Last night we went to go see the Smothers Brothers – yes, they’re still alive. It was exactly as expected, and brought back fond memories of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
The show was noteworthy for some of the new, young talent it brought to the medium. ~ Mason Williams, heading the writing staff, achieved fame not so much for his politically engaged writing, but for his instant guitar classic, “Classical Gas.” Bob Einstein wrote for the show and also played the deadpan and very unamused cop, Officer Judy. He went on to greater fame as Super Dave. Finally, the as yet unknown Steve Martin cut his comedic teeth as a staff writer for the show.
After a good amount of singing (and bickering), the YoYo Man showed up.
We seemed to be right at the cut-off age of 50. Everyone else there was older than us.
I’m glad we went.