Television
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
Playing the stooge to brother Dick’s straight man on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” Tom Smothers, who has died, brought consciousness-raising to our critic’s TV.
Dec. 29, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Halfway through the Smothers Brothers’ late show at Knott’s Berry Farm Friday, Dick (in case you forgot, he’s the one mom always loved best) tried to make a point with Tom (he’s the one she didn’t) about how comedy needs to keep evolving to stay fresh.
Aug. 21, 1990
The year 1968, as I remember it, had the quality of lasting longer than other years, of being in no hurry to be through with you, like a predator playing with its prey before swallowing it whole.
April 20, 2018
The Smothers Brothers, smothered by CBS 20 years ago, were all set to begin again with “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.”
March 30, 1988
Archives
Ruth Remick Smothers; Mother of Comic Team Ruth Remick Smothers, 71, whom comedian Tommy Smothers accused of always liking his “brother Dick best.”
Jan. 12, 1988
Dick and Tom Smothers have been carrying on the world’s most famous brotherly quarrel since Cain and Abel locked horns lo those many years ago.
Aug. 17, 1989
California
Linda Smothers, ex-wife of comedian Dick Smothers, died Friday night in Mercy Hospital of injuries she received Sept. 9 when she was struck by a car.
Sept. 21, 1986
The producers of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” have struck a legal deal with the Writers Guild of America to get their writers back on the job this week even though the rest of the guild remains on strike.
April 18, 1988
The Smothers Brothers raised sibling rivalry to an art form, and for 32 years now, Tommy and Dick have been bickering at each other publicly, via television and regular concert tours.
Aug. 16, 1990