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Background:

Harvey Korman

Lanky, popular TV comedy veteran with a flair for broad comic characterizations, who shone for a decade as leading man and second banana par excellence on "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) but failed to find much success in his own projects. A persistent TV presence since the early 1960s, Korman's first big break was a stint as a featured performer on "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963), a lively musical variety series. Here Korman began working in the format which he would soon master--providing sturdy support to a multi-talented star in a wide variety of comedy sketches. Boasting large, expressive features and a wonderfully mutable voice, Korman could play a wide assortment of characters.

Perhaps his first classic characterization was provided for "The Flintstones" (1960) wherein he was the distinctively snooty voice of The Great Gazoo, a little helmeted space man from the future consigned to the Earth's past in punishment for his crimes. Korman garnered four Emmys for his work with 'Carol Burnett' over the years. Her show never recovered from his departure in 1977 to pursue other projects. Ironically Korman would never again find such a successful showcase for his talents though he certainly tried, appearing in several busted pilots and short-lived sitcoms.

Like 'Dan Aykroyd' , a later somewhat comparable talent, he fared best in sketch comedy. Almost exclusively a comic actor, he stretched a bit to play straight man 'Bud Abbott' opposite 'Buddy Hackett' 's 'Lou Costello' in the disappointing TV biopic Bud and Lou (1978) (TV). Korman also directed and/or produced sitcom episodes and TV comedy specials. An occasional actor in films, Korman made his feature debut with a supporting role in The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966). Several film roles followed until he gained his widest exposure with a major supporting role in 'Mel Brooks' 's classic Western spoof Blazing Saddles (1974). Korman also fared well in Brooks' High Anxiety (1977) and History of the World: Part I (1981). Korman acted in two 1994 features: the blockbuster live-action version of The Flintstones (1994) (providing the voice of the Dictabird) and the poorly received but lavishly produced Radioland Murders (1994).

Tim Conway

Tim Conway was born on December 15, 1933, Willoughby, Ohio. He is an American comedic actor. Conway was born Thomas Daniel Conway, but changed his first name to "Tim" to avoid confusion with actor Tom Conway. Conway was born in Willoughby, Ohio, and grew up in Chagrin Falls. He attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he majored in speech and radio. After graduating, he joined the Army, following which he took a job answering mail for a Cleveland radio station, where he went on to become a writer for the promotional department.
He gained a following from his appearance in the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy. Afterwards, he starred in a string of doomed series before appearing in several slapstick family films. Of these films for Disney, he was often paired with fellow funnyman, Don Knotts. The most popular of these is probably The Apple Dumpling Gang series of movies. He is probably best known, however, for his work on The Carol Burnett Show where his antics sometimes caused his fellow players to fall out of character by bursting out in laughter. Conway's work on the show earned him three Emmy Awards. Conway's more recent work includes a series of satirical how-to videos in which he plays a diminuitive Scandinavian known as Dorf. Conway continues to appear in movies and has cameo appearances in TV series; most of these appearances showcase his comedic talent. Currently, Conway voices the character "Barnacle Boy" in the popular Nickelodeon cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, and resides in Gallatin, Tennessee. Conway also has a guest starring role on the CBS sitcom Yes Dear, playing the father of Anthonly Clark's character, Greg.

Comedic pair Tim Conway and Harvey Korman entertained audiences for 10 years on "The Carol Burnett Show," earning legions of fans and four Emmy Awards apiece. The duo, recently elected to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, first introduced their concert show in 1999, blending standup comedy and sketches. It was meant to be a short-term project, but was so well received that it has been playing steadily for the past three years in theaters around the country. Korman first attracted attention on a TV variety series that starred Danny Kaye. After joining Burnett's show, he played a prominent role in almost every one of the show's skits. His films include "Blazing Saddles," "High Anxiety" and "History of the World: Part I."