Ironically, I find it difficult to believe that anybody found any of it funny, I thought that their whole act was based on humour that children would laugh at, sort of the way that they laugh at clowns.
Honest Chris, That's just the nature of slapstick, similar to sitcoms it's usually to get a laugh at characters who innately incompetent or clumsy. I think some of these comments can help you understand why people might find entertainment in this type of humor. www.quora.com/Why-is-slapstick-comedy-funny
@@honestchris7472 Not at all. What was so brilliant was the dynamic of the pompous incompetent busybody and the well meaning, innocent idiot. They don't know they're funny and they don't know they're incompetent and that works today, exactly as it did all those years ago. Their characters are genuine (albeit cartoonish) reflections of real facets of the human character.
@@honestchris7472 Sounds like you are a cold and cynical individual... does anything touch your soul? They will always be remembered as two wonderful characters that gave many millions of us lots of laughs. That aside, they had a natural understanding of human imperfections and how to portray them in front of a camera, that takes talent.
There's many reasons why these fabulous men and their comedy are as popular today as they ever were. Sheer talent, love, respect and hard work. Timeless is a word given out far too freely but Laurel + Hardy will live on until time stops.
That's one of the main reasons I loved them. That's why I did not think the other duo's like Abbott and Costello even Martin and Lewis were never warm and funny. I never liked the Stooges even as a kid.
Stan Laurel - "If we can't do a bit in Sunday School then we just won't do it anywhere." THAT is what's missing from Hollywood these days. Entertainers don't need to be vulgar and crass to make people laugh! These guys are legends! You think anyone will be talking about Amy Schumer or Will Farrell in 100 years from now? Not a chance. They will, however, STILL be praising the comedy team of Laurel & Hardy! You can bet on it !!
No. Because all the Three Stooges could do was hit each other, and all Abbott and Costello could do was yell at each other. They were not in the same league as Laurel and Hardy by a million miles.
I knew a fair amount about them but had never heard that from Stanley. That's great! Many of the greats were not moral role models, but onstage they believed in keeping it clean.
About time this film was made. They don’t make em like they use to but we can still remember and honour our purest & true heroes. I wish the film all the best.
When I was a boy, (1950s-early 1960s) L & H were on TV EVERY DAY! I got immersed in their films. Every book written about them, I got my hands on and read and re-read so many times. When home video began selling their films, I started buying them. And watched them some more still. Even into the CZcams era, I have NEVER begun to get tired of them. Always and always, BEST.COMEDY.TEAM.EVER!!!
There was great comedy right through to the 1970s. It is the 1980s when comedy started to become very cynical and then in the 90s when it started to become super vulgar. Culture in America changed over the is period and comedy just mirrored that.
I always give my late dad the credit for my appreciation of Laurel and Hardy. If there was a movie on from them on TV, we were there. And my dad never failed to bust out in laughter watching them. He also made me a fan, as he was, of Ollie. He told me to watch Oliver’s hands and his gestures. I never fail, when I watch them, to study Hardy’s hands. The duo was a genius pairing that we will never see again, but thank goodness we had them for a time.
Like you I give credit to my grandad who passed away early last year. I knew who laurel and hardy were and had seen their stuff. But my grandad owned vhs tapes and I asked him if I could borrow them and that's how I reminded myself of their talent.
I'm like your dad - I know all the jokes, when they say them, what the situation is when they say them, how they LOOK when the jokes come - and I still laugh, deeply and loudly. And fear not - as long as media like CZcams keep offering their films, we will ALWAYS have Laurel and Hardy!!
“If you can’t play it in sunday school, I won’t do it.” That’s the same levels of integrity that Gene Wilder had. Gene Wilder never wanted to have to swear in his comedy routine.
I loved "Stan and Ollie." As a very young kid I watched all their old movies. This movie was just wonderful. Hollywood had such talent in those golden days.
Just saw the film at the Landmark theater in NYC and it was so wonderful and heartfelt. Thank Goodness these two great comedy geniuses got their due. A must see for those who appreciate the art of film.
