The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California, following a cancer battle.
“I’m just devastated,” his brother and the duo’s other half, Dick Smothers, told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday. “Every breath I’ve taken, my brother’s been around.”
I’m quite sure that the Smothers Brothers were not universally loved, but when I was in my teens, I used to enjoy their show and the entertainment they had on it.
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December 29, 2023, 11:13 AM
ZSMICHAEL
The Smothers brothers performed locally a few years back. I took my teen daughters to the show. They really enjoyed the humor. Good clean humor.
December 29, 2023, 11:27 AM
Ronin1069
My parents had an album, this bit always made me laugh out loud…
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December 29, 2023, 11:32 AM
TMats
I loved this character from the show.
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December 29, 2023, 11:34 AM
ensigmatic
Sad news
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was one of my favorite TV shows at the time.
A clip from one of their shows (same as the "tribute" clip, but w/o the annoying [to me] embedded commentary):
They still bring a smile to my face, make me laugh, to this day
RIP, Tom, and thanks for the laughs and the music.
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December 29, 2023, 12:01 PM
TMats
FWIW, ensigmatic, the tribute video in the OP is built around that same perf.
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December 29, 2023, 12:11 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by TMats: FWIW, ensigmatic, the tribute video in the OP is built around that same perf.
I realized that after I posted. I left it up because it doesn't have the annoying (to me) commentary
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December 29, 2023, 12:15 PM
corsair
Entertaining when I was younger, however as I got older and understood their politics I lost interest. Creative duo, who headlined one of the better shows in the 60-70's.
December 29, 2023, 01:26 PM
Ronin1069
This one made me laugh out loud…
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December 29, 2023, 02:00 PM
nhtagmember
I thought they were funny and back then I didn’t understand the politics
However in spite of that they were the reason for the interest in guitar playing when the censors killed a segment and one of the writers stepped in and played Classical Gas.
RIP Tom
December 29, 2023, 02:03 PM
6guns
^^^ Mason Williams! Always loved that song.
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December 29, 2023, 02:10 PM
Muddflap
The yo-yo man will be missed. I hated to hear this. I was in my early teens when they had their show. I remember mom always gunching when they did a song. She really liked their singing, but every time, about half way through, Tommy would head off in the bushes. It was funny, but she wanted to hear the song
December 29, 2023, 02:13 PM
TMats
quote:
Originally posted by Muddflap: The yo-yo man will be missed. I hated to hear this. I was in my early teens when they had their show. I remember mom always gunching when they did a song. She really liked their singing, but every time, about half way through, Tommy would head off in the bushes. It was funny, but she wanted to hear the song
They did have nice voices and harmonized beautifully.
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December 29, 2023, 02:15 PM
oddball
I vaguely remember watching the show when I was a kid, not fully understanding a lot of it, but I thought Tommy was funny. My dad hated the show. This is my favorite bit with Tommy and musical guests The Who. Watch the end, and you see the reason Townshend developed hearing problems in his career.
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December 29, 2023, 05:55 PM
TMats
The Yo-Yo Man
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December 29, 2023, 09:13 PM
cas
quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069: My parents had an album, this bit always made me laugh out loud…
