RIP Tim Conway

[Inky_Wretch]

Damn it, I spent a lot of nights watching him on The Carol Burnett Show with my grandparents.

Tim Conway, Star of The Carol Burnett Show, Dies at 85

 

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[swingline]

****, I was just talking about Conway not two days ago. I denounce myself.

 

[Slacker]

****, I was just talking about Conway not two days ago.

Well, he was alive then.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Dorf couldn’t stand cheating at golf.

 

[swingline]

Well, he was alive then.

I said he was alive — and now he's dead. Coincidence? Or *irony*?

 

[CD Boogie]

The Carole Burnett Show was a staple of my childhood and my father thought Tim Conway was (maybe next to Don Rickles) the funniest person alive. A lot of fond memories. RIP

 

[da man]

So long, Ensign Parker.

 

[HanSenSE]

If the gig with the Grim Reaper doesn't work out, will he return in 13 weeks?

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Huge talent, tremendous body of work.

Was very good in a role on 30 Rock. Last thing I recall seeing him in.

 

[MileHigh]

RIP to a comedic legend.

 

[Spartan Squad]

One of my favorite Simpsons jokes. RIP

 

[Oggiedoggie]

His life was cut short.

 

[hondo]

The best he ever did on Carol Burnett. Great Vicki Lawrence interview when she said they did two elephant skits. They would do a show on Saturday afternoon in front of an an audience then weed out the unfunny lines and make some tweaks for the live show. His first elephant story was axed because the producers said you couldn’t say an elephant and his trainer were “lovers” on TV. He then came up with the elephant Siamese twins. When you get **** Van Dyke on his back laughing and unable to talk you’re funny.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Tim Conway provided more laugh-until-you-need-to-pee moments than anyone I can remember on TV. Korman often helped it along by dropping out of character, but the moments emanated from Conway.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Tim Conway provided more laugh-until-you-need-to-pee moments than anyone I can remember on TV. Korman often helped it along by dropping out of character, but the moments emanated from Conway.

Didn’t Conway tell Conan that Korman lost control of his bladder during the dentist sketch?

 

[DanOregon]

Always surprised it was the stupid Dorf videos that finally got the guy paid. How did it take nine years for him to become a regular on the Carol Burnett show?

 

[Chef2]

Just saw this thread.
This sucks.
Didn't realize he was 85.
RIP.
The elephant clip is a classic.

 

[Webster]

There are very few things funnier to watch than "The Carol Burnett Show" actors cracking up.