Theres a scene when Hardy visits Laurel at the Old Soldiers Home that cant be possibly written in a script. Their affection for one another , the warmth and sincerity lights up the screen and was in many ways deep down , the magic that made them so likable and funny.
My family and I just watched “Stan & Ollie” and I don’t think there was a dry eye after it was over. Our 11 year old son is now a fan of The Great Laurel & Hardy.
The creative joy of Stan whom wrote most of their scenes and the instinctive timing, flawless actions, innocence, humor and genius of both will never be seen again. Nothing, not once, based on embarrassment, neg innuendos, double entendres or dark humor. Only true, positive, creative genius and true respect for each other shown. How they are missed not only on the screen but from the world. They made it a better place.
They were both immensely talented and they (particularly Stan) worked, thought, planned to keep on refreshing and developing their performances. It resulted in something sublime -- genius.
This was an amazing film. The ending was very emotional. Laurel and Hardy have always been a large part of my life since my grandpa and I started watching them when I was young. They did the perfect job with this biopic.
Two of the greatest. They gave me many of the happiest times as I grew up in the 40s and 50s and then many more in the 50-plus years since then. My thanks to TCM (Turner Classic Movies) for keeping Laurel and Hardy movies alive for the new generation. Ditto for W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. Keep up the good work!
NOTHING BUT THE BEST FROM THOSE TWO,, WHEN THEY DIED COMEDY DIED BECAUSE NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE COULD EVER MATCH THEM, RIP LAD'S AND THANKS FOR THE LAUGHTS 👍👍
Well, I am now 71 years old and I remember them well from my childhood but I really never found them to be the least bit funny, more stupid than funny with all of the so called jokes had an obvious ending, no surprises no sort of lunch lines, jus what you knew was going to happen..
@@veldawells2839 I'm 41 and as a little kid in the 80's watched on tv Laurel and Hardy, The 3 Stooges, and Martin and Lewis. Channel 11 in NYC. Sweet comedy kid memories..
I love Laurel and Hardy! I recently watched "Helpmates" over the Christmas holidays on cable and that was hilarious. I've seen the Music Box before and I'd love to see it again too. As a kid I grew up watching Gilligan's Island, has anyone ever noticed how much the Skipper and Gilligan have imitated Laurel and Hardy? And if I ever get the chance I'm going up the Music Box Steps! 😀
I’m not saying will Ferrell is not a good actor. My fav Christmas movie is Elf. But I’m not a fan of his movies with John c Reilly. I just about walked out of Holmes & Watson.
A notable thing about L&H is how successfully they transitioned to sound films from silents. Their actual voices and accents worked perfectly with their distinctive and recognizable appearances, and they became even more popular. It’s also notable that they always used their real names instead of character names. “I’m Mr. Hardy - Oliver Norville Hardy - and this is my friend Mr. Laurel”.
On August 19 just twelve days after Hardys death, Stan wrote in a letter: “I feel lost without him after 30 odd years of close friendship & happy association." which rather undermines the recent NY Times article that they were not great friends which given that it was Laurels very words ought to have been included, but that's the NYT for you!
Yup, they were always great friends, with never a serious cross word. That's why the central notion of this movie - and its resolution - are false. It's a shame to base a potentially fine movie on a fiction that many viewers will accept as fact.
@@mrsbrownandhercat Many reviewers have written as if the movie script quarrel was fact. They never do their homework. Most of them are idiots anyway. Laurel said in a few interviews he and Hardy never saw each other that much socially outside of work hours until they were older and went on the tours of England. Hardy was content to let Stan run the show so he could go play golf and gamble. I understand why the writer threw in the argument, to create some kind of tension and release in the relationship to spice up the story. That's okay until these amatuer movie reviewers on youtube and other idiots write it as fact when the truth is so easily found. Even Reilly and Coogan have made it a point to state the truth in interviews.
He was on his way to becoming big in the US a decade ago by starring in a few Ben Stiller movies but then got the blame in the tabloids for Owen Wilson falling off the coke wagon after a party. In my opinion whatever that blonde buffoon shoved up his wonky nose was his choice and not Steve's but Hollywood loves a scapegoat when one of it's own is involved in a scandal.
