Harvey Korman of ‘Carol Burnett Show’ dies

Source: MSNBC

Actor and comedian, 81, suffered aortic aneurysm 4 months ago

LOS ANGELES - Actor and comedian Harvey Korman, who was a regular on "The Carol Burnett Show" and appeared in a string of Mel Brooks films such as "Blazing Saddles" and "High Anxiety," died Thursday at age 81 at UCLA Medical Center, according to the hospital. Korman suffered a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, according to hospital officials.

"It was a miracle in itself that he survived the incident at all," his daughter, Kate Korman, said in a statement. "Everyone in the hospital referred to him as 'miracle man' because of his strong will and ability to bounce right back after several major operations."

"Tragically, after such a hard-fought battle he passed away," she said.


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Oh God, he was so, so funny and talented. RIP.

"That's HEDLEY!"

"De MON-AYYYY"

that would have me close to wetting my pants.

Korman was a natural.

All those years, hanging out on a bench on our little Town's Main Street.

We would solve all of the world's problems, every day.

And start all over again the next.

He was one of a kind.

oh that is so sad.

what a great comic soul he was.

may Peace be with his family and those loved him.
he is gone too soon.

How sad. I'll miss him. :cry:

I didn't date during high school and I religiously watched
Carol and company at 10 p.m. on Saturday nights ...

Rest in peace, Harvey ...

(This is the kind of post that gives me hope about us as democrats. Obama supporter and Hillary supporter with common ground. We need to focus on these moments.)

I loved this man...simply loved him. Fair well, Mr Korman, you'll be forever missed....

RIP

He was so great but he was EXCEPTIONAL in High Anxiety.

He always played the straight man to Tim Conway and could never not laugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reyniifzcbQ

watched that. It is truly a classic.

Great stuff.

Yeah, I'm old enough that I remember seeing that on CBS. One of those achy stomach laughing nights....snnooork.. :rofl:

Thanks for reminder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY&eurl=http://metube.blogspot.com/2008/01/siamese-elephants.html

What a wonderfully funny, gifted man.

:cry:

What I remember most from him, however, was that crazy Lysol spray commercial. He was showing how he eliminated odors from his bathroom by installing this big-ass exhaust fan that covered his entire wall. When he turned it on, everything--toilet paper, bath towels--everything blew right into the fan screen.

Esp. Carol Burnett show.

Funny beyond belief. I'm a huge fan of Brit comedy, and Harvey is on par with Palin, Cleese, et al.

"That's Hedley"

Oh damn but he was brilliant. What a gem.

Thanks for the laughs!

I grew up watching Harvey and cast of the Carol Burnett show, and his other movie performances. As was previously said he helped shape my sense of humor, and I'll never forget him getting laughs for not being able to hold back laughing with Conway, true class all the way.

So sad to lose two such funny men in one week...what a comedy club roast there's going to be in the hereafter.

My vivid memory, though, was the terrific Saturday night lineup on CBS: All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore, MASH, Bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett.

Those were the golden days of TV.

My husband and I used to make an evening of it, starting with All in the Family. And I think "The Jeffersons" were next. I don't remember "M*A*S*H" being on Saturday nights (could be the age thing, of course), but MTM and Bob Newhart were. And after Carol Burnett and company and the local news, the night was capped by "Saturday Night Live" - back when it was really primo - the Belushi-Aykroyd-Radner era. We never went anywhere on Saturday nights. All the good stuff came to us. That was one killer TV night.

LOVED Harvey Korman. The dentist skit with Tim Conway, the "Gone With the Wind" spoof with Carol Burnett wearing the drapes, all of that.

I love this quote:
"Give me something bizarre to play, or put me in a dress and I'm fine," Korman jokingly said in a 2005 Chicago Sun-Times interview.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-korman30-2008may30,0,5523599.story

God Bless Harvey Korman! He probably has God in stitches even now.

To tell you how well I remember CBS Saturday nights, I still remember Dan Rather breaking in to report Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre. I think I was pissed because it interrupted my shows. :D

I was just thinking, too, if you're a "Blazing Saddles" fan - didn't Harvey Korman also utter the magnificent line "Think of your secretary" - in a scene with Mel Brooks - wherein Brooks was the governor ("GOV") who had a rawther - um - well-endowed assistant.

HOWLINGLY funny, made all the moreso by Korman's delivery of that small piece of hilarious writing.

