Best of Actors Breaking Character 🤣 The Carol Burnett Show

[@JamesSheppard-wk3qb]

When times are hard there's nothing better than a dose of Tim and Harvey to cheer you up, don't you think?

[@carlosfalcon2099]

Agreed 💯 laughter is worth a million bucks

[@ShanaSmith-j8r]

Absolutely!! The elephant skit is my favorite

[@ShanaSmith-j8r]

Absolutely!! The elephant skit is my favorite

[@ShanaSmith-j8r]

And dentist..and mississ Wiggins, ..I grew up watching the Carrol Burnett show with my mom, ahh the good ole days..

[@karendavis7986]

@@ShanaSmith-j8r And the one when she walks down the staircase wearing a curtain🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MaryMartinez-ye1fk]

Harvey and tim made perfect partners in comedy i love to watch them over and over and i never get tired they make laugh everytime

[@ts.elliot5870]

My Mom and Dad would sit on the couch and I'd lie on the floor watching some of the best comedy of the 70's. I miss you both.

[@jackpotjoey8828]

My uncle was at this in the audience on military leave for a weekend for the dentist skit. He said every single person was crying in laughter. People were on the floor. By the end, no one was in their seat. It was first take and the place was blown away

[@mariestreeting4213]

Wow, how wonderful for him, and what a memory 🥰

[@CooperGal24]

Well with the way Tim Conway was haming it up on stage, I can imagine why!

[@TheDeborilla]

He was so lucky. I am very jealous

[@kylehollie]

That’s awesome.

[@eagflc]

I've heard that in the dentist scene Tim had Harvey laughing so hard he wet himself.

[@gee-o8e]

I love how it was Tim's world and everybody lived in it.

[@WWChampion16]

Tim should have got a lifetime achievement award for making people break.

[@bethkemp5715]

Vicki Lawrence was the hardest to break. Especially when playing Mama. But truly, I remember Vicki being the last one to break character. Oh my goodness. What a great show and cast. Great memories!!

[@tm502010]

Comedy genius!

[@leannechristianson5218]

💯

[@melgreier1630]

Tim Conway was THE most underrated comedian ever. There will never be anyone who can make an entire cast and audience cry with laughter like he did! ❤️❤️❤️

[@rebeccam1392]

Definitely! His best was the siamese elephant skit.

[@rtqii]

He was malicious in cracking them up, he frequently went off script because he knew he could crack them up.

[@cdick]

Yes, they should've erected a statue for him in Times Square

[@colleennikstenas4921]

We breed weirdness in Cleveland. 😂

[@RichM0410]

What a golden time for television!

[@notadummy2]

The Carol Burnett show was perhaps the greatest cast of comedy actors ever assembled. Here we are, decades later and nobody has come close. Perhaps the 1st cast of SNL are a distant 2nd place but nobody was like the Carol Burnett cast.

[@MayHall-xo4wt]

I still enjoy watching today especially when I have "one of those days"❤

[@TheInvshika]

I think “You got splinters in the windmills of your mind” may be the most ridiculously hilarious insult I’ve ever heard

[@Cobra-ky9bt]

I use it to this day. It is an absolutely timeless insult.

[@judithboyd6771]

😂

[@munkustrap2]

I personally liked the "warm hockey puck" 😂

[@MayHall-xo4wt]

Brilliant!

[@LouisCasas]

​@@munkustrap2*warped

[@colinweir5807]

Tim Conway was quite unpredictable, which is often what good comedy is. We all certainly need a good laugh these days.

[@gregoryclemen1870]

he would often go off script, and it was a matter of seconds that harvey or carol would go side ways and just loose it!!!

[@robinaddis-vaughn7271]

I remember when they did a reunion show which was showing skits and then answering questions. And, one of the questions most asked was "IF Tim would make Harvey break character? With a resounding response, they said it wasn't an "if" but a "when"! How true that was, I miss shows like these.

[@garythiessen7532]

A true comedian like Tim, doesn't need a script to be funny. And THATS what makes him so funny I find it insulting when the producers of TV "SITCOMS" try to make you think something is funny by adding an irritating laugh track every 2 - 3 sentences.

[@medrickdevaney1171]

@@gregoryclemen1870 Tim Conway Could Get More Laughs, With His Physical Comedy, Using NO Word, Than Most Comedians Could Get With Their Full

[@gregoryclemen1870]

@@medrickdevaney1171 ,OH I KNOW!!!

[@gregweaver4341]

50 years later and the elephant story still has me cry laughing.

[@lisalangille822]

Isn't it the best? It cracks me up over . . . and over . . . . 🤣🤣🤣

[@04straw]

Even though I know what he's going to say, I still end up snort-laughing!

[@bixby9797]

I watched it live and now every couple of weeks. Pure comic genius but the best part is Tom holding straight face and everyone trying to not laugh

[@jameswells554]

"Pppfnork"

[@debedwards1717]

What did the lady say at the end that made them all fall over with laughter?

[@michaellazzeri2069]

In the history of sketch comedy, no one--------NO ONE-------even came close to Carol Burnett & her friends ! They will forever be the gold standard.