Some of the stuff that happened to Hardy was brutal, the violence always reminded me of Tom & Jerry. Things that could cause horrific injuries only scuffed him and he always got up again and brushed the dust off. His howls of pain and horror were always hilarious. I guess that's why we love it; the violence was always harmless.
Should get them to do all the new material he wrote in a series and dedicate it to them they were a legendary double act it's sad that they didn't get to do all the stuff he wrote it would be good to see it performed like it was written for
One of the funniest movies of the team I saw was a silent film where they were fighting with one another in front of store. My father (RIP) and I were holding our sides laughing.
I brought the box set..and I I laughed all the time..I can't think of any bad one..loved the one in the professor house..thank you both for the tears of laughter..
My favorite is March of the Toy Soldiers which used to be shown maybe on CBS during the Christmas season in the fifties.and bought DVD and along with White Christmas watch this every year. It's the original Babes in Toyland, and it's funny and campy and not PC correct. Could not be made today! Wonderful pair of guys.
KNXT(KCBS)TV Ch.2 in Southern,Cal. reran their films..and so did WCBS TV Ch.2 in NYC..but? WCBS TV Ch.2 in NYC..only screened"Babes In Toyland"/"March Of The Wooden Soldiers" once on Tuesday Christmas Day,1956. WOR TV Ch.9 screened the film in 1959..For Many years..WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC reran this holiday film classic and it has since become..a holiday tradition for Ch.11 to air this movie during The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Kevin Butler not sure which station aired them as I grew up in Cleveland,Ohio but remember watching them a few times. They ran all the old movies then when TV began. I think we had a set back in 52 or 53 (I'm showing my age).
I was first introduce to Stan and Babe's film comedies on WCBS TV Ch.2 and on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC..back in 1958..and I became a devoted fan of their work..from then on.
The film ‘Stan & Ollie’ is just a perfect slice of entertainment and the two central characters played by Reilly and Coogan are given a real run for their money by their respective wives performances trying to outdo one another. I recommend the film to anyone. Give yourself a break and go and enjoy a mini-masterpiece.
Very good retrospective. Also note that their pairing was a gradual process, with Stan & Ollie appearing in 100s of solo films for years before they were teamed.
*It's such a shame that today's audience will never know that a performer can get laughs by doing a simple, straightforward comedy routine w/out cursing, vulgarity or bullying the way Laurel & Hardy did. Just good, clean, slapstick fun. Sadly, the era of Laurel & Hardy, The 3 Stooges, Martin & Lewis, Red Skelton & Kramden & Norton are long & forever gone.*
I have seen comedy teams perform in Christian groups and small venues. It’s not easy to get along even in the best of circumstances. Sensitivity of the business comes in.
. . . or Wheeler & Woolsey, Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts and Patsy Kelly . . . As written, I do not think Jebbie was in any way compiling the definitive list, but rather an example; simply setting the scene. I understood her / his point. It was the theme, the thought she / he is conveying, not Movie Comedy Teams 101. @@stolte95
Grew up watching Chuck on NYC TV, Let's Have Fun. Yes, he was clearly an admirer of the them. Another great talent gone and we are all the poorer for it.
I GOT THE BIGGEST KICK OUT OF THE KID SMILING AND LAUGHING AT 5.26 WHOS WITH HIS BROTHER AND FATHER HOLDING THAT FUNNY HANDSHAKE AND BEING TOGETHER SOMETHING FAMILIES DONT DO ANYMORE ITS THE BEST PIECE OF THE WHOLE VIDEO HERE.
It was great to see a mention of Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel & Hardy society, which is still going strong in its 54th year. If you're interested in finding the chapter near you (or even starting one yourself), you can visit sonsofthedesertinfo.com.
the grand daughter looks like Stan..only from the left profile while smiling. these guys were truly the funniest of them all....though i grew up on abbott and costello....because tv played their movies.
