home. I purposefully dragged this one out because I didn't want it to end...it was such a wonderful time:).
Hearing Carol narrated it upped the enjoyment. Like with John Barrowman, I felt as if I was sitting on the couch listening to Carol tell her stories.
A couple favorites:
Carol's stories about Lucille Ball
When she scared off a mugger when she was walking home alone.
The time she caught Carrie in a fib
Tim Conway and the "mummy picture" on his license
Her Grandma in the cab ride to Carol's home at the time.. that poor cab driver HAHA.
And a beautiful/sad story about Carol bonding with a young fan... I won't say more as not to spoil ya...
"I'm not crying, your crying"
The ending of the memoir also got to me.. poignant and wonderful but sad also, have your tissues ready. I wanted to reach out and hug that lady.
Would recommend, a lovely journey:)
Carol Burnett: I jokingly call her Grandma Carol.. that's the vibe this one gives off for me. It feels like you are sitting in a grandparents' house, listening to her tell stories while you are sipping hot chocolate or tea. She has this cozy and kind vibe that makes me feel so relaxed.. a couple stories are my top favorites and I always tell them when I talk about the book to anyone.
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Original review:
Will never tire of reading this 😍
Fair warning haha, random thoughts from each time I read this, bottom part is the first one if you want to read in order or something *
Reflecting on some of these stories always puts a smile on my face. I always get a laugh out of people when I tell some of them.
It also has me wishing that I could go back and watch it all happen in front of me. Carol and the gang hit lightning in a bottle with their show and Carol was very blessed as well to have all those specials with amazing people.
She's right when she says that it wouldn't be possible today to do what she did the way it all was done. Most likely it would all be about making a pile of money in the shortest amount of time.:(
I was telling mom that if she does another Q&A story type evening and one is close by, we should definitely go. Imagine how fun that would be!
I wish you happy reading with this and hope you enjoy it as much as I have:).
----
Listened to this with Mom and Dad on the way to Dad's surgery (he's doing really good now).. I am the only bookworm of the three of us but we all love Carol so they didn't mind when I put this on instead of music.
Comfort read for mom and me.. Dad didn't say much but I caught him smiling a few times.
Good Medicine this one is:).
----
*upping my rating :)*
*Minor edits to original review*
~~~~
Original read: March 6th-15th 2015
Re-read: April 22nd-30th 2016 (need comfort reads)
Third Re-read: January 2017
4th re-read: June 2018
Can I adopt Carol into my family?:) Would still highly recommend, got myself the physical version of this as well.
This book still lifts my spirits... started it again when I was having a black mood and fell right back into listening to Carol relate her stories :)
Some are still my favorites and some still have me tearing up... the ones about Carrie as well, especially after reading Carol's other book. One person I would have loved to know.
Carol is right about one thing... if she had been trying to make it today as a young woman, those same incredible opportunities would not have happened today, like it did back then... sad really :( The modern world is so impatient in some things anymore.
Hope Mom and I get to meet Carol one day :)
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Original review :
A lovely collection of reminisces from Carol's life. She's had, as Carol as said herself, quite the run. All the things she has accomplished are amazing and impressive.
Some of her stories were so funny, I found myself thinking about them while at work and home. I purposefully dragged this one out because I didn't want it to end...it was such a wonderful time:).
Hearing Carol narrated it upped the enjoyment. Like with John Barrowman, I felt as if I was sitting on the couch listening to Carol tell her stories.
A couple favorites:
Carol's stories about Lucille Ball
When she scared off a mugger when she was walking home alone.
The time she caught Carrie in a fib
Tim Conway and the "mummy picture" on his license
Her Grandma in the cab ride to Carol's home at the time.. that poor cab driver HAHA.
And a beautiful/sad story about Carol bonding with a young fan... I won't say more as not to spoil ya...
"I'm not crying, your crying"
The ending of the memoir also got to me.. poignant and wonderful but sad also, have your tissues ready. I wanted to reach out and hug that lady.
Would recommend, a lovely journey:)
October 18, 2023
Carol Burnett has been my favorite comedienne since I was in elementary school watching her variety show every week. I am not naturally a funny person and my sense of humor is slower than most people. I’m glad I married a funny guy who bought me a button to wear (you know the kind from back in the 80’s) that said “He who laughs last, probably didn’t get the joke!� I know, that’s funny and that’s usually me! But when it came to Carol Burnett I could not get enough! She’s a true performer and just a joy to watch. She always made me laugh!
I enjoyed her recollections of her life in this memoir which focuses mostly on her career with bits of her family life sprinkled in. I loved reading about her fellow actors, Vicky Lawrence, Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. It’s not the same as watching her interviews but it was a nice refreshing read that left me wanting to hear the Tarzan call, watch the infamous Dentist skit where the entire cast cracks up, Mrs. Wiggins, the bimbo secretary and Starlett O’Hara walking down the steps wearing the iconic green velvet curtains, rod and all!
I enjoyed her recollections of her life in this memoir which focuses mostly on her career with bits of her family life sprinkled in. I loved reading about her fellow actors, Vicky Lawrence, Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. It’s not the same as watching her interviews but it was a nice refreshing read that left me wanting to hear the Tarzan call, watch the infamous Dentist skit where the entire cast cracks up, Mrs. Wiggins, the bimbo secretary and Starlett O’Hara walking down the steps wearing the iconic green velvet curtains, rod and all!
October 7, 2021
3.5 stars
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett is probably one of the best known and most popular television personalities. Reruns of her old variety show can still be seen on cable TV.
Carol Burnett had amiable, but alcoholic, parents and was raised in the Hollywood area by her grandmother.
