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.

And then there is Tim Conway and Harvey Korman, a pair so perfectly mismatched in discipline and chaos that every sketch they touched became instant television history.

But nothing — nothing — compares to the infamous slow-motion ship scene, where … Continue Reading

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.

Remember those Saturday nights? We’d settle in front of the TV, the living room aglow with anticipation, for another episode of “The Carol Burnett Show.” Oh, those were the days, weren’t they? The air was filled with the aroma of … Continue Reading