"The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers" on KQED
- When: Thursday, October 30, 2008, time TBA
- Where: Television,
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
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In the heady atmosphere of the late 1960s, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour presented biting political satire with breezy intelligence and catchy, disarming folk tunes. However, their progressive brand of comedy--co-written by Steve Martin and Rob Reiner--drew the ire of CBS, who fired Tom and Dick Smothers. But the censorship fight wasn't over; the brothers fought back. The makers of this documentary interviewed Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, former CBS execs and others to chronicle the landmark court battle.
7:30pm and 9:30pm Thu; 1:30am and 3:30am Fri. Television, KQED channel 9; broadcast, cable or satellite, Monterey county. Free. See website for details. http://www.kqed.org.
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