Man About Town, Olivia meets Phyllis Diller
The Smothers Brothers are riding the nightclub trail once again, following another TV fling. At the Riviera in Las Vegas, they were co-billed with Olivia Newton-John. The Smothers remain the most satiric brother act to ever hit show business.
Strangely named Olivia Newton-John (“Everywhere I go they give me three rooms because they think I’m a group”) is a welcome addition to the Riviera’s lineup of stars.
Following the first show, we joined the Smothers in their dressing room where their wives, Linda and. Rochelle, were helping them receive guests. Dick told us he was driving a truck, waiting to attend El Camino College, when Tom asked him to join the act.
At two a.m. MCA Records honored their British recording star, Olivia, with a bash at the Riviera’s Eden Roc. Earlier, when we visited with Phyllis Diller at the Sands, we took the liberty of inviting her to the party. Olivia, a long time fan, was especially glad to meet mad Ms. Diller.