A dive into an incredible moment in comedy, culture, and politics when Tom and Dick Smothers challenged CBS censors, Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, and ultimately each other. The duo did so via their comedy variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which in its two-year run on CBS, made a major impact with its political satire. The Smothers Brothers used the program as a platform to critique the Vietnam War and tackle other hot topics, coming into conflict with censors, who demanded cuts or last-minute edits to jokes, and fighting management to keep their material intact.
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Producer
Brian Grazer
Writer
Elizabeth Kruger
Writer
Craig Shapiro
Producer
Craig Shapiro
Producer
Elizabeth Kruger
Producer
Dan Patterson
vietnam warsibling relationshipbased on true storypolitical satirecensorshiptelevision history1960sbiographical comedy