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Stan Laurel on his life and career - 1959 Interview

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  • Опубліковано 10 кві 2016
  • An interview recorded in January 1959

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  • @paulshea3728
    @paulshea3728 2 роки тому +9

    They were the best.We will never see the likes of them again.Make you laugh your guts out and a minute later make you cry.That is talent.

  • @RogerDDog
    @RogerDDog 4 роки тому +9

    Its incredible to think that Laurel and Hardy films are still so watchable today and classic examples of "How to do it"! They were unique and their comedy was timeless, it never gets old. Their sight gags were fabulous and their personal mannerisms mesmerising. You could see the gag coming and when it did it was all the funnier for it. I think Morecambe and Wise employed that technique to great effect too which they doubtless learned from these two masters of their craft.

  • @ianmcfadden5450
    @ianmcfadden5450 5 років тому +393

    Stan Laurel insisted on his phone number being printed in the telephone directory so his fans could call him ! What a true legend ! How many actors would do that ?

    • @danielkelly5112
      @danielkelly5112 5 років тому +11

      None bar one. .. 👍

    • @marccatone6696
      @marccatone6696 5 років тому +26

      Dick Cavett got to know him by just calling him up one day. I think that's how Jerry Lewis got to know him as well.

    • @droboogie8465
      @droboogie8465 5 років тому +19

      Wow! I didn't know that. This makes me love him even more.

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 5 років тому +27

      @@marccatone6696 Yes,and a young Dick van Dyke did the same thing and they became the closest of friends. Dick read the eulogy at Stan's funeral.

    • @liamwhitcombe1237
      @liamwhitcombe1237 5 років тому +8

      Ian Chauhan & at the other end of the star spectrum, we have total wastes of space like big fat arrogant, would be in prison if he wasn't a footballer Wayne Rooney, who sometimes won't even sign his autograph to waiting fans. A lot of them children.

  • @rollacoastaride1937
    @rollacoastaride1937 4 роки тому +11

    I wonder how many times people have laughed out aloud because of this man? Laughter is like a medicine, even when times were shitty and we were a bit below the poverty level, Laurel and Hardy still had us all laughing, amazing track record

  • @commonsense5401
    @commonsense5401 6 років тому +204

    To listen to this mans voice and hear his account of his life is priceless.

    • @ArizonaJoeHines
      @ArizonaJoeHines 4 роки тому +7

      This is the first time I've ever heard Stan Laurel's voice out of character. What a great interview. Back in the day, there weren't interview shows like today. For example, have you ever heard WC Field's or Mae West's normal speaking voice out of character? What is so wonderful about Laurel and Hardy is that their character voices so perfectly matched their screen personas, even though they started in silent movies. One of my favorite silent actors is Clara Bow, who, it turns out, had a Brooklyn accent in real life.

    • @donaldleroy6502
      @donaldleroy6502 4 роки тому +1

      I thought it would be a video interview with it being from 1959 but I still like it nonetheless

    • @johnupton1723
      @johnupton1723 3 роки тому +2

      I agree, this is tear jerkingly priceless.The story of these two guys is wonderful. Pity that we don’t have something similar to from Ollie.

  • @Brace67
    @Brace67 5 років тому +4

    I can't imagine anyone giving this video a thumbs down and yet there they are. People who do things like this cannot possibly be familiar with the work and genius of Laurel and Hardy, the greatest comic duo of all time. His partner, Oliver Hardy had died two years previously and Stan Laurel was alone in retirement and knowing that the best years were now over and gone. Never again would he and "Babe" be before the cameras preforming their routines to the delight of millions. Just reflections and memories of what was once.

  • @12classics39
    @12classics39 Рік тому +4

    Wonderful to listen to this legend. Love you, Stan. You and Babe will always be the greatest. ❤

  • @bobwallacejnr6852
    @bobwallacejnr6852 5 років тому +10

    so why on earth would you come to a video about somebody you clearly don't like , watch it, then give it a thumbs down? What the hell is wrong with the human race. This guy is a comedy legend.

    • @1320_ikimasho
      @1320_ikimasho 21 день тому

      Probably a mistake. The dislike is right next to the like button.