Young Carol Burnett
Early in life Carol realized she wanted to be an entertainer and, with talent and drive, became a very successful comedian, singer, and actor. Along the way Carol acted in stage plays, TV shows, and movies. She was a regular on the Garry Moore TV variety show for years and then had her own TV variety show for 11 seasons.
Carol Burnett with Garry Moore (left) and Durward Kirby
Carol was also married three times, had three daughters, and met entertainers and show business personnel of every kind.
Carol Burnett and her first husband Don Saroyan
Carol Burnett and her second husband Joe Hamilton
Carol Burnett and her third husband Brian Miller
This book contains a variety of anecdotes about all aspects of Carol's life. Some are funny, some are touching, and some are sad. One of my favorites is a story about Carol and four other young, struggling, would-be actresses pooling five dollars each to buy an orange 'community dress' for auditions - bright colors being necessary to catch the director's eye. When Carol lost a part to another gal in an orange dress she switched to yellow.
Carol talks about how thrilled she was to meet Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant and about an hour-long telephone conversation she had with Marlon Brando while she desperately needed to pee. Carol tells tales about doing shows with Julie Andrews and Beverly Sills, and of course the regulars on her TV show - Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner. There are lots of anecdotes about actors, and singers, and playwrights, and directors, and so on that Carol knew, but the book never comes across as name-dropping.
The cast of the Carol Burnett Show: Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Carol, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence
Carol also talks about her marriages and raising her three children. For a long time Carol was married to Joe Hamilton, the producer of her variety show and father of her three daughters. An array of stories in the book revolve around raising the girls - dealing with their little fibs, their naughty behavior in restaurants, etc. A sad anecdote talks about Carol's daughter Carrie struggling with and dying from lung cancer.
Carol Burnett and her daughters
I thought the book was interesting and entertaining though not as laugh out loud funny as I expected. I'd recommend it to folks interested in celebrity memoirs.
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December 2, 2016
This is a wonderful collection of stories from Carol. Expect no muck-racking or trash talking about other celebrities-Carol is too classy for that. You can expect to learn more about her variety show, all of her guests and co-stars, and a little about her family and her life growing up. There are very few sad moments or stories here, but that was just fine with me.
Highly recommended in audio form for fans of the Carol Burnett show.
Highly recommended in audio form for fans of the Carol Burnett show.
May 4, 2025
What a treasure! I listened to and it is narrated superbly by Carol Burnett. As I write this review, Burnett is 92 years old.
It was fabulous to hear her life story, including funny stories about Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, and Vicki Lawrence.
Burnett was raised by her grandmother. Burnett has demonstrated grit, determination, humility, and humor throughout her life which helped her achieve success.
It was fabulous to hear her life story, including funny stories about Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, and Vicki Lawrence.
Burnett was raised by her grandmother. Burnett has demonstrated grit, determination, humility, and humor throughout her life which helped her achieve success.
July 3, 2012
At the end of each episode of her eponymous show, Carol Burnett would sing "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together," a short tune written by her then-husband and executive producer Joe Hamilton, and then tug her ear as a reminder to her gran that she was thinking of her. The lyrics are, in part, as follows:
I'm so glad we had this time together,�
Just to have a laugh, or sing a song.
Seems we just got started and before you know it�
Comes the time we have to say, 'So long.'
There's a time you put aside for dreamin',�
And a time for things you have to do.�
The time I love the best is in the evening
I can spend a moment here with you. �
When the time comes that I'm feelin lonely,�
And I'm feelin' ohooooo - so blue,
I just sit back and think of you, only,�
And the happiness still comes through.
Though The Carol Burnett Show was before my time, my mother was is a huge fan of Ms. Burnett so I've been familiar with her since childhood. Of course, it certainly doesn't hurt that she played Miss Hannigan in one of my childhood movie addictions, . I knew of Burnett's humor but I was in the dark about most of her work and her personal life, so when I saw my sister rate This Time Together highly and , I moved it higher on my to-read list. I plowed through this audiobook, listening to Burnett tell short anecdotes about her life. The time she was on her favorite soap opera, All My Children, and Elizabeth Taylor dressed up as a cleaning woman for a scene and , who had no idea and had to play it off. The time she and Julie Andrews pretended to make out in a hotel hallway to surprise their friend, only to have Lady Bird Johnson be the one to catch them. The time she had to do her infamous Tarzan yell to confirm her identity in order to buy stockings at Bergdorf's when she forgot her ID. The otherworldly bond she had with a young girl dying of cancer. I listened to her tell her own stories over the last few days and then I watched some of the corresponding clips from her show and her television specials that I could readily find online. The last one I watched was , in which she gets autographs from her costars, talks about why she was bowing out when the show had been renewed for a twelfth season, and then she sings the closing song. Cue the silent tears running down my face. I know how much those years and those people meant to her after spending about five or six hours with her through her audiobook so it made me, an absolute bystander, imagine what she must've been feeling at that moment.
This Time Together isn't a memoir, rather it is a collection of what I imagine must be 2-4 page stories. They generally follow a linear timeline and it often one person will be lifted from a prior story and then an offshoot will occur, creating a natural flow.
Carol Burnett is a class act. She was (is?) somewhat shy and awkward and oh-so starstruck by many celebrities who I'd consider her equals in the fame department. She blubbered and forgot her husband's name when she met John Steinbeck. She stepped in paint and ran away when she was introduced to Jimmy Stewart. It is apparent from her stories (and in her voice) that she has genuine respect for the work people do but probably even moreso, for what they are like as a person. At one point in the book, she tells of meeting a young girl who is dying of cancer and the special bond the two of them formed in a very short period of time, after which Burnett discusses her feelings about the universe. As the book goes forward, passing through time, the stories become less hilariously entertaining and more a reminder that Burnett is a real person in her late seventies. Several times during This Time Together, pivotal life events are glossed over or relegated to a one sentence mention--her two divorces come to mind. However, when it comes to the death of her daughter, an entire story is included. I felt a bit of a disconnect in the flow at that point but it would've been impossible to not include such an earth-shattering experience in a book of reflections. She ponders whether she'd like to be young again and thinks about how great a shake at it she's had. I can't help but agree. On the scales, the happy memories seem to far outweigh the sad ones and that's really all we can ask for.
