Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opry stars, past and present, from left, Jim Kepka, Tracy Hill, Deanna Mullins, Lynda Smith and Joell Kepka perform in a 2010 “Opry Does Hee Haw” show. (Contributed) “Hee Haw” made ...

(Photo from last year’s show. Hope First Assembly of God photo) HOPE — The spirit of community and country comedy was alive and well Friday evening as Hope First Assembly of God hosted its annual Hee ...

“We are saddened by the loss of Gailard Sartain, an extraordinary actor, artist, and comedian,” The Church Studio wrote on Facebook. “His late-night visits in the 1970s to the studio after filming ...

(Gray News) – Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81. Sartain’s wife confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that he died Thursday at his home in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Gailard Sartain, the Southern character actor and comedian who appeared ...

Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at age 78. The Church Studio in Oklahoma, where he was a visitor and his wife ...