Posted on 01/18/2016 1:04:21 PM PST by PROCON
Frank Skinner once admitted that new girlfriends were always "subjected to the Laurel and Hardy test", when he would play a video of the Laurel and Hardy dance sequence from Way Out West. "If she didn't laugh, I instantly wrote her off as a future companion," said Skinner, conceding that this wasn't exactly rational behaviour.
Perhaps we can all be divided by that Laurel and Hardy test. Those who love the Way Out West dance, which captures perfectly the charm and on-screen chemistry of the comedy duo, will already have been delighted by the news that the BBC1 is to film a one-off 90-minute drama called Stan and Ollie – written by Jeff Pope of Philomena note – which is based around their 1953 tour of the UK, during which Hardy suffered a heart attack. In January 2016, it was reported that Steve Coogan will team up with John C Reilly to play the much-loved double act
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Not just good. Brilliant, IMHO. Do you have any idea who did this? I want to share it.
LOL...agreed...
Sorry, I don’t know the author. It came as a forwarded e-mail over-the-transom.
In The Flying Decues, Stan and Ollie learn they will be executed the next day
Oliver Hardy: Shot at sunrise!
Stan Laurel: I hope it’s cloudy tomorrow!
The Sheriff is a-near!
“Frank Skinner once admitted that new girlfriends were always “subjected to the Laurel and Hardy testâ€, when he would play a video of the Laurel and Hardy dance sequence from Way Out West. ‘If she didn’t laugh, I instantly wrote her off as a future companion,” said Skinner, conceding that this wasn’t exactly rational behaviour.
Reminds me a bit of the movie “Diner” in which a potential spouse was given a test about the Balitmore Colts, to see if she had enough knowledge about the Colts to marry her man.
Don’t we all do something like this? I think every girl I dated, including the one I married, had some basic knowledge and was a fan of baseball. Just saying, not sure how things would go if she didn’t share a major interest...............”
I always preferred the door test from, “A Bronx Tale” but that would never work with modern automobiles.
They are my all time favorites. My good friend and I always say, “this is another fine mess you’ve gotten me into”.
Most women hate the Stooges.
I like everything about old comedies except the musical interludes. They are way too tedious. But that’s just me.
From Cheers:
Sam: Everything I do is to impress women or revolves around sex. I guess I’m nothing more than a hot, manly machine of love.
Coach: Wait! what about the Stooges?
Sam: They’re ok. they’re over at Cliff’s.
Coach: No, no, Sam. what about the Three Stooges?
Sam: I like the Three Stooges. that really helps.
Coach: Wait. think about this.
Coach: Do women like the Three Stooges?
Sam: No, they hate them.
Coach: All right.
Coach: Are women impressed that you like them?
Sam: No. some of them even think they’re stupid.
Coach: When you’re watching the Stooges, do you think they’re sexy?
Sam: When you watch the Stooges, nobody has time to think about sex or women.
Sam: Hey, wait a minute. That means there’s another interest in my life. I like the Stooges for themselves. Hey, whoa. I’m ok.
My favorite Laurel and Hardy film is A chump at Oxford in which Stan Laurel gets a knock on the head and becomes who he really was Lord Paddington.
Seems Paddington was a prof at Oxford and got a knock on the head and wandered off in a state of amnesia to become Stan.
It’s the only time he speaks as other than Stan Laurel in the films and it’s pretty interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok8fu30XA8g
“Sons of the Desert” (1934) is about as funny as any movie ever filmed. Sixty minutes of simple, low-key, comedic brilliance.
Larry, leave it to you to turn a Laurel and Hardy thread into the 3 Stooges :-)
I just turned an MLK thread into a Malcolm the Xth thread.
And quite proud of it, too. :-)
Add to these Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. I have DVDs of these and Stan and Olie. And who can forget OUR GANG.
Interesting how these old comedies still hold up after 90 years or so. Most modern comedies leave me cold. I saw a few modern ones and saw NOTHING funny except modern actors acting silly. I thought...”This is supposed to be funny?
I did like Chevy chase VACATION series.
Lore has it that Larry Harmon of Bozo the Clown fame stole the exclusive licensing rights of L&H from Stan Laurel on Stan’s deathbed. Laurel’s family has brought many lawsuits against Harmon. L&H family receives a whopping $10,000 per year for the licensing, while Harmon (Harmon Pictures Corp.) makes off like a bandit.
Laurel & Hardy dance to the Gap Band!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHgjUu_KPkw
It works better than you would ever expect.
You wouldn’t knowEinstein from a beer stein!
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