Comedian Tom Smothers of TV's groundbreaking Smothers Brothers dies at 86

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.

Comedian Tom Smothers of TV's groundbreaking Smothers Brothers dies at 86
Tom Smothers, in his mid-60s, is shown from the shoulders up wearing a tuxedo and holding the string of a yo-yo

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.