My Dad's Funnier Than Your Dad: Growing Up with Tim Conway in the Funniest House in America
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- Author：Kelly Conway
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Reviews
Jesse
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Interesting memoir about a classic Hollywood funnyman。 I was not very familiar with Tim Conway， but would like more exposure。
Susan
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I really enjoyed the first half of this book in which Tim Conway's daughter described her childhood and growing up with her dad and on the set of the Carol Burnett Show。 But the second half was dreary， all about the battle for her father's health issues with his widow， her stepmother。 It was sad， and needed to be told， but instead of the fun， uplifting book I expected， it was sad at the end。 I really enjoyed the first half of this book in which Tim Conway's daughter described her childhood and growing up with her dad and on the set of the Carol Burnett Show。 But the second half was dreary， all about the battle for her father's health issues with his widow， her stepmother。 It was sad， and needed to be told， but instead of the fun， uplifting book I expected， it was sad at the end。 。。。more
Steve Fox
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I listened to this on audio， read by author Kelly Conway。 At times， I found the book odd and a bit whiney and at other times insightful and possibly useful to all of us looking at the future with aging parents and complex family make-ups。 I mean， who doesn't have a family with divorces， re-marriage， step-kids， whatever it might be that can make the possibility of complex and messy arrangements as our parents age and struggle with health issues。 Weaved between this important message is a fun stor I listened to this on audio， read by author Kelly Conway。 At times， I found the book odd and a bit whiney and at other times insightful and possibly useful to all of us looking at the future with aging parents and complex family make-ups。 I mean， who doesn't have a family with divorces， re-marriage， step-kids， whatever it might be that can make the possibility of complex and messy arrangements as our parents age and struggle with health issues。 Weaved between this important message is a fun story about growing up as eldest child and only daughter of super funny comedian/actor Tim Conway。 I remember him playing Dorf as a kid - something I found odd and hilarious。 。。。more
Leslie
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Kelly Conway has laid bare her soul， her truth and her love for her father in this beautifully written and self narrated book。 She shares so much of her childhood and the life she experienced with her beloved father， who she at the same time shared with the rest of us。 So much good and also so much pain。 What happened at the end was reprehensible， but always and forever he was loved by Kelly and always knew it。 I received an advanced copy of this audiobook from Netgalley。com in exchange for a fa Kelly Conway has laid bare her soul， her truth and her love for her father in this beautifully written and self narrated book。 She shares so much of her childhood and the life she experienced with her beloved father， who she at the same time shared with the rest of us。 So much good and also so much pain。 What happened at the end was reprehensible， but always and forever he was loved by Kelly and always knew it。 I received an advanced copy of this audiobook from Netgalley。com in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Ghoul Von Horror
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TW: mental abuse， step parent toxic relationships， parent death， parent sickness， abuse of parent *****SPOILERS*****About the book:Comic and television star Tim Conway （McHale's Navy， The Carol Burnett Show， The Apple Dumpling Gang） enjoyed enormous popular appeal， including a wide readership for his best-selling memoir， What's So Funny？ In her own humorous， loving and surprising memoir， Tim's eldest child Kelly reveals that the Conway home life was as riotous and engaging as some of her fat TW: mental abuse， step parent toxic relationships， parent death， parent sickness， abuse of parent *****SPOILERS*****About the book:Comic and television star Tim Conway （McHale's Navy， The Carol Burnett Show， The Apple Dumpling Gang） enjoyed enormous popular appeal， including a wide readership for his best-selling memoir， What's So Funny？ In her own humorous， loving and surprising memoir， Tim's eldest child Kelly reveals that the Conway home life was as riotous and engaging as some of her father's best-known comedy sketches。 Kelly Conway allows readers an intimate look at a supremely American childhood， from the studios of Television City in Los Angeles to the Midwestern pleasures of her mom and dad's home towns。 My Dad's Funnier Than Your Dad is her love letter to her father and mother， as well as an account of the warm， laugh-filled world in which she spent her childhood。 The book portrays a Cheaper by the Dozen-style upbringing， when she and her five younger brothers spent their lives playing together within a protective cocoon of affection and love。 Her dad acted as the ringmaster of their circus。 What kind of dad builds his kids a go-cart track in the backyard of his Encino residence by himself， himself， not hiring a crew of professionals to do it？ How about a dad that circles the block when his kids go away for our first day in grade school， fretting and fussing that we're okay away from home？ What can you say about a famous father who lived not for his celebrity but kept himself firmly grounded in family？ While not all puppy dogs and rainbows--the Conways divorced when the author was seventeen--this is nevertheless warm-hearted memoir of a man who was as funny off the set as on。Release Date: November Genre: Memoir Pages: 244Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ What I Liked:t• This book was like a rollercoaster What I Didn't Like:t• Nothing Overall Thoughts:"He did his best work at funerals。"Reading memoirs is always a toss up because you never know if when you get to the ending you'll hate the person or like them。 Thank God this latter。This memoir was kind of all over the place。 It reminded me of how people would look back at their lives; random and disheveled。I found this book relatable in that I am one of 7 kids and it's 6 girls and one boy。 The author is one girl in 6 kids。 There is something interesting in being one of a huge family filled with siblings。 I was shocked that I never knew he had so many kids。 I also live in Ohio and hike in Chagrin Falls， so I'm familer with the place。Final Thoughts: This book is just wow。 I cried so much。 I laughed。 I felt for Kelly。 How horrible to not see your father and be able to help。 IG| Blog 。。。more
Kristi Betts
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I was so excited when I saw this book available for request on Netgalley。 I almost cried with joy when I was approved for MY DAD'S FUNNIER THAN YOUR DAD！The heartbreaking beginning and ending of the book describes the horrible manner in which her father was treated prior to his death and the way her step-mother treated her throughout his illness and eventual death。 Ms。 Conway has created an insight into the wonderful comedian Tim Conway。 I have always loved his antics on The Carol Burnett Show， I was so excited when I saw this book available for request on Netgalley。 I almost cried with joy when I was approved for MY DAD'S FUNNIER THAN YOUR DAD！The heartbreaking beginning and ending of the book describes the horrible manner in which her father was treated prior to his death and the way her step-mother treated her throughout his illness and eventual death。 Ms。 Conway has created an insight into the wonderful comedian Tim Conway。 I have always loved his antics on The Carol Burnett Show， The Apple Dumpling Gang as well as all of his other hilarious works of comedy genius。 I was happy to learn Mr。 Conway was exactly the man we loved on television with his family。 Through my tears of laughter and sadness， it was easy to see the special bond and love between the author and her father。 I absolutely loved listening to this book and appreciate Tantor Audio for allowing me to listen。Ms。 Conway narrated the book with so much passion and love for her father。 I'm not sure how she was able to read through some of the text without crying。 The audiobook was great and I highly recommended it for all lovers of Tim Conway。 。。。more
Diane
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Who doesn't love Tim Conway？ I spent so many hours of my childhood。 laughing at his antics with Harvey Korman on the Carol Burnett Show。。 I was eager to read this book to find out what fun his family had with him as a father。。 I was surprised to find that this is not really what the book is about。。 While we do hear about the fun times they had and his creativity as a parent， the book is mainly focused on his only daughter's， author Kelly Conway's。 fight with her stepmother for power over the car Who doesn't love Tim Conway？ I spent so many hours of my childhood。 laughing at his antics with Harvey Korman on the Carol Burnett Show。。 I was eager to read this book to find out what fun his family had with him as a father。。 I was surprised to find that this is not really what the book is about。。 While we do hear about the fun times they had and his creativity as a parent， the book is mainly focused on his only daughter's， author Kelly Conway's。 fight with her stepmother for power over the care of her father in his declining years。 I had not heard of this while it was ongoing。 It is a story of a daughter's devotion to her。 father and the bond of love they had for each other， which is one to be envied。。 For decades Kelly thought that she had a loving and happy relationship with her stepmother。。 When her father was not longer in a position to care for himself， she found out that her stepmother had nothing but disdain and jealousy for Kelly。。 Unfortunately， Tim Conway would pay the price for his wife's feelings。。 The egregious spousal/elder abuse that took place is unforgivable。 The court system was unable to plug the loopholes that allowed this to continue。Having just lost my father less than a month ago to Parkinson's， a disease which rendered him unable to make his own health care decisions， this book hit close to home。 My father was fortunate to have care workers and family that only wanted the best for him。 TO think that such a national treasure as Mr。 Conway was treated with anything less than love and respect is beyond heartbreaking， I can feel Kelly's pain。 I could not put this book down。 It is captivating and a must read for those with aging parents and those who are grateful to Mr。 Conway for all the happiness he so freely gave。 Well done， Kelly！My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Andrea A
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My thanks to Net Galley and the audio publisher for allowing me to listen to this story。Whether you know him from McHale s Navy， Carol Burnett， or SpongeBob， there is no doubt Tim Conway was a comedy legend。 His oldest daughter Kelly lets us in on her relationship and love for him。in this lovely homage to him。 Unfortunately her stepmother saw things differently。 Great book though。