This book, specifically this audiobook, is for the people who love hearing people tell stories, for those curious about the personalities of many movie and television stars, and especially for people who realize the importance of preserving memories and life experiences for friends, family, and posterity's sake. It was an absolute pleasure to listen to, so for that, I'm giving it 5/5 stars. I can only aspire to be the lovely person Carol Burnett is.
Watch a video I couldn't embed here at .
I'm so glad we had this time together,�
Just to have a laugh, or sing a song.
Seems we just got started and before you know it�
Comes the time we have to say, 'So long.'
There's a time you put aside for dreamin',�
And a time for things you have to do.�
The time I love the best is in the evening
I can spend a moment here with you. �
When the time comes that I'm feelin lonely,�
And I'm feelin' ohooooo - so blue,
I just sit back and think of you, only,�
And the happiness still comes through.
Though The Carol Burnett Show was before my time, my mother was is a huge fan of Ms. Burnett so I've been familiar with her since childhood. Of course, it certainly doesn't hurt that she played Miss Hannigan in one of my childhood movie addictions, . I knew of Burnett's humor but I was in the dark about most of her work and her personal life, so when I saw my sister rate This Time Together highly and , I moved it higher on my to-read list. I plowed through this audiobook, listening to Burnett tell short anecdotes about her life. The time she was on her favorite soap opera, All My Children, and Elizabeth Taylor dressed up as a cleaning woman for a scene and , who had no idea and had to play it off. The time she and Julie Andrews pretended to make out in a hotel hallway to surprise their friend, only to have Lady Bird Johnson be the one to catch them. The time she had to do her infamous Tarzan yell to confirm her identity in order to buy stockings at Bergdorf's when she forgot her ID. The otherworldly bond she had with a young girl dying of cancer. I listened to her tell her own stories over the last few days and then I watched some of the corresponding clips from her show and her television specials that I could readily find online. The last one I watched was , in which she gets autographs from her costars, talks about why she was bowing out when the show had been renewed for a twelfth season, and then she sings the closing song. Cue the silent tears running down my face. I know how much those years and those people meant to her after spending about five or six hours with her through her audiobook so it made me, an absolute bystander, imagine what she must've been feeling at that moment.
This Time Together isn't a memoir, rather it is a collection of what I imagine must be 2-4 page stories. They generally follow a linear timeline and it often one person will be lifted from a prior story and then an offshoot will occur, creating a natural flow.
Carol Burnett is a class act. She was (is?) somewhat shy and awkward and oh-so starstruck by many celebrities who I'd consider her equals in the fame department. She blubbered and forgot her husband's name when she met John Steinbeck. She stepped in paint and ran away when she was introduced to Jimmy Stewart. It is apparent from her stories (and in her voice) that she has genuine respect for the work people do but probably even moreso, for what they are like as a person. At one point in the book, she tells of meeting a young girl who is dying of cancer and the special bond the two of them formed in a very short period of time, after which Burnett discusses her feelings about the universe. As the book goes forward, passing through time, the stories become less hilariously entertaining and more a reminder that Burnett is a real person in her late seventies. Several times during This Time Together, pivotal life events are glossed over or relegated to a one sentence mention--her two divorces come to mind. However, when it comes to the death of her daughter, an entire story is included. I felt a bit of a disconnect in the flow at that point but it would've been impossible to not include such an earth-shattering experience in a book of reflections. She ponders whether she'd like to be young again and thinks about how great a shake at it she's had. I can't help but agree. On the scales, the happy memories seem to far outweigh the sad ones and that's really all we can ask for.
This book, specifically this audiobook, is for the people who love hearing people tell stories, for those curious about the personalities of many movie and television stars, and especially for people who realize the importance of preserving memories and life experiences for friends, family, and posterity's sake. It was an absolute pleasure to listen to, so for that, I'm giving it 5/5 stars. I can only aspire to be the lovely person Carol Burnett is.
Watch a video I couldn't embed here at .
July 9, 2020
Those on the hunt for Burnett's autobiography should seek out the title One More Time. This small volume is a series of anecdotes inspired by the popular question-and-answer sessions you may recall her once conducting to open her variety show. In it she shares a wide range of incidents and interactions she found both amusing and surprising. She possesses a terrific sense for this kind of thing, and the skill to carry it off as a literary enterprise.
What most intrigued me here, though, was the subtle introduction of Carol Burnett as a human being. It's easy to imagine we know this woman as the gracious and greatly talented comedienne we've seen on-screen for decades. Her effortless charm. Her welcoming demeanor. Her genuine desire to tickle a smile from every guest in the house. Why it should astonish me that there were people she didn't like, behaviors that irritated her, and efforts she simply didn't wish to make...well, this speaks more of my predilection to toss the talented atop pedestals than it does anything else.
Through the course of her storytelling, Ms. Burnett clambers down from those lofty heights, dusts herself off, takes a seat and settles in to chat - authentically. And I am, I think, in several ways better for it.
What most intrigued me here, though, was the subtle introduction of Carol Burnett as a human being. It's easy to imagine we know this woman as the gracious and greatly talented comedienne we've seen on-screen for decades. Her effortless charm. Her welcoming demeanor. Her genuine desire to tickle a smile from every guest in the house. Why it should astonish me that there were people she didn't like, behaviors that irritated her, and efforts she simply didn't wish to make...well, this speaks more of my predilection to toss the talented atop pedestals than it does anything else.
