Laurel and Hardy: Why didn't you tell me you had 2 legs

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • Clip from Laurel and Hardy's 1938 feature length comedy BLOCK-HEADS.
    Block-Heads is a 1938 comedy film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts We Faw Down (1928) and Unaccustomed As We Are (1929), was Roach's final film for MGM, and is remembered as one of Laurel and Hardy's most successful films.
    PLOT
    The film opens in the trenches of World War I where Ollie, Stan and the rest of their army company are ready to go 'over the top', but Stan is ordered to stay behind to guard the trench. Stock scenes of fighting are then seen followed by the caption 'Armistice'. Twenty years pass, and Stan is still guarding the post, as shown by the huge pile of bean cans he has accumulated, and the path he has worn pacing back and forth on guard. He is found by accident (after firing on a plane he sees approaching) and is brought home, feted as a hero. Ollie, who has been married for a year to the formidable Mrs Hardy (Minna Gombell), sees him in a newspaper and visits him in the veterans' home. He finds Stan in a wheelchair, having apparently lost a leg, and invites him home. However, Stan is in fact just resting in another veteran's wheelchair and Ollie only finds out he still has both legs after pushing him around in the chair and then carrying him. Ollie, angrily: "Why didn't you tell me you had two legs?" Stan: "Well, you didn't ask me." They reach Ollie's automobile, which he says belongs to his wife and is 'practically new', but it is boxed in by a dump truck. Stan climbs into the cab to move it and inadvertently operates the dump mechanism, burying the car in sand and leaving only Ollie's head exposed. It is then completely wrecked when Ollie demonstrates the automatic garage door at his home and allows Stan to drive the car in to test it.
    There is then a lengthy scene of the pair attempting to climb thirteen flights of stairs to Ollie's apartment because they think the elevator is out of order. They are resting near the top when a top hat-wearing man with a cane (James Finlayson) insults Ollie, leading him to challenge him to a fight outside. They return down the stairs, picking up spectators along the way. After settling the disagreement, the pair finally reach the top of the stairs, where they run into a brattish kid (Tommy Bond) with a football. Ollie kicks his ball down the stairwell, where it hits the face of a man speaking on a telephone at reception. The kid's burly father emerges and orders Ollie back down the stairs to fetch it. After a 'tit-for-tat' fight with the father, the ball is kicked down the stairwell again and hits the man in the face a second time. When they finally reach the apartment, Ollie's wife wants Stan to leave immediately, as she is disgusted with the bums he brings home. When food is demanded she walks out, leaving Ollie to prepare a meal for Stan, but the pair only succeed in blowing up the kitchen.
    Across the hall, Ollie's attractive neighbor, Mrs Gilbert (Patricia Ellis), offers to help clear up the mess. She is then soaked by a bowl of punch (the only item left unscathed from the kitchen explosion) and the only dry clothing Ollie can find is a pair of his enormous pajamas. Mrs Hardy then returns, because her car is wrecked, and Ollie tries to conceal Mrs Gilbert by covering her with a cloth to make her resemble a chair. After Stan unwittingly sits on her, Ollie hides her inside a trunk.All this time, Mrs.Hardy has been quarreling with Ollie, and finally leaves. Big-game hunter Mr Gilbert (Billy Gilbert) then arrives and the wife reveals herself after he boasts about his extra-marital conquests. He then chases Stan and Ollie back down the stairs, blasting at them with a shotgun, missing the duo, but hitting everything else. A large number of philandering husbands jump out of windows with trousers off.
    CAST
    Stan Laurel - Stan
    Oliver Hardy - Ollie
    Patricia Ellis - Mrs. 'Toots' Gilbert
    Minna Gombell - Mrs. Hardy
    Billy Gilbert - Mr. Gilbert
    James Finlayson - Finn (man on stairs)
    Zeffie Tilbury - Dowager seated near stairs
    Harry Anderson - Doorman
    Mike Behegan - Bugler
    Patsy Moran - Lulu
    James C. Morton - James, porter
    Karl Slover - Midget
    Chill Wills - Midget (voice)
    Tommy Bond - Neighbor's son
    Ed Brandenburg - Pedestrian
    Tex Driscoll - Bearded veteran
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2 тис.

  • @SirPaulMuaddib
    @SirPaulMuaddib Рік тому +246

    It's 2023 and these two are still priceless gems. Making people laugh.

  • @johncusick5023
    @johncusick5023 2 роки тому +369

    These two are timeless. To me the greatest comedy duo of all time. A century later and they still make people laugh.

    • @TheVaughan5
      @TheVaughan5 2 роки тому +16

      Absolutely unique, in a class of their own and so humble in real life unlike so many today with their over blown egos and so often zero talent.

    • @coverscape
      @coverscape 2 роки тому +9

      Laugh ...... How about CRY - with laughter

    • @edhoughton2609
      @edhoughton2609 2 роки тому +5

      you said it - Ollie says he got married and stan reels off a whole list of girls - no no no says ollie - i love these guys

    • @vanguard4065
      @vanguard4065 2 роки тому +6

      my Korean mother and grandmother loved them because they made them laugh without even speaking their language

    • @Deejaay83urj38
      @Deejaay83urj38 2 роки тому +3

      They were the greatest, yes

  • @susanjewitt8783
    @susanjewitt8783 4 роки тому +474

    Don't trust anyone who doesn't love Stan and Ollie.

  • @BahjatHammad
    @BahjatHammad 3 роки тому +62

    Since I was a child, as soon as I see Laurel and Hardy, I start laughing even if they did nothing, they were genuine comedians that will never be replaced.

