“HOW DO YOU STAY SERIOUS WHEN TIM CONWAY JUST LOOKS AT YOU?” Harvey Korman used to joke that he could act through anything… except standing next to Tim Conway without cracking up. The moment Tim walked in — that crooked little walk, that whispery voice like he was hiding some trouble — Harvey’s shoulders would start shaking, lips twitching, already losing the fight. No script ever survived the chaos. A poker scene could explode in seconds, a surgery sketch would fall apart before the first line. Even Vicki Lawrence couldn’t keep a straight face — the whole set would collapse into laughter like a classroom on the first day of summer break. That was comedy you couldn’t rehearse. Tim just had to show up, and the world fell apart laughing.
There are comedians who make you laugh, and then there are comedians who make you forget how to breathe. Tim…