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'Laugh-In' Original Henry Gibson Dies

Henry Gibson, a wry comic character actor whose career included Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Nashville and Boston Legal, died Monday at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73.

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I used to love laugh in.

RIP

#1 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-09-17 07:54 AM | Reply | Flag:

NOOO! How much more grief can we take?? First Mary Travers and now this.

R.I.P. Henry.

#2 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-17 07:59 AM | Reply | Flag:

R.I.P. Henry.

NOW IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CHUCK GIBSON YOU KNOW THE ONE WHO NEVER HEARD OF ACORN HE IS ALREADY BRAIN DEAD WITH THE REST OF THE LIBERALS SO IT WOULDN"T MATTER MUCH...

#3 | Posted by ATaxpayer at 2009-09-17 08:44 AM | Reply | Flag:

You were one very funny guy.
Thank you for laughter.
RIP

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2009-09-17 08:48 AM | Reply | Flag:

He was fucking terrible.
R.I.P. anyway.

#5 | Posted by wisgod at 2009-09-17 08:53 AM | Reply | Flag:

Very interesting.

#6 | Posted by silver_ironist at 2009-09-17 09:17 AM | Reply | Flag:

That was Arte Johnson's line, SI

#7 | Posted by American1st at 2009-09-17 09:24 AM | Reply | Flag:

So long, Henry.
I'll miss your sense of humor....

#8 | Posted by frankf55 at 2009-09-17 09:44 AM | Reply | Flag:

That was Arte Johnson's line

So it was.

My bad.

#9 | Posted by silver_ironist at 2009-09-17 10:27 AM | Reply | Flag:

While I always loved his work on "Laugh-In", his stint as a crazy judge on "Boston Legal" was absolutely his best work.
Thank you, Henry, you entertainment skills spanned several decades.

#10 | Posted by hawk at 2009-09-17 10:47 AM | Reply | Flag:

your entertainment skills.

Damn, more coffee, please.

#11 | Posted by hawk at 2009-09-17 10:49 AM | Reply | Flag:


Man, people are dropping like flies this week.


RIP Henry

And thanks for all the laughs

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2009-09-17 10:52 AM | Reply | Flag:

The funniest thing this guy ever did was die.

#13 | Posted by 101Chairborne at 2009-09-17 11:07 AM | Reply | Flag:

Aspire to greatness.

#14 | Posted by Snark_Needleton at 2009-09-17 12:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

I hate Illinois Nazis.

RIP Henry

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2009-09-17 01:33 PM | Reply | Flag:

I hate Illinois Nazis.



I didn't know that was him! OK, now I'm saddened by his passing.

#16 | Posted by kanrei at 2009-09-17 01:35 PM | Reply | Flag:

his stint as a crazy judge on "Boston Legal" was absolutely his best work. -- #10 | Posted by hawk

I was thinking the same thing. So fun to watch pros like Shatner and Gibson on that show. RIP.

#17 | Posted by Phoenix at 2009-09-17 03:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

RIP Henry.

Righties are just pissed he made such a mockery out of their beloved nazis in The Blues Brothers.

#18 | Posted by northguy3 at 2009-09-17 04:35 PM | Reply | Flag:

#5 | Posted by wisgod at 2009-09-17 08:53 AM
#13 | Posted by 101Chairborne at 2009-09-17 11:07 AM

Funny how when talented people die, the same untalented folks mock their passing...

I remember Laugh-in from when I was a kid, funny shit, though I really didn't understand a lot of it...

I had a "here come da judge" t-shirt that I wore until it rotted off of my body...

And the poem/flower bit always killed. I remember, sometimes he couldn't even make it through without cracking up, funny shit...

RIP funny man, if there's a heaven, they're all laugh-in now...

#19 | Posted by Capt_Of_Uranus at 2009-09-18 08:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

'Laugh-In' Original Henry Gibson Dies


Fell off his tricycle for the last time....

#20 | Posted by American1st at 2009-09-18 08:21 PM | Reply | Flag:

Henriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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Laugh in and Smothers Brothers were good commercial TV.

#21 | Posted by nutcase at 2009-09-18 08:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Fell off his tricycle for the last time...."

#20 | Posted by American1st at 2009-09-18 08:21 PM | Reply | Flag: Wrong character

You're not the first on this thread to screw that pooch.

#22 | Posted by Zatoichi at 2009-09-18 08:29 PM | Reply | Flag:

Was that Arte Johnson?

#23 | Posted by American1st at 2009-09-18 08:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

BTW...I wasn't screwin' the pooch..I was merely attempting to keep fuckin' that chicken....

#24 | Posted by American1st at 2009-09-18 08:33 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Was that Arte Johnson?"

Veeeeery interesting.

"I was merely attempting to keep fuckin' that chicken...."

#24 | Posted by American1st at 2009-09-18 08:33 PM | Reply | Flag: got it! funny flag!

#25 | Posted by Zatoichi at 2009-09-18 08:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

Orange Whip? Orange Whip?

#26 | Posted by The_Chapel at 2009-09-18 08:43 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Laugh in and Smothers Brothers were good commercial TV."

Yeah they were, and I think that probably The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was the first and last show to be taken off the air while it was the most popular show on TV.
Henry Gibson was a classic, I loved his poems.

"Spring has sprung
The grass has ris
I wonder where the flowers is."

#27 | Posted by danni at 2009-09-18 10:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

In 8th grade I did that skit with a guy in drama class.

It was the old man-- Henry Gibson-- hitting on Ruth Buzzy on the park bench.

I borrowed some girls purse and nearly killed the guy when I hit him with it. !!!

mumble mumble--do you want to go out? And SMACK goes the purse!!

lol

The purse must of had a brick in it. The guy stayed in character, but had a bruise the next day.

It was seriouly funny--got an A in drama.

#28 | Posted by MURPHY at 2009-09-18 11:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

RIP Henry--you were a good egg.

#29 | Posted by MURPHY at 2009-09-18 11:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

Murphy, you also have made a boo-boo and credited Gibson with Artie Johnson's character.

RIP Henry. You made a good foil to the wild craziness. I'd give you a big floppy flower if I could.

#30 | Posted by grumpy_too at 2009-09-18 11:31 PM | Reply | Flag:

he's the only Nazi i ever loved! (in blues brothers)

#31 | Posted by SammyV at 2009-09-19 04:25 AM | Reply | Flag:

He was AMAZING in Nashville!

#32 | Posted by yougothurt at 2009-09-19 10:59 AM | Reply | Flag:

It was seriouly funny--got an A in drama.

#28 | Posted by MURPHY at 2009-09-18 11:00 PM |


And you get an "A" for being a clueless fuck.

seriouly.

#33 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-09-19 11:04 AM | Reply | Flag:

original Henry Gibson

I want to know where the non-original one is.

What the hell does "the original" mean?

#34 | Posted by Sniper at 2009-09-19 05:29 PM | Reply | Flag:

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