  • @GodsVibes
    @GodsVibes 2 роки тому +8

    If you are watching, then enjoy this Classic that will never grow old. Your inner child is laughing at the Magic that is Laurel and Hardy.

  • @seventhbourkie6631
    @seventhbourkie6631 3 роки тому +74

    The greatest comedy duo ever, they will never be beaten. Total class.

  • @thomastom888
    @thomastom888 Рік тому +66

    Timeless comedy from 2 wonderful people who definitely made our world a better place ♥️

  • @3070Gordo
    @3070Gordo 4 роки тому +346

    Lovely. Never gets old. Olly when he sees Stan has only one leg is a genuinely moving moment.

    • @1earflapping
      @1earflapping 4 роки тому +31

      Yes--this goes from the silent-era slapstick of Stan to the clear compassion of Oliver in seconds. Surprisingly touching as well as funny.

    • @Cowgirl12125
      @Cowgirl12125 2 роки тому +2

      Hello how are you doing

    • @vanguard4065
      @vanguard4065 2 роки тому +8

      my korean mother and grandmother loved them! their comedy was a universal language

  • @MikeM-rh7yq
    @MikeM-rh7yq 2 роки тому +29

    "You know if I hadn't seen you, I would never have known you." Another of their subtle but classic lines.

  • @skyemacallister1306
    @skyemacallister1306 Рік тому +17

    The moment Ollie sees Stan in the chair with one leg is so very emotional. In just a few seconds, Ollie's facial expressions speak of sadness for his friend's supposed injury, but also, the pain of war, which took so much from so many.

  • @namesake-mx9nl
    @namesake-mx9nl 4 роки тому +555

    just magical , 82 years old sketch , but still pure joy

  • @SuperFerdie1965
    @SuperFerdie1965 4 роки тому +87

    Cinema's greatest example of true friendship.

  • @timjohnson1199
    @timjohnson1199 2 роки тому +15

    You can just watch these guys, smile, and forget everything else.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @paulpalmtree9295
    @paulpalmtree9295 4 роки тому +12

    The greatest and funniest, comedy duo ever, sadly we will never see there likes again.

  • @gautamkumardas1971
    @gautamkumardas1971 Рік тому +8

    All time great comedy duo. In my present age of 72, I like to watch Stan & Olie whenever I get scope to watch their comedy films. This is called immortal. They are with for ever.
    Love them ❤❤

  • @daveharkin4731
    @daveharkin4731 6 років тому +661

    remember how dumb I used to be? Well I'm better now. Timeless comedy. People in a hundred years time will still be watching and laughing at Laurel and Hardy

    • @colinp2238
      @colinp2238 4 роки тому +9

      I knew a guy that used to say that he used to be arrogant but he no lomger was. That is an arrogant statement in itself.

    • @brucer9572
      @brucer9572 4 роки тому +5

      Well I was, but am better now!

    • @daleandrews9356
      @daleandrews9356 4 роки тому +9

      You got that right. This is timeless comedy. Never gets outdated or old. Comedy is comedy, doesn't matter what year it was made.

    • @colinwilkes8957
      @colinwilkes8957 4 роки тому +7

      Yes Dave they were so good,did not need to be in colour or be smutty,just one look at oldies face cracks me up,Chaplin might be clever but these two were comic geniuses,rip to them both,I and millions of others will always love you.

    • @ronmccubbin4100
      @ronmccubbin4100 4 роки тому

      @@brucer9572 t

  • @biffmalibu9488
    @biffmalibu9488 4 роки тому +397

    Just killed me when they fell onto the grass and Stan helps Ollie up and then Stand jumps back into his arms to be carried. OMG that's timeless.

    • @banginghats2
      @banginghats2 3 роки тому +14

      That's the best of many great moments for me. My face was aching from laughing for about twenty minutes after.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 3 роки тому +13

      An excellent example of Ollie, being as stupid a Stan, but not only failing to accept that, but never learning from it, in endless occasions when he , brushes Stan aside, only to meet with disaster.

    • @classiccolorizer
      @classiccolorizer 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/kjb25qGZ_lk/v-deo.html

    • @davidevans3227
      @davidevans3227 2 роки тому +11

      .. and there's something about the music too.. 🙂

    • @ChubbyChecker182
      @ChubbyChecker182 2 роки тому +4

      It is an amazing comedy money, so funny

  • @stevecooksley
    @stevecooksley 2 роки тому +111

    Ollie's trademark look to the camera is genius, it pulls the audience completely into the scene. These people wrote the manual.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому +1

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

    • @grumpus_hominidae
      @grumpus_hominidae Рік тому +2

      Breaking the 4th wall almost a hundred years ago.

    • @simplechronology2605
      @simplechronology2605 Рік тому

      @@TugIronChief That may be true, but Ollie's mannerisms and facial expressions were all his own.

    • @LindaMerchant-pm8vn
      @LindaMerchant-pm8vn Рік тому +1

      Skipper on Gilligan's island does the same glance at the camera

    • @cockeyedoptimista
      @cockeyedoptimista 4 місяці тому

      I don't see this look to the camera by Ollie? Wtvr; 2yo comment.. They Are timeless and "wrote the manual," as you brilliantly say. (Also, it's probably such a seamless glance that I don't notice it except unconsciously.)

