Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.
Top billed cast
Tom SmothersSelf
Dick SmothersSelf
Rob ReinerSelf
Bill MaherSelf
Joan BaezSelf
Jack BennySelf (archive footage)
George BurnsSelf (archive footage)
Bette DavisSelf (archive footage)
Pete SeegerSelf
Harry BelafonteSelf (uncredited)
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