Harvey Korman - RIP

[CoasterMatt]

LOS ANGELES - Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and on the big screen in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81.

Full story here (http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/19369519.html)

Thanks for all the laughs. :(

[Capt Jack]

:(

bye harvey...thanks. you were always one of my faves

[Ponine]

KNow that we loved you.... and you solved the mystery of the Huck Finn movie for us.
Rest well. :cheers:

[Strangler Lewis]

In his honor I will break character and double over in laughter.

[Boss Radio]

There goes any hope of a Star Wars Christmas Special reunion.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, this makes me sooo sad.


But Harvey ... I'm so glad we had this time together, just to have a laugh or sing a song. Seems we just get started, yada yada yada.







And yeah, I'll pull the same schtik when Carol dies.

[Kevy Baby]

Hedley Lamarr: Meeting adjourned. Oh, I am sorry, sir; I didn't mean to overstep my bounds. *You* say that.
Governor William J. Le Petomane: What?
Hedley Lamarr: "Meeting is adjourned."
Governor William J. Le Petomane: It is?
Hedley Lamarr: No, *you* say that, governor.
Governor William J. Le Petomane: What?
Hedley Lamarr: "Meeting is adjourned."
Governor William J. Le Petomane: It is?
Hedley Lamarr: Here, sir; play with this.
[hands the governor a paddleball]

[flippyshark]

Very sad, but a great excuse for me to break out Blazing Saddles for a late night viewnig. Thanks for the many laughs, Harv!

[Tref]

Truly and sincerely, Korman was one of my very favorites. I can't tell you how many times I have quoted his character in Blazing Saddles. I can still recall seeing him at the Hyatt Hotel cafe in Burlingame, sitting by himself at a table; each time the waitress would walk by, he would hold up his finger and open his mouth as if to speak, his finger tracing her movement past the table. It is sort of hard to explain, but it was very funny, and each time he did it the tables nearby would break out in a quiet sort of titter. When she finally did notice, he smiled and waved her off, acknowledging that it was all indeed just a little show put on for anybody who had noticed.

He may not have been a giant in comedy, but his portrayal as Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles sealed his place in movie history.

I wish he could have stuck around a little longer.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think I'm rare for my generation of Korman fans in that I know him better from Carol Burnett than Blazing Saddles. My parents were fans of the Burnett Show, enough that they'd always catch the anniversary specials or when they'd syndicate the episodes. That, and they wouldn't have let me near a rated R Mel Brooks movie.

He made me laugh. I'll miss him.

[NickO'Time]

Agreed^

I have to thank my mother for something and introducing me to this show was one of them. Lots of great memories.
Rest in Peace Mr. Korman.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

"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, ****-kickers and Methodists!!"

Wow, this one really hurts. I'm glad he did what he did for the world and brought me a gabillion laughs over my whole life. He was easily in the top 5 all time funniest comedians ever.

In an interview on the Blazing Saddles DVD there is an interview in which he said he always liked it when someone would say... "Hey look! There's Heady Lamar!" and he would gladly answer "That's HEADLY! Headly Lamar!"

I always wanted to do that if I saw him in person..

Damn... :( Time to put on Saddles...

[Snowflake]

Back when on Saturday night, it was more fun to stay home with Carol Burnett and Bob Newhart and Mary Tyler Moore. Harvey, R-I-P, thanks for all the laughs and I can never have Rasinettes and not think of Hedly Lamarr

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I think I'm rare for my generation of Korman fans in that I know him better from Carol Burnett than Blazing Saddles. My parents were fans of the Burnett Show, enough that they'd always catch the anniversary specials or when they'd syndicate the episodes. My parents were the same (though we'd also watch the Mel Brooks stuff). I adored his style and timing.

:(

[mousepod]

I'll always love Harvey for his performance as The Great Gazoo on the Flintstones... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Gazoo.jpg

I also have fond memories of his role in Buck Henry's First Family (a quick scan shows that this isn't out on DVD... why?). His "chi-chi or la-la?" line is still a staple in my house.

G'bye Harvey. Thanks for the laughs.

[Alex]

I recongize pictures of him, of course, but looking at his resume it appears the only significant credits of his I've seen more recently than when I was a pre-teen are History of the World, Part I and High Anxiety.

I don't think I've ever seen so much as an episode of The Carol Burnett Show though I've certainly seen individual skits replayed.

Lani, however, made rare mention of a celebrity death on this one.

[Snowflake]

I'll always love Harvey for his performance as The Great Gazoo on the Flintstones... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Gazoo.jpg



Oh! This I did not know! Loved The Great Gazoo!

Did he do the voice of Gazoo for the live action/cgi Flintstone film? If not, shame on the producers!

[cirquelover]

This made me very sad. The irony is I just watched a infomercial selling the Carol Burnett show yesterday and laughed a lot with them. Now it makes me miss him even more. RIP, my friend!

I guess I should go make sure Tim Conway is still alive. I loved those two together, they made me bust a gut as a child.

[Strangler Lewis]

Tim Conway is still alive. The big shock is that handsome straight man Lyle Waggoner is 73 and looks it. The bigger shock is that for about half of his run on the Carol Burnett Show, Harvey Korman was younger than I am now.

[Kevy Baby]

Harvey was looking his age at the end.

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[SzczerbiakManiac]

I too am deeply saddened to hear of Harvey's passing. My first memories of him were for his brilliant work on Carol's show, but his film work with Mel Brooks was also uproariously funny. I also remember seeing him play Bud Abbot and thinking to myself, wow, he's a good dramatic actor too!"

You will be sorely missed Mr. Korman.

[CoasterMatt]

In memory of Harvey, I've set my computers startup sound to one I used a LONG time ago - voodoo (http://members.dslextreme.com/users/coastermatt/images/voodoo.wav)