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Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.

When "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" debuted on CBS in the fall of 1967 it was an immediate hit.

Tom Smothers, co-host of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," died at the age of 86 after a battle with cancer.

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy ...

When "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" debuted on CBS in the fall of 1967 it was an immediate hit.

When "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" debuted on CBS in the fall of 1967 it was an immediate hit.

The brothers had seemed unlikely to make television history

The show proved a turning point in television history, with its sharp eye for pop culture trends and young rock stars, and its daring sketches which found an immediate audience with young baby boomers

When "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" debuted on CBS in the fall of 1967 it was an immediate hit.