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mac56

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Wed Dec 27, 2023, 01:23 PM Dec 2023

Tom Smothers, one half of famed comedy duo, dies at 86 [View all]

Source: CNN

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 86.

Dick Smothers, Tom’s younger brother and professional partner, said his brother was at home at the time of his death related to cancer.

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/27/entertainment/tom-smothers-death/index.html

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A man of principals. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #1
Got to see The Smothers Brothers once in Reno. ificandream Dec 2023 #2
Oh, I would have loved to see them. They are comedians to study for those aspiring to entertain. nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2023 #5
He was there when John Lennon recorded "Give Peace a Chance" Fiendish Thingy Dec 2023 #3
As I said The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #8
There?!? The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #13
Saw them in the early 2000s MissMillie Dec 2023 #4
Damn BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #6
Damn PlanetBev Dec 2023 #7
Oh, man...... Bayard Dec 2023 #9
he knew how to yoyo also. Hotler Dec 2023 #10
"Chocolate!!!" marble falls Dec 2023 #11
Damn! I used to watch the Smothers Brothers with my parents when I was a little kid Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #12
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