What's So Funny?

My Hilarious Life

By: Tim Conway, Jane Scovell, Carol Burnett - foreword

Narrated by: Tim Conway, Carol Burnett, Dick Hill, Jane Scovell

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

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 audiobook 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.

What's 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, listeners will enjoy never-before-shared stories of hilarious behind-the-scenes antics on McHale's Navy and The Carol Burnett Show.

©2013 Tim Conway (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Excellent reading

Loved it many belly laughs. Recommend it to all who enjoy comedy. Sorry to come to the end of it.

Narrating was the downside

Narrating was not riveting and took away from part of the finished product. Required more energy.

Funny man, very funny final third of his book

I've always loved Tim Conway and the "awkward", bumpkin'ish nature of his humor. He is a uniquely talented comedian. I must confess though that the first two thirds of his book were a bit slow and took some effort to get through. Once he gets to the part about joining the Carol Burnett Show however, it became a true joy, with several laugh out loud moments.
Narrator Dick Hill did his usual great job with the story and any fan of Tim, Carol or Harvey Korman would love the last several hours of this book. Overall, a slow beginning, but the end made it all worthwhile.

Going to read this one...

I bought this audiobook, looking forward to the narration by Tim Conway. He has always been one of the funniest people I know. I loved watching him and Harvey do their skits on the Burnett show, and everything else he has done. However, his voicing of this book was not what I expected. It sounded so scripted and in a completely "non-Conway" voice, that I couldn't finish it. I didn't want to read this book that way. I'm sure that I will like the content, but I am going to be reading it myself, rather than listening to Tim read it.

Love it!

Tim Conway is hilarious and I enjoyed every minute of the book! I love when the celebrity reads their own book, it makes it so much more enjoyable.

Not narrated by Tim

Any additional comments?

When I bought this, I thought Tim narrated it himself as he is first listed. He didn't. Dick Hill did. While Mr. Hill may be a good narrator, I did not find him to be good for this book. The majority of celebrity bio's I have listened to have been narrated by the celebrity (Kevin Pollack being the best I have found thus far) so it was a natural mistake on my part when I saw Tim listed first. However, I do not regret buying it or listening to it - I just think it would have been fantastic if Mr. Conway had done it himself.

My Hilarious Life

Very funny, good story, love biographies, A good read. You will enjoy I sure did.

Masterfull!

Once I got over the fact that Tim did not narrate this audiobook I became enthralled with his incredible story and view of life. What a treasure!

great read

loved the read. The story told by Tim was heartwarming, uplifting and and inspirational from beginning to end.

Tim is so funny

The autobiography is wonderful not only because of its contents but even better because Tim is the narrator. You will through my enjoy this true to life book

David