Tim Conway Broke Harvey Korman On Live TV — And Comedy Was Never The Same
There are rare moments in entertainment when something unscripted explodes onstage and becomes pure magic. One of those moments happened the night Tim Conway and Harvey Korman walked onto the Emmy Awards stage… and chaos quietly began brewing. Nobody expected it, but everyone could feel it. A spark. A tension. A sense that something unforgettable was about to happen.
Tim Conway stepped up to the microphone with that mischievous look fans knew too well. One raised eyebrow. One tiny smirk. It was enough to send a ripple through the room. Harvey Korman, standing beside him, tried to stay serious, tried to keep his award-show composure. But anyone who had watched these two legends before already sensed the truth. Harvey didn’t stand a chance.
Conway began speaking in a slow, odd rhythm. The audience leaned in. Harvey tried to stare straight ahead, fighting the urge to look at Tim. But the pressure built with every pause, every perfectly timed glance, every ridiculous expression Conway delivered with surgical precision.
And then it happened. One single Conway expression — tiny, stupid, perfectly timed — shattered Harvey Korman’s entire self-control. His lips twitched. His shoulders shook. And finally he exploded into unstoppable laughter on live television. Conway didn’t speak louder or faster. He didn’t do slapstick. He destroyed Harvey with silence, timing, and a face only he could make.
The audience lost it. People doubled over, wiping tears. Camera operators shook so badly the shots wobbled. Even backstage staff had to turn away to avoid being seen laughing on live TV. It wasn’t a bit anymore. It was an event. A shared meltdown of pure, contagious joy.
By the time Harvey tried to regain control, Conway leaned in and whispered something barely audible. And Harvey shattered again. Harder.
This wasn’t rehearsed. This wasn’t polished. This was real human laughter, raw and unfiltered — the kind you can’t script, can’t repeat, can’t fake.
To this day, the clip still goes viral over and over, because it reminds people what comedy used to feel like: warm, human, honest, impossible to resist. Tim Conway didn’t just break Harvey Korman that night. He reminded the world that the greatest laughs come from the moments no one plans.
And that is why this Emmy moment still lives on. Not as a joke. Not as a skit. But as proof that one look, one breath, one perfectly stupid expression… can make the whole world fall apart laughing.
