SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

A Disappointing Continuation

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Fabulous television series running from 1967 to 1973.What made the show so great was the lively supporting cast associated with it.The sketches with Arte Johnson as the old man starting up with Ruth Buzzi on the park bench were constantly hilarious. Who had the idea to put that net on Buzzi's hair? It made her look so appropriately ugly. When she swung that pocketbook, we roared with laughter.Then we had Judy Carne saying "Sock it to Me!" Remember when Richard Nixon said that famous line briefly on the show?Dick Martin gave us that dead pan like humor and Dan Rowan portrayed the typical slick but constant smoking guy on the show.Joanne Worley was loud but so well suited for this continuous mayhem.I can't imagine how announcer Gary Owen was able to restrain himself from laughing.This show and "That Was the Week That Was" gave new dimension to television.

Sketch comedy 60's style.This pre-dates most of the SNL and In Living Color style shows that dominated TV in the 70's, 80's & 90's.Rowan and Martin made an excellent team. Rowan's straight delivery with a hint of exasperation mixed greatly with Martin's sarcastic, deadpan quips.My personal favorite was Arte Johnson. Anything he did made me laugh like a banshee. And Henry Gibson's poetry was a close second. But there were no duds at all in this show.Guest watching also made this a fun trip. The psychedelic decor dates it a little, but it doesn't hurt. A lot of the humor seemed off the cuff.And when Goldie Hawn picked up her Oscar while on the show, the whole cast kept dropping asides about it during that week's filming. They all made several comments about it.I saw this during it's brief Nickelodeon run in the late 80's. Bring it back.

Look it up in your Funk & Wagnalls. You'll find it under the word "funny."Laugh-In was quite a novelty when it first aired, presenting audiences with a fast-paced, unstructured variety show featuring lots of sight gags, punch lines, and other wacky stuff, all pieced together into a frenetic mesh of comedy. This format has, of course, been done many times (Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, and even The Muppet Show and Sesame Street) but Laugh-In was definitely a forerunner.The hosts, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, were as great a pair as Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello, and the show featured many unknown comedians who have since become famous, such as Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn, and Arte Johnson.Although parts of the show have a definite 60's/70's taste to them, the humor remains timeless for those who enjoy wacky, off-the-wall comedy.All in all, it is verrrry interesting! And verrrry funny!

who doesn't like this show. it had some of the biggest names in hollywood, like jo anne worley, goldie hawn, soon-to-be president richard nixon, milton berle, bob hope, and even the merchant of venom: don rickles. it was made during a time when sexist and racist jokes were actually funny, and had the big names in hollywood do skits to make themselves look like asses. if you haven't seen this show, you're an idiot, and if you have, keep on smilin', keep on cheerin', and keep on laughin'!