I'm 53 and started watching them when I was 5. I truly loved them and even now I love watching them. They were the funniest ever comedy act and no can ever come close.
I was born in 92, im 26 now and i grew up watching them, they are absolute comedy gold and it still holds up so well today, way out west is a masterpiece!! Cant wait for the film stand and ollie the trailer looks amazing!!
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were more than a great double act. Maybe Oliver did define Stan to a large extent, but they were artistic soulmates on a deep level and they knew it. Nothing else can explain their bond.
My grandfather wrote their biographies and was friends with them. Check out John McCabe. His books about them were Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy; The Comedy World of Stan Laurel; and Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy.
I loved them since I was a child now I have evry film they ever maid and my children and gran children love them too my they both RIP you will not be forgotten
Today's comedy is not as funny or lasting as Stan n Ollies great very funny humour on stage or screen they are The best weel ever see people have tried to copy them or taken there material to use yet they can't come near Laurel n Hardy for making people laugh n laugh and feel really happy Oliver n Stan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gavin says: I think when you watch this film you will now that even though they are long gone these two look just like them and it's hard to see anyone else take a leap of faith to do a film like this and not fall in with Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy again!!!
They were and is "🙌THE LEGENDARY HEROS OF COMEDY" they gave birth to all that is COMEDY over the proceeding decades from their time"JUST GENIUSES" just love them.👍😊👌
Hal Roach , who they worked for many years, said they were great friends . But, they had entirely different interests. Hardy would leave the studio & head straight to the golf course . While Laurel would spend hours in the editing room after the days shooting.. But , they were both very fond of each other & were connected for life through their stock & trade... Hardy's wife, after his death, said he was always self concious about his weight & just never trusted peoples fondness for him.. Stanley's marriages were really the only conflict that came between them.. He tended to marry women who tried to control his life in films & out.. His last wife, a Russian I believe , constantly pushed Stanley to play a bigger part in their films in order to elevate his star power above Oliver's.. But in fact, Oliver was the one who had the most lines & a bigger part altogether... But that was their characters from day one.. I still watch their films & they're hilarious.. The famous music box scenes or in Chumps At Oxford when they were lost in the maze... Classic comedy .
when stan Laurel wrote his book he did mention his friendship with charlie chaplin but when chaplin wrote his book. he did'nt mention stan Laurel not even once. that did upset stan alot because stan and chaplin did go over to America on the same boat. they were close friends once.
I believe Stan was mentioned in in the Bodley Head ,London edition,of Chaplin's Autobiography, for the UK market, if not in the Simon & Schuster ,New York edition, for the US. chaplin.qi-cms.com/media/w1600h1600/watermarked/ch00377068.jpg Stan never wrote his memoirs - or authored a book- as far as I know.
When Stan thought of an idea for Laurel & Hardy he wrote it down on a legal pad, even though he knew they would never be performed. The complete writer/performer.
Not going to be bigheaded. But, my late dad has met them. BOTH!!! aswell as Abbot & Castello when he was younger a longtime before I was born. & what I can barely remember is he said they were both really nice to the public. I can't remember if I saw the pictures of them with my young dad. All i know is those pictures are SADLY LOST FOREVER!!! 😖😱
Take a breath !! Shame the movie about them has them falling out a lot at the end despite whats said about them getting on so well which i have no doubt was true. Talent beyond description
I should have read his book. I thought I was one of the few who knew Chaplin was an important, groundbreaking artist of silent film comedy, but a loathsome human being . Stan Laurel knew it too, this book reveals.
The film makes them like they had a fight between each other and breack up for a while but i saw an interview of Laurel and he said that they break up not because of them having a fight or bad arguments but because of movie contract that break them apart.
In 1960 my grandma called Stan in Santa Monica she had worked at Roach in Culver City. He met us for an hour or so. It's true Stan Laurel was in the phone book. Years later I'd see Big Brother & the Holding Co. In February 1968 in NYC. After the show I got Janice Joplin's phone # in San Francisco. Later she moved to Marin Co. You would never see entertainers with published home phones I took my granddaughter to see Ariana Grande who is a lip synch phoney.
I don't think this chap was qualified to talk so in-depth about such Icons of comedy as Laurel and Hardy. You cannot make assumptions like he did about their lives, putting ideas in peoples head. We want fact not fiction.
Not correct about Stan Laurel. Lived as Jefferson until 28, then as Laurel until 75, so longer as Laurel than Jefferson. His first film as Stan Laurel was Bears and Bad Men (1918) co-starring his "common law wife".
This guy talks rubbish saying Stan knew Oliver was the better actor no he didn't he saw them both as equals, he also and said Stan thought Charlie was a bad person because he went after young ladies bet he never a toss just all made up crap.
Early film stock couldn't detect Stan's pale blue eyes and only the small black pupil on a completely white eyeball was visible, which delayed his film career.
