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The Smothers Brothers were a duo of American folk singers, musicians, and comedians consisting of siblings Tom and Dick Smothers. The brothers' trademark double act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitar , Dick on double bass ), which usually led to arguments between them.
Comedian Tom Smothers, who with his brother performed as the singing comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, has died, according to a family statement shared by the National Comedy Center. He was...
Thomas Bolyn Smothers III (February 2, 1937 – December 26, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, widely known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick.
- Thomas Bolyn Smothers III
- Folk
- 1959–2010, 2019
Dec 27, 2023 · Tom Smothers, half of the famed Smothers Brothers comedy and music duo that fought racism, the Vietnam War and television censors, died Tuesday from an aggressive type of cancer, his family...
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- David K. Li
Dec 29, 2023 · Tom Smothers, one-half of the iconic comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, has died at age 86 after battling cancer. He was the older brother of Dick Smothers. Dec. 27, 2023
- Robert Lloyd
- Television Critic
- robert.lloyd@latimes.com
Feb 10, 2017 · Before SNL and The Daily Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour mixed entertainment and advocacy in a way that influenced a generation of satirical political shows. Critic David Bianculli looks...
Oct 15, 2010 · From 1967 to 1969, Tommy and Dick Smothers challenged the censors at CBS and the political establishment who tried to tame their wildly popular -- and politically left-leaning -- show, The...