IM DYING LAUGHING!! The Carol Burnett Show - Tim Conway's Elephant Story | REACTION

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[@AndICanTalk2]

Watched it just before I started this one. She was great.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Your wife is adorable!! Such a sweetheart!!

[@Gael4ce]

The dentist skit is the one where Harvey Korman admitted that Tim made him piss himself laughing. But yes, Tim’s entire goal was to crack up his cast mates. Carol and Vickie could resist to a point, but Harvey never had a chance.

[@Angela-co6oj]

The genius of Tim Conway! He did this a lot, started ab-libbing and cracking up the rest of them.

[@AlmostReady504]

He would try and succeed to put Harvey Korman in tears. Loved loved LOVED this show as a kid

[@dna3930]

He was always trying to get them to break characters. Vickie Lawrence was the toughest

[@kenlieberman4215]

They shot the show, once through (like a play) twice, in the morning and after a break, in the afternoon. In between shoots they'd often tweak the writing. Sometimes they'd edit the two versions together, other times they'd use on or the other. The first one shown was the morning shoot. During break the story went around that Tim had come up with an even funnier version of the elephant story and to brace themselves for it. In makeup Vicki was complaining about it to the makeup artist (who would later become her husband). As the youngest cast member, she always felt a little intimidated and always tried extra hard to stay in character. He encouraged her to get Tim back, and she did. That version first aired on Dick Clark funniest bloopers, and that's generally considered the all-time number one. You can sometimes tell when the used the second take, as in the Sorry episode of the Family, Carol's character says "that's a new one, Mama', and Vicki'scharacter says "wait, there's more". You should check that one out.

[@walkofnails2923]

You must watch The Dentist from the Carol Burnett show if you haven’t already. Hilarious! So hilarious that one of the guys cracked and later admitted he peed a little 😂

[@ThePiccoloRocks]

Yes! Definitely watch the dentist one! 😂

[@KHarmonTCC]

They had rehearsed this scene before they took it before a live audience. The elephant story was different in the rehearsal. A few minutes before they went on stage a producer came by everyone’s dressing room and said “the elephant story has changed, good luck!”

[@triciac1019]

Hehehe, that perfect! I can imagine them saying oh no not again!

[@vincettalommen8521]

His whole job was to make them lose character and crack up he lived for that

[@DashcamRiprock]

There's an interview on YT with Vicki Lawrence about this. She was actually annoyed that Tim could get away with this, as Carol had a special affinity for "the family" and didn't want them to break character. You could see at the 4:45 how her attitude changed, and she was morphing into revenge mode. All in good spirit, tho...

[@elijahvincent985]

When things went wrong, they went hilariously perfect!

[@angelagoodwin5758]

There was no "keeping character" with Tim Conway around! Part of the fun of watching is seeing the actors break up like this. I hope you'll react to more Carol Burnett skits, especially "Went With the Wind", a parody of 1939 film "Gone With the Wind". The spoofs on tv ads of the day were also hilarious.

[@The_Great_Darino]

Need to keep it in context, though. While they may have been funny to us he’d have to have seen ‘GWTW’ for the sketch to be funny to him. And the ads spoofs won’t be nearly as funny if he never saw the originals like we did back in the day. Remember, we’re talking early to mid 70’s commercials

[@randyfergus8781]

Tim Conway was known for wandering off the script and nobody would know where he was going when he did. Check out Tim with Harvey Norman doing a sketch called The Dentist

[@JackStraw1961]

Harvey Korman

[@shirleyedwards116]

Yes

[@shirleyedwards116]

Check out him doing the old man

[@deneasedenson6668]

I grew up watching this show! You need to go down the rabbit hole!

[@otakubancho6655]

The Gone with the Wind sketch is pure comedy gold!😆😆😆

[@durindaau8085]

And this was all done live, in front of the audience. He was pure genius when it came to comedy, like Robin Williams.