Pfff, why is tv so fast paced these days? Everybody sounds so stressed out and like they had 100 cups of coffee. Just breath every once in a while, please.
It’s a terrible book that they are promoting. The author has written a piece of fiction very loosely based on Stan Laurel’s life. Not a nice tribute to Laurel & Hardy at all.
Yes, absolutely. The best one was written by Randy Skretvedt -- Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, 3rd ed. (Also, anything on the subject of L&H by John McCabe, William K. Everson, Charles Barr, Glenn Mitchell and Kyp Harness, to name just a few. I've read 'em all!)
There are many great books about Laurel and Hardy. But please don't waste your money buying "he" by John Connolly. In this interview he appears to be a genuine fan and appears to be a nice guy. But the book itself is sold as fiction - because that's exactly what it is. It's his filthy mind imagining sex positions of Stan while also trying to put down practically everybody who Stan came in contact with. It's quite simply the most horrendous, filthy waste of trees I've ever had the displeasure of reading. Please don't pay this man ANY money. If you really want to read this filth, then get it from the library. If you want PROPER books about Laurel and Hardy, here are some recommendations: "Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind The Movies" by Randy Skretvedt. "Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy" by John McCabe. "The Comedy World Of Stan Laurel" by John McCabe. "Babe: The Life Of Oliver Hardy" by John McCabe. "Stan and Ollie: Roots Of Comedy" by Simon Louvish. "The Laurel and Hardy Encyclopaedia" by Glenn Mitchell. "The Makings Of Stan Laurel" by Danny Lawrence. The Making Of Laurel and Hardy" by Danny Lawrence. "Laurel and Hardy: From The Forties Forward" by Scott MacGillivray
mikjon67 My grandad likes them and he's 87. It's slapstick comedy. Not to be taken as reality. You can't put an age on comedy. I don't think it matters if you're mature.They're still hilarious :)
I'm 53 and started watching them when I was 5. I truly loved them and even now I love watching them. They were the funniest ever comedy act and no can ever come close.
I was born in 1988 and I grew up watching them...legends never die.
👱🏻♂️I WAS IN 543 ad DURING THE FALL OF ROME AND I WAS RAISED ON LAUREL AND HARDY.
👴🏿 YO MOTHER.
I was born in 92, im 26 now and i grew up watching them, they are absolute comedy gold and it still holds up so well today, way out west is a masterpiece!! Cant wait for the film stand and ollie the trailer looks amazing!!
👱🏻♂️I WAS BORN IN 790 bc DURING THE GREEK EMPIRE. AND IM YO FATHER , STEVE.
👴🏿 YO MOTHER
Just awesome! I love the fact that they were genuine mates off screen, you can feel the warmth and togetherness in the films
The genius of simplicity-no one has ever come close.
Bella intervista..
Good interview..
Stan and Oliver...magics!!!!!
The Music Box is one of the best comedy routines of all time.
The best comedy duo of all time!..I loved 'em!
Laurel & Hardy were one of a kind comedic geniuses - an incredibly funny duo.
loved this. I grew up watching L & H movies and loved them dearly.
I still roar out laughing when watching them.......they have timeless greatness
The funniest couple ever - always loved them and always will!
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were more than a great double act. Maybe Oliver did define Stan to a large extent, but they were artistic soulmates on a deep level and they knew it. Nothing else can explain their bond.
My grandfather wrote their biographies and was friends with them. Check out John McCabe. His books about them were Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy; The Comedy World of Stan Laurel; and Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy.
I have them all. I also have hard boiled eggs and nuts. The fans understand.
Always my Heroes. As what is hard to believe, but Stan Laurel was brilliant, as a writer of comedy.
From time to time there are certain artists who reach the transcendent. Laurel and Hardy did that over and over again.
Fascinating. Love them so much - they made me (and still do ) laugh so much.
The greatest there ever was, is or ever will be. Thats my honest opinion
Laurel and Hardy were the best double Act ever and probably will remain so till the end of time
My father met them in Dublin before I was born he said they were lovely men it was in oconell st 🇮🇪☘🎥
Awesome duo, My heroes.
I like all the films of Laurel and Hardy.
Laurel and Hardy won their only Oscar for The Music Box.
I loved them since I was a child now I have evry film they ever maid and my children and gran children love them too my they both RIP you will not be forgotten
Today's comedy is not as funny or lasting as Stan n Ollies great very funny humour on stage or screen they are
The best weel ever see people have tried to copy them or taken there material to use yet they can't come near
Laurel n Hardy for making people laugh n laugh and feel really happy Oliver n Stan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Brilliant
Funniest guys to ever walk this earth.Wish i could of met them.
A Baller Never heard of him lol
Hear hear Davren Lee.
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I completely agree with you...funniest guys to ever walk the earth and I wish I could have met them!