  • @nycinstyle
    @nycinstyle 6 років тому +237

    When his best buddy Oliver Hardy died, Stan Laurel refused to act in another film. Laurel was the mastermind; he did the writing and directing/choreography of all their work together, and he gave Oliver many of the best moments in the scenes they did together. Oliver Hardy truthfully was the better actor. His gestures and facial expressions, etc., have been mimicked for a century by countless comedic actors like the great Jackie Gleason.
    Stan Laurel was a comedic genius for the ages. His last joke; he really wished for people to be happy:
    "If any of you cry at my funeral, I will never speak to you again."
    - Stan Laurel
    LOL

    • @MONK-7
      @MONK-7 5 років тому +5

      nycinstyle well said

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 5 років тому +15

      Actually his last joke was on his death-bed as he was dying. He said to the nurse: "I wish I was ski-ing now" and she obligingly responded "I didn't know you were a skier Mr. Laurel". To which he finally uttered: "I'm not, never was, but I'd much rather be doing that than doing this." And then he died.

    • @howardleech8849
      @howardleech8849 5 років тому +7

      Yes , quite right. His wife once said that he used to watch their old movies at home and loved to watch his old sparring partner Oli' and always said that he (Babe) was a treat to work with.

    • @howardleech8849
      @howardleech8849 5 років тому +1

      @Miss X Stan Laurel wrote all of the scene plays, the dialogue and even drew the marks where they should stand. I rather think it was the other way around.

    • @MiaCatAdventures
      @MiaCatAdventures 5 років тому +5

      nycinstyle they were both so talented and complimented each other perfectly - their comedy stands the test of time too

  • @kevingraham2733
    @kevingraham2733 5 років тому +134

    What a legend Stan was, Laurel and Hardy were the best ever comedy duo, no one can compare to them these days

    • @neilpye6089
      @neilpye6089 4 роки тому +3

      The films are still funny 90-100 years later :-D not many people can have a accolade like that

    • @shughy1
      @shughy1 4 роки тому +1

      They set the standard, that all the others embraced, you can still see echoes of it in today's comedy particularly in Ricky Gervais characters.

    • @mikerochburns4104
      @mikerochburns4104 4 роки тому +3

      Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson is the closest anyone has ever come to the Laurel and Hardy magic.

    • @defiverr4697
      @defiverr4697 2 роки тому

      Or ever

    • @defiverr4697
      @defiverr4697 2 роки тому

      @@mikerochburns4104 never heard of them

  • @sacredclown4179
    @sacredclown4179 4 роки тому +16

    What a genuine mellifluous voice, listening he was as humble as he was a genius

  • @TIMBEAU1962
    @TIMBEAU1962 5 років тому +92

    I somehow wish I had the chance to shake his hand! Saying nothing just look in his eyes! I thank you for the joy you and Oliver gave us! A deep bow of respect!

  • @johnevans5434
    @johnevans5434 4 роки тому +11

    A great man who made many laugh and that is the best gift one can receive! God bless you Stan Laurel!

  • @utpalmukherjee9835
    @utpalmukherjee9835 4 роки тому +10

    No word can express our feeling about this duo and their actions which kept us smiling years on and till our old age.

  • @spockboy
    @spockboy 5 років тому +92

    what a great and humble man.

    • @CHDean
      @CHDean 4 роки тому +3

      ...a rare quality in a Hollywood performer.

  • @glamdolly30
    @glamdolly30 4 роки тому +15

    I love that he calls Ollie by his nickname 'Babe'. It suited him so well, he was like a big lovable, cuddly baby!

  • @robertroberts6934
    @robertroberts6934 5 років тому +7

    This is my first hearing of this rare interview with the comic genius that was Stan Laurel. A British born Hollywood star along with his American buddy and sidekick Oliver "Babe" Norville Hardy! They were very much part and parcel of my past and still live by love, in my memory, today!

  • @WESTHAMRUSS
    @WESTHAMRUSS 4 роки тому +3

    I could sit and listen to him all week.

