Oh man, do you remember how Tim Conway used to crack up Harvey Korman on The Carol Burnett Show? It was pure comedy gold. Those two had such a hilarious dynamic together.
I swear, Tim made it his mission to get Harvey to break character in every single sketch they did. And more often than not, he succeeded! Harvey would try so hard to keep a straight face, but Tim’s antics were just too funny.
Like in that one sketch where Tim played a crazy old man in the doctor’s office. The way he kept messing with Harvey had me howling. Harvey’s face was turning red from trying not to laugh.
And then there was the time Tim ad-libbed that line about the Siamese elephants. I thought Harvey was going to fall off his chair! You could tell he was not expecting that at all.
But it wasn’t just Harvey. Tim had a knack for making everyone break, even the unflappable Carol Burnett herself. That’s how you know you’re dealing with a comedy genius.