RIP Arte Johnson

[muppet maniac]

Arte Johnson, ‘Laugh-In’ Star, Dies at 90

Comedian and actor Arte Johnson, Emmy-winning star of 1960s and ’70s comedy sketch show “Laugh-In,” died July 3 in Los Angeles of heart failure. He was 90 and had been battling bl…

variety.com

 

[fuzzygobo]

Arte was great on Laugh-In. His German spy character "Veddy Interesting!" showed up in the early days of Sesame Street. Ruth Buzzi would join in several decades later.
With everything going on in 1968- Vietnam, racial tensions, violence, etc. we needed to laugh. Arte and company did just fine.

 

[Any Del]

May he Rest in Peace.