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A funny lady tells a sad story

April 14, 2017 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

One More Time is Carol Burnett’s story of her childhood and young adulthood, as told to her children. Because it’s Carol Burnett, it’s told in a humorous manner with an upbeat, optimistic tone. But it’s really a very sad story. Burnett spent most of her childhood with her grandmother, Nanny, who spent most of her time talking about her death. Burnett’s mother abandoned her at an early age to pursue stardom in Hollywood; her father was an alcoholic who appeared at random times. After a few […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, Carol Burnett

badkittyuno's CBR9 Review No:96 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, Carol Burnett ·
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Playing in the Sandbox

March 3, 2017 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

The Carol Burnett show went off the air 10 years before I was born and I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a single episode outside of a clip of the Gone with the Wind parody. However, we have established I will read any memoir written by a smart, funny woman and this was an interesting read with lots of behind the scenes details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBzQ0Lon1g Carol had a contract with CBS in the 60s that included a “pay or play” clause regarding a minimum of 30 episodes of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox

Caitlin_D's CBR9 Review No:25 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox ·
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