As previously reported, veteran comedian and television director Dick Martin passed away last Saturday at age 86. One-half of the inspiration for the 1968–1973 variety comedy series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Martin has a permanent place in television history, along with his co-host and former comedy partner Dan Rowan.
If you’re unlucky enough to have never seen Laugh-In, your luck is about to change for the better. YouTube has a nice 8½-minute clip containing numerous hilarious, typically brief segments from the classic series.
Take a look and give yourself a laugh, whether this is your first time or a walk …read more

Dick Martin, one-half of the duo that brought Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In to television viewers from 1968 to 1973, passed away of respiratory complications in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday. He was 86.
Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, which Martin co-hosted with fellow nightclub comedian Dan Rowan, got its start as an NBC special that aired in September 1967. Intended as a one-time television event, the special was developed into a series after it delivered impressive ratings.

Laugh-In immediately set itself apart from other comedy and variety TV shows that preceded it. Instead of using scripted material to set up …read more