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“Are you sure it’s still ticking?” — the question barely leaves Harvey Korman’s lips before The Oldest Man (Tim Conway) shuffles into the room, moving at a speed that could make a sundial impatient. In “Clock Repair,” one of The Carol Burnett Show’s most iconic sketches, Conway turns time itself into a joke — and Korman’s battle to keep a straight face into pure comedy legend. Every movement creaks like the antique clock he’s supposed to fix, every pause stretches longer than logic allows, until the audience is in hysterics and even Korman can’t hold it together. What begins as a simple repair job unravels into total chaos: gears fall, tools drop, and Conway’s deadpan expression never wavers. It’s physical comedy at its most masterful — a reminder that in Conway’s world, time doesn’t just fly… it limps, coughs, and wheezes its way into history.
What begins as a harmless hot dog vendor sketch on The Carol Burnett Show doesn’t stand a chance once Tim Conway takes the wheel. With his signature slow burn, uncomfortable pauses, and hilariously misplaced confidence, Conway dismantles the scene piece by piece. Harvey Korman does everything he can to stay in character — and fails spectacularly, breaking down in uncontrollable laughter as the sketch spirals into chaos. This isn’t loud or flashy comedy. It’s surgical absurdity. Decades later, fans still agree: watching Korman lose his composure is half the joy — and all the proof that this is comedy at its most unstoppable.