Part of the popular Dorf series, in which Tim Conway, beloved comedian and staple of The Carol Burnett Show, portrays an eccentric Scandinavian midget named Dorf, Dorf on the Diamond features Dorf on the baseball field. The know-it-all presumes to show viewers how their favorite national pastime is played. Batting alongside the greats, the little guy makes more than a few bungles. He also portrays a crazed fan.
Many of today's hottest comedians got their start playing Def Comedy Jam, a late-night forum for their explosive brand of comedy. Of course, many of the names first featured here went on to greater fame and fortune in the years that followed. Two of the names featured here are George Wallace and Mike Epps.
Spoof of William S. Hart silent Westerns casts Buster Keaton in an atypical role: a not-so-good hombre who tries to stick up a card game, shoots a couple when he mistakes the woman for his wife, and woos a married woman.