  • @kevinhattersley1200
    @kevinhattersley1200 4 роки тому +5

    Total respect!!!... delivered with a very large grin. Thanks Stan and Babe XX Thanks for the memories RIP

  • @chrisevans5259
    @chrisevans5259 5 років тому +14

    Stan Laurel was a perfectionist when creating comedy gold, every little detail was scrutinized and analyzed before eventually being produced and acted to such precision and perfection by the legendary duo....LAUREL & HARDY

  • @mickusable
    @mickusable 4 роки тому +46

    Stan and Ollie, comedy genius the like we’’ll never see again

  • @paulrushworth1
    @paulrushworth1 5 років тому +27

    Been a Laurel & Hardy fan since I was a small boy... to hear this comic GENIUS giving an interview has absolutely made my day.. WONDERFUL.

  • @orbitring
    @orbitring 4 роки тому +4

    Glad to have been alive to watch this Comedy Team's many movies. The genius of both, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are priceless ! In these times of economic turn-down and financial DEpression-like atmosphere, there is no other way to change one's mood than watching these two and having a real belly-laugh !

  • @Chipchase780
    @Chipchase780 5 років тому +77

    Who didn’t love this man. His heart shone out with goodwill and kindness, a true gentlemen to the core. He’s the clown uncle I always wished I had as a kid.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 5 років тому +5

      I'M SO GLAD I SHARED THE SAME WORLD WITH THEM WHEN ALIVE.

  • @pamandrobtrust7624
    @pamandrobtrust7624 5 років тому +5

    When comedy started on the big screen as a duo. Thanks for all the fun you have given us all for many years. The catalyst that gave us many more funny duos throughout the years to come. True legends that entertained the public through bad times.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles 4 роки тому +21

    Oliver "Babe" Hardy had died a couple of years earlier. Hardy's reply to any questions regarding comedy was always "ask Stan", which Laurel confirms here.

  • @emilybacon2654
    @emilybacon2654 3 роки тому +5

    He always had such a lovely voice and was a handsome guy

  • @rcbloke778
    @rcbloke778 6 років тому +34

    Still watch laurel n hardy films to this day...luv em....if u ever have a sad day or feel low,stick a laurel n hardy dvd in n ur be smiling in no time..god bless L&H

  • @blade123able
    @blade123able 4 роки тому +5

    By the end of this interview I had tears in my eyes. God bless you Stan Laurel, absolute legends, wish I could have shook your hand, and to think you died 2 years before I was even born x

  • @screaming1967
    @screaming1967 4 роки тому +3

    I have seen his house, his school and his church and the theater his father worked in. Bishop Aukland. Such a humble man from a humble background. You don’t get that anymore. Thank you for the many laughs you gave me growing up.

  • @zyxmyk
    @zyxmyk 5 років тому +3

    if you've seen their work and know how astoundingly great they were, then this is a truly wonderful look into his mind and last years. thank you.

  • @MrDaiseymay
    @MrDaiseymay 5 років тому +9

    WONDERFUL--STAN'S DEEP VOICE SURPRISED ME, SO RICH AND CLEAR. ONLY NOW AND THEN DID I HEAR A FRACTION OF HIS FILM VOICE.
    I GUESS THIS IS A CUTTING FROM A LONGER AND FULLER ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE.

  • @marcse7en
    @marcse7en 2 роки тому

    Wonderful to see such an outpouring of love for the greatest comedy duo the world has ever seen! ...... Not a single negative comment! Not surprising, as how could anybody say anything negative about these comedy icons? Laurel and Hardy will be loved until the end of time! ♥️

  • @daverigby23
    @daverigby23 6 років тому +61

    ' It certainly is ' then he hangs up the phone. Ollie asks who was that ? Stan replies, ' the operator said it was a long distance from New York' A classic moment

    • @001Geoff
      @001Geoff 5 років тому +2

      I also remember that classic line.

    • @Virginia_Cayne
      @Virginia_Cayne 5 років тому +1

      @@001Geoff Atlanta, Georgia, that was the line, not New York.

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 4 роки тому +1

      It certainly is.

    • @DavidJsmith-dk5tf
      @DavidJsmith-dk5tf 4 роки тому +1

      "Somebody ought to put a stop to those practical jokers "

    • @tearitloosetearitloose4670
      @tearitloosetearitloose4670 2 роки тому

      Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... brilliant.

