Catching up with Tim Conway

Tim Conway might be the only person who has been directly involved in what he calls the “alpha and omega” of modern comedy. After all, who else has been part of both the old “Steve Allen Show” and today’s “SpongeBob SquarePants”?

It’s a testament to Conway’s resilience, adaptability and — most important — comedic talent that he was a member of the cast of Allen’s groundbreaking 1961 television show and, decades later, provides the voice for “Barnacle Boy” on the absurdist Nickelodeon show featuring a talking sponge.