[@pacio49]

The Carol Burnett Show was Live Sketch Comedy broadcast on TV. They did a rehearsal in front of a studio audience early on, which was the first 'take' they showed. And then they do it next actually on the air, broadcasting live into everyone's living room. Tim changed the improv bits and the scene from earlier. And the crew made a regular habit of trying to get everyone else on the stage to lose it or break character as well. When Momma (Vicki Lawrence) cut loose calling him "a little asshole over there" absolutely no one on the stage knew to expect it. The actress got in hot water over it, too, because she said 'asshole' on primetime family TV entertainment live. Carol is a living treasure. She's the GOAT from that time on television. And because the comedy is slapstick, it endures.

[@donferoce5652]

The Carol Burnett Show was not broadcast live. There were two performances before different live audiences which then had the best bits edited together for broadcast. The cast were brilliant at physical humor beyond the slapstick that relies primarily on surprise for humor but superior performers that moved in such a funny manner that not only do we laugh even though we've seen it before, we often begin laughing in anticipation. The Carol Burnett Show is beloved and enduring not just for that but combining it with dialogue and character-driven humor. The Mrs. Wiggins & Mr. Tudball sketches are classic examples.

[@joannalee4771]

Carol Burnett is another of my favorites 💕

[@susanbrogdon6262]

Because it was LIVE TV and it was BRILLIANT

[@Able-Man]

Tim Conway, actually lived in the same Zip Code as myself, when he was right young! (44022)... I remember watching.many, MANY "Carol Burnett Show"(s)!!!

[@tapduff]

There's also Went With The Wind, a takeoff on the film Gone With the Wind. Just hysterical.

[@maryellenazack4466]

100% 😂🤣😅

[@FallenHellscape]

Tim Conway did a lot of improv during these sketches... and his co-stars never knew what he'd be saying or doing next.

[@darrellgossett5342]

You HAVE to watch Tim Conway as the Dentist! Harvey Corman is the "patient" & cannot contain himself. Clean comedy at it's finest.

[@dagmar.6954]

This is one of the funniest skits. I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show. Tim Conway was my favorite. He would change & improvise the skits & get everyone to crack up. They did the show live, so whatever direction Tim would take it, they had to just go along with it & hope for the best.

[@AlmostReady504]

I saw it when it originally aired and everytime I see this clip I forget it's Dick Van Dyke and not Harvey Korman. This one and the "Sorry" board game skit was hysterically funny When they would do "the Family" skit, "As The Stomach Turns", "Mrs. Wiggins " or anything with Tim and Harvey it was always a great evening!!

[@revamcconnell470]

This one was cut and saved as a blooper. 😅😅😅 Also, Vicki Laurence (plays momma) was solid on staying in character and not swearing. She totally blew them all out of the water when she called him a little asshole. 😂😂😂

[@AlmostReady504]

I thought this was either at the dress rehearsal in front of a live audience or had been cut. There is a special about it on KZbin. But I do remember learning Tim Conway changed up the elephant story on them to throw them a curve. It was great to be alive back then. Although we're paying for it now. We were all young once

[@triciac1019]

@@AlmostReady504 yes we were. Those were good times.

[@garyarnett1220]

AND that was the fabulous Dick Van Dyke at the other end of the couch....rolling on the floor

[@jolenewitzel7919]

Tim always made them laugh. 😄😄😄😄😄

[@jettyeaustin9774]

The Carol Burnett show was ALL ABOUT making each other break character & laugh till they couldn't talk! That's what made it so wonderful & enjoyable. There was NO WAY you could be down & sad & watch her show!! She would try so hard to not let them make her laugh, but she broke every time! The Dentist skit is hilarious!

[@sherribrock2726]

Do “ The Dentist “ from The Carol Burnette show. It’s hilarious as well. Any skit with Tim Conway is great!

[@tlgarrison8433]

Gotta check out "The Dentist."

