Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career,

Comedian Ruth Buzzi, first famous for her time on the NBC variety show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" starting in the late 1960s, died May 1 at her home in Texas, her family announced Friday. According to a post shared on her official Facebook page, she was in hospice care for several years before her death.

Ruth Buzzi, the sketch comedy player on the groundbreaking series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” has died. She was 88. Buzzi died Thursday, May 1 at her home in Texas, according to a post from the comedian’s official Facebook page.