Through the course of her storytelling, Ms. Burnett clambers down from those lofty heights, dusts herself off, takes a seat and settles in to chat - authentically. And I am, I think, in several ways better for it.
July 22, 2017
How many of you reading this recall The Garry Moore Show? I grew up watching it and still recall it for it's humor (as a kid the musical numbers were mostly of lesser interest). Mr. Moore gave a lot of people a start, people whose names you'd recognize but none was funnier than a woman who became a regular on the show. This program was my own introduction to Carol Burnett.
Here we have a memoir that will leave you laughing and wishing for more. If (like me) you recall Garry Moore as well as the Carol Burnett show and maybe even saw Carol in other rolls (for instance Once Upon a Mattress) this book will probably also leave you with a bit of melancholy for times...and humor...gone by.
I once heard Ms. Burnett note that the writers she worked with in a more recent format had trouble writing for her (and Tim Conway and Vicky Lawrence...etc.). Beside that it seems the "variety show" is a thing of the past. No TV network is going to shell out the bucks it would take to air a quality variety program when people will watch "reality TV" and amateurs on shows where they hope they will end up being the next star to be famous for 15 minutes.
So, recommended. No matter who you are some of Ms. Burnett's stories will break you up and her insights into "showbiz" are worth the read.
Highly recommended.
Here we have a memoir that will leave you laughing and wishing for more. If (like me) you recall Garry Moore as well as the Carol Burnett show and maybe even saw Carol in other rolls (for instance Once Upon a Mattress) this book will probably also leave you with a bit of melancholy for times...and humor...gone by.
I once heard Ms. Burnett note that the writers she worked with in a more recent format had trouble writing for her (and Tim Conway and Vicky Lawrence...etc.). Beside that it seems the "variety show" is a thing of the past. No TV network is going to shell out the bucks it would take to air a quality variety program when people will watch "reality TV" and amateurs on shows where they hope they will end up being the next star to be famous for 15 minutes.
So, recommended. No matter who you are some of Ms. Burnett's stories will break you up and her insights into "showbiz" are worth the read.
Highly recommended.
October 28, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I absolutely loved listening to this audio book. Especially with Carol Burnett narrating it.
I absolutely loved listening to this audio book. Especially with Carol Burnett narrating it.
September 14, 2016
I was watching Annie with my little one the other day and within minutes, I was shaking my head. How could any actress even attempt to play Miss Hannigan after Carol Burnett's performance. It wasn't just that it was funny. In fact, it may not be a lot of people's cup of tea because it is so broad, as is her style. It was that Carol Burnett decided that her character was going to play this silly, comedy musical, as if it was a melodrama. She was Joan Crawford at her long-suffering, martyr best!!! It takes a lot not to be upstaged by a cute, curly-haired urchin, an adorable furball, and a bunch of overproduced, "Look Ma! I'm actin'ovah heeeyah!" sing and dance numbers, but Burnett shone. I, for one, only had eyes for her.
Having said that, people looking for super candid memoirs in This Time Together might be a bit disappointed. This is more a collection of "bits", some of them funnier than others (Carol tackles computers! Carol is confronted by a grumpy restaurant hostess!) than a sincere, shared insight into her unconventional upbringing, marriages, or behind the scenes experiences from the set of her TV shows and movies. To be fair, she may have already explored that territory with her first memoirs, which I have not read. Still, overall, this book is at times humorous, surprising, and, when she talks about her daughter, very emotional.
Perhaps the most surprising tidbit I learned from This Time Together concerns one of my favorite comedy moments of all time, and apparently voted the funniest scene on television by some association or other: The Gone with the Wind Parody where Carol, as a Scarlett clone, makes her grand entrance on the staircase wearing the recognizable, green, velvet drape dress, except this one comes complete with the curtain rod still inserted behind her neck and shoulders and tassles on her hat and belt. All this time, I thought it was just another of the brilliant ideas that made Burnett's TV variety show so memorable and unique but lo and behold it was exclusively the brain child of fashion designer Bob Mackie! And here I was thinking he was (in)famous merely for all those Vegas show-girly, outrageous, 1980s, Oscar get-ups that Cher strutted in on the red carpet. He should have gotten an Emmy for the Burnett show!
Having said that, people looking for super candid memoirs in This Time Together might be a bit disappointed. This is more a collection of "bits", some of them funnier than others (Carol tackles computers! Carol is confronted by a grumpy restaurant hostess!) than a sincere, shared insight into her unconventional upbringing, marriages, or behind the scenes experiences from the set of her TV shows and movies. To be fair, she may have already explored that territory with her first memoirs, which I have not read. Still, overall, this book is at times humorous, surprising, and, when she talks about her daughter, very emotional.
Perhaps the most surprising tidbit I learned from This Time Together concerns one of my favorite comedy moments of all time, and apparently voted the funniest scene on television by some association or other: The Gone with the Wind Parody where Carol, as a Scarlett clone, makes her grand entrance on the staircase wearing the recognizable, green, velvet drape dress, except this one comes complete with the curtain rod still inserted behind her neck and shoulders and tassles on her hat and belt. All this time, I thought it was just another of the brilliant ideas that made Burnett's TV variety show so memorable and unique but lo and behold it was exclusively the brain child of fashion designer Bob Mackie! And here I was thinking he was (in)famous merely for all those Vegas show-girly, outrageous, 1980s, Oscar get-ups that Cher strutted in on the red carpet. He should have gotten an Emmy for the Burnett show!