  • @kmac5849
    @kmac5849 5 років тому +13

    Hearing them sing "in the good old summertime " in a foot of snow and with a wind up piano,cracks me up every time.🙏

  • @MacJaxonManOfAction
    @MacJaxonManOfAction 3 роки тому +2

    All of Glasgow is proud of our association with him. He made his debut here, at the Britannia Panopticon, when he was just 16. His mother Margaret Metcalfe Jefferson is buried in an ancient graveyard just 200 yards from my house, in the grounds of Cathcart Old Parish Church.

  • @garybaker6904
    @garybaker6904 6 років тому +50

    Great guy and a true genius, bless him 👍

  • @dessieb123
    @dessieb123 5 років тому +8

    there will never be a comedy act as good as stan and ollie, the best double act ever to grace our screens

  • @marthaganta1595
    @marthaganta1595 5 років тому +8

    Wow!!!! I never imagined his voice to be so kind of heavy..

  • @JoeRivermanSongwriter
    @JoeRivermanSongwriter 5 років тому +69

    So glad somebody had the foresight to record this and thanks for uploading. Fascinating.

  • @paulappleby2729
    @paulappleby2729 5 років тому +40

    What a wonderful man, such a wonderful interview, thank you for sharing, made my day!!

  • @jameslopez4742
    @jameslopez4742 6 років тому +32

    What a wonderful pair Laurel and Hardy..The joy they have given in their lifetime is unmeasurable. They were a true gift from God to humanity. God love them as we knew them and loved them the same. Thanks for the memories. May GodBless them both.

    • @TheRealist2022
      @TheRealist2022 6 років тому +2

      @James Lopez. Totally agree. The finest comics evermore. A real match made in Heaven.

    • @jimgamble2429
      @jimgamble2429 6 років тому

      James Lopez I would have loved to have met them, but I was born when they were well past their prime...

    • @hyena131
      @hyena131 6 років тому +1

      James Lopez
      Let's just keep the whole happy clappy god crap out of this.

    • @defiverr4697
      @defiverr4697 2 роки тому

      God created them and He loves laughter.

  • @simpsonsdiva
    @simpsonsdiva 5 років тому +68

    His voice is much deeper than I expected

    • @matoko123
      @matoko123 4 роки тому +5

      age

    • @lukasbryant9881
      @lukasbryant9881 4 роки тому +2

      I think part of it is just the audio itself. I'm no expert though

    • @matoko123
      @matoko123 4 роки тому +2

      @@lukasbryant9881 Possibly. Or another possibility, maybe he put on his character's voice for his acting?

    • @bryanbelshaw7725
      @bryanbelshaw7725 4 роки тому +9

      This audio has been slowed down considerably. Gives a bad impression of Stan imo. Not good.

    • @bryanbelshaw7725
      @bryanbelshaw7725 4 роки тому +14

      Here it is at proper speed. ua-cam.com/video/o0OMS7OBxU0/v-deo.html

  • @jakemoore1500
    @jakemoore1500 5 років тому +40

    i could watch laurel and hardy over and over again they always make me laugh god bless them both

  • @glennjohnson8170
    @glennjohnson8170 5 років тому +1

    Glenn Johnson What a great man!Stan and Ollie were the masters.Loved them as a child back in the 50`s and today at 66,laugh as much as i did when i was 6.Mind you,both my mother and father loved them,so very much influenced by them as well.thank you for this wonderful interview.

  • @BluesmanDizzy
    @BluesmanDizzy 5 років тому +4

    Thank you so much for sharing this interview!!! Great! And what a warm voice Stan had.

  • @steverutland9267
    @steverutland9267 5 років тому +17

    This gentleman is a pure genius x

    • @seeker5738
      @seeker5738 5 років тому +1

      Steve Rutland.. It was said he wrote scripts etc for none other than Charlie Chaplin.

    • @steverutland9267
      @steverutland9267 5 років тому +1

      His understudy I understand

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 5 років тому

      @@steverutland9267 Stan was Chaplin's understudy at Karno.

  • @tonys2705
    @tonys2705 6 років тому +92

    I love those guys. And you have to hand it to Stan for having the first punk rock hairdo... They don’t make them like this anymore.

    • @petermaxwell2965
      @petermaxwell2965 5 років тому +3

      It is punk..!

