RIP Tim Conway

[CNECloneFan]

It takes us older folks back to the days of 4 tv stations, and no vcr.

 

[Cy4Lifer]

Don't forget Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins.

“Mizzes Suhwiggins” (in Mr. Tudball accent), I think!

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Love anyone that worked with Carol Burnett. Carson is still the all-time great for that old times classic comedy IMO. Gotta put Red Skelton up there too. Sad news about Tim, but even now he's still making me smile.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

What killed him?

The article didn't specify, but did say he had been suffering from dementia for some time.

 

[mkadl]

Maybe some of the younger folks on here don't remember him, but he was a comic genius who could do improv with the best of them.
Two favorite skits from the Carol Burnett Show featuring Tim (and Carol, and Harvey Korman, and Vicki Lawrence):


My Favorite

 

[Gonzo]

Maybe some of the younger folks on here don't remember him, but he was a comic genius who could do improv with the best of them.
Two favorite skits from the Carol Burnett Show featuring Tim (and Carol, and Harvey Korman, and Vicki Lawrence):
The Dentist:


And The Elephant Story:

I grew up watching the Carol Burnett Show in its later years and then re-runs. They all were such comic legends. Didn't get better than when someone, usually Conway, broke Korman and he couldn't stop from laughing mid-skit.

EDIT: Go to the 6:10ish mark of 'The Dentist' video and keep watching to see for yourself.

 

[tim_redd]

 

[cyclones500]

Didn't get better than when someone, usually Conway, broke Korman and he couldn't stop from laughing mid-skit.

EDIT: Go to the 6:10ish mark of 'The Dentist' video and keep watching to see for yourself.

Korman was the king of breaking character. The only modern-day rival might be Jimmy Fallon on "SNL."

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Conway said Korman pee'd his pants, during the dentist sketch he laughed so hard.
I guess then never really rehearsed those things, so Korman had no idea what to expect

One thing that made watching Carol Burnett so much fun was because they were having so much fun doing it and it just rubbed off onto the audience.

 

[c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s]

Conway said Korman pee'd his pants, during the dentist sketch he laughed so hard.
I guess then never really rehearsed those things, so Korman had no idea what to expect[/QUOTE]

They rehearsed for every show. It's just that Conway was notorious for going off script just to see if he could get the other cast members to crack.

 

[c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s]

Don't forget Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins.

 

[jbhtexas]

From the post Carol Burnett days...

 

[urb1]

Conway said Korman pee'd his pants, during the dentist sketch he laughed so hard.
I guess then never really rehearsed those things, so Korman had no idea what to expect

They rehearsed for every show. It's just that Conway was notorious for going off script just to see if he could get the other cast members to crack.[/QUOTE]

Is that Korman or **** Van Dyke?

 

[c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s]

They rehearsed for every show. It's just that Conway was notorious for going off script just to see if he could get the other cast members to crack.

Is that Korman or **** Van Dyke?[/QUOTE]
The video that was originally attached to this post is **** Van Dyke. He was a regular guest on the show. Korman was a cast member and was usually the victim of Conway's antics.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Dang it, people, fix the broken quote! I can't tell what video you're talking about and where the D Van Dyke talk is coming from!

 

[urb1]

Dang it, people, fix the broken quote! I can't tell what video you're talking about and where the D Van Dyke talk is coming from!

It was post #31.

 

[VeloClone]

Dang it, people, fix the broken quote! I can't tell what video you're talking about and where the D Van Dyke talk is coming from!

Van Dyke was at the other end of the couch for the Elephant Story.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Thanks guys! Broken quotes make me crazy...

 

[NebrClone]

[Here is Vicki Lawrence on the elephant sketch.