The Associated Press: TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86

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Recently Dead
Published 5/25/2008 at WOW Report
... , which ran from 1968 to 1973, was a colorful and extremely fast-paced hour of very silly sketch comedy with a Mod-styled, up-to-the-minute pop-and-countercultural, psychedelic bent that was the must-see TV of its time and made stars of such then-unknown regulars as Lily Tomlin, Barbara Sharma, and Goldie Hawn. On the negative side, it was responsible for the expressions "Sock it to me" and "You bet your sweet bippy" taking hold of the country. (AP) ...

Comic Dick Martin of Laugh In Fame Dies at 86, RIP
Published 5/25/2008 by Scared Monkeys at Scared Monkeys
Comic Dick Martin has passed away at the age of 86. Who could not forget Dick Martin, one half of the hysterical comedic dynamic duo of Rowan and Martin on Laugh-In? Dick Martin provided so us with so many laughs and was a true comedy pioneer.The TV show Laugh In was way before its time. In recent years Dick Martin had suffered from severe respiratory problems. “He had had some pretty severe respiratory problems for many years, and he had pretty much stopped breathing a week ago,” ...

R.I.P. Dick Martin
Published 5/25/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
... segments, it offered up a steady, almost stream-of-consciousness run of non-sequitur jokes, political satire and madhouse antics from a cast of talented young actors and comedians that also included Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn, Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Jo Anne Worley and announcer Gary Owens. Presiding over it all were Rowan and Martin, the veteran nightclub comics whose standup banter put their own distinct spin on the show. Say Goodnight, Dick. Goodnight, Dick. Source: Associated Press Thanks Smoke

Comedian Dick Martin Dies At 86
Published 5/25/2008 by Taylor Blue at Backseat Cuddler
... Dick Martin from “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” died Saturday night of respiratory complications at a hospital in Santa Monica, family spokesman Barry Greenberg said. He was 86.“He had had some pretty severe respiratory problems for many years, and he had pretty much stopped breathing a week ago,” Greenberg said. Martin had lost the use of one of his lungs as a teenager, and needed supplemental oxygen for most of the day in his later years. He was surrounded by family and friends when he died just after 6 p.m., Greenberg said. Our thoughts are with Dick’s family during this ...