Tim Conway’s “Old Sheriff” Sketch Is Going Viral Again — And People Are Losing It
Some comedy clips get old. This one doesn’t. Tim Conway’s legendary “Old Sheriff” scene from The Carol Burnett Show is suddenly blowing up online again, and anyone who watches it ends up laughing out loud. One slow-motion sheriff. One outlaw trying not to break. And a studio audience crying with laughter.
The magic is simple. Conway moves painfully, impossibly slow… and Harvey Korman does everything in his power to keep a straight face. He fails. His shoulders shake, his eyes water, he almost collapses trying not to laugh. And that’s exactly why people can’t stop sharing it.
What makes this sketch special is the realness. Nothing scripted, nothing fake. Conway intentionally went even slower during the live show just to sabotage Korman, and the meltdown you see on screen is 100 percent genuine.
Even today, viewers say the clip feels fresh, warm and fun in a way modern comedy rarely does.
No special effects, no loud chaos, just two legends doing something so simple and so perfectly timed that it still destroys everyone who watches it.
