I am incredibly sad today. As a huge fan of “The Carol Burnett Show” as a child, one of my favorite duos was Harvey Korman and Tim Conway. Korman passed away yesterday at the age of 81.
Legendary comedic actor Harvey Korman died today. He was 81.
The actor, possibly best known for his stint on the “The Carol Burnett Show” and in the film “Blazing Saddles,” died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago.
Carol Burnett’s assistant told the AP the actress was devastated by the news, but she has not yet released a statement.
He is survived by his wife and four children.
Anyone who grew up watching Korman on TV can agree that we have lost a great talent. I will always remember the way he would try not to laugh when his co-star Tim Conway would say or do something really funny. The LA Times published a wonderful tribute to him today. Here’s an excerpt:
With a knack for physical humor and oddball accents, Korman was a master sketch comic who did his best-known work on Burnett’s variety show beginning in 1967 in an ensemble that included Tim Conway.
“It’s a 45-year friendship,” Conway said. “It was a great ride; we worked together probably 30 years, plus the Burnett show, which was about as good as it gets.”
Brooks called Korman “a major, major talent, and he could have very easily have done Shakespearean drama. That’s how gifted and talented Harvey was. . . . I loved working with him.”
Conway said Korman had “a complete understanding of comedy and comedy timing.
Condolences to Harvey’s family and friends.
Note by Celebitchy: Here are some clips of Harvey on the Carol Burnette show:
Dentist sketch with Tim Conway
Gone with the Wind parody (Korman enters about 2 minutes in.)
And here’s a three party interview with the Archive of American Television:
Harvey Korman interview part 1, part 2, and part 3
Harvey Korman is shown at the TV Land Awards on 3/15/05, thanks to WENN.
Wow. The world is a less brighter place today. RIP Mr. Korman. You were appreciated as a human being and an entertainer.:(
Poor Harvey. The Carol Burnett Show was great. That was when t.v had some standards to it and not a bunch of crappy reality t.v and prime time game shows. It took some craft to be on a show like Carol Burnett. Those comedian’s were talented, funny, and nice people. It is ashame that we don’t have more programs like that on the tube today. Shows like that were wholesome, fun, family entertainment. Families watched shows like that together. R.I.P Harvey! 🙁
RIP Harvey, you won’t be forgotten!
MSat or anyone else at CB: why are you reporting this but not the fact that wonderful, important director Sydney Pollack died? You really should, he deserves to be mentioned.
Of course we reported that Sydney Pollack died. There’s a search feature on the site if you want to see if we reported something.
harvey korman was a gifted part of the carol burnett show
it was on syndication a few years ago but currently it’s off. 🙁
i hope one of the channels will start running it again
Such a loss, he was a comic genius. I loved him on the Carol Burnett show and the Mel Brooks masterpiece Blazing Saddles. En Pace Requiesat.
Thanks, I missed it here and was surprised 🙂
aw – i loved him…he was brilliant in carol burnett show, blazing saddles, high anxiety, etc. RIP harvey!
Great comedy actor. I used to love watching him and Tim Conway try to crack each other up on the “Carol Burnett Show”.
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