“STOP— I’M LOSING HIM!”  Tim Conway and Harvey Korman march straight into comedy immortality the moment this so-called military sketch begins on The Carol Burnett Show. Conway shuffles in with that infamous, syrup-thick accent and the look of a man who has already forgotten every rule of the army, while Korman stands rigid, praying—silently—that the scene will end quickly. It doesn’t. Conway squints at his paperwork, muttering nonsense orders like they’re classified secrets, and Korman’s face starts betraying him, twitch by twitch, breath by breath. Then disaster strikes: uniforms tear, authority collapses, and suddenly Conway is standing there in striped boxers like it’s the most normal thing in the world. Korman bends in half, fighting for oxygen, as Conway calmly soldiers on, unfazed, delivering the final blow with a perfectly innocent stare. And in that moment, the sketch explodes beyond comedy—it becomes pure, uncontrollable joy, two legends locked in a beautiful ambush of laughter that no script could ever plan.

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Skip to content Tim Conway completely derails Harvey Korman in the legendary “Military” sketch The Carol Burnett Show gave us no shortage of unforgettable comedy moments, but few are as …

“STOP— I’M LOSING HIM!”  Tim Conway and Harvey Korman march straight into comedy immortality the moment this so-called military sketch begins on The Carol Burnett Show. Conway shuffles in with that infamous, syrup-thick accent and the look of a man who has already forgotten every rule of the army, while Korman stands rigid, praying—silently—that the scene will end quickly. It doesn’t. Conway squints at his paperwork, muttering nonsense orders like they’re classified secrets, and Korman’s face starts betraying him, twitch by twitch, breath by breath. Then disaster strikes: uniforms tear, authority collapses, and suddenly Conway is standing there in striped boxers like it’s the most normal thing in the world. Korman bends in half, fighting for oxygen, as Conway calmly soldiers on, unfazed, delivering the final blow with a perfectly innocent stare. And in that moment, the sketch explodes beyond comedy—it becomes pure, uncontrollable joy, two legends locked in a beautiful ambush of laughter that no script could ever plan. Read More