[@brettlyndeneveringham5873]

You GOT THAT RIGHT DEAD RIGHT ☮️❤️ Absolutely IN A FIELD OF THEY'RE OWN 💓😁🥰❤️😀😘😂

[@TheSpangler1966]

000

[@Cookontherun7391]

Exactly 👍

[@kenhorneland7060]

Miss this 😂😂😂😂

[@Rosemary-dy1rf]

It 3:20 was Tim Conway and Harvey Corman who really 3:23 made that stupid Carol Burnet show it wasn't Carol herself

[@debrabolton9372]

Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were absolute gems. Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence are such talented, gifted comediennes. The show was priceless.

[@robinlondrow9263]

You are right, you are so right

[@cesarjom]

Undeniably true!!!!

[@cgluck]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Ummm what the hell does that have anything to do with a show like this. I was raised a Christian, But now, I'm pretty god neutral. So really dude, keep comments like that off sites like this. In fact, thank you lord for giving us guys like TC and HC. Their gift of laughter helps me move forwards. Seriously dude, this is not the place for shit lines like that.

[@leeh9420]

Tim Conway was a stone-cold-genius (and of course they all were). That whole cast was really fun. The elephant story is the ultimate classic, with Tim gleefully putting everyone but Vicki in the box, and she of course ultimately stomps him perfectly.

[@heli400]

@@leeh9420 What did she say?... I have a hard time hearing the last word "Hear that little assholes .....??"

[@williamsoileau1802]

I couldn't have acted with Tim Conway, the absolute master of comedy, that man could've made a rock laugh. Clean humor, nothing disgusting, just pure roll out funny. The entire cast was hilarious.

[@BrunetteOnTheCouch]

I could. Never laughed once. He's either making fun of the older population or doing annoying things. The rest of the cast are another story. Conway's actually amusing in interviews. I enjoy those. His 'comedy'? Not so much. My father would laugh and laugh and I would just wait for the sketch to end to get back to Carol.

[@kathleenhebert2278]

“Made a rock laugh” 😂😂😂 Awesome compliment!!!!❤

[@williamsoileau1802]

@@kathleenhebert2278 one skit was the gone with the wind episode, Carol Burnett wearing that curtain rod.

[@debd3980]

I agree and this is why comedy is so different today. I miss this type of comedy...yep I am THAT old! But seriously, I have no clue how Tim didn't laugh all the time at his own jokes. He kept it together until the end of his skits which is the best!!! Miss him and his comedy.

[@williamsoileau1802]

@@debd3980 Good morning, yes the Golden age of comedy indeed. That's when kids could watch t.v., im remember when at midnight the channels went off the air, the national anthem played and we had 4 stations. Harvey busted up rolling and even wet his pants acting with Tim. Carol couldn't take it a few times she had to turn away to laugh, I remember when Vicki Lawrence appeared, a kid out of college and we had Lucille Ball, OMG that woman was killer funny, pure talent, no dirty stuff.

[@deckedout6610]

Tim Conway was the greatest ad-libber in the world of comedy. Making Harvey crack up like he did so often was better than any sketch ever written in a script

[@melissawilliams2325]

Yeah, he was. He was my absolute favorite on the Carol Burnett Show

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

Conway made Harvey wet himself in the Dentist skit from trying to hold back his laughter.

[@rolfbernserke4735]

I remember Carol Burnett saying Conway held back during rehearsals. Poor Harvey suffered because of it 😂

[@tenorlove]

@@rolfbernserke4735 A prime example is the "Dishonorable Discharge" skit. That was the first time Tim used the Mr. Tudbull accent, and Harvey lost it as soon as Tim opened his mouth.

[@steveanderson9290]

Conway said on Carson that early on he and Harvey made a bet that when one of them managed to make the other crack up, they would pay the other $50. He then added that Harvey put 3 of his kids through school.

[@davidakridge2831]

Some of the greatest memories, of my childhood, was listening to my father laugh until he was red in the face at Tim Conway. I can still hear him. It just made me feel all was right with the world. I wish I could go back.

[@janetduncan87]

My dad loved Tim Conway. He even said once that he laughs when Tim is doing nothing but making an entrance or standing there. My dad's nick name was Happy. Uncle Hap is what his neices and nephews called him. He had a good sense of humor. I enjoyed my dad's laughter as well. I wish sometimes I could go back.

[@janineboitard6492]

A happier, simpler time. No internet, no social media, no smart phones ... people still talked to each other and read ... (...sigh)

[@davidakridge2831]

@@janetduncan87 That's a great memory

[@davidakridge2831]

@@janineboitard6492 Yes it was

[@angelawalker7582]

Tim Conway was simply the best!!!

[@Russpilot]

Vikki always was the one that seemed to hold it together the best. What a great cast and a fun show. We miss that sort of thing in this era.

[@testodude]

Vicki was undefeated.

[@bernicesmith1173]

❤

[@scottrackley4457]

@@testodude Vicki ended the elephant story with a mic drop

[@Mxyzptlksac]

She was young snd she was too "mortified" to break character. She was actually getting mad at Tim for always doing that. Her husband told her to "let him have it" during the elephant sketch

[@mikesweeney5619]

@@Mxyzptlksac she later got Carol in one of the "Family Sketches saying you've got splinters in the windmills of your mind,and you're playing with a warped puck,and then asking her "you riding the cotton pony"..........lmfao :P

[@ericbrett3095]

This show was the best of comedy. Notice almost no profanity just pure humor.

