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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRIP Tim Conway -- death always comes in threes - Peggy Lipton, Doris Day and now TIm Conway
Loved him on the Carol Burnett show.
hlthe2b
(102,579 posts)Our aging celebrities of that era are leaving us and we aren't ready!
livetohike
(22,172 posts)a great comedian .
spooky3
(34,540 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,103 posts)He was my favorite cast member on anything he was in.
lpbk2713
(42,777 posts)May he RIP
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)He was an improv genius.
I met him once at a hardware store in Glendale, CA. Very nice man.
RIP, Mr. Conway.
FakeNoose
(32,917 posts)You will always be remembered as a funny, funny guy!
VOX
(22,976 posts)Doesnt matter how many times one has seen it, it never fails to deliver. Deserves to be called classic.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,509 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Seeing those same gifted folks, year-in, year-out, do their stuff. While it wasnt biting, topical humor, it did have a friendly surrealism running through it, presented by this familiar troupe.
The Mrs. Wiggins/Mr. Tudball sketches are exemplary. Crazy-funny, tear-inducing, with an infectious silliness that approached a state of grace.
FakeNoose
(32,917 posts)Love this sketch!
llmart
(15,572 posts)I've seen it many times and I still crack up watching it. I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show and loved it, but he was by far the funniest.
This is what happens when you get older. People you know and people you used to watch on TV die every day. It really is a rude awakening.
Thanks, Tim for all the laughs you brought my way.
RIP
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Rest In Peace dear Tim Conway.
He was hilarious
brooklynite
(95,068 posts)151,600 people die each day
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)But I can certainly understand why you may not be able to grasp as such.
edhopper
(33,669 posts)Death does not come in threes. Any calendar of celebrity deaths for a year will show that. You just stop counting at three and start again when the next celeb dies. it is a silly superstition.
mountain grammy
(26,677 posts)The best of the best! RIP..
Ilsa
(61,721 posts)She was brilliant.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,528 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Every so often, her coffin goes missing. It's a real annoyance and inconvenience for her family.
mountain grammy
(26,677 posts)proud patriot
(100,717 posts)growing up in the 70s and 80s he made me laugh more than any other.
yeah this one hits me pretty hard .. God Speed Tim RIP
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,509 posts)Originally saw him on "McHale's Navy".
A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)R.I.P. funny man. Go gently.
Give the universe a "Fnnnorki" for me.
KatyMan
(4,223 posts)Love this one! Thanks!
A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)of Conway trying to bust everyone up.
The vid of Vicki Lawrence describing the incident..."Get him"...is truly insightful.
Harvey Korman loved him to death, but I remember him saying he had a love/hate relationship with doing sketches with Tim, because he would always crack him up on live TV.
He was a unique talent and possessed an incredible comic mind.
KatyMan
(4,223 posts)Improv like that is a gift ( that requires thought and planning of course!).
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)It never gets old.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)You just KNEW something silly was going to happen!
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)I doubt there will be anything this organic and genuine in entertainment again.
mn9driver
(4,431 posts)It was 1965 in Cleveland and my dad, an advertising guy, needed a young voice actor to play opposite Tim in a local radio commercial. They were both young guys whose careers hadnt really fully developed yet. I got the part. We worked for about 3 hours to make a 30 second spot. I made $30.
He was really nice and kept me relaxed and entertained the whole time. We had ice cream during a break and I remember a lot of laughing. It wasnt work for him, it was play. Ill never forget it.
My dad passed two months ago, and now Tim.
kimbutgar
(21,290 posts)Tim Conway always seemed like a good guy in real life.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,038 posts)samnsara
(17,667 posts)woodsprite
(11,946 posts)I was thinking 'well, Trump is kind of a celebrity...." He's old, doesn't take care of himself, and must be under tremendous stress.
iluvtennis
(19,913 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)With a group of colleagues, as a thank-you for some programming work we did with then-state senator Diane Watson.
Sitting right next to us were Tim Conway and Richard Pryor, who were clearly obvious buddies who did this often. Youd think these two would be an odd paring Pryor, the edgy-risky social critic, and Conway, the skilled farceur/sketch comic. Regardless of their different professional styles, they were thick as thieves in real life. While I appreciated both of them, seeing them hang out together made me regard these two gents a bit higher.
Hope theyre both sharing a laugh now as pure energy and star-matter.
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As a side-note, whats occurred recently at Santa Anita race track is absolutely tragic, and I feel that the sport of thoroughbred horse racing should be discontinued altogether. Just my devalued nickels worth.
cactusfractal
(498 posts)Humans just stop counting at three and start again at one when the fourth one dies.
Brother Buzz
(36,509 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)So sorry to hear about all three of them. Tim Conway was hilarious. I am so sorry to hear of his passing.