October 16, 2023
She's been in my life as long as I can remember. People I love who are no longer here gathered me up and we watched Carol be Carol. We claim her wholeheartedly, and wish her the very best of life and love. Listening to her talk about the very shows we watched together was like having them all around me again, close and chuckling, with the smell of buttered popcorn filling the spaces.
After I was done with the listen, I almost expected a parental voice to rise up out of the darkness and say, "Ok, everybody. It's bedtime!"
All the stars for Carol.
After I was done with the listen, I almost expected a parental voice to rise up out of the darkness and say, "Ok, everybody. It's bedtime!"
All the stars for Carol.
April 4, 2019
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Lovely little inside look at historic Hollywood, almost like listening to your grandmother tell tales from her youth ... if your grandmother was a Hollywood icon.
I'd never actually watched or seen Carol Burnett in movies or TV until I looked up some old clips after finishing the book. Not something I'd normally gravitate to, this was a bookclub pick and ended up being better than expected.
Warm hearted and pleasant this book is an enjoyable listen as Carol reads it herself. I know 110% I would not have enjoyed this as much reading it, as I wouldn't have gotten to hear her trademark Tarzan yell, or felt the emotion in her voice as she discussed the death of her daughter.
Overall an enjoyable book, but not much point other than to recount random incidents in Carol's life. This felt more like vignettes that weren't included in her (I'm assuming from the synopsis) more autobiographical 1986 book: One More Time: A Memoir.
I appreciated her candor, quick wit, and the tone and cadence of her delivery. Not surprisingly, this book was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
TL; DR � A book about the good old days, not much substance.
Lovely little inside look at historic Hollywood, almost like listening to your grandmother tell tales from her youth ... if your grandmother was a Hollywood icon.
I'd never actually watched or seen Carol Burnett in movies or TV until I looked up some old clips after finishing the book. Not something I'd normally gravitate to, this was a bookclub pick and ended up being better than expected.
Warm hearted and pleasant this book is an enjoyable listen as Carol reads it herself. I know 110% I would not have enjoyed this as much reading it, as I wouldn't have gotten to hear her trademark Tarzan yell, or felt the emotion in her voice as she discussed the death of her daughter.
Overall an enjoyable book, but not much point other than to recount random incidents in Carol's life. This felt more like vignettes that weren't included in her (I'm assuming from the synopsis) more autobiographical 1986 book: One More Time: A Memoir.
I appreciated her candor, quick wit, and the tone and cadence of her delivery. Not surprisingly, this book was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
TL; DR � A book about the good old days, not much substance.
March 4, 2018
My life, especially my childhood, was made infinitely better by Carol Burnett.
My dad was an alcoholic and my mom the sweetest, most loving person you could ever hope to meet. Together we waited with great anticipation for the weekly Carol Burnett Show to air. When I learned that she, too, was the child of an alcoholic (in her case, her mom), I loved her even more for it.
It's no surprise, then, that I gave this book 5 stars. I admire Carol, and I'd love to be her friend. I'd like to tell her just how much she has meant to me, and what she meant to my mom too. The night she was on, we'd laugh hysterically at the antics of Carol, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, and the guests, and mom would drool over Lyle Waggoner.
Thank you, Carol, from the bottom of my heart.
My dad was an alcoholic and my mom the sweetest, most loving person you could ever hope to meet. Together we waited with great anticipation for the weekly Carol Burnett Show to air. When I learned that she, too, was the child of an alcoholic (in her case, her mom), I loved her even more for it.
It's no surprise, then, that I gave this book 5 stars. I admire Carol, and I'd love to be her friend. I'd like to tell her just how much she has meant to me, and what she meant to my mom too. The night she was on, we'd laugh hysterically at the antics of Carol, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, and the guests, and mom would drool over Lyle Waggoner.
Thank you, Carol, from the bottom of my heart.
June 18, 2012
Probably the best thing I can say about This Time Together is this: I stopped reading for two days, right before the end, because I didn't want it to be over.
Like many people, I grew up watching The Carol Burnett Show, and I still count many moments of that show as some of the funniest I've ever seen on television. How many TV programs make you laugh 'til you're breathless? Hers managed to do that all the time. This memoir was pretty much as perfect as any fan could hope. It was as if Carol were sitting next to you at dinner, telling you all of these wonderful stories.
There are stories to make you laugh: Tim Conway "hiding" from Cary Grant; Carol getting fired from her first job because she didn't want someone's experience of seeing Strangers on a Train to be ruined; Carol becoming an accidental penpal of Joan Crawford.
There are stories to make you cry: the little girl stricken with cancer, who forms an unexpected and important bond with Carol; Carol's daughter Jody meeting Ray Charles, the love of her life; the death of Carol's daughter Carrie.
And there are stories to inspire: how Carol and her friends put on a show and started their own careers (seriously, it was just like a Mickey and Judy movie!); Carol's landmark lawsuit against a tabloid (the first time a celebrity had sued a tabloid and won); and my favorite: the time that Carol summoned the energy of Barbara Stanwyck and other tough lades so she could "fire" Harvey Corman.
If you've ever been a fan of Carol Burnett and her impressive, funny, wonderful performances, check this one out. You won't be disappointed.
Like many people, I grew up watching The Carol Burnett Show, and I still count many moments of that show as some of the funniest I've ever seen on television. How many TV programs make you laugh 'til you're breathless? Hers managed to do that all the time. This memoir was pretty much as perfect as any fan could hope. It was as if Carol were sitting next to you at dinner, telling you all of these wonderful stories.
There are stories to make you laugh: Tim Conway "hiding" from Cary Grant; Carol getting fired from her first job because she didn't want someone's experience of seeing Strangers on a Train to be ruined; Carol becoming an accidental penpal of Joan Crawford.