  • @feralcat07
    @feralcat07 3 роки тому +20

    I remember watching these two as a kid and crying with laughter. Still cry with laughter

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @bobturnley2787
    @bobturnley2787 2 роки тому +22

    Some of their most natural dialogue. It's almost like hearing Stan and Oliver having a real conversation.

  • @paulis8107
    @paulis8107 4 роки тому +312

    Their true love & friendship for each other is why they were so good. Never, ever will we see anything remotely as good as these two again. Pure gold.

    • @1earflapping
      @1earflapping 4 роки тому +13

      True. Too many people confuse L&H with Abbott & Costello, who hated each other & whose comedy is more or less based on that.

    • @ownpetard8379
      @ownpetard8379 4 роки тому +3

      @@1earflapping Different premises to their comedy. Stan and Ollie had their problems too. Bud and Oliver were different straight men roles. That is the main difference.

    • @1earflapping
      @1earflapping 4 роки тому +2

      @@ownpetard8379 You're right.

    • @1earflapping
      @1earflapping 4 роки тому +1

      @@italopaini3806 You can say that again.

    • @melissacooper4282
      @melissacooper4282 4 роки тому +16

      Laurel and Hardy were like brothers offscreen as well as on. When Oliver Hardy died Stan Laurel retired from acting. He just didn't have the heart to continue without Oliver.

  • @davidblack3396
    @davidblack3396 4 роки тому +63

    FROM A CHILD TO OLD AGE AND THEY STILL MAKE ME LAUGH,,, WE'LL NEVER EVER SEE THE LIKES AGAIN,, NEVER.

  • @JonGUK
    @JonGUK 8 років тому +885

    Nobody else comes close to these guys. Always been my favourites since childhood and they always will be.

    • @colinhollyer2013
      @colinhollyer2013 7 років тому +12

      Jon Gill totally agree fantastic

    • @marilynbarnes1828
      @marilynbarnes1828 7 років тому +5

      fullstrutn UV

    • @24yrukdesigner
      @24yrukdesigner 6 років тому +32

      God this is so beautifully easy to watch, without any of the political correct nonsense of today. ahhh so refreshing!!! :)

    • @josephseiglow554
      @josephseiglow554 6 років тому +7

      I agree with you,they were great.

    • @mortimerzilch2608
      @mortimerzilch2608 6 років тому +8

      it's taken two generations since this and NOBODY is dumb and dumber than these two guys.

  • @dinoramone6761
    @dinoramone6761 3 роки тому +22

    It's not just the comedy, it's the pathos too. There are so many aspects to their comedy, but the greatest part is the relationship between them, which gives their work a different dimension. There are times when they are very funny, but times when they don't need to be because the warmth that comes across is so wonderful. It's an essential part of their appeal because they almost always played losers, forever down on their luck and there would otherwise be sadness - as there is with Chaplin - which just isn't there with L&H whatever their misfortune. They learnt their craft in the silent era, but talkies made them iconic because we saw their true character and personality.

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg Місяць тому

      The one time I think there is sadness i at the end of Helpmates where Ollie returns home to find Stan has burnt his house down.

  • @coulton-davisjazz2872
    @coulton-davisjazz2872 Рік тому +19

    Ollie was so agile! Trying to pick up hist fallen hat while carrying Stan! Makes me laugh every time!

  • @blackenedwritings
    @blackenedwritings 4 роки тому +266

    Comedy aside I think we see some great acting here from Hardy. That look on his face when he sees Stan with one leg tells many different stories. Sorrow, pity and joy to see his friend all at once. Good one, Ollie.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 4 роки тому +33

      Then he puts on a smile and walks over to cheer up his friend.

    • @howardcload4793
      @howardcload4793 4 роки тому +23

      Greatest comedy duo of all time.

    • @Dustshoe
      @Dustshoe 3 роки тому +11

      Yes, and in that particular moment, Ollie's perceptible shake of the shoulders is probably something he developed from the Silent Era.

    • @jellewissmann4509
      @jellewissmann4509 3 роки тому +1

      5

    • @Gus-jb8cm
      @Gus-jb8cm 3 роки тому +6

      A similar scene was copied in the Dumber & Dumber film and friends of mine thought it was stupid in that film, then I showed them the L& H version. They creased up. Two of them had never seen a L& H film in full.... They have now and love them. One even bought the complete box set!!!

  • @jayceew.rabbit9358
    @jayceew.rabbit9358 3 роки тому +14

    I can't imagine anyone ever giving Laurel and Hardy the thumbs down, cause they were the best they ever was, or will be! They were true friends in real life, and they were halarious and didn't need to be undignified to be so! I'm so honored to have been in a life time where I have gotten the privilege to know who they are! Two of my favorite people that ever passed through this planet!

    • @poeterritory
      @poeterritory 4 місяці тому

      People thumbs down it only because it's not less than 30 seconds long.

  • @chrissorsby7520
    @chrissorsby7520 3 роки тому +61

    I love how they can still make people laugh eighty odd years later. Most of their comedy hasn’t dated.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 3 роки тому +4

      And never will, so-long as the current madness of the WOKE idiots, who are killing off ALL comedy as we know it, are allowed to carry on down their crooked road.

    • @themysteriouscatperson9483
      @themysteriouscatperson9483 3 роки тому +2

      Most of their comedy is amazing slapstick, and most slapstick never dies, that’s why the three stooges are still popular aswell

    • @rogerbeattie2263
      @rogerbeattie2263 3 роки тому

      Even the wokes couldn't be offended by this

    • @classiccolorizer
      @classiccolorizer 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/kjb25qGZ_lk/v-deo.html

    • @HooDatDonDar
      @HooDatDonDar 2 роки тому

      You’d be surprised. Insensitivity to the differently-abled to desensitize the people to the deconstruction of reality by the capitalist war machine - and then, it just gets silly.