[@NazarethHill]

So f ing true and I love em as much as golden girls.

[@DocMicrowave]

Almost? I don't remember Any watching this as a kid.

[@andrewhope8698]

:). so when they did drop a swear word, we really felt it. Not done for laughs, but from a loss of composure.

[@DVD927]

Damn right

[@driggs2109]

They also didn't want or need to be overly provocative, obscene, vulgar, hyper-sexualized, or explicit. They generally dressed modestly, the way most regular people do in public, and they didn't make sex their main theme or a large chunk of their run time, whereas it feels like most shows do now. I'm a grown woman and I have no problem with sex or intimacy. That being said, it doesn't need to be inserted EVERYWHERE, and I don't want to watch half or fully nude people going at it at least once in every episode of a show, or more than once in any given movie, unless it's MEANT to be the main theme/topic of that show or movie, or it is somehow necessary in understanding the story or moving the story forward. Anymore it feels like at least 1/3 to 1/2 of all shows aimed at adults are too heavily focused on sex/nudity from what they have the actors/actresses wear, certain scenes they include, and even some of the downright absolutely vulgar dialogue. Sex scenes have just become too long and too frequent, and truth be told, you could remove all heavy and/or explicit sex scenes from about 80% of the shows and movies that include them and it would have ABSOLUTELY ZERO EFFECT on the plot, the audience's understanding of and ability to follow the story, or the overall watchability or quality of said show/movie. Honestly, I think removing a lot of those unnecessary scenes and dialogues would actually IMPROVE the watchability and quality of a lot of them. I have a couple of theories (other than the whole "sex sells" thing) for why these things seem to be inserted into almost everything anymore, but I won't bore everyone with all of those. Instead I will just share my top 2: A.) They just put it in as filler to achieve the necessary run time because they're too lazy or not creative enough to come up with anything else to put in there; or B.) They either entirely lack, or feel they are not getting enough, sex in their own personal lives, so they get it vicariously via the content they create. That's just my opinion though, and I'm just another random nobody on the internet, so what do I know? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@thegildedagemadonnabe]

We need shows like this to comeback again. Carol Burnett was the best

[@Wawiwowuwe]

Wokeness destroyed yourland

[@thegildedagemadonnabe]

@@Wawiwowuwe Yeah, I don't follow the Z generation bs these days. They are dumbing down everything sadly.

[@amazingm.ed.1944]

This program is on MEtv

[@pennyparham4123]

And the Pluto app has a channel 24\7

[@marywegrzyn506]

It still comes on MeTV at 11 pm in MI. I never miss it no matter what !!!

[@jamesbaggett7223]

Harvey Korman losing his shit was golden. That high pitched giggle is proof that you’re laughing from your diaphragm

[@robstockton911]

I think he milked it sometimes, though.

[@EatTheMarxists]

Poor Harvey could rarely keep it together when Tim was around. Apparently Tim’s goal was to make Harvey break with laughter and he succeeded every single time!

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Dick Van Dyke is the other guy in the last sketch, and you know you're a great comedian, when you leave him in stitches!

[@oldiron77]

The elephant story is one of the most vivid memories of my childhood. Not sure what had me laughing harder. Tim's snort and Vickie's follow-up line or seeing my grandma laugh so hard she blew her top denture out and my little brother caught it before hitting the floor.

[@mr.scottpowell]

Oh my, now that's funny 😂

[@NAVEMAN3]

I would love to see that.

[@christopherl4645]

One line and everyone's on the floor! lol

[@francesrude3007]

To bad they didn't sell that to the script writers. It would have sold.

[@SacredFire777]

What did Vicki Lawrence say? I couldn't understand her.

[@midwestslotdiva]

Tim Conway was a comedic genius!! He made Harvey Korman break scene SOOO many times. Glad they kept these gems in for us to treasure . Carol and Vickt.... priceless!

[@brom00]

Tim was the master. That is until Vicki nailed him during the Elephant Story sketch.

[@shiliela_rhymes_with_delilah]

Tim would go out of his way to crack Harvey up. 🤣🤣

[@kokothomas3103]

I still laff til I cry everytime I watch this. 🤣🤣🤣👍🏼❤😃💥💯🤣❤

[@mattalbrecht7471]

Tim probably would have been one of the most difficult people to work with. Not because he wasn't a nice guy, because everyone had great things to say about Tim Conway and he was a comic genius! But there would be no way to keep a straight face around that guy. Oh what priceless memories did these video clips bring back

[@shiliela_rhymes_with_delilah]

@@mattalbrecht7471 I've read in an interview with Carol and she said they did 2 shows each time. First one was the dress rehearsal and Tim played it straight. The second one was the taped show and Tim was let loose. I think they took bets on how long Harvey would last before he lost it. 🤣🤣

[@kittytheflcatmom9566]

With Tim, we'll never know how these sketches were SUPPOSED to go. We only know the absolute gifts that Tim gave us. He was and will ALWAYS be the king of sketch comedy!!

