Talk:Harvey Korman
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The line about H.K. looking like Eugen Weber seems odd. The only results in Google for their names together appear to reference this page, or at least this page's text. 71.197.130.114 02:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] More detail on his most notable career accomplishments needed
There is a single mention on this page of his most noticeable and memorable claim to fame - his years on the "Carol Burnett Show". There is no mention of it under his career section and no further detail on any characters he played or memorable moments from his appearances on the show. There is also no detail on his role on "Blazing Saddles" or any other Mel Brooks movies he was in. It seems like the Career section talks about everything but what he was most famous for. Could someone who knows his life story in more depth kindly add some detail.
Also, nothing was said about his role in the movie with Tim Conway called "The Long Shot". [User:B Butler] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.192.88.39 (talk) 18:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
I was going to mention that it wasn't even clear from the article if he won his Emmys for the Carol Burnett Show but I see someone has added that now. Thanks. Kentucho (talk) 01:15, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Wow, this article really needs work. I did not expect to come here and read such a THIN piece on such an eminently funny actor. 24.58.32.209 (talk) 02:30, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
- Wikipedians tend to be young (under age 30) so articles on entertainers who were biggest before 1980 are sometimes thin. This isn't normally the case, but it occurs on occasion.--T. Anthony (talk) 08:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Could someone who's autoconfirmed or better (I'm not yet) change "but he was probably best remembered..." to "but he IS probably best remembered..."? Now that he has passed much of the article does belong in the past tense, but I think this should be present tense because the rest of us are still alive and still actively remember him. Emlarson (talk) 03:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Please add to his filmography the made-for-TV movie, "Bud and Lou," 1978, character Bud Abbott.Java8man (talk) 04:15, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Harvey Korman is the only comedian I ever saw who could make a comedy sketch even more hilarious by losing his composure while delivering a silly line or watching another character behaving absurdly, e.g., Tim Conway's shuffling old man. It got to the point where he didn't even try not to laugh when he worked with Conway. Such falling out of character can quickly spell the end of a career in sketch comedy, but Korman somehow made it work so well to his advantage that it became his style. I believe this should be worked into the article in some sourced and objective fashion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phantomofroute66 (talk • contribs) 10:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
