Tommy Smothers quotes
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“The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen.”
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“I heard there were two local guys in town doing songs and comedy so I thought I'd take a look....they took my breath away...with their music, comedy, and showmanship.... 'Dakaboom'.. is the genuine article! Two voices in perfect harmony, and with joyful abandon and humor, they take you on a magical, musical, modern day vaudeville tour!! Ben McLain and Paul Peglar are headed for stardom. They are unique, they are original, and they are known as 'Dakaboom.' Don't miss 'em 'cause you're in for a treat!”
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“When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished.”
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“The ultimate censorship is the flick of the dial.”
-- Tommy SmothersSource : "Where Does Accountability End and Censorship Begin?" by David Sable, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2017.
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“I'm an American, I don't have to see something to know it's stupid!”
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“You can say the dirty words now, but there is no content - political satire is limited to small podiums and little soap boxes.”
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“There's one word that exists in every language on the face of the Earth and in every society since man began to speak. And the word is truth. And in every language it means exactly the same thing. Truth is . . . what you get other people to believe.”
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“Red meat is not really bad for a person. Now, blue-green meat - that's damaging of you!”
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“Professor Irwin Corey had some of the best timing in the world, and that is something you can't steal. He talked nonsense, not punch-lines, per se. It was a great performance thing he did and his timing was impeccable. Pat Paulsen was a master of comedy too. The Smothers Brothers' strength was not in the content, but how it was said. We had a couple of our albums, including the Purple Onion album, translated in script form. It didn't work at all. It is no wonder that writers had a hard time writing for the Smothers Brothers, because they wrote impressions, but there was something else.”
-- Tommy Smothers
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