[@andyharman3022]

Vicki Lawrence was amazing in how she didn't break up when she was slaying Carol with "I think somebody blew your pilot light out" and "You're playing hockey with a warped puck." Relentless.

[@gabelogan5877]

I wonder if she was ab libbing and that's why Carol was breaking.

[@djmoch1001]

I especially love the outtake version of this scene where Vicki adlibs "What is your problem, Eunice? Is it your time of the month or somethin'? You ridin' the cotton pony?" Of course things quickly fell to pieces after that, LOL!

[@RavenHawkes]

I've wondered what Harvey Korman's reactions were during that part. He was just right out of the camera shot.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

She kept hitting Carol with these insults and they were all new to Carol. Playing MOMMA...a STERN, strong-willed wasp with a golden heart, allowed her to really keep in charatcer because Momma suffers fools lightly and she wouldnt laugh at this ...said Vicki in an interview a long tme ago

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Vicky Lawrence is the only member of the show that never broke character. And to be around these crazy brilliant people and not break character is a Herculean feat!

[@christopherkraft1327]

The comedy team of Carol, Vicki, Harvey & Tim was priceless!!!! I think that Tim made it his mission in life to get Harvey to crack up!!! The Carol Burnett Show is pure gold!!! May Harvey & Tim Rest In Peace 🙏

[@ELCADAROSA]

“Rest In Peace”? Heck no! When I hit the afterlife, I want to see them carrying on in Heaven just like they did on earth!

[@22kmweaver]

I remember seeing years ago during a special where they talked about how Tim would really hold back during rehearsals, but once they were taping, his goal was to make everyone break character- especially Harvey. 🤣

[@MIKERUPTION]

@@22kmweaver That sounds about right! There will never be a duo with that kind of chemistry again.

[@shiliela_rhymes_with_delilah]

Harvey was such an easy target for Tim that he didn't even have to try that hard before he had him on the floor. 😂😂

[@loiswood5959]

Loved that show!!!

[@niccal1400]

The Carol Burnett Show was not only hysterical and funny, but without offensiveness and vulgarity. This was true comedy.

[@hobyboy07]

Pretty sure a-hole counts as vulgarity

[@sillysongs19]

it could also be extremely thought provoking, one of the best things ever put to the small screen

[@gridley]

Society was generally nicer, kinder, gentler decades ago. The Burnett Show would never fly in today's Woke sociopolitical era.

[@sillysongs19]

@@gridley that is a load of crap, keep your agenda out of some quality nostalgia

[@gridley]

@@sillysongs19 Exactly. Pathetic, mean-spirited woke people need to stop screwing up so much of the past & present. Nothing nice, kind or caring about them. Not a bit. Good thing you're not woke

[@AmericanBoy-si9zg]

"You sure that little assholes through?" will always be the best blooper. 🤣

[@billcat1840]

Yep! That cracked me the hell up 🤣

[@beckiej.morris8471]

And then the Tim and Dick fall off the couch laughing! 😂 I can’t wait for that moment every time! 🥹

[@timsullivan4687]

Technically, it WASN'T a blooper...Vicki said it was the last skit of the show (?) and she wanted to "get back" at Carol because Carol was adamant about them not laughing but she ended up laughing g more than any of them...that was vicki's "revenge" during dress rehearsal

[@styx53ocean]

One of the funniest skits ever!

[@marybrizendine5900]

Poor Dick was trying so hard not to pee his pants. I'm still not sure if he succeeded. It was so funny because it was Tim's job to get them, that when Vicki got him back he he rolls on the floor laughing.

[@mimistans7715]

Watching these in 2022, still makes me laugh. So funny!

[@shastarose2127]

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[@wickedfuctup]

If it was a different year would it be less funny?

[@rosalynjeffery9510]

Marcia, me too. I loved her show 🙂

[@margaretburnham5683]

I sure miss those days

[@RickGrimes007]

Heck yes 👍 its still so hilarious 🤣

[@zuitsuit80]

There is nothing better than the sound of real audience laughter. You can only find on these classic shows.

[@stevencramsie9172]

Untrue. You seem to have this mythical notion that live studio audiences only existed back then. Every three-camera sitcom that has occurred since is in front of a live audience. SNL included

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

​@@stevencramsie9172 SNL isn't funny, they need to signal to their audience when to laugh

[@b0ajvk8]

You know that it is comedy gold when you have seen it before and are aware of what they are going to do or say and still crack up uncontrollably 😂 😂 😂

[@jacklow9611]

As many times as I see the elephant story, it cracks me up, not only because of Tim's story and gestures but the way Carol, Vicky and Dick Van Dyke are trying to hold it together.

[@lisanickerson4788]

Yes! I am in tears from laughing so hard.

[@WorldOfTess2024]

It's definitely one that never gets old. I will never tire of anything from the Carol Burnett show!

[@GFHanks]

EVERY time.

[@samsignorelli]

@@jacklow9611 Dick looked like he was trying to keep from peeing his pants for the entire skit. I STILL laugh until I cry!

[@MsLizziebeth1]

Her show' laughter WAS NEVER CANNED!!! Thank you, Carol Burnett!

