Tom Smothers of sibling comedy duo the Smothers Brothers dies at age 86

Tom and brother Dick’s groundbreaking CBS show was pulled when they took a stance against Vietnam war and for civil rights

Tom Smothers, half of the comedy group the Smothers Brothers, has died at the age of 86.

Smothers was described as “not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life”, but as “a one-of-a-kind creative partner”, according to a statement by his brother Dick Smothers on Wednesday shared by the National Comedy Center.