Fighting Back
Conway loved to improvise his lines, which was something Lawrence wasn’t always happy with. She learned Conway was planning on ad-libbing during one of ‘The Family’ sketches. Lawrence delivered a hilarious line before Conway could get his in and everyone on the stage and in the audience was in fits of laughter.
The Right Man For The Job
Burnett and her husband had a “Harvey Korman-type” entertainer in mind for the show but didn’t think they could get him. Amazingly Burnett spotted Korman in the parking lot at CBS and threw him over the hood of his car in enthusiasm. Through fear or admiration, Korman agreed to do the show.