Randman's World

Comic powerhouse Harvey Korman dies at 81
By BOB THOMAS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81.

Korman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, his family said. He had undergone several major operations.

Watching Harvey on The Carol Burnett Show was a major factor in my comedy upbringing. Sure, Tim was funny, but watching Harvey was much more fun for me.

And, the character Hedley Lamar is one of my favorite things about Blazing Saddles.

I couldn't help but laugh at this. Outloud. Repeatedly.



Yeah, he's serious, but all I can remember is RRRRRIIIIIIPPPPP.

Daddy and Charlie have a new Friday night ritual. Charlie loves to wash the cars, because it's wet, messy, and he gets to spray the garden hose. What more could a 3 year old ask for?

Got to spend some time with Dennis Dupont. He helped me get hired for a gig at a credit union convention. I played an evil banker during a game show "Are You Smarter Than A Banker?". It took a while to write, but seemed to be well received. It made the credit union people laugh, and that's all that counts.

Dennis and I with our credit union contestants. Before the show.

When I take Charlie to daycare, he now has a habit of pretending to drive a car inside the building, and then parking it in his classroom.

Today, he not only parked, he shifted into park, turned off the engine, unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the door, shut it, and then hit the keyless remote to lock it.

Then, he wanted to give me a hug. He started to walk toward me, but suddenly stopped, and then walked around the imaginary parked car.

It made me proud.