Dick Martin (January 30, 1922 – May 24, 2008) was an American comedian and director, best known for his role as the co-host of the sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973. (More from Wikipedia)
Tiny Tim (real name: Herbert Khaury) was introduced to the world on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, an immensely popular comedic variety show in the 1960’s that (among other things) also introduced Goldie Hawn as a bikini-clad dancer decorated with painted graffiti. Tim was hardly tiny (he was both large and tall); and though he had long stringy hair, he really didn’t look like a hippie either.
As described in Wikipedia: “Co-host Dan Rowan announced that Laugh-In believed in showcasing new talent, and introduced Tiny Tim. The singer entered carrying a shopping bag, pulled his soprano ukulele from it, and sang a medley of ‘A Tisket A Tasket’ and ‘On the Good Ship Lollipop’ as an apparently dumbfounded co-host Dick Martin watched.” One of the show’s running gags from then on was Martin asking Rowan in consternation whenever he was about to introduce something new: “You’re not gonna bring back Tiny Tim, are you?”
(March 2013)
