Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In for "Laugh-In" was Ian Bernard. He wrote the opening theme music, "Inquisitive Tango", plus the infamous "What's the news across the nation" number. He wrote all the musical "play-ons" that introduced comedy sketches like Lily Tomlin's character, Edith Ann, the little girl who sat in a giant rocking chair, and Arte Johnson's old man character, Tyrone, who always got hit with a purse. He also appeared in many of the cocktail scenes where he directed the band as they stopped and started between jokes. Composer-lyricist Billy Barnes wrote all of the original musical production numbers in the show, and often
Richard Martin (Canadian director) Richard Martin (Canadian director) Richard Martin (born April 12, 1956) is a Canadian television director, film director and film editor. He was born in Vancouver and is one of the two sons born to comedian Dick Martin ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"). Richard Martin and his wife, Kim Steer, have one child. Richard Martin first achieved significant notice in the film industry as an editor, having been nominated in 1986 for a Genie Award for "Best Achievement in Film Editing" for the independent film biography "Samuel Lount" (1985). Within a few years, he moved to directing, beginning with the 1990 Canadian