Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In sketches, many of which conveyed sexual innuendo or were politically charged. The co-hosts continued the exasperated straight man (Rowan) and "dumb" guy (Martin) act, which they had established as nightclub comics. It featured, at various times, announcer Gary Owens, Goldie Hawn, Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, Judy Carne, Jo Anne Worley, Henry Gibson, Alan Sues, Lily Tomlin, Teresa Graves, Larry Hovis, Chelsea Brown, Sarah Kennedy, Jeremy Lloyd, Dave Madden, Pigmeat Markham, Jud Strunk, Richard Dawson, Moosie Drier, Barbara Sharma, and Johnny Brown. In 2017, George Schlatter Productions brought "Laugh-In" back for its 50th anniversary. The original show airs on Decades TV.
Martin S. Vilas "Charles Brockden Brown: A Study of Early American Fiction" (1904); "The Reorganization of the Republican Party", (1915); "The Barbary Coast of San Francisco", (1915); "Municipal Railway of San Francisco", (1915); and "The Veterans of the National Soldiers' Home", (1915). Vilas was the nephew of Levi Baker Vilas and cousin of William Freeman Vilas. Martin S. Vilas died in Burlington on November 19, 1953. Martin S. Vilas Martin S. Vilas (March 1, 1870 – November 19, 1953) was a Vermont lawyer, politician and author who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. Martin Samuel Vilas was born in Colchester, Vermont