It's been a long time since The Smothers Brothers played Los Angeles. How long has it been? Their publicist tells me that Tommy thinks their last L.A. gig was the infamous time at the Troubador when John Lennon got himself thrown out of the place for being too rowdy. That is not likely to occur at their upcoming local appearance but, assuming they're as good as the last time I saw them perform, the audience will still enjoy the evening. Tom and Dick are in that select list of comedians who have been around for years, never failing to make the customers laugh, perhaps being taken a bit for granted since they've been such a part of our lives…and by now, you're probably wondering what upcoming local appearance I'm talking about.
Well, they're playing the Comedy Store up on Sunset from June 3 to June 5 — their first L.A. stand in at least twenty years and a rare opportunity to see two masters at work. When I saw them a few years ago at the Orleans in Las Vegas, I was sitting next to some redneck from the midwest who spent the pre-show moments grumbling that he didn't expect to like these Smothers guys because he'd heard they were left-wing punks. He announced to everyone around that he was only there because the ticket had been comped and that if he didn't like the show, he was going to walk out on it and get back to the crap tables. They won him over almost from the opening number…and at the end, he was among the first up for the standing ovation. Get your reservations now for the Comedy Store and you'll see why.