I'm very glad they made this movie. It re-brought attention to these true comedic geniuses. Every time I see this movie I'm always crying even way before the end because I admire their work so much
Finding out that Laurel still wrote material for the both of them after Hardy died is heartbreaking
To quote Ollie from the movie..."well what else were we gonna do"?
Good to see that the producers found an American and a Brit with the talent to replicate the famous duo.
We need that type of humor today.
We sure do!
Bruce Horner is a nostalgia fool.
Check out "Biffle and Shooster." It's still being done.
we need subtle humor; but first, we need a public that will want and get it.
this is of its time; and, not really, quite what we need today.
No, some snowflake would be offended.. Comedy is in danger of extinction with our new millennium sensitivities.
What was great is it was good Honest Humor , No Sex , No Politics , No real Violence .. The whole Family could watch and have a good laugh...
Ironically, I find it difficult to believe that anybody found any of it funny, I thought that their whole act was based on humour that children would laugh at, sort of the way that they laugh at clowns.
Honest Chris, That's just the nature of slapstick, similar to sitcoms it's usually to get a laugh at characters who innately incompetent or clumsy.
I think some of these comments can help you understand why people might find entertainment in this type of humor.
www.quora.com/Why-is-slapstick-comedy-funny
@@honestchris7472 Not at all. What was so brilliant was the dynamic of the pompous incompetent busybody and the well meaning, innocent idiot. They don't know they're funny and they don't know they're incompetent and that works today, exactly as it did all those years ago. Their characters are genuine (albeit cartoonish) reflections of real facets of the human character.
@@marwood1969 WOT !?!!!!??
@@honestchris7472 Sounds like you are a cold and cynical individual... does anything touch your soul? They will always be remembered as two wonderful characters that gave many millions of us lots of laughs. That aside, they had a natural understanding of human imperfections and how to portray them in front of a camera, that takes talent.
There's many reasons why these fabulous men and their comedy are as popular today as they ever were. Sheer talent, love, respect and hard work.
Timeless is a word given out far too freely but Laurel + Hardy will live on until time stops.
We will never see their like again, they were wonderful.
The love and kindness for each other always, always shined through their work. 🌻
Yes it did, which is why the central theme of this movie - that they had a period of bitter hatred - is all the more regrettable.
That's one of the main reasons I loved them. That's why I did not think the other duo's like Abbott and Costello even Martin and Lewis were never warm and funny. I never liked the Stooges even as a kid.
Laurel & Hardy should be on Every School Curriculum! Fun without Guns/Drugs or Hate!!
They did use guns at times, as seen on the movie Pardon Us
This makes me emotional. My dad told me about them . Good memories . Best team .
Stan Laurel - "If we can't do a bit in Sunday School then we just won't do it anywhere." THAT is what's missing from Hollywood these days. Entertainers don't need to be vulgar and crass to make people laugh! These guys are legends! You think anyone will be talking about Amy Schumer or Will Farrell in 100 years from now? Not a chance. They will, however, STILL be praising the comedy team of Laurel & Hardy! You can bet on it !!
That's right. Do you think people will be still talking about the 3 Stooges and Abbott Costello 100 years from now?
No. Because all the Three Stooges could do was hit each other, and all Abbott and Costello could do was yell at each other. They were not in the same league as Laurel and Hardy by a million miles.
@@TT-xy2dz I still think the'll be talking about the 3 Stooges & Abbott and Costello. How'bout their Who's on First routine that's pretty timeless.
Will Farrell is not that disgusting is he?
Anything I have seen of his is ultra silly but not vulgar unless I am wrong.
I knew a fair amount about them but had never heard that from Stanley. That's great! Many of the greats were not moral role models, but onstage they believed in keeping it clean.
I've been watching Laurel and Hardy since I was a child. They didn't just make us laugh, they were very dear to us, there is nobody else like them.
About time this film was made. They don’t make em like they use to but we can still remember and honour our purest & true heroes. I wish the film all the best.
When I was a boy, (1950s-early 1960s) L & H were on TV EVERY DAY! I got immersed in their films. Every book written about them, I got my hands on and read and re-read so many times. When home video began selling their films, I started buying them. And watched them some more still. Even into the CZcams era, I have NEVER begun to get tired of them. Always and always, BEST.COMEDY.TEAM.EVER!!!
