Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It does come in threes. Dick Martin, Sidney Pollack and now Korman. He died this afternoon at UCLA Medical Center, according to CNN. What a shame. Korman was great. He and Tim Conway together were outstanding.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24882071/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24882071/</a>
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains NNNNOOOOOO!!! The first two were bad enough - but I was hoping for a reunion Carol Burnett Show.... someday!
Originally Posted By DlandDug I am so sorry to hear this. I did get to meet Harvey Korman (and Tim Conway!) at the Paley Center in LA last Fall. They were out for a special program with Carol Burnett. Harvey Korman was really, really TALL! I miss him already.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Dang it, nooo. I loved Harvey so, so much. I was lucky to see him and Tim perform in Branson twice a few years ago. He was just such a tremendous talent. He was so perfect on Carol & in Blazing Saddles & High Anxiety. I miss him already, too, Doug.
Originally Posted By jdub It doesn't come in threes, it never does--people are droppin' off left & right! I had really been wanting to see Korman & Conway's touring show, but never got the chance. Never will. (Whoa--I just realized: this makes Eunice a widow!)
Originally Posted By alexbook Argh! I had no idea he was 81. It's strange to think of some people getting old. "Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency in the West. Now, you will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor."
Originally Posted By brotherdave "Good-bye, Dum-Dums!!!" He was also the voice of the Great Gazoo on the Flintstones. Harvey was one of the truly gifted comedians of our time. I can't believe that he's gone from us now. His uncontrollable laughter during many of his skits with Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett Show is what made those sketches so darn funny!!! You could tell that he loved working with Tim and all the other cast members as he couldn't keep a straight face! His movie work with Mel Brooks is pure genious, too. Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and History of the World Part I were some of his greatest comedic roles. (Especially in Blazing Saddles!!!) Mel Brooks as King Louie: "Count the money! Count the Money!" Harvey as Count De Monet: "It's pronounced De Monet! De Monet!!!" Brooks: "Don't correct me!" R.I.P Harvey, we'll truly miss you!!!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder We were able to see Conway and Korman twice at the Cerritos Center. They were just as funny then as they were on television all those years ago. He had to lean on the mike stand a lot the second time we saw him, but when he got going in a sketch, he didn't need anything to help him. Truly underrated, and truly great.
Originally Posted By DAR <<His uncontrollable laughter during many of his skits with Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett Show is what made those sketches so darn funny!!! >> On another discussion board someone mentioned that Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz kept up that tradition on SNL. Someone else objected to putting Fallon and Sanz in the same sentence with Korman and Conway by replying "that's like selecting the perfect steak. Cooking it perfectly and seasoning it perfectly and then taking a big dump on it."
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs He was awesome playing Hedy Lamarr in Blazing Saddles... "Where's my froggy? Where's my froggy?" "But where would I find such a man? Why am I asking you?" Another favourite part of mine is when he tries to escape from Sheriff Bart by hiding into Grauman's Chinese Theatre; he attempts to use a student ID and even TAKES THE TIME TO BUY RAISINETS! lol
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<He was awesome playing Hedy Lamarr in Blazing Saddles...>> That's HEDLEY!! "Now go do... that voodoo... that you do... so wellllllll"
Originally Posted By retlawfan <<His uncontrollable laughter during many of his skits with Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett Show is what made those sketches so darn funny!!! >> One of the funniest skits I have ever seen was those two talking about a siamese elephant, connected at the end of their trunks. Classic. Rest well my friend.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Hehe, yep, those are great moments, 5BR. BTW, one little trivia item: Raisinets are Mel Brooks' favorite treat. "Now go do that voodoo that you do. . . so well!!!!"
Originally Posted By retlawfan I went to check on youtube for that video. It's not Harvey Corman after all. It was on the Carol Burnett Show after Harvey left the show. It was Tim Conway on his own. Warning: Very funny, but NOT child appropriate. <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY&feature=related" target="_blank">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=...=related</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Another favourite part of mine is when he tries to escape from Sheriff Bart by hiding into Grauman's Chinese Theatre; he attempts to use a student ID and even TAKES THE TIME TO BUY RAISINETS!<< LOL! My favorite part of the whole movie. He was one of the great ones. He'll be missed. : (
