RIP Harvey Korman

[PeaveyFury]

Harvey Korman passed today at age 81.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/korman.obit/index.html

 

One of the participants in arguably the funniest sketch in TV history:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tao1WHjKAsc

[GAME05]

i was thinking the dentist sketches right away. i can't think of too many funnier duos than Korman and Conway.

[splitterpfj]

Man, that's sad. I loved him in "Blazing Saddles", and "History of the World: Part I."

 

Thanks for the laughs, Count de Monet!

[JimH5]

He was wonderfully funny, and seemed like a nice guy.

 

With Dick Martin passing away recently and now Harvey Korman, I'm saddened to wonder who the 3rd will be. . .

[craigharmann]

Rest in peace, Headey Lamar.....THAT'S HEADLEY!

[PeaveyFury]

With Dick Martin passing away recently and now Harvey Korman, I'm saddened to wonder who the 3rd will be. . .

 

Harvey might have been #3, if you include Sydney Pollack.

[JimH5]

True. . .I had forgotten about him. Pollack was also incredibly talented.

[bork]

I loved the Carol Burnett show. Korman and Conway were the best.

[DatHoser]

In homage, even though it's more Tim Conway, what I consider the funniest sketch ever. Just seeing Korman lose it still cracks me up.(starts 41 seconds in)

 

Siamese Elephant

 

EDIT: speling lesins givin, inkwire withn.

[PeaveyFury]

I'm saddened to wonder who the 3rd will be. . .

 

Or Bo Diddley. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[LouisEly]

Another major actor in Blazing Saddles now dead:

 

Cleavon Little

Slim Pickens

Madeline Kahn

Harvey Korman

[Thurston Fluff]

Sad day. The Carol Burnett show, Bill Cosby, SNL and Monty Python were my early comedy inspirations. One ofthe greatest sketch humor shows ever IMO. Korman was such a great straitch man for Conway. If there was a hall of fame for sketch humor the Dentist bit would be a first ballot for sure. Probably the single best bit ever. kind of sad that not only is he gone but it seems like the whole prime time sketch comedy genre is as well. Even SNL is pretty lame these days.