  • @moodyblue1964
    @moodyblue1964 4 роки тому +8

    My dear father roared with laughter at these guys when he was alive. He absolutely lived them.

  • @zacharyjohnson598
    @zacharyjohnson598 4 роки тому +20

    Hardy's reaction to thinking that Laurel lost his leg was really heart felt. He does care.

    • @bertmustin
      @bertmustin 3 роки тому +4

      He's never shown otherwise.

    • @classiccolorizer
      @classiccolorizer 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/kjb25qGZ_lk/v-deo.html

  • @stewartsouth8119
    @stewartsouth8119 4 роки тому +22

    Absolute genius. You just can't beat the boys. Still wonderful after all these years.

  • @notmytalkshow2507
    @notmytalkshow2507 6 років тому +644

    Laurel and Hardy, by far the greatest comedians ever. No contest

    • @colinp2238
      @colinp2238 4 роки тому +20

      Visual, words and physical comedy in one serving they were masters of their art.

    • @jackbuckley7816
      @jackbuckley7816 4 роки тому +20

      Chaplin the greatest but in terms of duos, yes, L&H!

    • @jackbuckley7816
      @jackbuckley7816 4 роки тому +8

      @Oddjob6120 I think one has to develop an understanding of silent comedy to enjoy it. I was reluctant at first but became intrigued by Chaplin and so began watching his films. I could see the genius right away. Silent films are a bizarre world of their own to the uninitiated, and seem very weird and off-putting upon first exposure. Of course, L&H were in silent films, too. You can see the genesis of their humorous pairing in them but nevertheless seem strange compared to their "talkies" and more technically advanced films. Chaplin's an acquired taste nowadays but in his time he was the most famous man(and highest-paid) on earth, and acclaimed as the funniest. I now easily can accept the magic of his "silent world", although certain aspects remain quiet weird and foreign. Nevertheless, Chaplin's startingly inventive humor, new and amazing in its day, always shines through, regardless of some of the primitive trappings. Don't get me wrong, though--I LOVE L&H!!

    • @mircat28
      @mircat28 4 роки тому +4

      If you like slapstick comedy yes.

    • @welshdragon2008
      @welshdragon2008 4 роки тому +5

      What about Putin and Trump?

  • @jdjdjfdjfjfj2588
    @jdjdjfdjfjfj2588 3 роки тому +7

    If you don't like Laurel and Hardy then you do not deserve to like comedy. These 2 paved way for comedy on many levels that will never ever be repeated. Real shame they are not repeated on TV anymore.

  • @Bixfan78
    @Bixfan78 3 роки тому +187

    The warm conversation the boys have after being separated for 20 years is my favorite scene in all of Laurel and Hardy. They're just making small talk, but the unspoken undercurrent is "I love you and I've missed you for all this time." Ollie even says, "I'm never going to let you out of my sight again." What other comedy team has such affection between partners? We don't just laugh at Laurel and Hardy, we love them, and we love them because they love each other so much.

    • @kevinbutler1955NYC
      @kevinbutler1955NYC 3 роки тому +9

      Along with that warm and wonderful conversation that these two gentle genius' of film comedy..presented in this scene..Randy..the boys performed some funny gags and the background music created and performed by Marv Hatley..enchance the scene..beautifully.

    • @classiccolorizer
      @classiccolorizer 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/kjb25qGZ_lk/v-deo.html

    • @TheGodParticle
      @TheGodParticle 2 роки тому +5

      That was a wonderful thing to say, and absolutely true. God bless you.

    • @jamestulk5111
      @jamestulk5111 2 роки тому +9

      After Ollie died, Stan had a few offers to make another film. He refused, there was no way he would make another movie without his life long friend and partner.

    • @kevinbutler1955NYC
      @kevinbutler1955NYC 2 роки тому +8

      They have a beautiful and warm relationship..they were brothers and L&H were and still are"The gentle genius' of film comedy".

  • @johnkane5069
    @johnkane5069 Рік тому +2

    No one comes close to stan +ollie the best comedy duo ever!!!!

  • @wholzman2
    @wholzman2 4 роки тому +10

    Stan Laurel, and along with Oliver Hardy, you have 2 geniuses in Comedy.After all these years, they are still funny.

  • @andybelfield6034
    @andybelfield6034 4 роки тому +45

    "do you remember how dumb I used to be"? " Well I'm better now"
    What a delivery, pure comic genius.

  • @Rikki0
    @Rikki0 4 роки тому +265

    One of the great things about these guys is that, unlike several other comedy teams that didn't really get along all that well, Stan and Ollie were truly lifelong best friends.

    • @wurlitzer895
      @wurlitzer895 4 роки тому +19

      Very touching that they remained as you say, lifelong friends.

    • @daleandrews9356
      @daleandrews9356 4 роки тому +15

      Didn't know that. Seems Stan outlived Ollie by quite a few years. BTW, the "Funeral of Stan Laurel" is here on UA-cam from around 1966. It's interesting to see celebrities in the earlier years as they arrive.

    • @davidclarke8750
      @davidclarke8750 3 роки тому +9

      @@daleandrews9356 Stan never worked after Ollie died

    • @leselliott8308
      @leselliott8308 3 роки тому +6

      @@davidclarke8750 and up till he died you could phone him and chat

    • @johnbuggy9121
      @johnbuggy9121 3 роки тому +7

      Stanley Laurel never got over the death of Oliver Norville Hardy.

