Comedian/Actor Harvey Korman died yesterday at the age of 81. He was one of my favorites since I was a little girl watching reruns of the Carol Burnett Show. He and Tim Conway would create moments of comic gold together. I especially used to love when Conway would make Harvey break character and start laughing. I don't think I had ever seen that before on television, it felt so organic.
Working in live theatre for so long I was able to meet many people I admired and I was lucky enough to have met Harvey Korman a few years ago when he and Tim Conway came through town to do their show that included many of their old sketches. They were still hilarious together, they seemed good friends, and you could tell they just totally loved what they were doing. They made each other laugh and that made all of us laugh even harder. Harvey made me laugh that kind of laugh where I also cry! Laughter is the most beautiful sound, a fine expression of life and I want to thank Mr. Harvey Korman for all the good times.
