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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1988TV Series⏱️ 1h 0m
Comedy
7.6
IMDB Rating
105 votes

Tom and Dick Smothers return to TV in this revival of the traditional variety show, mixing comedy skits, stand-up routines and musical numbers. Joining the Smothers each week were a number of aspiring young talents and veteran per...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Pat Paulsen
Release Date
March 30, 1988
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tom Smothers
Tom Smothers
as Self - Host
Dick Smothers
Dick Smothers
as Self - Host
Pat Paulsen
Pat Paulsen
as Self
Jim Stafford
Jim Stafford
as Self
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis
Bill Dana
Bill Dana
as Jose Jimenez
👤
Ronn Lucas
Gallagher
Gallagher
as Self
Peter Schickele
Peter Schickele
as P.D.Q. Bach
👤
Harvey Lowe
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

This show was greatly improved by the Writer's Strike
by staffba32020-04-23
8/10

"This show started as a Spring replacement show in 1988. It started off very similar to the 60s show with a mix of sketch comedy and live acts. A writer's strike started about the same time, shutting down scripted dramas, comedy and variety shows. The format quickly changed to something similar to the Ed Sullivan show. Musical guests, comedians, circus style acts, Tom doing a recurring bit as Yo-Yo Man. All using acts that required no staff writing. One recurring act was the band Celestial Navigations who were two musicians playing mostly keyboards and character actor Geoffrey Lewis who to..."

📖 Synopsis

Tom and Dick Smothers return to TV in this revival of the traditional variety show, mixing comedy skits, stand-up routines and musical numbers. Joining the Smothers each week were a number of aspiring young talents and veteran per...