  • @rebeccasumathybai4397
    @rebeccasumathybai4397 2 роки тому +5

    Nostalgic - my childhood days - can't beat these guys.

  • @mattwilkinson5858
    @mattwilkinson5858 3 роки тому +26

    Love his mumbling at the end “Well I have always had them” brilliant stuff

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

    • @Johan-ez5wo
      @Johan-ez5wo Рік тому

      @@edithbannerman4 fuck off spammer

  • @seanmacleod1724
    @seanmacleod1724 4 роки тому +166

    I loved these guys when I was a little kid, and I love them even more now...they were just the best. Bless them.

    • @anthonyreeves7833
      @anthonyreeves7833 4 роки тому +5

      Sean MacLeod absolutely

    • @luciefahy9989
      @luciefahy9989 4 роки тому +1

      Oh god me too .. My father lived from them pissing himself laughing . they are the same as ant and dec of today lol...

    • @seanmacleod1724
      @seanmacleod1724 4 роки тому +3

      @Agent Fungus
      Maybe you'd enjoy the biographies written about them by John McCabe, (if you haven't read them already).
      The easiest one to get hold of is called, "Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy". He wrote others, and knew the "boys" personally. McCabe really loved them and his books are very affectionately written.
      PS....Love the name "Agent Fungus"... That's brightened my day up already 😂

    • @leeforrester6805
      @leeforrester6805 4 роки тому +3

      I live in a village called Gainford in County Durham & Stan Laurel lived here for a while & they had a small theatre & Stan used to perform there before he headed off to America & they call it laurel house I’ve told my 3 kids about it but I don’t think they get it if you know what i mean & by the way they still do school pantos their imagine following them footsteps 😀

    • @seanmacleod1724
      @seanmacleod1724 4 роки тому +2

      @@leeforrester6805
      Fascinating Lee, I think I've read about that little theatre. Maybe it's the same one mentioned in the biographies.

  • @zwirn00
    @zwirn00 3 роки тому +14

    That might be the best scene they ever recorded. It has everything Stan and Olli stand for.

  • @giovannimariaguidi5542
    @giovannimariaguidi5542 8 років тому +86

    still miss them . They brought so much joy to my childhood

  • @sinbin001
    @sinbin001 2 роки тому +38

    Absolute legends. Needed laughter in a world gone to shit. Will never get old. Blinding comedy. No-one else will be watched like these two after 100 years.😄😄😄❤️

    • @hyena131
      @hyena131 Рік тому

      Mr G
      Shame you can't just enjoy the wonders of Stan and Ollie without being a miserable git and moaning about the state of the world.

  • @wildcalmxtra
    @wildcalmxtra 2 роки тому +6

    The best of all time. Truly timeless, comedy for all ages.

  • @deborahwatson5159
    @deborahwatson5159 4 роки тому +14

    Classic Comedy Genius, thanks Laurel and Hardy, for making us Laugh in these Dark Times, and Rest in Peace, Stay Safe Everyone, XX

  • @machia-mw1lm
    @machia-mw1lm 7 років тому +44

    The first 3 minutes is this teams magic . The chemistry is phenomenal .

  • @adambattersby8934
    @adambattersby8934 Рік тому +3

    These two great men made amazing clean comedy without the need for foul language. Great family comedy that is still being enjoyed by adults and children to this day. If you're ever feeling down just watch a bit of Stan and Olly and you'll be happy again in no time.

  • @WitchidWitchid
    @WitchidWitchid 2 роки тому +6

    These have really stood the test of time. Imagine, they were made almost 100 years ago in a time that was quite different than what we are used to today. yet, young people today can still relate to and enjoy these skits just as much as people living back then.

  • @mikem597
    @mikem597 3 роки тому +5

    Laurel and Hardy stand-alone in comedy history. They were best in simple situations that got out of hand. Just brilliant

  • @peterowen9183
    @peterowen9183 2 роки тому +15

    80+ years on, it still looks effortlessly easy, but it really isn't. Their instinctive sense of where the other one is and which way to move - from over a decade of doing this stuff together on an almost weekly basis - is still the template any physical comedian aspires to. Putting them together in a silent movie - as a duo - in 1927 is the cinema equivalent of Paul McCartney meeting John Lennon. A pivotal moment in 20th century culture.

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg Місяць тому

      I think Lennon & McCartney were fans of Laurel & Hardy - that's why they're on the cover of Sergeant Pepper!
      Incidentally, the pub where Lennon & McCartney gave their first public performance is five minutes' walk from where I live!

  • @markrenton1093
    @markrenton1093 4 роки тому +31

    Genius, absolute genius, they had so much chemistry it was amazing, the facial expressions , the timing, etc, this is comedy in its purest form.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @tonysmith4918
    @tonysmith4918 9 років тому +56

    Yet another example of the genius of Laurel and Hardy.

  • @davegahan5908
    @davegahan5908 6 місяців тому +1

    Stan Laurel was a Genius, he wrote the scripts, and came up with the wardrobe/clothes they wore, smartest comedian ever.

  • @mrowley7300
    @mrowley7300 3 роки тому +12

    My grandad had some of their skits oh VHS and I laughed as a 4 year old, still love them

  • @stevebaer50
    @stevebaer50 6 років тому +15

    I am 51 yearsold and these guys are very hilarious and great comedians of old. RIP Laurel and Hardy. They are my favorite people and still are. They are great and wonderful buddies.

