Smothers Brothers

2023 - 12 - 29

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Tom Smothers and the John Lennon Connection (The New York Times)

He was close with John Lennon, and had a sophisticated understanding of wine, politics and literature. He only played the bumpkin onstage.

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Tom Smothers of music-comedy duo The Smothers Brothers dies at 86 (WION)

Tom Smothers of the groundbreaking singing comedy duo The Smothers Brothers, whose combination of folk music, jokes and biting political commentary earned ...

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R.I.P. Tom Smothers, one half of musical comedy duo the Smothers ... (MeTV)

Along with his brother Dick, the pair famously went up against the television censors.

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Tom Smothers' Lost Interview: How Comedian Made Variety Shows ... (Rolling Stone)

Tom Smothers, the counterculture comedian who died at 86, talked making variety shows subversive with pot jokes and politics in this lost interview.

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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at ... (Arkansas Online)

"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 ...

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Tom Smothers, of beloved Smothers Brothers duo, is remembered ... (CBS News)

Tom Smothers, the elder half of the iconic duo the Smothers Brothers. has died at 86 after a battle with lung cancer. CBS News' Vlad Duthiers takes a look ...

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5 things to know about Tom Smothers (The Hill)

Tom Smothers, the elder of the iconic musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, died Wednesday at 86, his younger brother and creative partner, ...

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Tom Smothers, one-half of The Smothers Brothers comedy duo, dies ... (newsradioklbj.com)

A statement from Tom Smothers' younger brother and professional partner, Dick Smothers, read that Tom passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., ...

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How Smothers Brothers Battled CBS Censors and Set the Stage for ... (Hollywood Reporter)

Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on how he took on the censors, as recalled by oral history writer Marc Freeman.

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How The Smothers Brothers Variety Hour Changed Television (MovieWeb)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour pushed the boundaries of censorship, tackling controversial topics like the Vietnam War and racism, paving the way for today's ...

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From the Farm: Despite CBS censorship, Smothers Brothers had ... (Chicago Tribune)

I'm spending this New Year's Eve recollecting a favorite interview of the past before looking to what the future of 2024 might have in store.

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Tom Smothers, a Counterculture Comedy Legend With the ... (msnNOW)

With his younger brother Dick, Smothers helped inject political satire and rock and roll into variety television during the late Sixties.

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Comedian Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers dies at 86 (GMA)

Comedian Tom Smothers, who was half of the Smothers Brothers comedy team, died Tuesday at the age of 86.

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