RIP Harvey Korman

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Watching him on Carol Burnett trying to keep a straight face during the skits was too much.
Loved him in Blazing Saddles: 'That's HEDLEY!'

Taggart: What do you want me to do, sir?
Hedley Lamarr: I want you to round up every vicious criminal and gunslinger in the west. Take this down.
[Taggart looks for a pen and paper while Hedley talks]
Hedley Lamarr: 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.
Taggart: [finding pen and paper] Could you repeat that, sir?

He will be sorely missed.
 
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Oh man. This makes me really sad. I loved Harvey. I will never forget the laughter he gave me. Rest in peace, Harvey.
 

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How sad to see the end come for a great comedian. He'll be sorely missed. Don't you know Tim Conway is in tears! :cry:
 

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Sad. He was so funny. I loved the movie parodies on "The Carol Burnett Show" but my favorite was when he and Tim Conway would crack each other up.
 

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I'm distraught. He was an exceptional comedian, and he had panache.
I wonder if Robieae has heard the news yet.

Don't get saucy with me, Bernaisse.
 
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Brilliant.

*sniff*

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Yes. He was such a gifted man. There is a thread already started somewhere. I just want to sit and watch hours of Carol... and Harvey.
 

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I loved how Korman cracked up.
 

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My family spent many happy hours with Harvey Korman via Carol Burnett. His inability to remain straight-faced in the presence of Tim Conway never failed to send gales of laughter through my house. I spent so much time watching him that, like William, this saddens me. The television stars of our youth seem very much like family. Rest in peace, and may you find a truly happy place.
 

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He was a wonderful man, a great talent. I loved him in Blazing Saddles--- "That's HEDLEY"

He will be missed
 

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Because of Harvey, I cannot watch reruns of REBECCA without laughing. A worthy equal to Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris as a master of parody performance. Sorely missed.
 

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Aw, crapsticks. I grew up watching him on Carol Burnette. Sleep well, dear man.