  • @steventiger880
    @steventiger880 8 років тому +207

    The definition of classic comedy. I am 70 years old and have seen "Block-Heads" a dozen times since I was a child... and this scene still cracks me up, especially when Ollie collapses onto the grass, and Stan helps him up and then signals that he is ready to be carried again.

    • @webdesignerguy
      @webdesignerguy 8 років тому +18

      +Steven Tiger I'm only 21, but me and my family used to watch Laurel and Hardy all the time when I was little, so I'll always have a soft spot for them. Two of the funniest comedians of all time.

    • @fredrickaappletree3402
      @fredrickaappletree3402 8 років тому +21

      Steven tiger, yeah so funny Stan doesn't question why Ollie would carry him he just accepts it :).

    • @brendonrundell4911
      @brendonrundell4911 6 років тому +17

      The scene where he picks him up again after falling backwards is the funniest thing I've ever seen. Well, that and in the 'Music Box' where they finally get the piano to the top and the postman tells them they didn't have to carry it all the way up the stairs and shows them the road up. So, they take it back down the stairs and come back up along the road. Hilarious

    • @Sraddhabandhu
      @Sraddhabandhu 3 роки тому +3

      I laughed so hard I literally gasped for air.

    • @BLUEsurf63
      @BLUEsurf63 3 роки тому +1

      Just genius.

  • @podamis314
    @podamis314 3 роки тому +15

    Nothing to date surpasses the work of Stan and Ollie. I believe that Stan was the writer and choreographer of their skits. He worked assiduously to perfect the dialog and physical comedy and Ollie basically read the script and played his part on the spot.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @Dustshoe
    @Dustshoe 3 роки тому +28

    The Silent Era expressions through body movement, such as Ollie's shake of his shoulders when re-affirming his resolve, were retained by the stars: and indeed make their comic appearance even greater.

  • @roncatton7101
    @roncatton7101 2 роки тому +4

    These Guys were the best, their comedy entertainment will never die..Brilliant!!

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Рік тому

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

    • @roncatton7101
      @roncatton7101 Рік тому

      What makes you ask that 'Ollie'..🤣🤣

  • @vimtocrazy739
    @vimtocrazy739 4 роки тому +50

    I’m Crying with Laughter. How good were these two . All Comedy Duo’s have Big Boots to Fill .

    • @jacobjinglehymer8789
      @jacobjinglehymer8789 4 роки тому +1

      Let me guess. You use voice to text and you don't even bother anymore to change The Unwanted capitalizations. See, they just did it to me😖

    • @pikemeredith5604
      @pikemeredith5604 4 роки тому +1

      You have to see the movie Stan & Ollie starring Steve Coogan & John C Reilly now on DVD. Oh, you probably have. They did a superb job of portraying these 2 legends of comedy.

  • @ginnylorenz5265
    @ginnylorenz5265 4 роки тому +29

    After all these years I'm still laughing. This is so GOOD! God bless Laurel and Hardy.....their magic lives on, giving us the tremendous, tension releasing gift of belly laughs!!!!!

  • @donnawilcock5774
    @donnawilcock5774 6 років тому +10

    There will never be anyone else like Laurel and Hardy. Delightful comedy!

  • @jjhry177
    @jjhry177 2 роки тому +7

    its hard to imagine how good these 2 were when you dont see them all the time, pure brilliance

  • @salmivec
    @salmivec 3 роки тому +19

    Nothing beats this - pure gold. What complete and utter legends these two were. Thank you for the memories!

  • @2wagondragon
    @2wagondragon 6 років тому +31

    These guys were the best ever. Their special friendship showed through in everything they did.

  • @anvilbrunner.2013
    @anvilbrunner.2013 4 роки тому +69

    It doesn't matter how many times i see it. Still in tears laughing

    • @pegjames188
      @pegjames188 4 роки тому +3

      60years plus I recall sat on straw bales with other kids watching the pair being projected on to a white washed barn wall at a local Welsh fete, liked ever since.

    • @anvilbrunner.2013
      @anvilbrunner.2013 4 роки тому +2

      @@pegjames188 Wow that's amazing.

  • @Mikej1592
    @Mikej1592 7 років тому +25

    I grew up watching them in reruns, obviously as I was born in 73 and they still crack me up, such simple comedy yet still funny

  • @sandrairving6151
    @sandrairving6151 2 роки тому +5

    ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDY DUO THAT HAS EVER LIVED!!!!🤣🤩. WATCHED THEM AS A CHILD ON A SATURDAY MORNING!!!!🤩. MEMORIES, MISS THOSE DAYS!!!!

  • @bazs7669
    @bazs7669 3 роки тому +16

    Absolute gold. Where would we be without these two pioneers?!

  • @djw457
    @djw457 6 років тому +78

    When Ollie's hat falls off and he actually thinks he'll be able to flip it back up with his foot, it's those little touches that make this hilarious.

    • @SuperCosmicMutantSquid
      @SuperCosmicMutantSquid 4 роки тому

      The best part is if you look at that shot, you can clearly see Stan was the one who knocked if off his head in the first place.

    • @Dustshoe
      @Dustshoe 4 роки тому +3

      If Ollie had managed it by a stroke of luck, I think the director would have run with it. I honestly do.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 4 роки тому +2

      Little touches, indeed. Like the wheelchair footrest not coming down, so Stan had to fold one of his legs. It actually seems plausible, and enables all the craziness that follows. Great comedy has an almost mathematical logic.

