That sucks. My parents were more into the Smothers Brothers than me. But they were still a class act. I’d gladly watch them, unlike the hours of Hee Haw that I was forced to endure.
I loved Hee Haw, but it was that or Wheel or Jeopardy at dinner sooooooo my choices were limited. the jokes were ridiculous and so were the skits, but those musical acts were always on point.
Yeah, my parents knew them more than I did, but I always loved seeing them do stand up or cameos in other things. Like both Dick and Tommy in [Speed Zone](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098369/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk), although I mostly remember Tommy's part in it.
My mom took me on a trip to Las Vegas in the late 70s, and we saw The Smothers Brothers at The Riviera Hotel and Casino. I still think about that show every now and again, because it was such a simple concept (two brothers, two instruments), but it was performed flawlessly. No other show that I've seen in Vegas has compared since. R.I.P. Tommy.
My nephews got Duncan Butterflies for Christmas, and I did my best to do some of the tricks that To
My Yoyo man Smothers used to do, back before every trick in the world was on YouTube or just the internet.
I was just thinking about them recently, wondering if one or both was still alive - I was generally wondering about who some of the oldest celebrities might be - but I never got around to looking it up.
If you haven't seen the documentary film The Aristocrats, you should. It's all about the famous joke, and how every comedian tells it differently. Tommy Smothers tells it to Richard Smothers in a uniquely Smothers Brothers way. It's a highlight of the film for me.
I've been looking around for old Smothers Brothers reruns but can't seem to find them anywhere.
The car talk guys were amazing. I used to laugh so hard listening to them, but also learned so much! I just went on a not-so- deep dive. Tom died in 2014, Ray is still alive. I had no idea they both had degrees from MIT, and Tom also had degrees from Northeastern and BU.
Very young gay me had the BIGGEST crush on the brother on the left. probably my first celebrity crush. definitely my parents entertainment, but I was all about it. He was replaced by Steve Martin very, very quickly tho.
I was born in 67, so I grew up listening to my dad's Smothers Brothers albums. Also, I got to see them perform live in Vegas at the Desert Inn in 1989 when I went to a conference there while in college. A young Jeff Dunham was the opening act. RIP Tommy
I grew up listening to my father’s LPs of comic music. Smothers Brothers, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, and Alan Sherman were the memorable ones. Much of the comedy made reference to stuff from the 50s and 60s, but the more I learned about things like McCarthyism, the more I understood about why it was being mocked by these guys.
Awwww man...
They were actually pretty audacious for the time. Their humor was subtle enough to evade the censors, even though they did get in trouble for speaking out against the war in Vietnam.
I was born in 74, so their show was already over by the time I came along, but reruns played where I lived in the 80’s… Smothers Brothers, Dick Cavett, Laugh-In… I watched and loved them all.
The Smothers Brothers hosting the Young Comedians show on HBO, introducing Jerry Seinfeld & Maureen Murphy: https://youtu.be/aeM2G_p4hFo?si=hLAO0NernbVUNMVh
Just say Yoooooo!
I visited their Vineyard in California in the 80s or 90s. I remember they had a line called “mother’s wine” that was made specifically to be mixed with soda lol.
I watch their old specials once every couple of years, and they still make me laugh so hard!
Have a good journey, Tom!
My grandparents were into the Smothers Bros. My memory is hazy but didn't they air before or after the Carol Burnett show? I'm frankly surprised that he was _only_ 86. They must have been just kids when they were on tv!
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