Tom Smothers, One Half of Legendary Comedy Duo, Dies at 86

Tom Smothers, one half of the celebrated Smothers Brothers comedy duo, died on Tuesday following a battle with cancer. He was 86.

Dick Smothers, his brother and co-lead on Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, shared that Tom died with his family by his side in Santa Rosa, California.

“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.

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