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Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In is an American sketch comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to May 14, 1973. It was hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin and was broadcast over NBC. It originally aired as a one-time special on September 9, 1967 and was such a success that it was brought back as a series, replacing The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on Mondays at 8 pm (EST). The title of the show was a play on the “love-ins” or “be-ins” of the 1960s hippie culture, terms that were, in turn, derived from “sit-ins”, common in protests associated with civil rights and anti-war demonstrations of the time.

• Also known as: Laugh-In
• Genre: Sketch comedy
• Created by: Ed Friendly George Schlatter
• Directed by: Gordon Wiles Mark Warren
• Starring: Dan Rowan Dick Martin Gary Owens Goldie Hawn Ruth Buzzi Henry Gibson Arte Johnson Alan Sues Jo Anne Worley Lily Tomlin Judy Carne
• Country of origin: United States
• No. of seasons: 6
• No. of episodes: 140 (List of episodes)
• Running time: 45–48 minutes
• Original channel: NBC
• Original run: January 22, 1968 – March 12, 1973
• Preceded by: Pilot (September 9, 1967)
• Followed by: Laugh-In’s 25th Anniversary (February 7, 1993) Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Christmas Present (December 2, 1993) Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: A Valentine’s Day Special (February 14, 1994)
• Related shows: Turn-On

Read more about Rowan & Martin at Wikipedia

Alan Sues, a flamboyant and wacky member of the comic ensemble that made "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In" a big hit for NBC in the late 1960s, died Thursday at his home in West Hollywood of an apparent hea
MSNBC Television New, 2011-12-02 23:31:03
Alan Sues, a flamboyant and wacky member of the comic ensemble that made "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In" a big hit for NBC in the late 1960s, died Thursday at his home in West Hollywood of an apparent heart attack. He was 85.

Alan Sues, a ‘Laugh-In’ Cast Mainstay, Dies at 85
NY Times TV, 2011-12-02 21:41:04
Alan Sues, far right, with members of the cast of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."

Henry Gibson, original 'Laugh-In' cast member, dies at 73
LA Times Entertainme, 2009-09-16 21:05:00
The veteran actor found fame four decades ago as a meek poet on the landmark comedy show and most recently had a recurring role on 'Boston Legal.' He died after a short battle with cancer. Henry Gibson, the veteran character actor who came to fame in the late 1960s as ...