This new biopic, "Stan & Ollie," is a nice homage to the great slapstick duo, in the golden era of comedy. This is a movie I'll see.
There was great comedy right through to the 1970s. It is the 1980s when comedy started to become very cynical and then in the 90s when it started to become super vulgar.
Culture in America changed over the is period and comedy just mirrored that.
Laurel & Hardy should be on TV more often.
It's about time a movie was made about them. I love these guys and still watch 2 shorts a day.
I always give my late dad the credit for my appreciation of Laurel and Hardy. If there was a movie on from them on TV, we were there. And my dad never failed to bust out in laughter watching them. He also made me a fan, as he was, of Ollie. He told me to watch Oliver’s hands and his gestures. I never fail, when I watch them, to study Hardy’s hands. The duo was a genius pairing that we will never see again, but thank goodness we had them for a time.
Like you I give credit to my grandad who passed away early last year. I knew who laurel and hardy were and had seen their stuff. But my grandad owned vhs tapes and I asked him if I could borrow them and that's how I reminded myself of their talent.
I'm like your dad - I know all the jokes, when they say them, what the situation is when they say them, how they LOOK when the jokes come - and I still laugh, deeply and loudly. And fear not - as long as media like CZcams keep offering their films, we will ALWAYS have Laurel and Hardy!!
“If you can’t play it in sunday school, I won’t do it.” That’s the same levels of integrity that Gene Wilder had. Gene Wilder never wanted to have to swear in his comedy routine.
I loved "Stan and Ollie." As a very young kid I watched all their old movies. This movie was just wonderful. Hollywood had such talent in those golden days.
Just saw the film at the Landmark theater in NYC and it was so wonderful and heartfelt. Thank Goodness these two great comedy geniuses got their due. A must see for those who appreciate the art of film.
Theres a scene when Hardy visits Laurel at the Old Soldiers Home that cant be possibly written in a script. Their affection for one another , the warmth and sincerity lights up the screen and was in many ways deep down , the magic that made them so likable and funny.
My family and I just watched “Stan & Ollie” and I don’t think there was a dry eye after it was over. Our 11 year old son is now a fan of The Great Laurel & Hardy.
Amazing that you can be funny without being rude and mean like the so called comedy today.
Why in the world don’t my friends know about laurel and hardy! Literally I love the guys and I’m 11 years old! 😄They inspire me so much!!!!!!
OMG Stan's lovely granddaughter, when she laughed right at the end of her interview - she looked just like her grandfather!
*Great* -granddaughter/father
Beautifully produced and masterfully played by Reilly and Coogan. Loved it.
The creative joy of Stan whom wrote most of their scenes and the instinctive timing, flawless actions, innocence, humor and genius of both will never be seen again. Nothing, not once, based on embarrassment, neg innuendos, double entendres or dark humor. Only true, positive, creative genius and true respect for each other shown. How they are missed not only on the screen but from the world. They made it a better place.
Laurel & Hardy 🎭 comedy LEGENDS
One of the greatest double acts of all time
THE greatest. Nobody else comes close.
Stan Laurel was presented an Honorary Oscar in 1960.
"The Music Box" is one of my favorites, "That's the house up there. Right on top of the stoop."
(No joke) I know someone in their 90s who actually met them when the were on tour in England. I was shocked when I heard this.
Laurel & Hardy were SO cute! ♡♡
John Reilly and Steve Coogan were both excellent in "Stan and Ollie". The both should have won Oscars.
One forgot they actors playing Laurel and Hardy. It was as if they actually were those guys.
It wasn't that they were so funny , IT WAS THAT THEY WERE SO POIGNANT AND LOVABLE ! AND WERE SO TALENTED !
They were both immensely talented and they (particularly Stan) worked, thought, planned to keep on refreshing and developing their performances. It resulted in something sublime -- genius.