Joni Owens
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Such a moving and heartbreaking book。 I have gone through an entire box of Kleenex while listening to story after story of a man I grew up watching on tv。 Kelly is the only daughter of the comedic legend Tim Conway （McHale’s Navy， The Carol Burnett show， The Apple Dumplin’ Gang） In this book she tells of Mr。 Conway has the sweet family man and the ultimate professional （at times to the detriment of his own well being） It was so refreshing to see that Tim Conway was exactly who you would have wan Such a moving and heartbreaking book。 I have gone through an entire box of Kleenex while listening to story after story of a man I grew up watching on tv。 Kelly is the only daughter of the comedic legend Tim Conway （McHale’s Navy， The Carol Burnett show， The Apple Dumplin’ Gang） In this book she tells of Mr。 Conway has the sweet family man and the ultimate professional （at times to the detriment of his own well being） It was so refreshing to see that Tim Conway was exactly who you would have wanted him to be。 The other part of the book is so hard to hear。 How such a loving dedicated father was not allowed to have dignity and peace at the end of his life is just awful！ I feel such empathy to Mr。 Conway’s children。 They fought until the end for their father。 The amount of disrespect shown to Kelly and her brothers is absolutely mind blowing。 I am so glad Kelly had the nerve and backbone to fight for her father。 Listening to this audiobook version， read incredibly by Kelly Conway， I felt extremely connected to this man。 This man that spent his life making us all laugh。 Listening to Kelly is like talking to a good friend around the dinner table。 You can absolutely tell how much she adored her father and how much he adored her right back。 If I could give this book more than 5 stars I absolutely would。 。。。more
Laur
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My Dad’s Funnier Than Your Dad， by Kelly Conway， was a loving tribute to her late father the very funny talented comedian and actor， Tim Conway。I was expecting a light-hearted humorous read， and although delightfully humorous at times， a large portion of the book was quite sad as Kelly spoke of her profanity spewing strict disciplinarian mother （whom Tim Conway later divorced after six children）， then the subsequent struggles after divorce， and finally the remarriage to his 2nd wife - which turn My Dad’s Funnier Than Your Dad， by Kelly Conway， was a loving tribute to her late father the very funny talented comedian and actor， Tim Conway。I was expecting a light-hearted humorous read， and although delightfully humorous at times， a large portion of the book was quite sad as Kelly spoke of her profanity spewing strict disciplinarian mother （whom Tim Conway later divorced after six children）， then the subsequent struggles after divorce， and finally the remarriage to his 2nd wife - which turned into a nightmare physically， mentally to Tim， and mentally and legally to Kelly。 Crazy stupid things that had nothing to do with anything except the exercising of complete control over someone （Tim Conway） by current wife。 Yeah， the reader will no doubt be reminded of the Casey Kasem ordeal。 The beautiful part of the book discusses many fond childhood memories growing up with their father， and all the fun things Tim did with his children。 Discussion about his days with Harvey Korman and the Carol Burnett set and shows， taking his kids to the horse track and teaching them math （creative schooling）， but seems things took a turn for Tim and Kelly both in the later years that involved high family drama with wife 2 （and wife’s 2 daughter） in which both were extremely negligent and arrogant in Tim's care。 Tim paid the ultimately the price with a very horrifying quality of life。 The account is sad and very disturbing in many ways。 However， the deep affection and love for her father， lives and breathes through Kelly's writing - it indeed is a beautiful tribute of love - especially as Ms。 Conway chose to narrate her own story。I adored Tim Conway and will always be a forever fan of the gentle， loving， very humorous and talented man。My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advanced digital audio copy of this publication in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lisa
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This book was a heart warming yet while at the same time it was heart breaking to read。 This story， told from Kelly's POV is told in two parts。 The first part is about the early years of her life with her 5 brothers and their life growing up in the Conway household。 She was open about the craziness her growing up years but also the life lessons that were taught even though they could be viewed as unorthodox by some（trips to the track， dirty dishes in bed）。 This was the heart warming portion of t This book was a heart warming yet while at the same time it was heart breaking to read。 This story， told from Kelly's POV is told in two parts。 The first part is about the early years of her life with her 5 brothers and their life growing up in the Conway household。 She was open about the craziness her growing up years but also the life lessons that were taught even though they could be viewed as unorthodox by some（trips to the track， dirty dishes in bed）。 This was the heart warming portion of the book despite there not being a lot about most of her siblings mentioned。 