She always said she adored Tim Conway. But honestly? Carol Burnett survived him. You can see it every time she tells the story. That little sparkle. Like someone remembering a beautiful mess. Tim would walk into a sketch with that quiet grin, and suddenly nothing was safe. Not the script. Not the cameramen. Definitely not Harvey Korman. Rehearsals were calm. Almost boring. Then the lights came on. Tim would unleash something brand new. Something nobody saw coming. The audience lost it. Harvey unraveled. And Carol stood there, steady as ever, holding the whole thing together while chaos bloomed around her. She knew the truth. The magic lived right there — inside the madness.
There are people who make comedy.And then there are people who survive it. Carol Burnett always said she adored Tim…