    • @s.thomas932
      @s.thomas932 5 років тому +5

      Grew up with these guys, you don't get comic genius like them.

    • @abingleyboy
      @abingleyboy 5 років тому +3

      The hairdo is more pulled out of a bush backwards or caugh in a strong wind, either way. It looks pretty damn upto date & modern.

  • @Ryanj82
    @Ryanj82 3 роки тому +1

    This is Amazing! stan was a genius without doubt!!

  • @keithspencer3389
    @keithspencer3389 4 роки тому +5

    Britain's finest export ! Although he lived & died in America he will always to be British to me !

  • @penmann4003
    @penmann4003 5 років тому +1

    I remember a little 8 year old boy asking his 35 year old parents for the box set one Xmas after seeing episodes on his Grans tv, They were shocked he even knew who they were!
    Well Here I am nearly 30 myself and still go into A fit of laughter watching these guys! I will always remember the scene with the chimney sweeper that's my favourite! I'm actually grinning at the thought of it now 🤣

  • @stevecook8757
    @stevecook8757 6 років тому +22

    Such a humble, modest and self-effacing guy. I don't like the commonplace use of the word genius, used these days, but Stan came very close as a comedy genius. I'd have sold my soul to have chatted to him for an hour or so. What a legacy Laurel & Hardy have left us! Somebody once asked Stan, who was the funniest person he's ever met? Without the slightest hesitation, he replied, 'Babe' (
    Oliver Hardy).

    • @elainewright9153
      @elainewright9153 5 років тому

      I

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 4 роки тому

      If there have ever been true comedic geniuses, L&H as well as Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd and the Marx Brothers surely deserve to be named so.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 4 роки тому

      If the legendary Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are not comic geniuses, I don't know who is! No one deserve the term more than them!

  • @liberte5847
    @liberte5847 4 роки тому +2

    A very emotioning interview! A very rare man! Thanks so much, merci beaucoup from Paris France.

  • @petyrkowalski9887
    @petyrkowalski9887 5 років тому +6

    I loved Stan Laurel. I am from the same place and would loved to have met him.

  • @2sing
    @2sing 4 роки тому +2

    real unrepeatable genius, great man, my reference point in visual arts and inspiration on heart sensibility

  • @bargainboymakem1
    @bargainboymakem1 5 років тому +1

    There's something about hearing my biggest comedy hero mention he was raised for a while in Durham, makes me even more proud to come from Durham. 1st time I ever noticed a slight North East accent coming through too.

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 5 років тому

      True. He lived in North Shields for 10 years as a boy,and went to school in Tynemouth and Gainford.

  • @MONK-7
    @MONK-7 5 років тому +20

    You can tell he lived in America for a long time. Love those two guys.

    • @mariaobeirne514
      @mariaobeirne514 2 роки тому +1

      To me he sounds more American than British.

    • @sexydudeuk2172
      @sexydudeuk2172 Рік тому

      @@mariaobeirne514 i think opposite. more british then american but some twang to it

  • @paulelliott3220
    @paulelliott3220 5 років тому +8

    Truly excellent interview and he was a tremendously talented performer
    Wonderful listening to him

  • @Magicspirit11
    @Magicspirit11 6 років тому +74

    The best comedians ever. RIP

    • @Tom-uv7ry
      @Tom-uv7ry Рік тому

      Absolute nonsense

    • @Magicspirit11
      @Magicspirit11 Рік тому

      @@Tom-uv7ry yes ttey were you are nonesense and a pathetic troll. Now scram

    • @joweiss6374
      @joweiss6374 Рік тому

      @@Tom-uv7ry you are nonesense, idiot.

  • @kwakkers68
    @kwakkers68 4 роки тому +1

    When I was young, I worked with a smashing old fellow called Ken Wood. He adored L & H, and would have loved to have been able to listen to this. Gone the same way as Stan and Oli now, bless him.

  • @user-ew6dv6jw3k
    @user-ew6dv6jw3k 6 років тому +49

    A great man who brought millions happynesss

  • @rangermedic8564
    @rangermedic8564 5 років тому +15

    I love the sound of his voice. I now know why it sounded " odd " I couldnt put my finger on it, but now I heard him say he was from England, and educated in Scotland ! ! ! Amazing TALENT !!!!

