I just learned that Harvey Korman passed away.

What a comedic talent.

Two words.................Blazing Saddles.

 

What a shame.

I always thought he was at his funniest when he and Tim Conway would break each other up on the Carol Burnett Show.

Uncontrolled laughter. A smart aleck (sp??) comment ad-libbed at the perfect moment.

That, my friends. . . was comedy.


God Bless You, Harvey Korman. May you rest in peace. . . with a smile.

 

Sad to hear was a very good actor ,,,The king in huckleberry finn he was the king of france..also like his Captain Blythe in hebie go's bananas....

 

the best straight man in the business. he was golden when with Conway

 

What a great loss. Today's comedians could learn a lot from the old pros like him.

 

"Ohhhh...legs, Lili, legs, legs, Lili..."

"That's HEDLEY!"

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

Not many of the main actors in that one are left--Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks are about it. Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, Slim Pickens and now Harvey Korman are all gone.

Jason

 

When I heard the news I didn't think of Blazing Saddles; I pictured him trying not to crack up when Tim Conway threw in an ad-lib. Funny man, real pro ..... will be missed.

 

man i was just a small boy when harvey and tim were yucking it up. i cant remember specifics but i get a smile when i remember my laughter. the two of them together!!!! i have heard that you can get those old c.burnett shows on dvd, i am looking. rip! Dan

 

Loved watching the by play in the Carol Burnett Show. They were "family" and it showed. Harvey and Tim were wonderful.

Hedley!

 

Between Tim Conway and Harvey Korman,
The 1 scene where Harvey lost big time was on The Carol Burnett Show,
They were playing 2 Japanese Submarine Operators going to Pearl Harbor.
Conway was on the parascope(sp) And Harvey was the Captain. Harvey went to the map on the wall and started to tell Tim what ship was what, Then he told Tim "This Is The U.S.S. MAZDA!" Tim went into his adlibing and said,,, "Mazda, The 1 That Goes HHHHUUUUUMMMMMM?" Harvey lost it! He could not finish the skit!

 

Korman & Conway, one of the best comedy teams ever.

 

Their interaction was so often funnier than the actual material.
I remeber a dentist (Korman the dentist; Conway the patient) sketch-not the details, but the fact that HK was laughing so hard.
It was a style of comedy that was so wholesome and so hilarious at the same time. I doubt I will ever see anything like it again.

 

Absolute comedic genius. He and Tim Conway, as so many have said, were brilliant together. I remeber seeing an interview with Tim talking about how it was always his goal to crack up Harvey in a skit - he said it was always a matter of when, not if - so true - great improvisers. He will be missed.

 

Yes. Harvey Korman and the like 'were' comic geniuses.

Unlike most of the current comedians, they didn't need to use foul language
to make people laugh.

Go to a comedy club, and with almost every comedian, every other word is *****************.

Like I said, with the old comedians, it was pure comedic talent.

 

After years of seeing him play on the Burnett Show, it was difficult to ever take him seriously in any other kinds of semi non-comic roles.

Did anyone catch him (in a very small part) as the President of the USA in that Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, “Jingle All the Way”? My kids were wondering why I started to laugh the instant he opened his mouth…..and he said something serious too!!!

He is likely deeply missed by all who knew him and enjoyed his work.

Those Burnett Shows will go down in history as one of the greatest comedy shows to make it to TV. I will always remember staying up late on those Saturday nights to see what that crew was going to pitch at us and to hear what the audience had ready for questions to Carol.