Celebrity Death: Tom Smothers, 86

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Tom Smothers of The Smothers Brothers Dead at 86

Tom Smothers -- one half of the famous singing comedy team the "Smothers Brothers" -- has died.

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[Neutrinos]

"Sometimes it just gets away"

 

[kingsholygrail]

Famously fired from CBS for making fun of people in power.

 

[Teemu]

Immensely influential, platforming many who were not allowed to perform on other programs for their anti-war views and pretty much letting them getting away with whatever



Also they discovered this goof

 

[Jumptheshark]

Their influence was highly underrated.

 

[Neutrinos]

I think many from my generation were first introduced to The Smother Brothers from their Shredded Wheat commercials in the late '80's

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP