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7. Tim Conway and Ernie Anderson deserve more credit for shaping modern humor

Reply to sir pball (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:19 PM

13 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:10 PM - Edit history (1)

than they get. They wrote skits and worked together in Cleveland (Ernie Anderson was Ghoulardi) and later moved to LA. Every Cleveland kid who grew up watching Ghoulardi would recognize the influence. Doug Kenney, Jim Jarmusch, Devo, Drew Carey, Arsenio Hall.

BTW, the warped humor in Paul Anderson’s movies has an even more direct influence - his dad is Ernie Anderson whose lifelong friend was Tim Conway.

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Have a laugh in these trying times... [View all] sir pball 14 hrs ago OP

😂😂😂 underpants 14 hrs ago #1

FNORK sir pball 14 hrs ago #2

THat's one of my favorite outtakes from her show LogDog75 14 hrs ago #3

Harvey Korman admitted... sir pball 14 hrs ago #4

Tim Conway and Ernie Anderson deserve more credit for shaping modern humor blm 13 hrs ago #7

Huh. I didn't know about the Paul Anderson connection. progressoid 12 hrs ago #11

Heheh blm 12 hrs ago #14

My first Social Security payroll deduction was for a radio spot I did with Tim. mn9driver 11 hrs ago #15

Cool. blm 11 hrs ago #17

That's incredible! Thanks for sharing that! CaptainTruth 11 hrs ago #18

That one, and the Hitler puppet sketch were the best. Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #10

True story of my experience with a new dentist wnylib 12 hrs ago #12

Why don't I remember this humor? 1WorldHope 11 hrs ago #16

Im laughing so hard i can't see. Srkdqltr 14 hrs ago #5

Well timed, indeed! madamesilverspurs 14 hrs ago #6

Thank you MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #8

Carol Burnett said that Tim Conway (or Harvey Corman?) fell off one end of the couch . . . John1956PA 13 hrs ago #9

Tim Conway Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #13

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