Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (tv program)

The many charms of beautiful downtown Burbank

2013-04-01 22:22:00

The city of Burbank has come in for some serious dissing since news broke that "The Tonight Show" may leave NBC studios at Olive and Alameda avenues in search of an edgier, fresher vibe in New York City. The old "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" slam about...

Lily Tomlin taps her feminist experience for 'Admission'

2013-01-12 15:30:00

Shortly before Lily Tomlin arrived on set to play an aging feminist in Paul Weitz's dramatic comedy "Admission," she had a flash of inspiration. What if she had a breastplate made to cover her upper torso, tattooed it and then appeared in the film...

Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'

2012-11-09 00:00:00

Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...

Billy Barnes dies at 85; satirical songwriter for Hollywood revues

2012-09-25 19:22:00

Billy Barnes, a composer and lyricist whose music and devilishly funny lyrics were displayed on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the 1960s and '70s and in his earlier series of satirical music revues in Hollywood that launched the careers of performers such...

Richard Dawson dies at 79; host of TV's 'Family Feud'

2012-06-03 19:58:00

Richard Dawson, the British actor who went from comedy co-star in the popular TV series "Hogan's Heroes" to his best-known role as the charming host of the TV game show "Family Feud" with his trademark of kissing the female contestants on the lips, has...

'Glee' stars within duet-singing distance of each other

2012-05-06 00:00:00

In a "Glee" two-step of sorts, stars Lea Michele and Kevin McHale became Los Angeles-area homeowners last month within a day of each other. Michele, who plays aspiring soprano Rachel Berry, bought a bungalow in Hollywood for $1.4 million. The one-...

Digby Wolfe dies at 82; co-creator of 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'

2012-05-08 00:00:00

Digby Wolfe, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who helped producer George Schlatter develop "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," a landmark TV series that became an overnight sensation in the late 1960s, has died. He was 82. Wolfe, who later became a professor...

'Laugh-In' actor's home on the market

2012-04-17 12:58:00

The West Hollywood home of actor Alan Sues, who portrayed several wacky characters on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" starting in the late 1960s, is on the market at $1.175 million. The Spanish-style house, built in 1927, is entered through a gated courtyard...

Alan Sues dies at 85; 'Laugh-In' regular

2011-12-03 00:00:00

Alan Sues, the actor best known as a flamboyantly campy regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the late 1960s and early '70s, has died. He was 85. Sues died Thursday night while watching television at his home in West Hollywood, said Michael Gregg...

Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer dies at 66; vagabond singer made albums with Frank Zappa

2011-06-18 00:00:00

"Wanna buy a song for a dime?" For many startled UCLA students and Sunset Strip sightseers in the 1960s, that was the way Larry "Wild Man" Fischer introduced himself. Anyone who took him up on his offer was rewarded with a brief, bellowing burst of...

Ben Stiller selling 11-bathroom estate

2009-09-12 00:00:00

A night at the Stiller compound? Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have listed their Hollywood Hills property at $12.5 million. The site includes two houses and a one-bedroom guesthouse for a total of 10 bedrooms and 11...

Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Hills home sold to producer Daniel Dubiecki

2009-08-25 00:00:00

Veteran actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi has sold her longtime Hollywood Hills home for $1,021,000 to film producer Daniel Dubiecki. The 1937 Spanish-style house, with canyon and mountain views, sits on a cul-de-sac. It has three bedrooms and three...

Jonathan Winters, one of the great comedians of film and TV, died Thursday night. He was 87. Winters, who had been in declining health, died at his longtime home in Montecito, said Gary Owens, who was his good friend. "He was one of the great comedy talents in the history of the United States.

2013-04-12 10:15:15

Disc jockey and voice actor Gary Owen's rich baritone has been making people laugh since his goofy announcements on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. He turns 75 today. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/WireImage)

2013-03-15 18:12:00