He was close with John Lennon, and had a sophisticated understanding of wine, politics and literature. He only played the bumpkin onstage.
Tag: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Program)
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Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
Though he played a naïve buffoon onstage, he was the driving force behind the folk-singing duo’s groundbreaking TV show.