[@robstockton911]

This is technically true, but there were LAUGH and APPLAUSE signs for the audience. Also, if a joke got a bigger laugh at the final rehearsal than it did at the live taping, they would edit in the rehearsal take. There are a couple of skits where it’s obvious this is happening.

[@christopherjennings2830]

No cursing, no skimpy outfits, no vulgar innuendo, just some of funniest stuff ever made for television.

[@ryankelly2851]

Tim Conway was a pure artist in what he did 🤣🤣 RIP Tim 🙏

[@frankG335]

The Tim Conway dentist skit has some of the best physical comedy ever done. When we saw it for the first time, in the 70s, my family laughed so hard we could hardly breathe.

[@renaelattin4506]

@Stacey O’Brien Harvey admitted he peed his pants because he was laughing so hard in that skit, lol.

[@tink5488]

Did someone give you mouth to mouth?

[@lesleyd2448]

My fam and I have peed so many pants watching that skit!

[@denisevalentino8917]

Same here!

[@Martin.Wilson]

In the history of comedy there has never been a show that delivered more laughs per minute of airtime. What a joy it must have been to work on that set. 50 yrs later and this is still the funniest comedy show around.

[@shonaosmond4886]

There has never ever been anything like the Carol Burnett show. It was one of a kind and I sure miss this kind of comedy. This show was the best

[@robertwilliams060]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@garyrasberryjr.552]

The Mama/Eunice moment is great, but in the other taping, Vicki comes out with a "I think your dinghy sprung a leak!" followed by a knockout punch with"Is it your time of month, Eunice? You riding the Cotton Pony?" that is just classic!!

[@bobtaylor170]

I loved the one they showed but I wish they'd show that one.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

The "cotton pony" line, I had forgotten all about it! Only saw that clip once but never forgot it. Too funny. Just found a clip with that part edited in--- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIu0qYeql7OCsKc

[@julier.1902]

I had never heard that term before. Carol's show was most educational. LOL

[@bobtaylor170]

@@eduardo_corrochio , a public service. Thank you.

[@lonnyhowat3581]

@@bobtaylor170 ppl

[@TheDeborilla]

I sure do miss this kind of comedy 😂 I'm old, but this stuff never gets old.

[@Lucifronz]

The Dresser is peak physical comedy.

[@JohnRoberts-wk6rf]

Comedy without cuss words. Comedians that actually have talent. What a novel concept!!!

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Lots of modern comedians don't swear. For example, check out Gabriel Iglesias.

[@Local_yokels_monsters_myths]

Vicky did😅 say asshole so…..😮😊

[@tomdooley4226]

Many comedians take the lazy way out and attempt to substitute foul language for true comedy.

[@michaelmcfarland1716]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 he's been around a while. It's the newer ones from within the past 6 years or so.

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

No one nerds cuss words. Some of us just like them.

[@davidharrell5396]

Growing up in the 70s and early 80s, I lived with my grandmother. Every nite, at six or seven, we would watch this show on WTBS. Such a simple, yet wonderful time! Now at 53 years old, I enjoy watching these clips, and thinking back to all those evenings of doing my homework and watching Carol.

[@jimmyclimer594]

Mommas family too.

[@chenry41]

And we watched it on a TV with rabbit ears.

[@traceybaytops8681]

The cast for the Carol Burnett Show is absolutely priceless!!! Legends FOREVER!!!

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

Harvey Korman, Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence were great comedians but Tim Conway was on another level. He and Harvey are sadly missed.

[@maryellenazack4466]

Comedic genius of all !

[@tiredofit4761]

Harvey and Tim are one of the best comedy duos ever!!! They also kept each other laughing!!!

[@cherylannemason]

@@tiredofit4761 Harvey and Tim were both great individually but absolutely deadly together!

[@troll9682]

Vicki Lawrence kept it together better than anybody else

[@BrunetteOnTheCouch]

The first 3 are actually funny. I agree, Conway is not in with them. Lyle made me laugh.

[@lilybond6485]

Harvey Korman’s inability to control his laughter is what ALWAYS and still does totally crack me up. It’s impossible for me to keep a straight face - no matter how depressed I am - when watching the dentist skit. I know what’s coming -- yet I’m smiling so hard my face hurts.

[@noc1891]

Harvey peed himself during the dentist skit thanks to Tim :P

[@nickhill8612]

@@noc1891 Haha yeah

[@flybob63]

Real comedy has that effect. Think “who’s on first” with Abbott and Costello.

[@lilybond6485]

@Robert Worcester: Just the mention of “Who’s on first” brings another smile. Very clever it was/is.

[@Walmays]

@@noc1891 that's what makes that much funnier. Those two were great together

[@michaelsteventon9291]

I never get tired of watching these clips. Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were masters of their craft. Poor Harvey just couldn't keep it together when Tim got rolling!! lol

[@Kirbyl00]

None of us could!😂

[@gfear24]

I love that Tim Conway always went out of his way to completely derail every sketch he was involved in by improvising. "The Dentist" and "The Elephant Story" are the 2 funniest clips I've ever watched and cry laughing every time I see them.

[@danger170388]

The best part of the dentist skit is the moment Harvey crossed his legs, knowing that's the precise moment he peed his pants

[@whodidit99]

Conway played it straight during the dress rehearsal, which was also taped, and once he knew he had a good take in the can, went wild during the main taping.

[@karencawthorn3173]

Yes, every time I never cease to laugh with them.

[@cousineddie7898]

The producer never knew what Tim was going to do. In rehearsal he would read the script correctly. But during the live show it was a free-for-all and he was always ad-libing stuff that just killed the other actors.

[@cousineddie7898]

Tim Conway added so much stuff into the dentist sketch that Harvey had no idea was coming. Harvey left so hard he wet himself according to carol. He's doing his best to hide it if you watch him cross his legs, it is hilarious.

[@wesmorgan1742]

That show had THE BEST WRITERS, THE BEST CAST, and THE BEST GUEST STARS!!! It was the complete package of comedy

[@spurs3483]

Tim Conway was so hilarious! Comedians of his generation are hard to beat.

[@johncantrell614]

Her show was one of the last of the greats.

[@pattydiva2]

The dentist skit is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I watched it with my best friend and literally rolling on the floor unable to breathe from laughing so hard. It's sad, and I miss comedy like this. It was an art that got lost.

[@RoseTea77]

Hands down the best!!!!💀💀💀

[@docdee770]

It's my favorite skit of them all.😂

[@bobcleveland7316]

Agreed! It is sooooo funny!!

[@gordonduke7174]

All we see to-day is violence, murders and destruction...sad world !

[@3henry214]

It's said that Harvey Korman laughed so hard, that he actually pee'ed himself in that dentist chair.

[@brenda-yk9sm]

❤❤❤❤❤ Love Love Love Carol Burnett and Whole Cast such Great great Talent

[@matthewharry8033]

Back when they recorded in front of a live audience! No editing! It's the reactions of the cast that make this comedy gold!

[@gordonduke7174]

To-day the shows are fake laughter i.e. The big bang theory...sickening !!

[@timsullivan4687]

This was actually a dress rehearsal

[@Mxyzptlksac]

What? No editing? Yes they did.

[@kamicokrolock]

@@timsullivan4687 yeah, they would record each show twice. The "Dress Rehearsal" (I think they used a different term), and a live show in front of a studio audience later in the day. They would use the first recording as a back up incase they didn't get a decent take during the live show. The cast was more inclined to pull antics like this during the live show as long as they had a clean recording from earlier.

[@tatumseibert3470]

❤ what is the cost will be yes

[@1beni]

Doesn't matter how many times I watch this, it's still hysterical

[@rickraber1249]

Amen to that! And that elephant story, even when you know what's coming, watching everybody but Vicki Lawrence fall off or over is just prime! Do you know that Vicki Lawrence was only 17 when Carol hired her for the show?

[@Walmays]

And still laugh your ass off.

[@karencawthorn3173]

Yup 50 years later we can still laugh our asses off. Tim was a jewel.

[@kimberlypoole5325]

The elephant story has to be one of the funniest skits ever performed. Genius

[@normanacree1635]

Look up here on KZbin: Blooper - Red Skelton Manure. It wasn't planned but it comes pretty close to this, only didn't last nearly as long.

[@34blackula]

Hands down the funniest thing I've ever seen in front of a live audience.

[@robertwilliams060]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@DoloresRoberts-hy5uy]

​@@robertwilliams060I loved ROBIN Williams as a very funny comedian also

[@sunlion9676]

I’m pretty sure if I come back to watch these regularly & laugh until I’m crying- I will add years onto my life!!!! So grateful to all these talented comedians!! 👍👍👍

[@blondbowler8776]

Laughter doeth a man good, like a medicine.

[@MrNoturaveragerednek]

Tim Conway was the best of them all and the story of The Siamese Twin Elephants was my favorite skit of all time, to this day it still has me laughing out loud.

[@ronbarco3665]

And not one four letter word except "BEST".

[@wendyo2561]

Tim's elephant story had to be one of the greatest. Carol's show was always good.

[@robertfarr9186]

Wish they would make shows like this again

[@noahellis3672]

The Carol Burnett Show was my family's favorite comedy show to watch while I was growing up. You had to wonder though how long those sketches were actually supposed to be since they kept cracking each other up. When they made Tim Conway a regular part of the show instead of a guest was the best decision they did on the show. I still have to laugh at these skits and I feel blessed that I got to see the comedic talents of the cast and guests of the Carol Burnett Show.

[@TheStrmcliffae46]

watched tis every sunday night on tv, love it

[@princessjuicylu7041]

Me too .

[@sharon8015]

I grew up on Carol Burnett and I Love Lucy between the two of them talking about having side pains after laughing.

[@brianperro435]

@@princessjuicylu7041 Me 3 with my mom.❤️🌹💯

[@canuck_gamer3359]

Does anyone think it's a coincidence that these folks all lived to such old ages??? They were full of joy and loved to laugh and there is a definite link between longevity and these qualities. They had such fun making this show and I'm certain it was the best time of their lives!