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 5 років тому +2

      RANGER - Yes, this is baffling, because he moved to Glasgow at the age of 15. The school-leaving age in England was 14 then, and his schooling was all in Durham, at Gainford Academy and in Tynemouth. Even if he just finished his schooling for a short time in Glasgow, why does he say "...in Glasgow, where I received most of my education" ? I was always confused by the sources that said Stan attended Stonelaw High School in one case, and Rutherglen Academy in another one. Finally I found that both names were acceptable for the same school. They don't make it easy.

    • @BikerBytes
      @BikerBytes 5 років тому

      RANGER MEDIC odd?

    • @nzrdb6
      @nzrdb6 5 років тому +1

      I'm Scottish and it sounded odd to me too! A mid-Atlantic accent I think they call it.

    • @rangermedic8564
      @rangermedic8564 5 років тому

      @@BikerBytes WHAT ..............is odd ???

    • @rangermedic8564
      @rangermedic8564 5 років тому

      @@BikerBytes WHAT ............ is odd ???

  • @jozefserf2024
    @jozefserf2024 Місяць тому +2

    Almost 100 years later and still the best.

  • @Alan_Connor
    @Alan_Connor 4 роки тому +2

    The Panopticon Theatre in Glasgow was the first place young Stan took to the stage. It's still open and they show L & H films there on a regular basis.

  • @darrenking6026
    @darrenking6026 5 років тому +7

    One of my favourite memories is showing my young son the Music Box Steps one morning before school. We laughed so hard that his older sisters came running downstairs wondering what all the noise was about! Happy times. X

    • @defiverr4697
      @defiverr4697 2 роки тому +1

      The steps are off of Vendome and Sunset Blvd. Greatest location in all history.

    • @darrenking6026
      @darrenking6026 2 роки тому

      @@defiverr4697 I'd love to go one day, but it's a bit of a long shot as we live in North Wales, UK. Thanks for posting.

    • @defiverr4697
      @defiverr4697 2 роки тому +1

      @@darrenking6026 just come for a tour of their locations and end it with Laurel's graveside visit.

  • @frankpantangeli8346
    @frankpantangeli8346 5 років тому +25

    THE WORLD WAS A LESS COMPLICATED PLACE WITH Laurel and Hardy

  • @Iron2017
    @Iron2017 5 років тому +9

    Thanks so much for the upload, really interesting to hear his voice when he wasn't acting, just being himself. Would love to see the video for this if it exists. L & H were timeless.

  • @boner1952
    @boner1952 5 років тому +9

    A legend, and a true gentleman.

  • @Herbsandspices100
    @Herbsandspices100 3 роки тому +1

    Those two really archived immortality.

  • @kevinbutler6572
    @kevinbutler6572 6 років тому +22

    This was a recorded transcript of a radio talk show that aired on The CBC Radio Network..that was created, produced and hosted by Film historian,author and interviewer:Tony Thomas.

  • @girvanpaterson7170
    @girvanpaterson7170 5 років тому +1

    True legend of comedy, no one today comes close! This interview is priceless!

    • @Tom-uv7ry
      @Tom-uv7ry Рік тому

      i can think of half a dozen that are funnier

    • @joweiss6374
      @joweiss6374 Рік тому

      @@Tom-uv7ry says the nincompoop troll

  • @wylancslass
    @wylancslass 8 років тому +47

    Wow! I live in Lancashire and I never knew Stan Laurel was born in Lancashire. Learn something new every day :) Thank you for the upload

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 6 років тому +7

      @ Wendy - yes, it was Lancashire then, but became Cumbria in 1974.

    • @starrshakur8495
      @starrshakur8495 6 років тому +4

      its Cumbria now.

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 6 років тому +2

      @ SJ - yes he was, but things change...then and now. This part of Lancashire became part of the new Cumbria in 1974.