There are stories to make you cry: the little girl stricken with cancer, who forms an unexpected and important bond with Carol; Carol's daughter Jody meeting Ray Charles, the love of her life; the death of Carol's daughter Carrie.
And there are stories to inspire: how Carol and her friends put on a show and started their own careers (seriously, it was just like a Mickey and Judy movie!); Carol's landmark lawsuit against a tabloid (the first time a celebrity had sued a tabloid and won); and my favorite: the time that Carol summoned the energy of Barbara Stanwyck and other tough lades so she could "fire" Harvey Corman.
If you've ever been a fan of Carol Burnett and her impressive, funny, wonderful performances, check this one out. You won't be disappointed.
March 20, 2020
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book read by none other than the author herself. She had me laughing and crying. It is a 5 star book!
February 20, 2018
I had a lovely time with Ms. Burnett once again. She has lived a fun and eventful life.
April 12, 2011
Why I bought it? I actually didn't buy this one. A friend recommended it highly and lent it to me on CD.
Synopsis: Carol Burnett tells humorous vignettes and memorable moments from her life starting at her childhood and continuing through her rise to fame and beyond.
What I thought? There's a reason I'm breaking my regular schedule for this. I LOVED it. I highly recommend listening to this one. Carol Burnett narrates. She tarzan yells, sings, chuckles, and you chuckle along. It's completely enchanting. It took me back to watching her show as a little kid. If you are a fan of Carol Burnett, you will love this. If you've never heard of her, you will still get a kick out of her stories. Her first experience with a mugger had me dying laughing. There are serious moments, too, and I cried a few times--then again, it's easy to make me cry.
My Rating: out of 5, for the CD at least. I think it would be the same for the book.
My daughter's rating: **** (she said no one takes a kid seriously if they rate something a 5--so take her seriously--she'd never heard of most of the names Carol throws around and still really enjoyed it.)
Cleanness Score: 4 out of 10, There was a little mild swearing, and a couple places where she talks about adult topics but nothing obscene. My 16 year old listened to most of it with me.
Synopsis: Carol Burnett tells humorous vignettes and memorable moments from her life starting at her childhood and continuing through her rise to fame and beyond.
What I thought? There's a reason I'm breaking my regular schedule for this. I LOVED it. I highly recommend listening to this one. Carol Burnett narrates. She tarzan yells, sings, chuckles, and you chuckle along. It's completely enchanting. It took me back to watching her show as a little kid. If you are a fan of Carol Burnett, you will love this. If you've never heard of her, you will still get a kick out of her stories. Her first experience with a mugger had me dying laughing. There are serious moments, too, and I cried a few times--then again, it's easy to make me cry.
My Rating: out of 5, for the CD at least. I think it would be the same for the book.
My daughter's rating: **** (she said no one takes a kid seriously if they rate something a 5--so take her seriously--she'd never heard of most of the names Carol throws around and still really enjoyed it.)
Cleanness Score: 4 out of 10, There was a little mild swearing, and a couple places where she talks about adult topics but nothing obscene. My 16 year old listened to most of it with me.
June 25, 2020
What an absolutely wonderful treat this was! I listened to the audio book so I got to hear Carol herself tell me her stories. Anyone on my morning commute who glanced in my direction must have wondered what was up with the crazy woman in the Honda CRV, laughing her head off.
I always loved Carol Burnett and after this I am an even bigger fan. Her recollections - not an autobiography exactly, although you learn a lot about her life - are warm, funny, and fascinating. Coincidentally, a local TV station has recently started to air her old variety show, so it was fun seeing some of the skits she mentions in the book. A great read!
I always loved Carol Burnett and after this I am an even bigger fan. Her recollections - not an autobiography exactly, although you learn a lot about her life - are warm, funny, and fascinating. Coincidentally, a local TV station has recently started to air her old variety show, so it was fun seeing some of the skits she mentions in the book. A great read!
January 14, 2011
Carol Burnett is one of my heroes, someone who I remember clearly from when I was very little. I often imagined being related to her, as a Patrick to her Auntie Mame. What can I say; I’m one of 11 kids, and I had dreams of a charming and singular exit from destitution. Before my dad married my stepmother, who controlled our Zenith console like a despot ruler, I got to pick one television program a week; it was always The Carol Burnett Show.
This memoir is a collection of cute, funny stories about Carol’s upbringing and showbiz life. The thing is, in her writing, she is just as genial and funny as she was in her program, which ran for 11 years. Carol has never been salacious or gossipy, so readers shouldn’t expect a lot of dirt. In fact in one story about a corpulent actress who ate an entire cake in front of the cast, offering none to no one � the performer apparently had “a sweet tusk� � Carol flatly refuses to give names. She gives enough hints that you can guess, but you might be wrong. That’s about as scandalous as our redheaded comedienne gets.
I am reminded about Carol Burnett’s earlier memoir One More Time, where she talks about her alcoholic parents and her lively but pessimistic grandmother (the one she pulled her earlobe for at the end of every Carol Burnett Show). In that book, Carol was more willing to share about her private life, its pains, the questions she asked herself. In this one, the 76-year-old actor and singer foregoes the delving to do what she does best: entertain.
By the way, Carol Burnett is having a small resurgence of visibility. Along with this book and a successful one-woman touring show, she’s had a recent guest spot on the popular TV show Glee. She plays the persnickety mom to evil cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). Personally, I’m hoping we see much more of Carol, both on television and elsewhere.
