Ruth Buzzi, Purse-Wielding Gladys of ‘Laugh-In,’ Is Dead at 88

She had other roles onstage and on TV, but none more memorable than the wary spinster fending off male advances on that raucous sketch show.

​She had other roles onstage and on TV, but none more memorable than the wary spinster fending off male advances on that raucous sketch show.