Tom Smothers, one half of the Smothers Brothers duo, has passed away at age 86.
He and his brother Dick were known for the television show "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," which incorporated comedy and music and addressed topics that were somewhat controversial when it originally aired in the late 1960s.
He also guest starred on other popular television series including The Love Boat, Benson, and Rowan & Martin's Laugh In.