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 6 років тому +1

      @ SJ - I don't claim any rights to Stan, dear, and I agree that it's an extremely beautiful part of the world. Now the canal has been regenerated, Ulverston has even more to offer the visitor. We live in an age of "search" possibilities, and looking for Ulverston in Lancashire will produce nothing, or a re-route to Cumbria. All visitor information comes from Cumbria Tourism www.cumbriatourism.org/residents-reward-scheme/

    • @chivasteele
      @chivasteele 6 років тому +5

      It was Lancashire when he was born. So he was born in Lancashire.

  • @jackbuckley221
    @jackbuckley221 5 років тому +2

    I live near Ollie's birthplace in Harlem, Ga. I've visited the Laurel & Hardy Museum there many times. Hardy's home no longer stands but is notated with a nice tablet. There's an official state historical marker about Mr. Hardy's time in Harlem and overall bio in front of the museum. Latter's filled with artifacts from the duo's career and contains a theater where one can watch their short films. Great place!

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 5 років тому

      Jack- Yes, it's a great museum, well worth a visit. Serious fans could plan a Georgia trip taking in Harlem, Madison and Milledgevile, visiting all the places Hardy knew as a boy. norvell-hardy.co.uk/

  • @anthonygarrido4269
    @anthonygarrido4269 5 років тому +5

    stan the man such a great comedian him and ollie,hearing this interview is fantastic.

  • @chandrashekharrao5090
    @chandrashekharrao5090 5 років тому +5

    Priceless! Thanks very much for uploading

  • @rustypiece2549
    @rustypiece2549 5 років тому +23

    Great comic. Stan along with Charlie Chaplin, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook - Great, British comic/performers/actors

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 4 роки тому +3

      Stan and Ollie were the best of the best, and head and shoulders above the rest!

  • @shamteal8614
    @shamteal8614 6 років тому +46

    Wasn't he a truly lovely man, so generous with his praise of others yet not wishing to claim it for himself. He and Oliver Hardy were a perfect combination who didn't have one iota of jealousy for each other although Stanley was obviously the dominant one in that he did all the work between films and Hardy was content to just play his comedy part when there. The only two comic performers that come anywhere near their close and obvious love and respect for one another would be the late Morcambe and Wise who had a similar working relationship, with one organising the work between shoots whilst the other was content to play his part only when called. Great comic teams of genius are few and far between, we are unlikely to ever see their like again.

    • @corinful
      @corinful 6 років тому +6

      Sham Teal Morcambe and Wise shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Laurel and Hardy. Not even in the same league as Stan and Ollie

    • @shamteal8614
      @shamteal8614 6 років тому +5

      In your opinion which is not shared by me and millions of others I'm sure but putting that to one side because tastes in comedy vary from one person to another, I was talking of their working relationship and love for one another, I was not saying one was better than the other. They were different people at different times in our history.

    • @richardfellingham3492
      @richardfellingham3492 6 років тому

      Sham Teal 0

    • @robmatthews4202
      @robmatthews4202 6 років тому +2

      Mr Rotary i agree totally, didnt find m & w funny

    • @jimgamble2429
      @jimgamble2429 6 років тому +1

      Sham Teal how true...

  • @briankurek9700
    @briankurek9700 6 років тому +5

    His recollection is amazing.

  • @TS-bn7zt
    @TS-bn7zt 4 роки тому +1

    Loved Laurel and Hardy, they never fail to make me laugh.
    God bless them both.❤️

  • @Azena63
    @Azena63 5 років тому +1

    Fascinating to hear this account of his early days. It seems there is a cut at 8:22 which is a shame since Laurel jumps from talking of the US Karno shows in 1913 to speaking about Hardy ('Babe') and how much fun they had so much is missing in between. Never mind, it is great to hear the history he does relate- thanks!

  • @GrantTarredus
    @GrantTarredus 5 років тому +4

    This is priceless! Thanks for sharing this!

  • @peterlawson777
    @peterlawson777 5 років тому +4

    Fascinating, thank you for uploading.

  • @racheltaylor6578
    @racheltaylor6578 5 років тому +17

    The Panopticon theatre where he made his debut in Glasgow is still there and more or less the same as it was.

    • @penmann4003
      @penmann4003 5 років тому +4

      I stay in Stirling and have worked in Glasgow city for over 5 years and never knew this existed, Thanks for sharing that info I need to go check it out!