Peter Howell Don Rickles was "crapgame" in Kelly's hero's
God bless Stan and Ollie..........seriously..........they gave comedy and love,we shall never see their like again
Laurel and hardy were incredible. End of.
lol
Gavin says: have you ever seen Laurel and Hardy this is your life it is one of the best america ever had and it's in black and white as well!!!
Greatest comedy team bar none
I hope the new film does justice to Laurel & Hardy. It won't be easy keeping their countless fans happy.
Gavin says: I think when you watch this film you will now that even though they are long gone these two look just like them and it's hard to see anyone else take a leap of faith to do a film like this and not fall in with Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy again!!!
Mr Celebrity A
It really does!
Original and never will be forgotton.
laurel and hardy cleaning chimney in dirty work hilarious best comedy duo of all time.
that one, the boat one and the piano were my favourite.
Love Stan and Babe ...fave film Helpmates
Ex Busy Bodies tent (Stourbridge) member
Ex helpmates tent,London......still love the boys
Simply, the best!
Thanks Mr. John Connolly for visiting The Laurel & Hardy Museum of Harlem, Ga., the birth place of Oliver Norvell Hardy.
مبدعين والله
fascinating!
They were and is "🙌THE LEGENDARY HEROS OF COMEDY" they gave birth to all that is COMEDY over the proceeding decades from their time"JUST GENIUSES" just love them.👍😊👌
Legendary heroes sure , I am 83 yr old n I get sound sleep after enjoying their comedy almost each day
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I do not know if any body has written this comment but they were the lennon and Macartney of thier day , just a different medium, LEGENDS.
Best of the Best!!
Unbelievable the BBC went 8 mins without knocking Brexit.
Or Trump 🤬
cant wait for the movie
Hal Roach , who they worked for many years, said they were great friends .
But, they had entirely different interests.
Hardy would leave the studio & head straight to the golf course .
While Laurel would spend hours in the editing room after the days shooting..
But , they were both very fond of each other & were connected for life through their stock & trade...
Hardy's wife, after his death, said he was always self concious about his weight & just never trusted peoples fondness for him..
Stanley's marriages were really the only conflict that came between them..
He tended to marry women who tried to control his life in films & out..
His last wife, a Russian I believe , constantly pushed Stanley to play a bigger part in their films in order to elevate his star power above Oliver's..
But in fact, Oliver was the one who had the most lines & a bigger part altogether...
But that was their characters from day one..
I still watch their films & they're hilarious..
The famous music box scenes or in Chumps At Oxford when they were lost in the maze...
Classic comedy .
STAN AND CHAPLIN WENT TO AMERICA TOGETHER . WHICH SURPRIZED ME
when stan Laurel wrote his book he did mention his friendship with charlie chaplin but when chaplin wrote his book. he did'nt mention stan Laurel not even once. that did upset stan alot because stan and chaplin did go over to America on the same boat. they were close friends once.
Stan never wrote his autobiography.
What book did Stan Laurel write?
Chaplin's autobiography ran 400 pages and not one mention of Stan.
I believe Stan was mentioned in in the Bodley Head ,London edition,of Chaplin's Autobiography, for the UK market, if not in the Simon & Schuster ,New York edition, for the US.
chaplin.qi-cms.com/media/w1600h1600/watermarked/ch00377068.jpg
Stan never wrote his memoirs - or authored a book- as far as I know.
At the end of the film it said that after Hardy died, Laurel continued to write sketches for Laurel and Hardy.
When Stan thought of an idea for Laurel & Hardy he wrote it down on a legal pad, even though he knew they would never be performed. The complete writer/performer.
Great book indeed .
Not going to be bigheaded. But, my late dad has met them. BOTH!!! aswell as Abbot & Castello when he was younger a longtime before I was born. & what I can barely remember is he said they were both really nice to the public. I can't remember if I saw the pictures of them with my young dad. All i know is those pictures are SADLY LOST FOREVER!!! 😖😱
Still have the world laughing legends
Take a breath !! Shame the movie about them has them falling out a lot at the end despite whats said about them getting on so well which i have no doubt was true. Talent beyond description
I should have read his book. I thought I was one of the few who knew Chaplin was an important, groundbreaking artist of silent film comedy, but a loathsome human being . Stan Laurel knew it too, this book reveals.
The film makes them like they had a fight between each other and breack up for a while but i saw an interview of Laurel and he said that they break up not because of them having a fight or bad arguments but because of movie contract that break them apart.
I've seen an interview with Stan and he talked about Chaplin but never suggested he hated him.
If William and Joseph Barbera were live and see this.. 💚❤❤💪💪💪
In 1960 my grandma called Stan in Santa Monica she had worked at Roach in Culver City. He met us for an hour or so. It's true Stan Laurel was in the phone book. Years later I'd see Big Brother & the Holding Co. In February 1968 in NYC. After the show I got Janice Joplin's phone # in San Francisco. Later she moved to Marin Co.