This memoir is a collection of cute, funny stories about Carol’s upbringing and showbiz life. The thing is, in her writing, she is just as genial and funny as she was in her program, which ran for 11 years. Carol has never been salacious or gossipy, so readers shouldn’t expect a lot of dirt. In fact in one story about a corpulent actress who ate an entire cake in front of the cast, offering none to no one � the performer apparently had “a sweet tusk� � Carol flatly refuses to give names. She gives enough hints that you can guess, but you might be wrong. That’s about as scandalous as our redheaded comedienne gets.
I am reminded about Carol Burnett’s earlier memoir One More Time, where she talks about her alcoholic parents and her lively but pessimistic grandmother (the one she pulled her earlobe for at the end of every Carol Burnett Show). In that book, Carol was more willing to share about her private life, its pains, the questions she asked herself. In this one, the 76-year-old actor and singer foregoes the delving to do what she does best: entertain.
By the way, Carol Burnett is having a small resurgence of visibility. Along with this book and a successful one-woman touring show, she’s had a recent guest spot on the popular TV show Glee. She plays the persnickety mom to evil cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). Personally, I’m hoping we see much more of Carol, both on television and elsewhere.
April 14, 2019
Let me start off saying I love Carol Burnett. I find her hilarious and a good actress to boot. This however was bland and boring. I guess its kind of not a biography, or really a memoir. What it is, is tiny stories about people in her life, certain events etc. Each chapter is a new one about a different person or event and is only 3-4 pages long.
This wouldn't be so bad if it were more advertised this way and if the stories were more interesting. She glosses over a lot of things. Saying, things like, well this person died, and then this happened and then on to the next thing. I just felt like nothing really went together well, and each story mostly failed to entertain me.
This is not to say nothing about it was good. Carol is funny, some of it is charming and nice to know, but all in all, its not really worth it.
This wouldn't be so bad if it were more advertised this way and if the stories were more interesting. She glosses over a lot of things. Saying, things like, well this person died, and then this happened and then on to the next thing. I just felt like nothing really went together well, and each story mostly failed to entertain me.
This is not to say nothing about it was good. Carol is funny, some of it is charming and nice to know, but all in all, its not really worth it.
October 20, 2016
Carol Burnett is an icon in comedy and this collection of short anecdotes about her life in the business, her family, and her friendships was really interesting and fun. Nothing too deep here, she has other memoirs on the meat and potatoes of her life. This was mostly fun with a couple of heart breakers thrown in for substance. She is a really amazing person!
November 30, 2016
+Reto Popsugar #28. Escrito por un comediante+
I was lucky. I had the opportunity to watch old reruns of Carol Burnett 's show on tv. I don't remeber a particular thing about it, but my mom and I used to watch her, and have fond memories of her. I very much doubt that the new generations know her though. Pity. I still marvel how incredible talented were the old artists. They could act, sing, dance... amazing. To make people laugh is incredible hard. A lot of my friends are artists - musicians, dancers, but comedian? that's hard.
If you are looking for sob stories or juicy details personals details, this is not your book. It's more anecdotal than biographical. She talks about her early years, since Broadway to tv, movies, and many, many, artists, comedians, and singers, writters, and colleagues. And her friends, and some litle bits about her family and daughters.
For example, asking help from Eddie Foy Jr, dripping wet , wearing different galoshes.
One famous name after the other appears in the book. Some really sorprising for me at least like Julie Andrews (a pratical joker!), Joan Crawford, and Lucille Ball, and Jimmy Stewart and Walter Mattheau, and Bernadette Peters, and litle stories about show business .
But, it's not really what I was looking for.
Es una pena que este estilo de humor de comedia que podia ser visto por toda la familia se haya perdido. Lo último que se vio en mi país fue lo que hacian los de "Jappening con Ja". Y las fantabulosas Gloria Benavides y Maitén Montenegro. No saben de lo que se perdieron, y lo poco que las aprecian.
I was lucky. I had the opportunity to watch old reruns of Carol Burnett 's show on tv. I don't remeber a particular thing about it, but my mom and I used to watch her, and have fond memories of her. I very much doubt that the new generations know her though. Pity. I still marvel how incredible talented were the old artists. They could act, sing, dance... amazing. To make people laugh is incredible hard. A lot of my friends are artists - musicians, dancers, but comedian? that's hard.
If you are looking for sob stories or juicy details personals details, this is not your book. It's more anecdotal than biographical. She talks about her early years, since Broadway to tv, movies, and many, many, artists, comedians, and singers, writters, and colleagues. And her friends, and some litle bits about her family and daughters.
For example, asking help from Eddie Foy Jr, dripping wet , wearing different galoshes.
EDDIE: You sing?
ME: Kind of ... I'm pretty loud.
EDDIE: Dance?
ME: I can jitterbug.
EDDIE: Well, maybe I could get you an audition here for a chorus replacement.
ME: But I don't read music, and I really can't dance.
EDDIE: (eyeing his dressing room, wiping his neck with the towel) Okay, you can't read music and you can't dance. Then ... what?
ME: Well, I'm not good enough for the chorus, so I guess I'll have to have a featured role.
There was a long pause before he gave me the phone number of his agent, wished me luck, and made a beeline for his dressing room. The fact that he didn't laugh me right out of the theater proves the point that Eddie Foy was, indeed, a helluva swell guy.
One famous name after the other appears in the book. Some really sorprising for me at least like Julie Andrews (a pratical joker!), Joan Crawford, and Lucille Ball, and Jimmy Stewart and Walter Mattheau, and Bernadette Peters, and litle stories about show business .
But, it's not really what I was looking for.
Es una pena que este estilo de humor de comedia que podia ser visto por toda la familia se haya perdido. Lo último que se vio en mi país fue lo que hacian los de "Jappening con Ja". Y las fantabulosas Gloria Benavides y Maitén Montenegro. No saben de lo que se perdieron, y lo poco que las aprecian.