[@markcecil7512]

I heard somewhere that Tim Conway and Harvey Korman had a bet about making the other person lose character in a sketch. To which Harvey Korman said he put all of Tim Conways kids through college.

[@montanamade8712]

Tim Conway’s timing is so good- pure perfection! He knows exactly how long he can wait to hold them in the pause before he launches another attack- brilliant!

[@jessicalee7119]

This show was live ~ no re-takes. Loved it. Make sure you check out more of the shows,

[@cliffmorain7215]

one of the funniest comedy shows ever

[@mariasantos-kf9pe]

Love the Carol Burnett show

[@alicesmith7020]

Tim Conway and Harvey korman made the best comedy duo so The Dentist is definitely a must. May I also suggest The Funeral with Robin Williams and Carol Burnett.

[@wendydouglas425]

This is a classic! 😅 So glad you got to it. Yes, yes, The Dentist from this show is next

[@smle34]

This 1 was the best…. Mamma (Vickie Lawrence?😊never broke character… he got her a little in this one

[@x0539p]

Tim Conway improvised most of his lines and that is why they always broke character and were in stitches. I loved this show and watched it every Saturday night. Tim was excellent and how he didn’t break character most times is beyond me.

[@emiliefowler]

I remember that show so well. Part of the fun was watching them laugh when they should not and yes to the dentist scene.

[@LillyMarz777]

I loved this show when I was a kid. The gone with the wind episode was hilarious.

[@cefas2256]

I grew up watching this show, loved it, I do remember Gone with the wind, it was hullarius. They broke character often.

[@bandmom3505]

"What'll I do?! What'll I do?!" *SMACK* "I'll think of somethin'!" 😂😂

[@auburnkim1989]

It's just something I saw in the window.......

[@bandmom3505]

@@auburnkim1989 😂😂

[@johnandrews3151]

The Carol Burnett Show/The Interrogator featuring Tim Conway, Harvey Corman and Lyle Wagonner.

[@jannaromine5908]

Tim Conway..the best!

[@johnnyamaro6643]

Good ole days back in the 70's . When everyone in your household would gather together and watch these shows. Now these current days with everybody watching on KZbin or comedy channels . These are considered classics. To us older folk they were our weekly viewing. Remembering that many families only had one tv, mainly the living room,so all could watch.Elders on sofas, chairs and us kids on the floor. Parents would make snacks for all.😂. Now kids alone in their rooms and snacking playing games by themselves. I miss the loud laughs of uncle's ,aunts and parents.👍✌️

[@kathywatson7822]

The Carol Burnett show was the best comedy variety show in the 70’s. Every episode is worth watching. Nice clean comedy!

[@Bogie3855]

Canadian humor at its finest folks. Tim Conway was a master. They were all funny constantly. Live shows too.

[@douggrant272]

Walkofnails has it right. Look up The Dentist skit, same show, with Harvey Corman and Tim Conway. Another is the Gone with the Wind skit with Carrol Burnett as Scarlett.

[@aandpman]

Carol Burnette show was a variety show that featured skits, music, etc. Kindof a forerunner to Sat Nite Live. It was the funniest thing ever on tv. Tim Conway was a comic genius. He was always straying off script to make the others crack up.

[@Steve-hq4fm]

The show aired like this! It was live, part improv, and Tim always made the other comics break character! It was from the late '70s.

[@sherylhenley1931]

I loved that show! He was always trying to make them laugh and break character. He did succeed a lot. It was so funny!

[@leslieduncan2405]

They ALWAYS LOVED to Crack each other up!!!

[@jamesanderson5268]

Tim Conway - the funniest man ever to live.

[@robinmcdaniel5881]

Tim almost always made them break character. He was a genius of comedy

[@davidphillips4476]

Happened alot in that show ....Tim Conway was a master at improving.

[@pilesovinyl]

This was live on television back in the day and I remember watching it when it was first on.

