The script called for a tense Western shootout. Tim Conway was supposed to kick down the saloon door, draw two pistols, and terrorize the room. It started badly when the door swung back and smacked him in the face, but the true, unscripted disaster was just seconds away. When Tim reached down to draw his weapons with menacing fury, they wouldn’t budge. They were jammed tight. He pulled harder. And harder. But instead of guns coming loose, something else started rising rapidly from his waistline. Across the room, the legendary Harvey Korman, cast as the stoic sheriff, began to vibrate visibly. He couldn’t even hold his prop gun. He turned his back to the cameras, convulsing in silent, painful laughter, knowing he was witnessing the most ridiculous physical comedy meltdown in television history. What Tim looked like by the end of it left the studio audience gasping for air…
Every great comedy moment usually starts with a very serious plan. This one began with a script. A clean, simple…