    • @RACHELTAYLOR7
      @RACHELTAYLOR7 5 років тому +1

      squattingneville1 Its on Argyll street near the Tron theatre.The ground floor is an amusement arcade.The exterior was restored a few years ago.

  • @britturk123
    @britturk123 6 років тому +5

    Absolutely adore this great man.

  • @paulhudson563
    @paulhudson563 5 років тому +131

    What's to dislike about this? Some very strange people out there.

    • @paulhudson563
      @paulhudson563 5 років тому +11

      PerrySport 😂😂 why watch it then?

    • @chrisstradling2535
      @chrisstradling2535 5 років тому +3

      Some people just don't get Laurel and Hardy. I saw a review on Way Out West - I think it was on imdb - in which the reviewer says the first five minutes of the film (the bar scene) are great, but then Laurel and Hardy appear and the whole film falls flat. Yes, really!

    • @patrickparker8417
      @patrickparker8417 5 років тому +4

      Cynics .

    • @BIGSIXESFAN
      @BIGSIXESFAN 5 років тому +1

      Maybe it's people he knew he once got in another fine mess, and they have held the grudge.

    • @puppetoz
      @puppetoz 5 років тому +7

      @PerrySport you are a twat for even saying something so ridiculous

  • @duyagetme
    @duyagetme 7 років тому +26

    THANK YOU for this..... I've never heard it before! :-)

    • @jimgamble2429
      @jimgamble2429 6 років тому

      duyagetme me neither and I’m nearing sixty!

  • @ProjectOverseer
    @ProjectOverseer 5 років тому +3

    Love Stan ... Many wonderful childhood memories 👍

  • @luciechapello1008
    @luciechapello1008 4 роки тому

    Just by chance came across this old interview with Stan Laurel. Wonderful.

  • @bengreen6980
    @bengreen6980 4 роки тому

    People like entertainers be they singers, musicians, actors, sports personalities or whatever. But I have never ever watched one of L and H films without at some point crying with laughter and I have never known such an international outpouring of LOVE for these two and I don't mean people like them they love what they brought to us and seeing how humble they both were in real life makes that love somehow more rightous if you get my meaning. Even today, people watching them soon fall in love with them. i doubt we shall ever see the likes of these two again which makes us here quite lucky really.

  • @tuxster123
    @tuxster123 3 роки тому

    Your happy memories became our happy memories stan,couldn't imagine a childhood without you and babe ,
    thank you . x

  • @MrBrian260269
    @MrBrian260269 2 роки тому +1

    Laurel and hardy, the best comedians our world has ever had,never beaten never equalled.

  • @andrewjurkiewicz4393
    @andrewjurkiewicz4393 5 років тому +19

    Hollywood comedy legend AND British.

  • @thegreatburt9005
    @thegreatburt9005 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing and what a great photo!

  • @heathstjohn6775
    @heathstjohn6775 4 роки тому +1

    The last time I really ached with laughter, (which was a very long time ago), was when watching 'Berth Marks'; not ! in 1929, but later; especially that moment when Stan's foot goes into Ollie's face. Whether it was tremendous acting or not, I don't know, but there are moments, in those stupendous scenes, up in the train's bunk bed, where Ollie seemed really to lose his temper.
    I'm sorry that it seems they weren't quite as close as I'd hoped.
    I truly loved their work, and have something akin to love for the people they played, which was, in their turn, something a little different from the men they really were.
    God bless them both.

  • @jayuihlein1664
    @jayuihlein1664 5 років тому +4

    Truly the greatest comedy team ever(with Oliver Hardy.)

  • @karenhiggsduncan3202
    @karenhiggsduncan3202 3 роки тому +1

    These were the true stars with talent. Not the silliness and snark we see on the screen today.

  • @al18631963
    @al18631963 6 років тому +4

    Classic and Masterful silent and talkies actors Stan and Laurel will always be remembered as Masterful gifted comic actors....

  • @martinvienna6813
    @martinvienna6813 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for uploading, that's a treasure!

  • @myboyz9391
    @myboyz9391 4 роки тому +1

    My dad used to wake me up at 2am to watch Laurel and Hardy. Oh the memories!

  • @ZAOUWV
    @ZAOUWV 5 років тому +2

    Thanks for the posting!