Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr), RIP
Although I often watched Harvey on the old Carol Burnett show, I remember him best as Hedley Lamarr, the “villain” in Mel Brooks’ classic comedy Blazing Saddles:
Posted: May 31st, 2008 under humor, memory, movies, video.
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Comment from Sunni
Time June 4, 2008 at 9:02 am
I saw this news item but somehow didn’t mention it. Harvey Korman was one of the greats of comedy. In thinking back on many a pleasant evening watching The Carol Burnett Show, I realized that one reason I have such a hard time watching comedies today is that awful canned laugh track. CB was taped before a studio audience, and the laughter genuine—and with people like Carol, Harvey, and Tim Conway, how could there not be laughter?
Comment from Happy Curmudgeon
Time June 4, 2008 at 7:10 am
The world is a poorer place to have one less Harvey in it. There aren’t many of around.