Pioneering satirical comic Tom Smothers dead aged 86
Groundbreaking comic Tom Smothers has died aged 86. Famed as one-half of the iconic comedic duo The Smothers Brothers, he passed away on Tuesday (26.12.23) at his home in Santa Rosa, California following a recent battle with cancer. His brother Dick Smothers revealed his death to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday (27.12.23), and said in a tribute: “Tom was not only the loving brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner. “I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together with him, on and off stage, for over 60 years. “Our relationship was like...