The Humorous/Interesting Video Thread

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Kenny Everett vs Billy Connolly

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Invisibility cloak - real.

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[vienna]

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Nice one as well , Vienna. Harvey Cormann and Tim Conway were the best on the Carol Burnett show. Harvey Cormann could never make it through a scene without laughing.

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

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Nice one as well , Vienna. Harvey Cormann and Tim Conway were the best on the Carol Burnett show. Harvey Cormann could never make it through a scene without laughing.

There are loads of Carol Burnett Show clips where the cast can be seen trying desperately not to break out laughing at Tim Conway's performances; Tim used to play his role in sketches pretty well straight and true to the script during rehearsals with only a little bit of "schtick"; but everyone in the cast knew when the cameras were rolling at the actual performance, Tim was going to go his own way with whatever character he was given, they just didn't know how far and how wide he would go; if you watch closely, during the sketches in which Tim participated, other cast members are very often looking down or away from Tim just to keep from watching him and his antics and cracking up...


Here's a classic scene from the TV show "Taxi" where the cabbies are trying to help burnout Jim get a driver's license so they can get him a job at the taxi company...











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Originally Posted by vienna

There are loads of Carol Burnett Show clips where the cast can be seen trying desperately not to break out laughing at Tim Conway's performances; Tim used to play his role in sketches pretty well straight and true to the script during rehearsals with only a little bit of "schtick"; but everyone in the cast knew when the cameras were rolling at the actual performance, Tim was going to go his own way with whatever character he was given, they just didn't know how far and how wide he would go; if you watch closely, during the sketches in which Tim participated, other cast members are very often looking down or away from Tim just to keep from watching him and his antics and cracking up...

Here's a classic scene from the TV show "Taxi" where the cabbies are trying to help burnout Jim get a driver's license so they can get him a job at the taxi company...


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You're so right about Tim Conway and his antics. I have seen reruns of the Carol Burnett show. The entire cast was excellent and created their own characters within the skits and recurring characters in the show. Vicki Lawrence as mama is a prime example. Carol Burnett was in an episode of Magnum P.i . Tom Selleck once said Carol Burnett was both the greatest and easiest to get along guests on the show. Tom also remarked Carol was the hardest to work with as she continually made everyone laugh.

I loved Benny Hill on TV as well. The reruns came on late and I found that most of my friends at school were watching him as well. We had a teacher at school named Hill and bore a resemblance to Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill. As expected, us wise guy kids called him that and he wasn't amused. As I understand it, it was banned in the U.K as it was branded sexist and the epitome of " low brow humor ."

Shrugs, I thought he was great.