Ruth Buzzi, the beloved American actress and comedian best known for her role as Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 1, 2025, at her home in Stephenville, Texas. She was 88 years old and had been in hospice care for several years following a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and complications from multiple strokes.   Born on July 24, 1936, in Westerly, Rhode Island, and raised in Stonington, Connecticut, s

In 1967, Ruth Buzzi appeared in all eight episodes of The Steve Allen Comedy Hour, a variety series starring Steve Allen. Her character parts in the Allen sketches led her to be cast for NBC's new show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. She was the only featured player to appear in every episode of Laugh-In including the pilot. Among her recurring characters on Laugh-In were Flicker Farkle, youngest of the Farkle family; Busy-Buzzi, a Hedda Hopper–type Hollywood gossip columnist; Doris Swizzler, a coc