Tim Conway had no idea he was about to turn The Carol Burnett Show upside down, but the moment he gasped, “I can’t stop… I just can’t,” everything fell apart in the most unforgettable way. What was meant to be a smooth, Broadway-style musical number suddenly crashed into absolute madness the second the audience saw the male cast lined up in classy tuxedo jackets… paired with skin-tight, neon dance leggings gripping for dear life below.

The duo had the audience in stitches as Harvey Korman played a nervous patient and Conway played the role of the dentist.

They don’t make comedians like Tim Conway and Harvey Korman anymore. The duo was a laugh riot every time they were on screen, and the best example of that was “The Dentist” sketch on “The Carol Burnett Show.” Conway revealed to Conan O’Brien that Korman wet his pants from laughing. Conway played the role of the dentist while Korman played a nervous patient who had the audience in stitches. The sketch starts with Korman arriving at the dentist’s place to find out that the regular dentist isn’t available. The nurse insists the new dentist is qualified, but adds that he just graduated.

The Dentist
The Dentist/The Carol Burnett Show

Conway is equally, if not more, nervous about attending to a patient. He musters the courage and decides to pull out Korman’s tooth as requested. What follows is a comedy of errors, starting with the incompetent dentist sticking the novocaine needle into his own skin, briefly paralyzing his right hand. Conway insists on going through with the procedure, and Korman begs to be relieved of his toothache. Conway then accidentally jabs his right foot and is comically trying to go through with the procedure with a briefly paralyzed right hand and foot. Halfway through the sketch, Korman can’t hold a straight face anymore and starts to laugh. He has simply given up as he watches Conway deliver a lesson in physical comedy. The audience is roaring with laughter throughout the sketch.

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There’s a reason many comedians hesitated before stepping on stage with Tim Conway. He didn’t just stretch the rules — he quietly stepped outside them. A sketch would move along exactly as planned, the timing steady and everything under control. Then Tim would add one small detail that seemed to come from nowhere. No setup, no explanation, just a perfectly misplaced moment. The instant Harvey Korman caught on, it was written all over his face — that split second of confusion, the silent attempt to stay composed while realizing the scene had taken a turn no one planned for. The laughter that followed wasn’t rehearsed. It was pure reflex. From that moment forward, the sketch belonged to chaos in the best possible way — driven by raw timing, genuine reactions, and a style of comedy that could never be duplicated the same way twice.

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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.

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