In September 2008 , during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards , Tommy Smothers , a lead writer of '' The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour '' , was belatedly awarded a 1968 Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedic Series . The award was presented to him by Steve Martin , one of the show 's original writers . In 1968 , Tommy Smothers had refused to let his name be on the list of writers nominated for the Emmy because he felt his name was too controversial , and thus when the writing staff won he was the only member not to receive the award
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
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