Laurel & Hardy

[keslake]

Been working my way through the collection and it never gets old.

Pure comedy genius and surely the greatest duo ever.

Anyone have any favourite moments?

[Zingari]

There's going to be a fight. Absolute classic.

[Mcphisto]

Too many to chose but this is classic.


Soda Soda Soda



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HY2fLlGcng

[selym]

Where to start!

Blue Headed Mountains of Virginia, legs tied round their necks, dressed up as their wives, drinking the bottom half of the drink, Stan lighting his thumb, the piano, the double takes of James Finlayson, playing their own children..........

Geniuses.

[drivin_me_nuts]

One piano, one long staircase and two daft fools. Brilliant.

[Beati Dogu]

Just that look that Ollie gives the camera when he's really pissed off.

I'd love to get the box set of them.

[Graculus]

Why aren't they on TV anymore? BBC2 used to show them regularly. There must be a huge audience who've never heard of them.

They came to Ireland in the early 50's. I think this would still hold true today:

“The docks were swarming with many hundreds of people. ‘It’s strange, a strange thing,’ Stan says in recalling that day, ‘our popularity has lasted so long. Our last good pictures were made in the thirties, and you’d think people would forget, but they don’t. The love and affection we found that day at Cobh was simply unbelievable. There were hundreds of boats blowing whistles and mobs and mobs of people screaming on the docks. We just couldn’t understand what it was all about. And then something happened that I can never forget. All the church bells in Cobh started to ring out our theme song, and Babe looked at me, and we cried. Maybe people loved us and our pictures because we put so much love in them. I don’t know. I’ll never forget that day. Never”.

[Leithen]

Haven't seen them for ages. Was there a gramophone playing in a car, or is my memory playing tricks?

[Halb]

Mcphisto said:

Too many to chose but this is classic.
Soda Soda Soda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HY2fLlGcng

Me and a mate love quoting that.
I have some L&H stuff on my phone from the CD.
Love the Murder story episode.

Oliver: Didn't you once tell me that you had an uncle?
Stanley: Sure, I've got an uncle. Why?
Oliver: Now we're getting somewhere. Is he living?
Stanley: No. He fell through a trap door and broke his neck.
Oliver: Was he building a house?
Stanley: No, they were hanging him.

[longshot]

drivin_me_nuts said:

One piano, one long staircase and two daft fools. Brilliant.

That was the first one I saw and then the one where Stan gets his head stuck behind a ship's mast.

This for me is a good example of why they are still popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-84jOEmCf4

It's just them dancing but the effort they put into it and the number of little things that make it so funny and entertaining to watch.
Such genius and attention to detail.

[MarsellusWallace]

Murder mystery is my absolute favorite-watched it for the x00th time the other day and found it as funny as ever.

Passed the Laurel and Hardy museum in Ulverston yesterday and put it on my list of places to visit(along with Lakeland vehicle museum)next time I have a spare day to myself.

[MarsellusWallace]

Murder mystery is my absolute favorite-watched it for the x00th time the other day and found it as funny as ever.

Passed the Laurel and Hardy museum in Ulverston yesterday and put it on my list of places to visit(along with Lakeland vehicle museum)next time I have a spare day to myself.

[Eric Mc]

selym said:

Where to start!

Blue Headed Mountains of Virginia,

"Blue RIDGE Mountains of Virginia". Although the song is actually called "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and was sung by Laurel and Hardy in the film "Way Out West".

[drivin_me_nuts]

longshot said:

drivin_me_nuts said:

One piano, one long staircase and two daft fools. Brilliant.

That was the first one I saw and then the one where Stan gets his head stuck behind a ship's mast.

This for me is a good example of why they are still popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-84jOEmCf4

It's just them dancing but the effort they put into it and the number of little things that make it so funny and entertaining to watch.
Such genius and attention to detail.

I totally agree. The detail that went into these films was wonderful. They have stood the test of time so very well. I can't think of many concurrent writers and actors(well, none come to mind as I write this) who invest in the detail in their comedy craft.

[Mcphisto]

Going Bye Bye is another one that has me in constant fits with great one liners from the start like ....
Aren't you going to hang him? and Excuse me please my ear is full of milk!

[GoBig]

They are particular favourites of mine. It probably stems from them always being on during school holidays.

I visited the steps where they filmed The Music Box a few years ago; was wonderful to be stood there.

[Halb]

Tit for Tat, another favourite.

[The Nur]

When I was a kid i grew up watching Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, etc. Time to revisit them, I think.

[vixen1700]

What's the one where they're trying to leave in a car to go on a holiday/vacation and they just can't get away? It contains an old man with gout too.

Had me crying with laughter as a kid.

[FourWheelDrift]

With the brilliant James "Doh" Finlayson, the hat trick which always makes me think of Eric Morecambe's later paper bag and ball trick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hYbVIONOjg