[@jamesferrell7086]

Mjjm

[@Kurt77777]

@@jamesferrell7086 MJJ

[@82566]

Agree 😊 keeps ur spirit young imo

[@TaurusHere]

A lot of folks today live to see 90's and 100

[@canuck_gamer3359]

That's true, but since I posted that, I did some reading, mostly university longevity studies. And they did find a definite correlation between disposition and long life. As one of the doctors stated about the group of people he had studied, "there wasn't a grump among them". Very interesting! @@TaurusHere

[@mark-1901]

The entire cast was unbelievable...they worked together so well. They play on each other...THERE WILL NEVER be this kind of talent in television again. I guarantee......

[@Nmax]

Yes absolutely brilliance of comedy

[@Threedog1963]

My wife and I saw Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in the 90s at a comedy show they were touring in Houston. They did the Dentist Sketch and it was every bit as funny as here. Glad we got to see them live.

[@gg79139]

So sad that todays supposed comedy is foul language, inappropriate behavior and trash. No one can not sit and watch these entertainers and not crack a laugh. It was a truly golden time.

[@michelemcintyre9749]

My favorite skit🤣

[@mkelly534]

Wow, you are so lucky. They were the best duo. I like to think they were besties off-stage too. It is obvious that everybody in the show was fond of each other but Harvey and Tim always made me smile

[@patmason7276]

Greatest show in years. Funny people without cursing pure talent!!!🤡

[@doughesson]

Red Skelton could do an hour & a half show making your sides hurt from laughter without one cuss word. When Eddie Murphy's "Raw"came out, theaters had to have security to make sure that people didn't take the entire family to see it because of the profanity & content.

[@TyHarrellShow]

I have seen these clips 1000 times and I laugh hysterically every single time. This is comedy gold.

[@marybrizendine5900]

That's the thing about these. You can watch them over and over, you know what's coming, and you can still laugh hysterically at them.

[@shawnbirt4161]

I was lucky enough to grow up and watch this as a kid and now I can say after all these years this is arguably the best comedy variety show of all time. Those on this show were all true legends and heavyweights of comedy. Thank you Carol,Tim,Vicky,Harvey and all the special guests over those years that appeared. Simply the best!!

[@texasgina]

Amen same here. I’m 57 and I loved this show and Johnny Carson

[@renelaboy1517]

Simply, irreplaceable. Genuine comedy!!

[@dianalee3059]

I was blessed with a studio singing career that lasted six decades and started in the 60s when there were several musical variety shows. I always loved getting the call to work on Carol’s show. She was so lovely, so absolutely void of star ego, and her cast and crew just adored her and each other. I love seeing these clips.

[@lindaallen9721]

How wonderful! That must have been amazing! I would have loved it!

[@gingers6231]

That is so awesome!! My dream job would've been as a dancer for the shows. I was born too late but being a dance teacher is second best job I ever wanted (and have).

[@shawnycoffman]

Story time?? You should write a book.

[@frogsoda]

I'm glad to hear that story. I grew up watching Carol Burnett and I never missed an episode. Sonny and Cher came on right after. And Donny and Marie were in there somewhere too. But Carol Burnett was always my favorite show.

[@Xayjohns]

That's absolutely fantastic!

[@ruthiewilliams4412]

I dont care how many times i look at the Carol Burnett show. i still laugh. This is what comedy is all about😅

[@leesher1845]

The cast was so, so talented, especially Tim Conway who mastered the art of physical comedy.

[@mickgevedon8143]

Conway & Korman. One of the greatest comedy duos of all time.

[@kattiemauvais2373]

How anyone ever got through anything with Conway I will never know!!😂

[@drewski1535]

The laughing during the live performance definitely made this show more hilarious

[@LuciferMornStar]

Tim Conway's timing ànd going offscript was pure genius! He wasn't playing to the audience, he was plàying his character to bust up his costar's. Pure genius to be àble to take the breath from 2 comedy legends and Dick Van Dyke! They did it all with out the F bomb.

[@scarbo2229]

I just don’t get why people think the F bomb is funny.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

They would swear but it got cut out in editing.

[@Caledoniarose]

Best part of Ms. Burnett's program were these rehearsal breakups!! Laugh till you cry!! Classics forever!

[@dougybrownie481]

The Dentist is got to be one of the greatest skits next to the Gone with the wind skits(Curtain dress).How come we can’t get shows like this anymore?Varity show we’re the normal for 60s and 70s.Nothing but crap now ,nothing but sex, violence or BS shows

[@bobtaylor170]

Everyone is so terrified of seeming unWoke, that's why. Eventually, someone will have the guts. There are people around who have the talent.

[@debbieschwartz557]

“I saw it in the window and just couldn’t resist.” 😁

[@LATVERIAN1]

Because Satan's taken over our family entertainment.

[@gregoryclemen1870]

that was when harvey" CUT LOOSE--- wetting his pants"

[@julier.1902]

@@LATVERIAN1 He's been controlling the entire world for centuries, but his time is about up. Rev. 12:9 So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth....verse 12 Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time.”

[@kukuri007]

This is what made watching her show more fun to watch than anyone else’s.

[@hobmonger5275]

Tim, showing his absolute talent, to capture the best moment to “break” Harvey every time 😅. The gold is In watching Harvey tries so hard to maintain his composure and professionalism , and failing 😂

[@KatH-is1jk]

The best show ever!!! No nudity, nasty language, or racism.

