Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids.

Without Tom he also appeared in the 1995 Martin Scorsese-directed film Casino in an uncharacteristically serious role as a dishonest Nevada State Senator. Senator Harry Reid who once chaired the Nevada Gaming Commission. The Smothers Brothers have appeared on numerous television shows over the past three decades including two shows of their own: The Smothers Brothers Show a sit-com from 1965 to 1966; and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour a variety show in 1967.

He is best known for being half of the musical comedy team the Smothers Brothers with his older brother Tom.