Harvey Korman - RIP

CoasterMatt · 05-29-2008, 04:55 PM

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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

Thanks for all the laughs.

Capt Jack · 05-29-2008, 05:03 PM

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

Ponine · 05-29-2008, 05:05 PM

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

Strangler Lewis · 05-29-2008, 05:08 PM

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

Boss Radio · 05-29-2008, 05:12 PM

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

innerSpaceman · 05-29-2008, 05:20 PM

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 · 05-29-2008, 05:38 PM

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 · 05-29-2008, 06:21 PM

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 · 05-29-2008, 07:02 PM

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 · 05-29-2008, 07:48 PM

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.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	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] __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Very sad, but a great excuse for me to break out Blazing Saddles for a late night viewnig. Thanks for the many laughs, Harv!
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	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. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?! Last edited by Tref : 05-29-2008 at 07:55 PM. Reason: "Hahahahahaha-Hmmm!"
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	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. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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