    • @peternemeth1777
      @peternemeth1777 4 роки тому +1

      It's called situational comedy. Using the moment to turn it into a funny one. And one awkward situation leads to the next one and so on like a chain reaction. That's what their comedy was all about. Making funny moment right in the moment. Same what the clown in the circus does to make children and adults laugh. They were clowns for the cinema. To me definitely the greatest ones in cinema history. Timeless eternal comedy that makes laugh any generation and whose comedy is certainly understood by the most cultures in the world.

    • @bjackins1879
      @bjackins1879 4 роки тому +2

      What amazes me is the shape he's in. Stocky, but in good enough shape to not only support Stanley for several moments (all one take) while making several brave, strenuous efforts to retrieve the hat. Whoo boy! I'd be dead.

  • @Cabinessance
    @Cabinessance 4 роки тому +10

    I don't know how many times I have seen this. I still laughed until tears ran down my face. SO FUNNY!!

  • @michaelclendenen4005
    @michaelclendenen4005 3 роки тому +5

    Laurel and hardy have always been a favorite of mine. For a long time these two have lifted me up when I was down. AMEN I hope both will rest in peace.

  • @sigmundwohl7881
    @sigmundwohl7881 3 роки тому

    My brother and I watched them every Saturday morning when we were little. That was 70 years ago. We are still watching.

  • @nealspilsbury8639
    @nealspilsbury8639 Рік тому +4

    Really moved by Olivers face when he thought Stan had only got one leg it lovely

  • @snipedude4953
    @snipedude4953 4 роки тому +17

    As an English man its always made me proud that both Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel where English, two of the greatest comedy actors in film history.

    • @jackluminous6024
      @jackluminous6024 2 роки тому

      And don't let's forget Rowan Atkinson! 🐸

    • @nottooherbal
      @nottooherbal 2 роки тому

      Was Charlie Chaplain funny though really ?

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg Місяць тому

      They both went to America on the same boat.

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg Місяць тому

      Bob Hope was also English.

  • @josephdelatorre3751
    @josephdelatorre3751 4 роки тому +13

    By far the greatest comedian team ever.

  • @davidliu5384
    @davidliu5384 2 роки тому +26

    Each time I saw the show of these two guys I can't help to burst into laughter.

  • @johnskeffington5754
    @johnskeffington5754 2 роки тому +1

    Im 60 this month.still love them.r.i.p.

  • @dangermouse6687
    @dangermouse6687 2 роки тому +4

    Absolutely love Laurel and Hardy. Was part of my Christmas school holidays, getting up early every morning, before everyone else, to watch their films.

  • @priestessmikokikyo77
    @priestessmikokikyo77 9 років тому +131

    Oliver carrying Stanley is too funny they look like a married couple! XD

    • @finckel2682
      @finckel2682 5 років тому +4

      Stanley's first name is Arthur.

    • @foxteen8721
      @foxteen8721 5 років тому +10

      Ollie's response; Married couple. Hm!

    • @tlatosmd
      @tlatosmd 4 роки тому +1

      Well...today, the title of this sketch could be a complaint upon their first meeting IRL after they've originally met on Grindr.

    • @melissacooper4282
      @melissacooper4282 3 роки тому +1

      In one movie Their First Mistake Oliver and Stan were arguing over the baby like a married couple.

    • @ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ
      @ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ 3 роки тому +2

      @@melissacooper4282 Their First Mistake is a true masterpiece of Oliver as a director...

  • @AdaM48state
    @AdaM48state 4 роки тому +4

    Dear god the world needs these two ...now more then ever

    • @briancox3050
      @briancox3050 3 роки тому +1

      Hear Hear !!! totally agree with you...

    • @johndean4765
      @johndean4765 2 роки тому

      I would NOT say Dear God what is he actually doing to stop all the murders and assaults on innocent people .? Precisely nothing so he's got a lot to answer for therefore why say Dear .

    • @AdaM48state
      @AdaM48state 2 роки тому

      @@johndean4765 you sound like a blast at parties bro!!!

  • @landishehu4212
    @landishehu4212 Рік тому +5

    these are the two biggest legends of humor. incomparable.

    • @johndillon557
      @johndillon557 Рік тому +1

      Yea that right Landi they are the best

  • @IIVVBlues
    @IIVVBlues 3 роки тому +17

    My favorite comedy team, Laurel and Hardy. I've seen most of their material many, many times, but they still make me laugh out loud.

  • @voicegirl555
    @voicegirl555 3 роки тому +8

    Ollie died 64 years ago today. He has never been forgotten and neither has Stan. Ollie you and Stan gave so much joy to the world. There was nobody like you too! Over 80 years after your first film and over 60 years since your last, you and Stan are still entertaining fans and have gain so many new ones. Thank you for the pleasure of your company and all the films you left behind.

  • @swagon4545
    @swagon4545 5 років тому +60

    Classic, I'm one of 8 children, takes me back when we were kids sitting around the old TV set.. that's when the streets were full of children.. times have changed so much.. but I will never forget the good times I had with my brothers and sisters.. times were hard, but we had mother & dad to give us love...

    • @Dustshoe
      @Dustshoe 4 роки тому +2

      I should think your mum had to be a good cook like Ollie's wife to feed her family. No doubt beans were in the cupboard as an easy option!

    • @henrybilling9174
      @henrybilling9174 4 роки тому

      Mom and Dad seem to haunt you... As they re dead now.

