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WHAT'S SO FUNNY? By: Tim Conway
My Hilarious Life
Howard Books
November 2013
On Sale: October 29, 2013
272 pages ISBN: 1476726507 EAN: 9781476726502 Kindle: B00BSBR7ME Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Six-time Emmy Awardβwinning 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. Thereβs nothing in the world that Tim Conway would rather do than entertainβand in his first-ever memoir, Whatβs So Funny?, thatβs exactly what he does. From his pranks in small Ohio classrooms to his perforΒmances on national television and movies, Tim has been cracking people up for more than seventy years. Long regarded as one of the funniest comeΒdians around, Tim also boasts an inspiring rags-to-riches story. Whatβs So Funny? captures Timβs journey from life as an only child raised by loving but outraΒgeous parents in small-town Ohio during the Great Depression, to his tour of duty in the Armyβwhich would become training for his later role in McHaleβs Navyβto his ascent as a national star and household name. By tracing his early path, this book reveals the origins of many of Timβs unforgettable charactersβfrom Mr. Tudball and the Oldest Man to Mickey Hart to everyoneβs favorite, Dorf. Whatβs So Funny? shares the hilarious accounts of the glory days of The Carol Burnett Show and his famous partnerships with entertainment greats like Harvey Korman, Don Knotts, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Vicki Lawrence, Bob Newhart, and of course, Carol Burnett. As a bonus, readers will enjoy never-before-shared stories of hilarious behind-the-scenes antics on McHaleβs Navy and The Carol Burnett Show.
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