No one could make me laugh like Tim Conway. I'm sure Harvey Korman felt the same.
Tim passed away yesterday at the age of 85. He had been in ill health his last several years. I first discovered Tim Conway on McHALE'S NAVY, a sitcom in the early '60s. He was a standout in that show that contained lots of funny people including Joe Flynn, Carl Ballantine, Bob Hastings, and Gavin MacLoud.
But Tim's real claim to fame was THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW, a variety series on CBS in the '70s. He was part of the ensemble.
As I mentioned, he could always break up fellow cast member, Harvey Korman. Traditionally, there were two tapings of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW for two different audiences. Conway would stick to the script for the first. But once he knew he had the as-written version in the can he would often stray from the script for the second taping, primarily to get Korman to break. Case in point is the following sketch.
This is my favorite sketch of all-time. I pick it up in the middle when it really starts really getting good. Conway is a new dentist. His first patient is Harvey Korman. If you're not laughing after this there's something seriously wrong with you.
RIP Tim Conway. You were brilliant and hilarious.
from By Ken Levine
Tim passed away yesterday at the age of 85. He had been in ill health his last several years. I first discovered Tim Conway on McHALE'S NAVY, a sitcom in the early '60s. He was a standout in that show that contained lots of funny people including Joe Flynn, Carl Ballantine, Bob Hastings, and Gavin MacLoud.
But Tim's real claim to fame was THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW, a variety series on CBS in the '70s. He was part of the ensemble.
As I mentioned, he could always break up fellow cast member, Harvey Korman. Traditionally, there were two tapings of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW for two different audiences. Conway would stick to the script for the first. But once he knew he had the as-written version in the can he would often stray from the script for the second taping, primarily to get Korman to break. Case in point is the following sketch.
This is my favorite sketch of all-time. I pick it up in the middle when it really starts really getting good. Conway is a new dentist. His first patient is Harvey Korman. If you're not laughing after this there's something seriously wrong with you.
RIP Tim Conway. You were brilliant and hilarious.
from By Ken Levine
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