[@cherylj6499]

Carol Burnett show was my absolute FAVORITE show growing up in the 70’s…I couldn’t wait until Saturday night to watch it. RIP to the late great Tim Conway & Harvey Korman. 🙏🏾😇🙏🏾

[@karendavis7986]

And the Lawrence Welk show and Bewitched😁 oh yeah...how could I forget HEE HAW.

[@juliehake2635]

This show and its cast made millions of people laugh and feel happy, no matter what else was happening in their lives. We were blessed to have lived in their lifetimes. Bet God even laughed at their skits!

[@melodythomas7604]

This by far is still the funniest show on TV. All hail Carol Burnett and her friends 🤣🤣

[@carlahill9607]

Never gets old. Absolutely classic.

[@phlickster]

Yup. Simple. Timing. Talent.

[@pugowner1347]

We never missed an episode. This was the funniest show on TV at the time. Tim and Harvey were phenomenal.!!

[@okolekahuna3862]

I lost my father a few years ago, but watching the old clips of the Carol Burnett Show brings back so much good memories of hearing my father's laughter. The Carol Burnett Show was his absolute favorite show.

[@metalmamasue3680]

We watched it with our grandparents as kids, best memories ever. It was even funnier when Tim got Harvey Korman to laugh 🤣 I think the dentist one was my favorite, makes me laugh til I cry every time 😂

[@bonnieplasha4684]

What a lovely memory! Blessings!

[@jesusranch34]

Thank you for using the uncensored version of the elephant clip! Awesome

[@KaosandRiot]

That set must have been the funniest thing ever. Day in day out just laughing with your friends Their chemistry was legendary

[@augustrob1]

I was in elementary school when this was on tv. It came on at 3pm and absolutely everyone I knew ran home to watch it. I would sit on the couch with my aunts and uncles, laughing our butts off. Considering everything going on at the time, nationally and in our family, we needed people like them in our lives. Thank you, Carol and friends.

[@judybrannen]

That reruns. It started on a Monday night September 11, 1967, 10:00 P.M. Then later was on the Saturday night line up with All in the Family, Mash, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bob Newhart. That's when shows were good. Not like the Garbage that's on now. BTW, these shows would cause protests today by the fruit cakes of this country. Look what happened to everyday products like Aunt Jemima Pancake mix. ONE SICK society now.

[@tiredofit4761]

Yes! Me too! I loved watching this show!! They were all sooo funny!!

[@deborahwade3002]

I'm 72 and watch the reruns every chance I can .They are all amazing comedy actors many thanks for posting this !!

[@fletch4813]

Major victory to get Carol to break character. She was incredible. Harvey laughs when the wind changes :)

[@gwilliams9589]

The Dentist was probably the funniest skit ever performed on Television . Pure gold

[@Walmays]

#1 by far. Nothing even close, considering Harvey peed himself.

[@bobblowhard8823]

Absolute genius. I was on the floor laughing! God, I miss comedy in those days!

[@gregoryclemen1870]

it is just as good today, as it was when it first went to the airwaves. you know it is good when the humor holds up years later, it is well written, and they were having fun doing it. the nice thing about this is "IT IS NOT DATED MATERIAL"

[@j_mack1996]

I really miss shows like this.

[@averagejoette1570]

I remember this show so well!!! Back when families could sit down together and watch TV. Tim Conway was genius!

[@sunnyscott4876]

This was the most brilliant comedy troupe in the history of forever.

[@VeracityLH]

Absolutely love these clips. This was my mother's favorite show. She's been gone 11 years but I still hear the echo of her laughter in my own when I watch these. 😊

[@LadyAmanda]

My Mom left us in 2009, but I can still hear her crack up about the elephants right now, too... I severely miss those days....I wish I had enjoyed them more than I did...

[@elfullin]

So sorry for your loss, I’m happy you have those memories to remember her by.

[@pattibrooks1907]

Tim Conway was so funny and has me laughing so hard ! Harvey is funny too love the rest of the cast !

[@robertblair9988]

This was and still is the best ensemble of pure comedic talent ever assembled. Tim Conway and Harvey Corman were pure genius.

[@donaldburgio1126]

I don't know if the current generation can really appreciate the absolute beauty of a show that contained incredible humor and humanity at the same time. The Carol Burnett Show has some of the most endearing and lasting humor one will ever find on network television. Carol, Harvey, Lyle and, most of all, Tim appearing on your tv every week guarantee one would have at least one hour of incredible talent every week. Bless their souls and thank you for all the laughs they gave, and continue to give, over the decades.

[@beautifulmidnight]

Uh. Yeah, we can.

[@KT-fr4vy]

I love the Carol Burnett Show. It was hands down the best comedy ever on TV especially when Tim Conway was on it. I loved his stories when he went off script.

[@mrawesome5495]

Ahhhh, when comedy was fun. They were a perfect group of comedians for that time. Tim Conway was awesome.

[@donaldhsmiley5723]

Korman makes it all of five seconds in most of these before Conway makes him crack! These two were the best on the small screen in our generation. Carol and Vicki were along for the ride. This show and everything involved will NEVER be duplicated.

[@vickieharris9834]

🤣🤣🤣 Bestest medicine ever when you are not feeling well I would watch carol burnett show all day