Billy Barnes, 85, whose varied work included satirical Broadway revues, Laugh-In routines, and poignant songs that became popular standards for Barbra Streisand and others, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles.
Mr. Barnes gained notice for his comic revues, which began in Los Angeles and moved to New York and London in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They skewered targets from beatniks to television, and featured performers who moved on to prominence in TV and the movies, among them Ken Berry, Bert Convy, and Jo Anne Worley.
