I’m convinced Tim Conway had one secret mission: dismantle Harvey Korman — slowly, mercilessly, and with exquisite politeness. One shuffle at a time. You’ve never seen a silent comedy duel like this. Tim moves in near–slow motion: a blink, a tiny step, a careful reach for the ship’s wheel… and Harvey is already gone. Gasping. Wheezing. Folding in on himself like he just sprinted a marathon in clown shoes. It’s surgical. Every pause lands like a punchline. Every shuffle becomes a weapon. Every stretch of silence tightens the trap. The studio is finished. The cast is finished. The crew is finished. Everyone’s doubled over, fighting for air — except Harvey, who’s trapped in the most polite nightmare imaginable, plotting revenge while begging for mercy. Patience doesn’t just disappear — Tim turns it into a weapon of mass hilarity. Watching him work feels like a masterclass in comedy, disguised as the gentle destruction of one man’s dignity. And the best part? There’s a behind-the-scenes detail from this sketch that fans swear is even funnier than what actually made it to air.
Twelve minutes that shattered live television — Tim Conway slowly dismantles Harvey Korman while America loses it. It was a Saturday night. The popcorn was warm, the living room glowed blue from the TV, and then The Carol Burnett Show slipped into full-blown chaos. With surgical patience, Tim Conway took his time — stretching every pause, milking every look — until Harvey Korman had absolutely no defense left. From The Oldest Safecracker to The Oldest Surgeon, the laughter wasn’t written into the script. It was unavoidable. You could feel it building, second by second, and that anticipation made the payoff even sweeter. From an American living-room point of view, this wasn’t just comedy. It was a shared ritual — a moment when television pulled families together and laughter felt truly communal.
“They tried to stay in character… but comedy had other plans.” America remembers Tim Conway and Harvey Korman for the moments when the script didn’t stand a chance and laughter took over live TV. They weren’t just actors in a sketch — they were two perfectly timed disasters colliding in the best possible way. No cheap jokes. No forced chaos. Just Conway’s quiet, deadly timing and Korman’s heroic attempt to survive it without breaking. And here’s what makes it unforgettable: you can actually see the moment Korman realizes he’s lost the battle. His face gives up. The room gives up. The audience explodes. What started as a normal scene turns into pure comedy history — the kind you don’t plan, can’t repeat, and never forget.
“We didn’t realise he was famous… until we got older.” America remembers Tim Conway for the moments he “broke the script” and made his co-stars lose it on live TV. But his daughter has revealed something even wilder: at home, he was even more ‘dangerous’ than he was on stage. No showing off. No Hollywood attitude. Just a low-key dad who raised his kids like a normal family — until one day they looked up and realised their father was a legend. And here’s the part that makes people gasp: Tim could sit quietly in the corner, typing away, scanning the room like he was plotting something… then secretly pull the kids out of school and take them to the racetrack like it was a covert mission, while their mum still thought they were in class.
There was a reason the smartest comedians hesitated before sharing a stage with Tim Conway. He didn’t bend the rules. He stepped completely outside them. In a familiar sketch, everything moved exactly as rehearsed. The timing was locked. The logic held. Then Tim added one small detail that served no purpose at all. No setup. No explanation. No payoff. Harvey Korman heard it and froze. You can see the instant it happens — the pause, the flicker in his eyes, a mind searching for logic where none exists. The laughter that followed wasn’t planned. It was instinct. And what came next changed the entire sketch in a way no script ever could.
Tim Conway turns the slowest sheriff in history into pure comedy gold — every hesitant step, exaggerated squint, and perfectly timed pause landing harder than the last. 🤠 The outlaw is already cracking up, Harvey is fighting for dear life to stay serious, and Conway just keeps stretching the moment… and stretching it. The audience loses control. The laughter grows. And finally, Harvey does too. By the end, the entire saloon — and the studio — is doubled over laughing. A perfect reminder of when comedy was simple, brilliant, and unforgettable… and why classics like The Carol Burnett Show are still so deeply missed.
Tim Conway walked into what was meant to be a harmless, by-the-book sketch — just window washing on a wobbly scaffold. Simple. Safe. Predictable. That plan lasted about five seconds. One slip turned into a swing, the swing turned into chaos, and suddenly Tim had completely hijacked the scene. Harvey Korman was pleading with him to stop — actually pleading — but Conway had found the rhythm, and there was no slowing him down. For 22 straight minutes, the script ceased to exist. The cast lost all control, the crew could barely breathe, and the audience laughed so hard it felt physical. Tim wasn’t following cues. He wasn’t driving the scene. He broke the show — and no one could stop him.
Tim Conway goes completely off the rails — and Harvey Korman can’t survive it. 😂⛽ What begins as a routine stop at a self-service gas station instantly spirals into pure chaos when Tim Conway decides to act spectacularly clueless. Every painfully slow move, every confused pause, every wrong decision at the pump pushes Harvey Korman closer to the edge — until he absolutely breaks down laughing on live TV. The audience loses it. The sketch derails. And Conway? He just keeps going. One of The Carol Burnett Show’s most legendary moments — unstoppable comedy from start to finish. FULL VIDEO BELOW 👇👇👇