Ruth Buzzi actress/comedian dead at 88

[Melensdad]

Sad news to report from the entertainment world . . . back when Hollywood was actually producing truly funny stuff.

Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi dead at 88

“She thanks you for being her friend. And for the love you’ve shown her continuously for the past six decades or more…” her husband said.

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Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi dead at 88​

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Published May 2, 2025, 11:17 a.m. ET​

Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi has died at 88. ​

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Buzzi, who was nominated for five Emmys, was best known for the NBC variety sketch comedy “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” which ran from 1968 to 1973. ​

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“Ruth Buzzi died peacefully in her sleep at home in Texas,” a Facebook message from her family announced on Friday. “She was in hospice care for several years with Alzheimer’s disease.
Memorial arrangements by Lacy Funeral Home, Stephenville, Texas to be announced.”​

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Her rep confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that she died of complications from Alzheimer’s. ​

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In lieu of flowers, her family requested donations be made to Alzheimer’s research at http://www.alz.org.​

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Goldie Hawn and Ruth Buzzi perform on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” August 1968. Getty Images​

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[pirate_girl]

Besides Joanne Worley, I thought she was the funniest person on Laugh-In.