[@sherribrock2726]

This is still the funniest thing ever to air on tv! The show was the funniest show ever!!

[@justme6440]

Great reaction Love Carol Burnett ❤️

[@Stepperg1]

Conway couldn't be beat! Watch everyone crack up!

[@brianorzel1873]

My other favorites when Tim made the others laugh are the dentist sketch and the oldest man clock repair, both with Harvey Korman.

[@donnaewe3692]

I used to watch the 'Carol Burnet Show' growing up, loved it! Tim Conway's a GOAT! ' Mammas Family (Vicki Lawrence played Mamma, purple sweater) was a spinoff of Carol Burnet Show. Both classics! Ty! Much love ❤️‍🔥

[@dianadickerson749]

The absolute best comedy show ever, I still watch these years later. You laugh yourself to the floor with these folks!

[@Rush-On]

I loved the Carol Burnett's show when i was younger! Tim Conway was hilarious.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Tim Conway...comic genius!! 😏 The other cast members would lose control and that made the audience laugh hysterically!! Poor Harvey Korman...

[@statusaeswave2979]

Tim Conway was exceptional at off the top of his head hilarious funny things and rehersals were never the same as what ended up being on the live show.

[@kimkelly5512]

Vicki Lawrence's response was genius!!!!

[@rosemaryoutler2423]

Tim was the BEST improv comedian ever!!!

[@AdamLiliths]

There will be a 90th Birthday Celebration for Carol this Spring, taped in March and airing on Carol's birthday on April 26 (on NBC/Peacock)

[@tracycartwright3340]

Another great video in the books! Love the Carol Burnett Show, It's brilliant.

[@dawna754]

All I can say while I'm lmao at this is watch all of these shows. I grew up on them.

[@staciemoisa4884]

I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show with the family. It was broadcast live. So when one of them ad-libbed or messed up, the actors broke character and laughed. We laughed right along with them. It was a show to entertain, not be perfect. The mistakes and ad-libs were the best part.

[@regould221]

The show was Not broadcast live. It was taped before a live audience.

[@Able-Man]

Vicki Lawrence is the "Old Woman"...

[@chuckrowland8362]

I can remember being a kid and sent to bed but hearing my mom laugh me and my sister would sneak down and peer around the corner and mom and dad were watching Carol..one of the funniest things was watching the characters try to maintain composure but laughing anyway..it was just part of it.

[@bandmom3505]

When we were kids, we'd play outside till well after dark, except on Saturday night. At 9 p.m. on Saturday, the neighborhood emptied, because everyone ran home to watch Carol Burnett! Glad you are able to see the sketches and enjoy them. Thanks for bringing back some great memories!

[@lpeterson2336]

We lived for these guys breaking character!! I grew up on this stuff and it never ever gets old.

[@sandymcneill7698]

That show was a laugh riot to this day. Even if they mess up, they still kept the audience in stitches 🤣

[@christopheryochum3602]

Tim Conway pretty much improvised around the script, so they never knew what was coming, which is why they were trying, unsuccessfully, not to laugh. He was brilliant.

[@michaeltipton5500]

I watched this show every week as a kid. It was truly one of the funniest shows ever.

[@deantitus9734]

Tim Conway became a legend because of his absolute knack for his ability to adlib and go off script on some unknown tangent and everybody else was trying to stay in character, but most often nobody could hold it together because nobody knew what he would say next!! That line by Vicki Lawrence was the epic comeback that NOBODY saw coming!!!!! LMAO

[@DevilDog78]

Tim Conway ad-libbed like no one else. This is my all time favorite. The rest of the cast had absolutely no idea where he was going with the story, or what he was going to say next.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

I saw an interview with some of the cast, and typically they did two shows in one day. It was a live audience. Tim Conway would usually read the script correctly for the first show, but the second show, he just made everything up.