May 11, 2010
My parents gave my sister and me a Kindle for Easter which I could go on and on about. Aside from being a wonderful gift, one of the best parts about it is that they are linked. If one of us buys a book then it pops up on all four devices. Another great perk seems to be that I'm going to read books that I wouldn't have ever picked up on my own like this one.
While I remember watching The Carol Burnett Show as a kid, it must have been in re-runs because it went off the air the year I was born. Even without much of a frame of reference I still enjoyed her stories of the people she worked with, her family, and her interaction with various famous people through the years. The TV variety show is pretty much a relic of the past and this show really gives you some good insight into how hard they worked. When the cast of Glee was on Oprah a few weeks ago she was talking about how they are the hardest working show in Hollywood right now. I don't want to knock them (because it really is an amazing show) but Burnett and company put them to shame with original music, comedy, costumes, and dancing every single week in front of a live audience. Their costume designer (someone who is still pretty famous and got his start there) would have to do up to 50 different costumes a week! Aside from the content, I also liked how this book was written in short and to the point stories. She either lacks the ego that gives her the need to go on and on and on (like I'm doing here :)) or she had a great editor. Actually, very little of the book is about her. She is gracious and kind with her words, especially to those who contributed to her personal success and the success of the show. There is a new Facebook campaign for her to host Saturday Night Live (a la Betty White) and I would love to see if she still "has it".
While I remember watching The Carol Burnett Show as a kid, it must have been in re-runs because it went off the air the year I was born. Even without much of a frame of reference I still enjoyed her stories of the people she worked with, her family, and her interaction with various famous people through the years. The TV variety show is pretty much a relic of the past and this show really gives you some good insight into how hard they worked. When the cast of Glee was on Oprah a few weeks ago she was talking about how they are the hardest working show in Hollywood right now. I don't want to knock them (because it really is an amazing show) but Burnett and company put them to shame with original music, comedy, costumes, and dancing every single week in front of a live audience. Their costume designer (someone who is still pretty famous and got his start there) would have to do up to 50 different costumes a week! Aside from the content, I also liked how this book was written in short and to the point stories. She either lacks the ego that gives her the need to go on and on and on (like I'm doing here :)) or she had a great editor. Actually, very little of the book is about her. She is gracious and kind with her words, especially to those who contributed to her personal success and the success of the show. There is a new Facebook campaign for her to host Saturday Night Live (a la Betty White) and I would love to see if she still "has it".
November 3, 2020
Book on CD narrated by the author
Subtitle: Laughter and Reflection.
In this memoir Carol Burnett chronicles her show business career, from her early roles in New York, to headlining her incredibly popular variety show and beyond.
I love Carol Burnett. She is truly an American Treasure. She’s a huge star with legions of adoring fans, and yet she can be completely star-struck and awkward when meeting one of HER idols. In performing she gives all her heart to a role and to her audience.
I can’t remember the last time I read a book that had me both howling out loud in uncontrollable laughter (I’m talking my husband coming from the other side of the house to see what’s going on), and crying to the point where I had to put it aside for a moment because I literally could not see the words on the page for my tears. That speaks, I think, to the genuine person Burnett is, and to her generosity of spirit to lay it all out there.
Burnett narrates the audiobook herself. I cannot imagine anyone who could do a better job.
Subtitle: Laughter and Reflection.
In this memoir Carol Burnett chronicles her show business career, from her early roles in New York, to headlining her incredibly popular variety show and beyond.
I love Carol Burnett. She is truly an American Treasure. She’s a huge star with legions of adoring fans, and yet she can be completely star-struck and awkward when meeting one of HER idols. In performing she gives all her heart to a role and to her audience.
I can’t remember the last time I read a book that had me both howling out loud in uncontrollable laughter (I’m talking my husband coming from the other side of the house to see what’s going on), and crying to the point where I had to put it aside for a moment because I literally could not see the words on the page for my tears. That speaks, I think, to the genuine person Burnett is, and to her generosity of spirit to lay it all out there.
Burnett narrates the audiobook herself. I cannot imagine anyone who could do a better job.
June 1, 2024
As ever, Carol Burnett is delightful.
April 18, 2023
A poignant book in which Carol Burnett recalls some of her favorite moments in her professional and private life. Some chapters will have you laughing out loud; some will break your heart. Through it all, Carol is humble, funny and caring. Any one who has her for a friend is indeed lucky.
There is a TV special next week to celebrate Carol’s 90th birthday. My DVR is set to ensure that I don’t miss it. Such a remarkable woman.
There is a TV special next week to celebrate Carol’s 90th birthday. My DVR is set to ensure that I don’t miss it. Such a remarkable woman.
November 1, 2011
Delightful, really. The lady knows how to tell a story. In this one she tells a lot of stories about the great variety of famous people she has had the pleasure to know as friends and co-workers. She is one class act.
Thanks to my sister's college roommate, I will always think of eye boogers when I think of Carol Burnett. For those of you who don't know, that's pronounced "AAH boo-GAHS."
Thanks to my sister's college roommate, I will always think of eye boogers when I think of Carol Burnett. For those of you who don't know, that's pronounced "AAH boo-GAHS."
August 15, 2012
I loved it! Reading the storys was just like hearing her talking about the people and places and events in person. I loved her TV show all of the years it was on, and hardly ever missed watching one, no matter what time slot or day the station moved it to. She is a very special lady!
May 13, 2025
My second Carol Burnett book in just two weeks. But I enjoyed it. Some of it was similar, and some of it was different, more personal and moving. The story of Kathy, the young dying girl who Carol felt a connection with, followed by the loss of her daughter, was heartbreaking. But Carol feels the range of emotions and somehow finds a way to smile. And to make us smile too.
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