    • @Eructation1
      @Eructation1 4 роки тому

      @@henrybilling9174 : Idiot.

    • @henrybilling9174
      @henrybilling9174 4 роки тому +1

      ... Provided I m not stupid...

    • @tobiaszistler
      @tobiaszistler 4 роки тому +1

      @@henrybilling9174 well you comment above says other wise
      At least it is very taste less and insulting.

  • @1950Grendel
    @1950Grendel 7 років тому +94

    Anyone who watches this clip and says "That's stupid" understands neither Laurel & Hardy nor life in general. In the L&H world this entire scene makes perfect sense and defines almost everything about them. If any one scene describes their relationship, it's this one.

    • @davidhogan7020
      @davidhogan7020 6 років тому +8

      Yes, very astute comment. Kindness, mutual affection--and Ollie's inevitable exasperation! The greatest comedy team ever.

    • @app1esuk
      @app1esuk 4 роки тому +6

      It is the whole thing, from the way the music links to the scene, to their expressions and mannerisms. I agree with another comment, if anyone thinks these two are not funny, they don't know comedy. The longevity and the bond these two have, which you can see in their films is unbreakable

    • @pentuplove6542
      @pentuplove6542 4 роки тому +1

      @@app1esuk unbreakable? When Stan died in real life Ollie said "Well that's another fine mess you gotten me into."

    • @pentuplove6542
      @pentuplove6542 4 роки тому +2

      @Brad BradBradBrad I see what you did there. You didnt say "That's stupid." Very witty.

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg 4 роки тому +3

      @@pentuplove6542 No, Ollie died first.

  • @Masta200
    @Masta200 8 років тому +219

    Still hilarious after all this time My dad got me into Laurel and Hardy when I was a kid and I'm 32 now

    • @Shawangunkvilla
      @Shawangunkvilla 7 років тому +8

      Me too!

    • @davidturnage3467
      @davidturnage3467 7 років тому +13

      Masta200 32? That means you are still a kid! I'm 48 and I love em' too!

    • @dedgeroo4665
      @dedgeroo4665 7 років тому +7

      David Turnage , 49 and still laughing!

    • @1950Grendel
      @1950Grendel 7 років тому +13

      67 - my son is a fan and my soon-to-be-born granddaughter will be one, too. Hard boiled eggs and nuts.

    • @MrBrimoy
      @MrBrimoy 6 років тому +10

      80 + still a good clean laugh

  • @Kritikateur
    @Kritikateur 3 роки тому +2

    Here we are talking about Legends! What an immense way of acting. May They R.I.P.
    C.A.👍

  • @antonyoakes7903
    @antonyoakes7903 3 роки тому +2

    Geniuses.....The best comedy duo that ever lived :-)

  • @sculptorguy
    @sculptorguy 4 роки тому +16

    I love Laurel and Hardy and I'd never seen that sequence before. I laughed out loud more than once and it takes a lot to make me laugh these days. Classic. Not so depressed any more, thank you Boys!

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl 4 роки тому +35

    THEY "STILL MAKE ME LAUGH" ! THE BEST OF THE BEST ! COMIC GENIUSES. YOUNG GENERATION DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHO THEY ARE . 😂😂😂👑👑

  • @r.msyiem
    @r.msyiem 4 роки тому +38

    They are so popular the whole world knows about them even today they dont make people like these anymore

    • @allanallen1835
      @allanallen1835 4 роки тому +1

      Stan Laurel was born near my home 😀

  • @nigelcarren
    @nigelcarren Рік тому +5

    "Any beans?" Still makes me laugh. Stan sure was visualizing that dinner. 🤣🏆

  • @jitendra77714
    @jitendra77714 3 роки тому +7

    Wow what an amazing comedy... Stan and Ollie will always be one of the best comedians!

  • @craigclarke3298
    @craigclarke3298 4 роки тому +135

    Classic Comedy. I loved it when Laurel would do something stupid. Then Hardy looks into the Camera 🎥 and Shakes his head.

    • @UltimateBargains
      @UltimateBargains 4 роки тому +7

      Gilligan and the Skipper modeled their act on these legends.

    • @zimjun7
      @zimjun7 4 роки тому

      @@UltimateBargains Yup! It's called the slow burn.

    • @PApro
      @PApro 3 роки тому +2

      Another fine mess you got me into...

    • @angelodecesare5814
      @angelodecesare5814 3 роки тому +1

      it's called the 4th wall ! he was known for it !

    • @MrThermostatic
      @MrThermostatic 3 роки тому

      @@angelodecesare5814 I've been so used to it, I never even saw it as breaking the 4th wall, it's just as if you're hanging out with them and he keeps looking at you as if to say "look what I have to deal with". He's making a personal connection with the audience.

  • @koreainsincere
    @koreainsincere 3 роки тому +6

    Oh these two. My heart leaps every time I see them. There are good comedians, great comedians, even legends worthy of the name. And then there is Laurel & Hardy. Nothing further is required.

  • @christophermooney9492
    @christophermooney9492 Рік тому +4

    Amazing, I have been watching these guys for 60 years and it still feels like I am watching them for the first time, thank you guys.

  • @roscoearbuckle2
    @roscoearbuckle2 3 роки тому +2

    Best Comedy Duo of All Time. Laugh. It's good 4 the soul.😄

  • @chrisevans5259
    @chrisevans5259 4 роки тому +8

    They had such an endearing charm,...and a humour to tickle the young and the old alike,...they remain the finest and most loved comedy duo of all time.....