Some comedy sketches fade with time — this one refuses to. Tim Conway’s iconic “Old Sheriff” bit from The Carol Burnett Show is going viral all over again, and everyone who hits play ends up laughing out loud.
One sheriff moving in extreme slow motion. One outlaw desperately trying not to lose it. And a live audience absolutely howling.
The setup couldn’t be simpler: Conway moves agonizingly, ridiculously slow… while Harvey Korman struggles to stay composed. He doesn’t stand a chance. His shoulders shake, his eyes fill with tears, and he nearly folds in half trying not to crack up. That’s exactly why people keep sending the clip to each other.
What makes the sketch so incredible is how genuine it is. No forced reaction, no fake corpsing. Conway deliberately slowed his performance even more during the live taping just to mess with Korman, so the breakdown you see on screen is completely real.
Even now, viewers say it feels cozy, timeless, and genuinely funny in a way a lot of modern comedy misses.
No CGI, no screaming, no gimmicks — just two masters of their craft, doing something so simple and so perfectly timed that it still wipes out anyone who watches it.