![]() ![]() The rest of the time, Burnett comes across as a maternal type of figure who included everyone on the show under her protective umbrella. It's not full of scandalous details about celebrities and their vices, although Burnett does go into her clashes with Harvey Korman on the show. This is reflected in This Time Together which is not a tell-all by any means. Today, Burnett is said to be the inspiration for women like Ellen DeGeneres and Tina Fey, but, in her modest way, Burnett declares, "If they had the fire in the belly, they would have done it anyway, you know?"īurnett's brand of comedy is not quite as edgy as we're used to today, having a more homespun character, like Burnett herself. ![]() In This Time Together, Burnett writes a little more about the rest of her life and her career, especially the 11-year run of The Carol Burnett Show, a rarity at a time when women were not generally in charge of their own shows. ![]() She and her sister were mostly raised by their grandmother whom they called Nanny. In her first memoir, One More Time, which was written in 1986, she went into details about growing up with alcoholic parents. "This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection" is Carol Burnett's second memoir. ![]()
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