There will never be another Laurel and Hardy. Speak to me in 700,000 years. Beyond earth in greatness
Hal Roach was some kind of a genius. Lived to 100. Marvelous setups for L&H.
wow, you're right. He did live to be a 100. You'd of thought all those years working with Alfalfa would have shorten his life.
Everyone "Got it" when Ollie looked at the Camera....he was looking at us.
That look meant this: "Why don't you do something to help me!" lol
This was an amazing film. The ending was very emotional. Laurel and Hardy have always been a large part of my life since my grandpa and I started watching them when I was young. They did the perfect job with this biopic.
Two of the greatest. They gave me many of the happiest times as I grew up in the 40s and 50s and then many more in the 50-plus years since then. My thanks to TCM (Turner Classic Movies) for keeping Laurel and Hardy movies alive for the new generation. Ditto for W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. Keep up the good work!
NOTHING BUT THE BEST FROM THOSE TWO,, WHEN THEY DIED COMEDY DIED BECAUSE NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE COULD EVER MATCH THEM, RIP LAD'S AND THANKS FOR THE LAUGHTS 👍👍
I'm 62 & grew up watching Laurel & Hardy on TV. The sad thing is that most of the young people nowadays don't know who Laurel & Hardy were.
Well, I am now 71 years old and I remember them well from my childhood but I really never found them to be the least bit funny, more stupid than funny with all of the so called jokes had an obvious ending, no surprises no sort of lunch lines, jus what you knew was going to happen..
My 11-year gold daughter does. They make her laugh so much! Introduces to her in 2018, as I grew up watching them in 70s.
@@veldawells2839 I'm 41 and as a little kid in the 80's watched on tv Laurel and Hardy, The 3 Stooges, and Martin and Lewis. Channel 11 in NYC. Sweet comedy kid memories..
im 55 i grew up watching them my 4 kids loved them
Honestly Chris.. You just don't know where it's at!
There's no one better - I love those two!!!
The Music Box, and so many Laurel & Hardy works are timeless ... TIMELESS!
I love Laurel and Hardy! I recently watched "Helpmates" over the Christmas holidays on cable and that was hilarious. I've seen the Music Box before and I'd love to see it again too. As a kid I grew up watching Gilligan's Island, has anyone ever noticed how much the Skipper and Gilligan have imitated Laurel and Hardy? And if I ever get the chance I'm going up the Music Box Steps! 😀
Wow I did not recognize him as John C Reilly! Great makeup. Mr Reilly needs to stick with great movies like this & stay away from Will Ferrell.
Kim thats asking a lot without will where would i be .ha ha imagine will in serious movie
From one Kim to another... I was AMAZED how much they looked like the original Laurel and a Hardy!!!!
I’m not saying will Ferrell is not a good actor. My fav Christmas movie is Elf. But I’m not a fan of his movies with John c Reilly. I just about walked out of Holmes & Watson.
@@kimmychan1967 Most everyone wanted to or did.
@@kimmychan1967 i am,. i'm saying will farrell is awful
What a nice tribute! Those photographs Cassidy was showing look very rare! Hope we get to see the archives someday!
Kind of an homage to what her grandmother(?) did in the video compilations where she shared home movies of the family.
The funniest comedy duo ever.
'You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead'. Stan Laurel pure genius, and with Oliver Hardy the perfect combination.
If those Stan Laurel scripts still exist, it would be fabulous to see these guys go on to turn the into movies.
Take my money now, the movie looks like a winner and a fun time.
STAN LAUREL AND OLIVER HARDY.....THE GREATEST COMEDY TEAM EVER.
The Best of Forever and Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy.
Just the best from generation to generation. I sit with my 8 year old boy and laugh together at our favourite BRATS .
A notable thing about L&H is how successfully they transitioned to sound films from silents. Their actual voices and accents worked perfectly with their distinctive and recognizable appearances, and they became even more popular.
It’s also notable that they always used their real names instead of character names. “I’m Mr. Hardy - Oliver Norville Hardy - and this is my friend Mr. Laurel”.
On August 19 just twelve days after Hardys death, Stan wrote in a letter: “I feel lost without him after 30 odd years of close friendship & happy association." which rather undermines the recent NY Times article that they were not great friends which given that it was Laurels very words ought to have been included, but that's the NYT for you!
