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What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life, Tim Conway with Jane Scovell (forward by Carol Burnett) (hardcover) 4 out of 5 stars.
From amazon:
"Six-time Emmy Award–winning funnyman Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir about his life on stage and off as an actor and comedian.
In television history, few entertainers have captured as many hearts and made as many people laugh as Tim Conway. There’s nothing in the world that Tim Conway would rather do than entertain—and in his first-ever memoir, What’s So Funny?, that’s exactly what he does. From his pranks in small Ohio classrooms to his performances on national television and movies, Tim has been cracking people up for more than seventy years. Long regarded as one of the funniest comedians around, Tim also boasts an inspiring rags-to-riches story.
What’s So Funny? captures Tim’s journey from life as an only child raised by loving but outrageous parents in small-town Ohio during the Great Depression, to his tour of duty in the Army—which would become training for his later role in McHale’s Navy—to his ascent as a national star and household name. By tracing his early path, this book reveals the origins of many of Tim’s unforgettable characters—from Mr. Tudball and the Oldest Man to Mickey Hart to everyone’s favorite, Dorf."
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I grew up watching Tim on The Carol Burnett Show and he was one of my favorites on the show! This book kept me grinning and laughing out loud while I read it. I would imagine he's had difficulties as anybody else has had in their lives, but he focused on the amusing and funny for this memoir and I think I (and whomever else reads it) am better off for it. Laughter is powerful medicine. Reading this book was a big boost for my funny bone. If you're a Tim Conway fan, I definitely recommend this book to you! :)
From amazon:
"Six-time Emmy Award–winning funnyman Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir about his life on stage and off as an actor and comedian.
In television history, few entertainers have captured as many hearts and made as many people laugh as Tim Conway. There’s nothing in the world that Tim Conway would rather do than entertain—and in his first-ever memoir, What’s So Funny?, that’s exactly what he does. From his pranks in small Ohio classrooms to his performances on national television and movies, Tim has been cracking people up for more than seventy years. Long regarded as one of the funniest comedians around, Tim also boasts an inspiring rags-to-riches story.
What’s So Funny? captures Tim’s journey from life as an only child raised by loving but outrageous parents in small-town Ohio during the Great Depression, to his tour of duty in the Army—which would become training for his later role in McHale’s Navy—to his ascent as a national star and household name. By tracing his early path, this book reveals the origins of many of Tim’s unforgettable characters—from Mr. Tudball and the Oldest Man to Mickey Hart to everyone’s favorite, Dorf."
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I grew up watching Tim on The Carol Burnett Show and he was one of my favorites on the show! This book kept me grinning and laughing out loud while I read it. I would imagine he's had difficulties as anybody else has had in their lives, but he focused on the amusing and funny for this memoir and I think I (and whomever else reads it) am better off for it. Laughter is powerful medicine. Reading this book was a big boost for my funny bone. If you're a Tim Conway fan, I definitely recommend this book to you! :)
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