RIP Harvey Korman

[El Pinko]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/29/state/n155845D90.DTL


'Carol Burnett' star Harvey Korman dies at 81

Thursday, May 29, 2008

(05-29) 18:10 PDT LOS ANGELES, (AP) --

Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81.

Korman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, his family said. He had undergone several major operations.

"He was a brilliant comedian and a brilliant father," daughter Kate Korman said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "He had a very good sense of humor in real life. "

A natural second banana, Korman gained attention on "The Danny Kaye Show," appearing in skits with the star. He joined the show in its second season in 1964 and continued until it was canceled in 1967. That same year he became a cast member in the first season of "The Carol Burnett Show."



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[BlooInBloo]

1. RIP. History of The World is one of the funniest movies of all time.

[DearAbby]

2. RIP Dear soul

You made me smile, and actually guffaw at times. You are a dear gentle soul, Rest in peace.

[aquart]

3. RIP. What a good job you did.

[merh]

4. Oh, how sad.

:( I truly loved him.

Rest in peace, Mr. Korman, thank you for all of the love that was in the laughs you shared with us.

:cry:

[blondeatlast]

5. Oh, damn. What a brilliant talent. RIP, sir; your comedy touched this youngster's life every Saturda

evening.

What a loss. :cry:

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Awww, man ..... I loved Harvey

We'll miss you, man. We really will. You were one of a kind.

[davidinalameda]

7. Blazing Saddles

Heddy Lamarr

[blondeatlast]

10. "That's HedLEEE..." (Sniff) nt

[FatDave]

35. Don't worry, this is 1874. You'll be able to sue her!

Farewell Harvey. Thanks for the countless laughs.

[bdamomma]

8. this is sad, I loved Harvey Korman

remember when he was on Carol Burnett, him and Tim Conway used to crack on each other. What a good guy though. RIP Harvey, you gave us some great laughs and moments.:cry:

[blondeatlast]

12. Remember the "Dentist" sketch? OMG, my stomach hurt all that night and I think I was all of

9 or 10!

My entire family was perched in fronnt of the tube tuned to CBS all evening on Saturday. I feel old...

[Art_from_Ark]

25. Or the chess sketch?

Tim Conway ended up eating a queen

[stillrockin]

9. RIP, Count de Monet.

:cry:

[Swamp Rat]

11. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

:cry:

[devilgrrl]

13. "It's not Hedy. It's Hedley. Hedley Lamarr"

Daddy loves froggy. Does froggy love Daddy?

Ribit.

[El Pinko]

14. I loved him as Ed in the "Family" sketches and "Mama's Family"

And of course Carol as Eunice was genius.

[Art_from_Ark]

26. As was Vicki Lawrence as Mama

That was one dysfunctional family, that's for sure

[arcadian]

15. He was the voice of the Great Kazoo

on the Flinstones, I didn't know thta til just now. Great performer.

[KSinTX]

16. That's a shame. I am so sorry to hear it. nt

[spanone]

17. great pic from new york times

[pleah]

18. All my old favorites are leaving us.

I will miss him.

[bdamomma]

28. yea, they sure are.

jeez, in one week we have lost Dick Martin, Sidney Pollack and now Harvey, RIP.:cry:

[mucifer]

19. my favorite was his tall Jewish grandmother character

He'd always throw in a little Yiddish. That big Jewish old lady drag had me on the floor laughing.

[Bluebear]

21. Embracing some guy in her big bazooms.

Classic!

[Beregond2]

22. Mama Morton

"Hello, Marian. Did you know I'm a medium?"

"I would have guessed an extra large."

[silverweb]

20. What a loss.

When my son was little, we used to watch the Carol Burnett Show together and laugh until we cried. His sketches with Tim Conway were the best.

RIP. You made this world a happier place and will be sorely missed.

[KittyWampus]

23. Oh, the times he and Tim Conway started each other laughing on stage. Live comedy on tv

those were the days.

[dysfunctional press]

36. one of the best was a scene in an operating room- they were both dressed as doctors...

tim conway had affixed some tape to an x-ray of a skull, and harvey wasn't aware of it- tim leaned his head against the x-ray, then turned around to face harvey with the skull x-ray covering his face, and harvey had to pull his surgical mask up to cover his laughing. it was always a better show when tim conway was on.

[KharmaTrain]

24. Rest Well Great Gazoo...

And, of course Hedley...err Hadley Lamarr.

Another great comic talent has passed and will be missed...but fortunately we can and will still enjoy his work and always remember him fondly. Not a bad legacy.

Cheers, Mr. Korman...

:toast:

[Obamarama]

27. "Don't be saucy with me, Bernaise!"

What I thought was one of the funniest lines I heard this man deliver, in Mel Brooks' History of the World, as Count de Money.

Not sure how to imbed a YouTube vid, but here's a link to the scene I'm referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/v/Hyw_o6P6-WQ&hl=en"

[HeeBGBz]

29. Loved the Gone With the Wind spoof

I remember my mom laughing so much at his old man character doing the slowwww shuffle.

[El Pinko]

30. He did do a hilarious Clark Gable.

NT

[Ilsa]

31. We spent so many saturday nights watching them!

I wish we had something like that again.

RIP, Mr. Korman. You made the world a better place.

[tblue37]

32. He was always one of my favorites. I am sorry he is gone. n/t

[grace0418]

33. He and my dad were Navy buddies. Maybe they're sharing a beer now.

RIP Harvey.

[bleever]

34. I learned funny

from watching how Harvey and Carol and Vicky and Tim and Lyle made my parents laugh.

I learned really funny from watching how they made each other laugh.


Thank you, Harvey.

[lazyriver]

37. Well said. I feel the same way. n/t

[DangerDave921]

38. So funny

I loved the Carol Burnett show as a kid. Classic TV. That's sad.

[Longhorn]

39. We got to see Harvey Korman and Tim Conway when they did their

traveling show a few years ago. Some of the show was a little cheesy but when the two of them were on stage, they were just as funny as when they were on Carol Burnett's show. I'm so glad we got the chance to see them.