The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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American television variety show

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was a groundbreaking 1960s American television variety show known for its sharp political satire, musical performances, and frequent clashes with network censors.

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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour canonical 5
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (appearances) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American television variety show ⓘ
broadcastFormat color television ⓘ
broadcastOnDay Sunday night ⓘ
cancellationReason disputes with CBS over censorship ⓘ
political controversy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Dick Smothers ⓘ
Tom Smothers ⓘ
ended 1969 ⓘ
era 1960s American television ⓘ
feature live musical performances ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ
topical monologues ⓘ
firstAired 1967 ⓘ
February 1967 ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
music television ⓘ
political satire ⓘ
variety show ⓘ
hasCastMember Pat Paulsen ⓘ
hasHost Dick Smothers ⓘ
Tom Smothers ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
influenced later politically satirical TV shows ⓘ
mediaType television program ⓘ
notableFor anti–Vietnam War commentary ⓘ
conflicts with network censors ⓘ
counterculture themes ⓘ
sharp political satire ⓘ
showcasing contemporary musical acts ⓘ
notableGuestType folk musicians ⓘ
political satirists ⓘ
rock musicians ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 3 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
presenter Smothers Brothers ⓘ
productionCompany CBS television network ⓘ
surface form: CBS Television
setIn television studio ⓘ
spinOffFrom The Smothers Brothers Show (TV episodes) ⓘ
surface form: The Smothers Brothers Show
starring Dick Smothers ⓘ
Tom Smothers ⓘ
subjectOf discussions of television censorship ⓘ
studies of 1960s counterculture in media ⓘ
targetAudience general American television audience ⓘ
timePeriod late 1960s ⓘ
typicalRuntime approximately 60 minutes ⓘ

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Carl Gottlieb → wroteFor → The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ⓘ
Gail Parent → notableWork → The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ⓘ
Barrie Chase → notableWork → The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (appearances)
Bob Einstein → notableWork → The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ⓘ
The Smothers Brothers Show (TV episodes) → relatedTo → The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ⓘ
subject surface form: The Smothers Brothers Show
CBS Television City → producedShow → The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ⓘ