In fact， by the end of this entire book， I can only recall her truly mentioning 2 of her 5 brothers throughout the book。The second half of the book was the heart breaking portion of the book especially as the end of Tim Conway's life approached。 The fight with her step mother and sister over his care was horrific at times as well as saddening。 While as a reader we are getting only half of the story and that there are two sides to every story， I did find at times that the author spent a lot of time show casing the negative aspects of her step mother and sister but while only painting herself in a positive light making it hard to believe that she had no fault in the fight among the family and was completely innocent during this troubling time。 In the end this was a good read despite my issues with the lack of mention of her other siblings while also leaving me under the impression that her siblings were an after thought since they are hardly mentioned during a large portion of this book。 Overall， this was a pretty good read。 。。。more
Joanne
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3。75 stars。 Kelly， the only girl and eldest of Tim Conway’s six kids， tells story after story of growing up in the Conway household with a crew of rowdy kids straight out of a seventies sitcom。 While at first I wondered if this level of detail was necessary， as the second half progresses， that father-daughter bond that she expounded upon fuels your growing anger as she then describes the dissipating quality of the ill and aging beloved comic’s care while in her stepmother’s hands。 Tim’s voice di 3。75 stars。 Kelly， the only girl and eldest of Tim Conway’s six kids， tells story after story of growing up in the Conway household with a crew of rowdy kids straight out of a seventies sitcom。 While at first I wondered if this level of detail was necessary， as the second half progresses， that father-daughter bond that she expounded upon fuels your growing anger as she then describes the dissipating quality of the ill and aging beloved comic’s care while in her stepmother’s hands。 Tim’s voice disappears。 And then， maybe there’s another part of the story that’s not here either。 The sympathy I felt -and I did feel it- was accompanied by a nagging voice reminding me that this was just one side of the story。 As she struggled to get her dad the care he deserved， I wondered where the rest of the rowdy five brothers were; why weren’t they more active on dad’s behalf; why weren’t they more part of Kelly’s story？ Why was she seemingly estranged from them， too？ Why was Charlene， the stepmother， so angry at Kelly and insisted that she was ‘crazy’？ And heck， where was Carol Burnett when Tim was in shabby urine-soaked institutions？ I suppose we’ll never really know， and maybe even Tim himself would say it’s none of y’all’s business。 But he’d probably make us laugh when he said it。 。。。more
Peter Ackerman
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My Dad is Funnier Than Your Dad is a stellar work by author Kelly Conway who writes not only about her famous dad， comedian and classic television actor， Tim Conway， but also the rest of their family， including her mother and five brothers！ Love emanates from her work。 The larger portion of the memoir offers the reader a look at what it was like growing up in the Conway household， which is not so much interesting because of the comedic work of the father， but hilarious at what ensues through suc My Dad is Funnier Than Your Dad is a stellar work by author Kelly Conway who writes not only about her famous dad， comedian and classic television actor， Tim Conway， but also the rest of their family， including her mother and five brothers！ Love emanates from her work。 The larger portion of the memoir offers the reader a look at what it was like growing up in the Conway household， which is not so much interesting because of the comedic work of the father， but hilarious at what ensues through such a large family。 In fact， I was continually drawn to the author’s mother， who with iron will， a fiery spirit and a salty tongue was the needed opposite to her quiet husband。 The remainder of the work， and just as engaging are the reminisces from the author about her own journey and work behind the camera in Hollywood。 I was captivated while reading My Dad is Funnier Than Your Dad and could not put it down。 As Kelly recounted the struggles with her step mother and step sister as Tim’s health declined， the tension drew me in further。 Rare is the book that can so completely bring me into the author’s world， but Kelly Conway’s book did just that。 My reading was done via the advanced audio copy of her book， as read by the author whose words came beautifully in a conversational style and not as one reading from her own book。 My review copy was obtained by me through Net Galley， with the understanding I would leave my honest review of the book， which I have done here。 。。。more
Beverly Manring
