Long before Saturday Night Live became a staple of sketch comedy, there was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In with hosts Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, which featured a variety of performers from its cast, ...

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In star Ruth Buzzi died on Thursday (May 1). She was 88. According to a May 2 post on her Facebook page, Buzzi passed away “peacefully in her sleep at home in Texas,” and “was ...

The comedian, forever known for playing the frumpy Gladys Ormphby, also was a Broadway star and a 'Sesame Street' stalwart. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely ...

Ruth Buzzi, famous for her work as handbag-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died Thursday, her family announced Friday. The Emmy-nominated actor was 88. “Ruth Buzzi ...

Ruth in 2011, center, flanked by stills from her 'Laugh-In' days Getty Images; Everett Collection Ruth Buzzi, who shot to nationwide fame as one of the stars of the 1960s TV comedy variety series ...

There were three people who appeared on every episode of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” and the prime-time special that kicked it off: the comedy team of Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (it was their show, ...