I use one of his lines whenever I have nothing better to say:

"Life is just an imponderable crazy quilt, isn't it?"

RIP Harvey. You will live on in your works forever.

watch it in DVD tonight.

I want rustlers, cutthroats, murders, bounty hunters, desperadoes, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con-men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglars, horse thieves, bull-dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, sh**-kickers, and Methodists!

Hedley Lamarr

and I picked up the same quote!!! One of the funniest movies ever and I also loved him in High Anxiety (along with Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn - may she rest in peace). I may have to OD on these movies this weekend.

Time to find Blazing Saddles and wach it on DVD!

I have great memories of watching him on TV and in the movies

in the past week. ;(

Here is a classic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7WD8wkb1c
Another one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJkHykGRXrw&feature=related
A great comedy!

He was awesome.

Early '70s, and the greatest lineup ever in television history, on Saturday night. Ever.

God bless you, Harvey. And thanks.

:( :( :( :(

He and Tim Conway were so good together..

Harvey Korman's death is the saddest note for today.

:+

This guy was FUNNY. I remember watching the "Carol Burnett Show" on Saturday nights at 10 with my family.

I'll always smile when I think of him, as will millions of others in the world. Not a bad legacy to leave behind if you ask me.

RIP Mr. Korman.

He will be sorely missed. :cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAgu6zI9v0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyw_o6P6-WQ&feature=related

"Count De Money!"

Moh NAY! Moh NAY . . . say it Moooooooooohhhh-NAY!

Genius. RIP, Hedley Lamar.

:)

"Wait for the shake!"

Your comic genius will always be remembered and appreciated.

That makes three. :(

RIP, Harvey. :loveya:

I know another poster alluded to this but he was royalty. Count de Monet.

It's good ta be da King.

That's HEDLEY!

The antics between him and Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett would make me laugh until I had pains in my sides. Plus I loved his character of Hedley Lamarr from "Blazing Saddles". Inspired!

I will truly miss you Mr. Korman. :cry:

loved all of his characters, but MM wsa the one you laughed at before he uttered anything.

:cry:

Mother Marcus, "Canoga Fall's leading yenta..."

As the Stomach Turns....

Priceless.

my Father had one rupture 12 years ago and was a 'miracle man' as well. My mother was seen to have one in her last hospital stay that they are 'watching'. The doctors told me to get a scan to see if I had one. I said no thanks since they really have no options once diagnosed. Or so I am told.


I LOVED Harvey and hope he did not suffer.

:(

Rat Butler:cry:

we will miss you. thanks for the laughter

forget the "Gone with the Wind" skit with Carol. I don't remember EVER laughing so hard....RIP Harvey.

I'll miss him.

He was brilliant. RIP, Mr. Korman. :cry:

I like to think that Madeline Kahn was there to greet him in the afterlife.

wrong place

He was a great partner with Korman...

Hawkeye-X

If you have watched the show "Spongebob Squarepants", I want you to know that "Tim Conway" does the voice of "Barnacle Boy". I had to check because I knew his voice sounded familiar. And if you think that was good to know. "Ernest Borgnine" plays the voice of "Mermaid Man" on the show. um, barnacle boy is mermaid man's side kick.

Raebrek!!!

I love when my kids watch an episode with Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in it. Hilarious stuff...

One of the funniest human beings EVER. RIP, dear Harvey.

Though I am very sorry we've lost Harvey. reading through this thread recalling so many of his classic comedy moments has had me lol-ing in a big way.

We're all richer for Harvey's having been here. :toast:

Julie

I salute you, Harvey.

Rest in peace.

I'll always remember Tim Conway making Harvey Korman lose it during their skits. That was funnier than the skit, in some instances.

I really feel sorry for today's generation who have missed out on a lot of great talent, as well as a lot of great television.

When all there is today is "reality TV," which cannot hold a candle to the classics like Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, and the incomparable Harvey Korman!

Now THAT was TV's Golden Age.

Bake

and Tim Conway do the "dentist" sketch -- without nearly wetting my pants laughing.

Their interplay on The Carol Burnett show was brilliant. Almost everything they did made me laugh out loud.

"I want rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists. "

Heaven got a whole lot funnier tonight. And with Sydney Pollack earlier this week - a sad time.

"Does froggie love daddy?"

Ribbit -- ribbit

OMG, that scene in Blazing Saddles makes me just crack up every single time I see it.