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I was given an advance copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review of My Dad is Funnier Than Your Dad。 As soon as I saw it was about Tim Conway， I knew I had to have this and for it to be written and narrated by his daughter， made it even more special。 Watching her dad on Carol Burnetts show brought my mom and me closer after the death of my father。 It was the best medicine for healing our hearts。 I appreciate the times we were able to laugh again on a Saturday night。 I loved the boo I was given an advance copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review of My Dad is Funnier Than Your Dad。 As soon as I saw it was about Tim Conway， I knew I had to have this and for it to be written and narrated by his daughter， made it even more special。 Watching her dad on Carol Burnetts show brought my mom and me closer after the death of my father。 It was the best medicine for healing our hearts。 I appreciate the times we were able to laugh again on a Saturday night。 I loved the book and wish I could give Kelly Conway a hug。 I definitely will be recommending it to my friends and family。 If you didn’t grow up with Tim Conway， seek out one of his numerous shows/movies。 However， this book stands up on its own as an amazingly beautiful and heartfelt tribute to her dad。 What goes around comes around， may her step mom know the pain inflicted upon Tim Conway and his children。 Thanks to #NetGalley， the publisher， #KellyConway for the opportunity to review this book。 。。。more
Elisabeth
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I was an avid fan of Tim Conway back in the Carol Burnette Show days so this book was huge fun to read。 The reader learns everything they already assumed about Tim; funny， modest， regular kind of Dad， homebody and prankster with the kids。The second half with the falling out of Kelly with her step-mother was challenging and disappointing to read。 Such a wonderful man should have received better treatment in the end。
Rachel L。
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After thoroughly enjoying Tim Conway’s memoir years ago， I was very excited to discover that his daughter was releasing a book。 What I always found equally as entertaining as Tim Conway telling his own stories was reading or hearing others telling stories about him。 I couldn’t wait to read this book。 I had no idea what I was in for。The first part of the book was as I had expected。 Even more so as Kelly Conway lets us in on the close， special relationship she had with her father。 Sharing not only After thoroughly enjoying Tim Conway’s memoir years ago， I was very excited to discover that his daughter was releasing a book。 What I always found equally as entertaining as Tim Conway telling his own stories was reading or hearing others telling stories about him。 I couldn’t wait to read this book。 I had no idea what I was in for。The first part of the book was as I had expected。 Even more so as Kelly Conway lets us in on the close， special relationship she had with her father。 Sharing not only funny， but also heartwarming personal stories that made me love and admire Tim Conway even more。 A certain part， taking place on a private plane and involving Harvey Korman， had me unexpectedly laughing so hard I had to put the book down。The second part of the book was heart-wrenching。 It pained and angered me to read that his final years were so much worse than they could or should have been。 For him and for his daughter。Even if devastatingly heartbreaking， I don’t hesitate to recommend this book to all Tim Conway fans。 These types of situations happen often and the stories need to be told and heard。From now on， the Willie Nelson song mentioned in the book will be known as "Tim Conway’s Song" to me and every time I hear it， I will think of the man whose work brought me joy and laughter at times when I needed it the most。Thank you to the publisher for the advance digital copy， and more importantly， a thank you to the author for sharing her story。 。。。more
Robin
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Still mopping up a few tears。 I'm so glad Tim wasn't portrayed as a "Daddy Dearest" （although his second wife could easily be "Stepmommy Dearest"） and was as wonderful in real life as he was on TV。 Update: Eight years ago， I was delighted by Tim Conway's memoir， What's So Funny？: My Hilarious Life and had a blast watching old bits featuring Conway and Harvey Korman on YouTube。 It's a book I've recommended to anyone who wants something humourous and good-hearted。 So I was pleased to see his daugh Still mopping up a few tears。 I'm so glad Tim wasn't portrayed as a "Daddy Dearest" （although his second wife could easily be "Stepmommy Dearest"） and was as wonderful in real life as he was on TV。 Update: Eight years ago， I was delighted by Tim Conway's memoir， What's So Funny？: My Hilarious Life and had a blast watching old bits featuring Conway and Harvey Korman on YouTube。 It's a book I've recommended to anyone who wants something humourous and good-hearted。 So I was pleased to see his daughter， Kelly， had written her own memoir。 I worried she would reveal stories about Tim being mean or a bad father， but nothing could be farther from the truth; it turns out he was not only a great man but a wonderful father， both loving and wise。 So for the first half of the book， I felt all warm and fuzzy。But the second half ripped out my heart。 When Tim was in his 80s， he developed health problems that required assisted care， and that's when the trouble started with Kelly's stepmom， Charlene。 For the rest of Tim's life， Charlene （and her daughter， Jackie） would do her best to not only keep Kelly away from her father but to thwart any good care he should have received that almost bordered on elder abuse。 It was absolutely heartrending and made me weep in multiple places。 I hesitate to totally recommend this book as the second half was very depressing and sad but do read Tim's memoir; it is wildly entertaining， and you'll spend hours laughing until you can't breathe watching the old skits。 Thanks to the publisher for the advance digital copy。 。。。more
Janilyn Kocher
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