I didn't understand the download process and the title was archived before I could access it. I purchased a copy to be able to provide my review. Sadly, I did not finish the book. It wasn't what I expected. The memories of childhood were random and sappy, and the drama with the stepmother isn't what I want to read about.

Thank you for the review copy.

Tim Conway was one of my favorite comedians and I am grateful his daughter, Kelly, shows that he was a father that continued his gentle humor in private life. It was a glimpse into the lives of the famous and discovering that their family life was rich. Kelly, and her six brothers learned much from his gentle way of discipline. After her parent’s divorce, her father married a long-time friend and up until the end of Tim’s life after his diagnosis of dementia, when Kelly and her stepmother, Char, became embroiled in a legal dispute over guardianship. Throughout the entire story it was clear of the love between a down-to-earth father and his only daughter.

This is a must read for fans of Tim Conway. Kelly shares some rare personal stories of her dad. She and her five brothers had what we would call a normal childhood by today's standards, just that their parents friends were Carol Burnett and other famous celebrities. The stories from her childhood will make you laugh and smile at the happy memories. It's the later years of Tim's life that are sad. The last few years of his life are heartbreaking for me so I can only imagine what it was like for Kelly and her brothers. Tim Conway as a dad is just what we saw on TV especially the Carol Burnett show and even the Apple Dumpling Gang movies, full of fun and humor.
Thank you Kelly for sharing him with the rest of us.

Kelly Conway narrates her memoir about life with a man that entertained millions with his sketch comedy genius. The author does a good job with the narration, bringing to readers a more personal side of her famous father.

Tim Conway was one of the funniest men on television, on shows like McHale’s Navy, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Apple Dumpling Gang. Behind the scenes, he was a great family man, entertaining both his only daughter and his five sons, as well as any neighbors or friends to come their way. This personal view on Tim Conway was eye-opening, but heartbreaking as well. The end of his life was that which I would not wish on anyone and it was hard listening to Kelly tell of the struggles with her stepmother over his care.

The memoir is a little bit scattered, but it is hard to tell the story of your life in a linear fashion. Overall, My Dad's Funnier Than Your Dad: Growing Up with Tim Conway in the Funniest House in America is a good look into the life of a talented man with a passion for both his art and his family.

Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Audio Copy of My Dad's Funnier Than Your Dad by NetGalley and the publisher, Tantor Audio. The decision to listen to and review this book was entirely my own.

Interesting memoir about a classic Hollywood funnyman. I was not very familiar with Tim Conway, but he seems like an actor worth getting more familiar with.

I loved hearing about how Tim Conway was in “real life”, being read by his daughter was even better! I have always loved his comedic genius and to know how much of it was his own improv was thrilling. To know that the kindness he portrayed was real in his every day existence made him even better! The end of his life was a tragedy that never should have happened and I feel ashamed for people to be so unkind to such a kind man. This story helps to enlighten the life of a man so loved and I laughed remembering the many scenes spoken about as if I were watching them again.

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 alway and forever he was loved by Kelly and always knew it. It's an emotional listen/read, but one of my favorites of the year.

My Dad's Funnier Than Your Dad takes a place in my Top 5 best books of 2021. The author, Kelly Conway, does a stellar job reading her own words. At times I could hear the emotion in her voice. I felt Kelly's bond with her dear Dad was so touching and so honest. I did a story on Instagram telling my buds to buy this book for someone they love.

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: 244
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

What I Liked:
• This book was like a rollercoaster

What I Didn't Like:
• 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.

My Dads Funnier Than Your Dad
By Kelly Conway

Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the advanced audio copy.

I remember as a child watching The Carol Burnett show with my parents and we would laugh at the actors and enjoyed the camaraderie between Tim Conway and the other actors especially Harvey Korman. When I saw this audio book available and that I received it, I was very excited to listen.

Kelly tells a very sad & horrific story about the life that she led after her dad fell ill. Mainly due to the treatment she received from her step mother and step sister. I could not imagine how hard the struggle had to be, watching your father being neglected like that and not being able to do anything about it. Obviously Char and Jackie had mental health issues to act that way ‘& treat another human being that way. The story was not all sad though. Kelly also told of stories growing up as Tim Conways daughter and how he would parent her and her 5 brothers.
All in all, I laughed and I cried while listening to this story.

Being a fan of Tim Conway, I really enjoyed listening to the story. However, I know that the author, Kelly Conway, narrated the story, and I appreciate that fact alone that it had to be hard to do but I honestly felt at times that she was reading the book, not actually telling a story.

Again, Thank you to NetGalley and Tandor for the early copy of this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

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 being allowed 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 recommend it for all lovers of Tim Conway.

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.

My thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for this audio to review.

A lovely homage by the daughter of comedy legend Tim Conway...For those that new him from McHale s Navy, Carol Burnett, or even SpongeBob you will enjoy this . Author was not treated well by her stepmother.

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.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to review this book. I’ve always been a fan of Tim Conway. I loved reading about his home life and the way his daughter admired him. Such a sweet book.

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.

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.

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 the Tim Conway I knew I had to have this and for it to be narrated by his daughter made it even more special. Watching her dad on Carol Burnetts show brought my mom and me even closer after my dad died. Laughter truly is the best medicine. I appreciate the times I was able to laugh with my mom on a Saturday night. I loved the book wish i could giveKelley Conway a hug. What goes around comes around. May her step mom know the pain she caused Tim Conway and his children. Thanks to #NetGalley, the publisher, and #KellyConway for the opportunity to review this book. 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. However, the book stands out on its own merits as amazingly beautiful heartfelt tribute to her dad. Her mom and dad would be very proud of what she has accomplished..Thanks to #NetGalley, #TantorAudio, #KellyConway. For the audiobook.

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.