Tom Smothers, of the comic folk duo the Smothers Brothers, whose skits and songs paved the way for shows like “Saturday Night Live,” has died. He was 86.

Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86

Though he played a naïve buffoon onstage, he was the driving force behind the folk-singing duo’s groundbreaking TV show.

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