Comic actor Harvey Korman dies at 81

JCFalkenbergIII · #1 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 02:19 AM

A great comedian has passed on

. I loved him in Blazing saddles and the other numerous movies and TV shows he was in. My favorite was a WWII paratrooper skit. Harvey was asking Tim where the secret mission map was. Tim says its tattooed on his chest. He lifts up his shirt to show it and when Harvey follows a line on the map and Tim lifts his shirt over his upper chest Harvey notices that there is an eye over one nipple and a pair of lips over the other. Harvey starts cracking up and almost couldn't complete the sketch LOL.

Slipdigit · #2 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 02:40 AM

Yeah, I liked Harvey Korman, especially on The Carol Burnett Show. He's the first of that entourage to die.

JCFalkenbergIII · #3 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 04:12 AM

When he and Tim got together the adlibs were flying on that show.

macrusk · #4 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 04:14 AM

That's so sad. I loved him on the Carol Burnett Show. He and Tim Conway were great together, and I especially loved it when Tim Conway would crack him up. I missed the chance last year when Harvey Korman and Tim Conway performed here. The reviews and those we knew who did attend said it was hilarious and if we ever had a chance to not miss it. They still as funny despite time and age.

PzJgr · #5 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 05:35 PM

Y'all said it. Putting him and Tim Conway together was always a riot. So so sad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9T8i4FkNVo

C.Evans · #6 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 08:32 PM

I remember watching him many times on the Carol Burnett Show. I remember that Paratrooper skit! Korman and Conway sure were a great team and I will sorely miss him.

Tim And Harveys adlibs were so good. I remember that it seemed that most of the time, Tim Conway did crack him up-which I thought was great.

Rest in Peace Harvey.

JCFalkenbergIII · #7 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 08:35 PM

IIRC he was a WWII Navy Vet. But Im not sure on that.

Kai-Petri · #8 (**permalink**) May 31st, 2008, 06:23 AM

Really sad. R.I.P. Harvey Korman!

FramerT · #9 (**permalink**) June 1st, 2008, 06:34 PM

[quote=PzJgr;293445]Y'all said it. Putting him and Tim Conway together was always a riot. So so sad.

YouTube - Dentist Sketch - The Carol Burnett Show

That sketch is a riot. I don't know how Harvey kept a straight face, in front of a live audience, too.

JCFalkenbergIII · #10 (**permalink**) June 1st, 2008, 09:16 PM

YouTube - Carol Burnett Show Tim Conway German Accent

dgmitchell · #11 (**permalink**) June 1st, 2008, 10:37 PM

Harvey Korman was brilliant. I he was also really fortunate to have played the straight man to both Danny Kaye and Carol Burnett, two of the more unselfish television comedians of the 60's and 70's. I was young during the heyday of the Carol Burnett show but I remember how quickly it went downhill after Harvey left and Dick Van Dyke joined the cast. Of course, times were changing and talk shows were taking the place of variety shows, so perhaps he left at the right time.

JCFalkenbergIII · #12 (**permalink**) June 1st, 2008, 11:44 PM

The Hitler hand puppet justs cracks me up LOL.

diddyriddick · #13 (**permalink**) June 2nd, 2008, 01:25 AM

I'm so glad we had this time together...

RIP Harvey Korman, and thank you!

Herr Oberst · #14 (**permalink**) June 2nd, 2008, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slipdigit

Yeah, I liked Harvey Korman, especially on The Carol Burnett Show. He's the first of that entourage to die.

Awwww....I really liked him, and Tom Conway..... this is making me feel old. The Carol Burnett Show and the Bob Newhart show were two classics I will always remember, back when TV was fun to watch. His passing is a great loss to comedy.