Yup, they were always great friends, with never a serious cross word. That's why the central notion of this movie - and its resolution - are false. It's a shame to base a potentially fine movie on a fiction that many viewers will accept as fact.
@@mrsbrownandhercat Many reviewers have written as if the movie script quarrel was fact. They never do their homework. Most of them are idiots anyway. Laurel said in a few interviews he and Hardy never saw each other that much socially outside of work hours until they were older and went on the tours of England. Hardy was content to let Stan run the show so he could go play golf and gamble. I understand why the writer threw in the argument, to create some kind of tension and release in the relationship to spice up the story. That's okay until these amatuer movie reviewers on youtube and other idiots write it as fact when the truth is so easily found. Even Reilly and Coogan have made it a point to state the truth in interviews.
NYT are just a bunch of pricks
I hear the movie is wonderful. Great tribute to them.
I did it years ago, before it was nearly common knowledge. :)
Go see it I've seen it brilliant film :)
Worldwide known, true comedy legends hands down.
I have such fond memories or these guys.
Still going through the generations. Me and my 10 year old son still watch and laugh. Brats is our favourite.
Just watched this film. Found it delightfully entertaining! Who didn't love these guys? Loved them from the 50's on.
Met Coogan as an extra on his Santa Fe film Ideal Home. Glad he's getting more notoriety in America.
He was on his way to becoming big in the US a decade ago by starring in a few Ben Stiller movies but then got the blame in the tabloids for Owen Wilson falling off the coke wagon after a party. In my opinion whatever that blonde buffoon shoved up his wonky nose was his choice and not Steve's but Hollywood loves a scapegoat when one of it's own is involved in a scandal.
The absolute best comady team in the history of comady and they will never die RIP kings of comady
The greatest best comedy duo ever.
I love Laurel and Hardy. Thanks CBS Sunday Morning
Some of the stuff that happened to Hardy was brutal, the violence always reminded me of Tom & Jerry. Things that could cause horrific injuries only scuffed him and he always got up again and brushed the dust off. His howls of pain and horror were always hilarious. I guess that's why we love it; the violence was always harmless.
I liked your comments about Mr. Hardy. Did you know that his brother drowned in front of him? He tried to save his brother's life.
Great comedy is timeless, and these guys were the best...and perfect gentlemen. A more gentle time.
Should get them to do all the new material he wrote in a series and dedicate it to them they were a legendary double act it's sad that they didn't get to do all the stuff he wrote it would be good to see it performed like it was written for
The acting is better than the movie itself.
One of the funniest movies of the team I saw was a silent film where they were fighting with one another in front of store. My father (RIP) and I were holding our sides laughing.
Can't wait to see this picture!
Pictures...yeah pictures..
This clip show all his talent and kindness...
Still watch March of the Wooden Soldiers every Thanks giving
Me too
I brought the box set..and I I laughed all the time..I can't think of any bad one..loved the one in the professor house..thank you both for the tears of laughter..
My favorite is March of the Toy Soldiers which used to be shown maybe on CBS during the Christmas season in the fifties.and bought DVD and along with White Christmas watch this every year. It's the original Babes in Toyland, and it's funny and campy and not PC correct. Could not be made today! Wonderful pair of guys.
KNXT(KCBS)TV Ch.2 in Southern,Cal. reran their films..and so did WCBS TV Ch.2 in NYC..but? WCBS TV Ch.2 in NYC..only screened"Babes In Toyland"/"March Of The Wooden Soldiers" once on Tuesday Christmas Day,1956. WOR TV Ch.9 screened the film in 1959..For Many years..WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC reran this holiday film classic and it has since become..a holiday tradition for Ch.11 to air this movie during The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Kevin Butler not sure which station aired them as I grew up in Cleveland,Ohio but remember watching them a few times. They ran all the old movies then when TV began. I think we had a set back in 52 or 53 (I'm showing my age).
I was first introduce to Stan and Babe's film comedies on WCBS TV Ch.2 and on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC..back in 1958..and I became a devoted fan of their work..from then on.
