The Wonderful Slapstick of Laurel and Hardy

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Published 2017-09-24

Laurel and Hardy were a comedy double act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. The team was composed of English thin man Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American fat man Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). They became well known during the late 1920s through the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous bully Hardy.
This collection focuses on their incredible slapstick which by today's standards may seem violent and politically incorrect.
Edited by Paul Hagl

All Comments (21)

@PaulHagl 3 years ago

I'm hoped they're insured is meant to be a joked, by that I mean joke. I'm aware it's bad grammar. I was trying to be funny like L&H. What a stupid thing to do.
@terrythomas1329 5 years ago

The greatest double act this world will ever see.
@heavyherti8892 5 years ago

They will never be topped by any other so called comedians. Outstanding and timeless. Slapstick made for eternity. I will always love them.
@royw-g3120 5 years ago

Looks so easy, but the writing, planning, timing, and reactions are pure genius. Laurel did create 99% of it but he had a perfect comic foil to work with and he he knew it.
@rustyangel3631 5 years ago

The look on their faces as the saw blade passes between them, priceless.
@deborahwatson5159 3 years ago

Comedy Genius Stan and Ollie, Thanks for the Laughter, of which is Needed Today, Rest in Peace, Stay Safe Everyone in 2020, XX
@12classics39 1 year ago

You know you’ve found a true friend if they go through half as much chaos as this with you and still stand by you, just as these two always stand by each other.
@cliffordrodgers5268 5 years ago

Not only the best, but the music and sound effects are excellent.
@darthvestius7771 5 years ago

Lordy...laughed out loud. Great slapstick and excellent timing
@RobinHood-hk5dk 5 years ago

Laurel and Hardy will always be best comedy duo who ever lived. I always loved these guys. Comedy genius at its best.
@DavidRTribble 5 years ago

Probably the best comedy duo ever.
@12121149 5 years ago

Nothing will ever duplicate this comedy,never.
@rayklu9342 6 years ago

No greater comedy duo ever lived.
@Brace67 4 years ago

The greatest comedy team that ever lived. Watching these classic clips I began laughing until the tears began falling even though I’ve seen the films they were taken from over and over. The timing and reactions are priceless. They were and are simply the very best😃.
@rackinfrackin 6 years ago

I've loved these two guys my whole life. The best there ever was, or ever will be.
@urbannomad6928 6 years ago

I love how Ollie and Stan watch in wonderment (4:23) as Ollie's hat is put through the slicer, rather than intervene. It cracks me up how they wait for the other guy to prepare the punishment. And Ollie's expression looking into the camera when Stan does something dumb. LOL... love these guys!
@ronwhite8503 5 years ago

They always have and always will be comic geniuses. Just as funny now as when I was a kid.
@davidtosh7200 4 years ago

I like when Stan gives Ollie an eye poke in Berth Marks in 1929 in both silent and soundtrack version.
@GrantTarredus 5 years ago

Bravo! My brother Rick Gardner and I grew up with the genius of Laurel and Hardy entertaining us, teaching us and nourishing us; they were our friends, and we loved them first because they somehow exuded sweetness and warmth even in chaos, and second because they were so funny. We watched them endlessly, not caring how many times we had seen the film or how thoroughly we knew the dialogue and tiny details in the cutting. We cherished every moment either of them was on the screen, whether there was a laugh in it or not. We were always thrilled merely to be in the company of those beautiful, magical guys. We played with Laurel and Hardy toys before we even knew who they were; they were called “bendies,” poseable figures of rubber and wire, and we called them “fat guy and skinny guy.” In time we not only knew who they were, but we knew Charlie Hall, Mae Busch, James Finlayson, Tiny Sanford, Thelma Todd and others of their repeating cast members. I pretended I had lost a library book, The Films of Laurel and Hardy by William K. Everton, letting my parents pay the library for it. By the time they found it hidden in my room I had read it so many times that it looked as if a hundred people had owned it. Rick and I are 57 and 58 now, and our love for Laurel and Hardy is deeper and richer, tinged with gratitude and the bittersweet understanding of time only adulthood can bring. We watched Below Zero last night, discussing Blanche Payson’s patented harridan role while she destroyed Ollie’s double bass and Stan’s folding harpsichord. She essentially plays the same monster in Our Wife as Ben Turpin’s daughter, and in Helpmates as the wife who sends Ollie home sadder, wiser and dizzier (and with a bent sword, the implication of which is unmistakable). I didn’t mean to take your time like this, but it’s hard not to run on when the topic is as near and dear to your heart as Laurel and Hardy are to mine. I only intended to say thanks for sharing this. And in case anyone doesn’t know, Helpmates is the funniest movie ever made.
@valvynagiah357 3 years ago

My dad showed my brothers & I their movies way back in the 60’s. I enjoyed their movies then & still enjoy it today. “Timeless classics “ 😀