[@bron.plknghrne7896]

That's why Carol Burnett's shows especially with Tim Conway and Harvey Corman. Even Australia had this show. The dentist scene is very 😁

[@GaryLBlakeley]

This was taped during rehearsal in front of a live audience. Tim Conway went off script and completely ad libed his lines. He was known for doing this. You should check out Tim Conway and Harvey Corman in The Dentist. It’s another comedy gem.

[@js3599]

Here is a bit of trivia on this skit.. One of the funniest parts of that last line, where "Mama", the old lady, played by Vicky Lawrence, and ironically, was the youngest actor of them all... She was actually quiet and reserved when she was off stage, and not really prone to swearing at the time, which is a large part of why the rest of the cast reacted like they did... They were shocked she would actually say that.... Especially on television... Tim was usually the one who went rogue, making them crack up, not so often for anyone to get him, although, as this clip demonstrated.... It DID happen from time to time.

[@artsydancequeen2964]

Back then this was one of the best comedy shows! Still love to watch it sometimes! Tim Conway was amazing as well as the rest of the cast!

[@erikaronska1096]

I was born in 1970. Some of my earliest TV memories are of this show!

[@Opinionated-Angel]

I am glad that you enjoyed the Carol Burnett show skit. That was the great thing about the show, they would break their characters all the time. That is why the show is so funny. I grew up with that style of comedy.

[@jennbbosslady7238]

Breaking character will forever be my favorite type of comedy!!! It’s more like real life!!!!

[@rebeccakesner9840]

Love Tim Conway He Was Always Going Off Script And Make Everybody Lose It!

[@Shoshonegrl]

Tim Conway was the guy telling elephant stories and he is hilarious. There's one episode we're he shuffles around that is so funny!

[@Shoshonegrl]

The rpisode is called the world's oldest doctor

[@stacie4170]

The best ever! TV was sooo fun awesome from the 50’s to the late 80’s. Always funny, a moral, a true lesson.

[@aprilreedy8104]

There is no breaking character with these guys . They're all CHARACTERS!! Love this show growing up. Great reaction ❤

[@lindaklooster6875]

The ad lib was the best part of he show,they were all so talented

[@christinasytsma7712]

These shows were recorded live.... watching them keep it together is the best... watch the dentist skit...

[@sparker1323]

I always loved watching him change the script during the live show just to make the others laugh.

[@stacie4170]

Tim Conway was a master

[@heru-deshet359]

The first time I saw this I was in tears laughing with my sides hurting so badly. These shows were recorded live and one never knew what was going to be improvised with Tim being one of the funniest around!

[@KathleenActonHA]

Them breaking makes it funnier.

[@lindaadcox8274]

Tim Conways autobiography was one of the funniest things I have ever read! At times, I couldn’t breathe, lol

[@omwhitneyrampersad]

I'll tell you, I used to watch the Carol Burnett Show with the family. They were great! Especially Tim Conway. He had a way to tickle your funny bone! 🤣

[@petebock7021]

There was a competition among the cast as to who could get the other to crack up. Tim was the King.

[@RussellStClair-cy1vu]

They filmed two nights Thursday and Friday . The Friday Tim Conway would just try a bust everyone . It's what we loved about the show . Live !

[@triciac1019]

I don't know how you kept as composed as you did. I was laughing just knowing what was coming and could hardly stop. If you watch this again, I bet you will be laughing almost the whole time. Glad to watch you!

[@zimjun7]

They were trying to resume the game of Password. That was why Carol was holding the card in front of "Mama.'

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

I grew up on the Carol Burnett show. I still watch it

[@Gael4ce]

The best part about this was that Vickie dropped Tim. 😂 I still miss that show - we watched it faithfully.

[@jewls9697]

My mom and I love this show!! She's hilarious!! Well, the whole cast is hilarious!! Try the one with I believe Tim Conway at the Dentist!! 🤣🤣

[@romanjohnston]

Infectious laughter...this is a master class

[@biscuitswithasideofcrazy]

One of my absolute favorite Carol B moments!!