Smothers Brothers Reunion 1988

Tom and Dick Smothers assembled the old Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour gang in February 1988 for a 20th reunion special on CBS. This segment contains the opening comedy sketch.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Smothers
• Comedy
• 1988
• Television

[ianjcameron]

I want everyone to write CBS and ask them to re-run the entire series.

[jayraskin]

Still great 20 years later.

[WendingWanderer]

@redsox1006 In 1988, Ronald Reagan was president, and George Bush (senior) was running against Michael Dukakis.

[WendingWanderer]

@forrestgomez Became? They were always flaming liberals. That's part of what made them so good, and why they were kicked off CBS in 1969.

[redsox1006]

Who was the president joke aimed at?

[grnt2000]

thank goodness they're unlike all those right-wing folk singers.

[forrestgomez]

Too bad they became flaming libs.

[Jourell1]

@fergy429 i saw a relatively recent interview with them on Craig Ferguson (here on youtube), they're both completely white now but their timing was as brilliant at ever.

And yes, Tommy is spot on. It's an irony that you have to be really smart to play dumb that well.

[fergy429]

Brings back such great memories! I can imagine that if they would have another reunion (if only) they'd look and act exactly the same.

Tommy's timing is spot on ain't it?

[alwayssme]

still today,awesome as ever...... if the world would just listen,laugh and enjoy life

[JayBBluejay]

Tom Smothers overcame dyslexia while Dick Smothers overcame a childhood accident to become two of the best entertainers/musicians/comedia­ns of our time. Dick fell out of the hatch door of the family car when he was three. He suffered a skull fracture and lost hearing in his left ear.

[DwynnsTube]

And their comedy is so relavent today! Its amazing!