You would never see entertainers with published home phones
I took my granddaughter to see Ariana Grande who is a lip synch phoney.
G n'ai qu'une envie.....les retrouver au paradis et rire, rire et rire....😂😂😂😂😂
why do the guests sit so far away from the hosts
Oliver was called babe as a child. He said that in a interview. Do some research before you comment on or write about a subject.
Can't beat Blockheads!
LOOOOVVVVEEEEE!!
It would have been interesting if Babe Hardy ever met Babe Ruth...
I don't think this chap was qualified to talk so in-depth about such Icons of comedy as Laurel and Hardy. You cannot make assumptions like he did about their lives, putting ideas in peoples head. We want fact not fiction.
Gavin says: go out and look or go on the internet and look for a documentary called Laurel and Hardy the comedy mine I guarantee you'll love it!!!
Yep - it's sold as fiction for a reason - It's a load of TRASH!! Don't waste your money on this trash!
John C. Reilly has a little to do with the movie, too, y'know...
Not correct about Stan Laurel. Lived as Jefferson until 28, then as Laurel until 75, so longer as Laurel than Jefferson. His first film as Stan Laurel was Bears and Bad Men (1918) co-starring his "common law wife".
Laurel & Hardy and The Stooges...I can die laughing now.
So where were Laural and Hardy?
This guy talks rubbish saying Stan knew Oliver was the better actor no he didn't he saw them both as equals, he also and said Stan thought Charlie was a bad person because he went after young ladies bet he never a toss just all made up crap.
So many errors in his comments. It’s quite easily researched.
Good there is no Charlie to ask stupid questions
Early film stock couldn't detect Stan's pale blue eyes and only the small black pupil on a completely white eyeball was visible, which delayed his film career.
Pfff, why is tv so fast paced these days? Everybody sounds so stressed out and like they had 100 cups of coffee. Just breath every once in a while, please.
It’s a terrible book that they are promoting. The author has written a piece of fiction very loosely based on Stan Laurel’s life. Not a nice tribute to Laurel & Hardy at all.
I noticed quite a few errors in what he was saying here.
Yep - it's sold as fiction for a reason - It's a load of TRASH!! Don't waste your money on this trash!
Two funny men trying to act straight - rather than two straight men trying to act funny. Come Stanley...
Not everything here is true.
And it's just piss poor research to be honest.
Yep - it's sold as fiction for a reason - It's a load of TRASH!! Don't waste your money on this trash!
Laurel and Hardy will always be great, but the book is pretentious trash.
Have you read it?
Yes, cover to cover, and I also reviewed it on Amazon UK. It's drivel, sorry to say.
and good L+H books then?
Yes, absolutely. The best one was written by Randy Skretvedt -- Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, 3rd ed. (Also, anything on the subject of L&H by John McCabe, William K. Everson, Charles Barr, Glenn Mitchell and Kyp Harness, to name just a few. I've read 'em all!)
I have Magic Behind the Movies,
The two muppet bbc presenters wouldnt know a good comedy double act if it smacked them on the nose.
There are many great books about Laurel and Hardy. But please don't waste your money buying "he" by John Connolly. In this interview he appears to be a genuine fan and appears to be a nice guy. But the book itself is sold as fiction - because that's exactly what it is. It's his filthy mind imagining sex positions of Stan while also trying to put down practically everybody who Stan came in contact with. It's quite simply the most horrendous, filthy waste of trees I've ever had the displeasure of reading. Please don't pay this man ANY money. If you really want to read this filth, then get it from the library.
If you want PROPER books about Laurel and Hardy, here are some recommendations:
"Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind The Movies" by Randy Skretvedt.
"Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy" by John McCabe.
"The Comedy World Of Stan Laurel" by John McCabe.
"Babe: The Life Of Oliver Hardy" by John McCabe.
"Stan and Ollie: Roots Of Comedy" by Simon Louvish.
"The Laurel and Hardy Encyclopaedia" by Glenn Mitchell.
"The Makings Of Stan Laurel" by Danny Lawrence.
The Making Of Laurel and Hardy" by Danny Lawrence.
"Laurel and Hardy: From The Forties Forward" by Scott MacGillivray
I never heard of this one - thanks for helping me save my money.
Can’t stand the bbc
As a kid I even stopped playing outside to watch them. Now as an adult they get on my nerves....
You must be old and boring.
lol
A Baller Can't be any worse than the garbage they call music today :)
Draven Lee no sir... I just matured... good luck to you on your future!
mikjon67 My grandad likes them and he's 87. It's slapstick comedy. Not to be taken as reality. You can't put an age on comedy. I don't think it matters if you're mature.They're still hilarious :)