It's ok..Ms.Kury.
Love Laurel and Hardy ❤️Miss the movies on Sunday morning.😞
`I love Laurel and Hardy. I dont know how many times I've seen each film and short and still watch them every week.
A lovely tribute that has already had a positive result: I have had three inquiries for Block-Heads membership since it aired!
The film ‘Stan & Ollie’ is just a perfect slice of entertainment and the two central characters played by Reilly and Coogan are given a real run for their money by their respective wives performances trying to outdo one another. I recommend the film to anyone. Give yourself a break and go and enjoy a mini-masterpiece.
Stan & Ollie was excellent. Mr. Coogan and Mr. Rilley were phenomenal!
Very good retrospective. Also note that their pairing was a gradual process, with Stan & Ollie appearing in 100s of solo films for years before they were teamed.
*It's such a shame that today's audience will never know that a performer can get laughs by doing a simple, straightforward comedy routine w/out cursing, vulgarity or bullying the way Laurel & Hardy did. Just good, clean, slapstick fun. Sadly, the era of Laurel & Hardy, The 3 Stooges, Martin & Lewis, Red Skelton & Kramden & Norton are long & forever gone.*
I have seen comedy teams perform in Christian groups and small venues. It’s not easy to get along even in the best of circumstances. Sensitivity of the business comes in.
You forgot Abbot & Costello.
. . . or Wheeler & Woolsey, Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts and Patsy Kelly . . . As written, I do not think Jebbie was in any way compiling the definitive list, but rather an example; simply setting the scene. I understood her / his point. It was the theme, the thought she / he is conveying, not Movie Comedy Teams 101. @@stolte95
Actually, there are good clean comics like Jim Gaffigan, Demetri Martin, Brian Regan, Seinfeld...
Amen
RIP Chuck McCann - co-founder of the Sons of the Desert appreciation society.
I was on stage with Chuck (I had a tiny role) during one of the last old time radio conventions (SPERDVAC) that he appeared at.
R.I.P., big fella.
Oh how I miss Chuck.
Grew up watching Chuck on NYC TV, Let's Have Fun. Yes, he was clearly an admirer of the them. Another great talent gone and we are all the poorer for it.
Yes..(Crying)I still miss Chuck..Mr.Wingert
Chuck Loved their work and he met and got to know..Stan.
looking forward to this movie
I GOT THE BIGGEST KICK OUT OF THE KID SMILING AND LAUGHING AT 5.26 WHOS WITH HIS BROTHER AND FATHER HOLDING THAT FUNNY HANDSHAKE AND BEING TOGETHER SOMETHING FAMILIES DONT DO ANYMORE ITS THE BEST PIECE OF THE WHOLE VIDEO HERE.
What can I say I've love these 2 for over 60 years and still watch them and they still make me laugh. RIP piece kings of laughter
The best comedy team of all time!
From the days when stand-up comedy had CLASS.
I remember watching their films on tv in NYC..as far back as 1958..and from that time on..I became a fan of the boys' films.
Oliver and Hardy,.....as classy a comedy team as CBS is a news provider. thanx for sharing this piece.
Love Laurel and Hardy. Thanks Dr.!
It was great to see a mention of Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel & Hardy society, which is still going strong in its 54th year. If you're interested in finding the chapter near you (or even starting one yourself), you can visit sonsofthedesertinfo.com.
Pure legends
They were the best - a real treasure
as kids, we never missed March Of The Wooden Soldiers during Thanksgiving & Christmas.
when TV was a treat m8 a bygone age sadly
Please excuse spelling, it's hard to see thru tears.
I LOVE Oliver and Hardy!
the grand daughter looks like Stan..only from the left profile while smiling.
these guys were truly the funniest of them all....though i grew up on abbott and costello....because tv played their movies.
*Great* -granddaughter
This movie was AWESOME ! These two guys are still wonderful after all these years !
Thanks L & H !
I'm very glad they made this movie. It re-brought attention to these true comedic geniuses. Every time I see this movie I'm always crying even way before the end because I admire their work so much