LAUREL & HARDY: ETERNAL COMIC GENIUS

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• Dave Corey July 3, 2010, 4:30 am

  Thanks for sharing! As a Speech and Drama student at the University of NH (when that clip was half as old!), I had several huge posters plastered on the walls of my little apartment – those whom I considered influential in my career choice. There was W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, 3 Stooges, and in the most prominent position, Laurel and Hardy. Well, Raquel Welch was hung over my bed (so to speak), but she had a different influence on me. I used to quote Stan Laurel all the time in those days; my favorite one being, “Say, Ollie. Remember how dumb I used to be? Well, I’m better now.”. Great memories, Dan.

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• Dave Savage July 3, 2010, 5:23 am

  Good post, Dan. As writers/entertainers in the radio industry we can learn from this. My 4 year old son laughed at this, as would my octogenarian mother if she watched it. Makes me think about how to make my work have more broad appeal.

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• Geoff Hemming July 3, 2010, 10:07 am

  Yes, you are right Dan. So simple but very funny. Genius!

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• Thomas Verba July 3, 2010, 10:08 am

  Ah, the piano. I don’t even need to watch it to remember how funny it is.

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• Heather Elizabeth Lynn Farrar July 3, 2010, 10:09 am

  I have their collection in my “guilty pleasure” collection for selfish “me” times. I love them! In college did a breakdown of their skits. They ARE quite genius!

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• Mitch Krayton July 3, 2010, 5:04 pm

  For this fine clip I present you with a laurel, and hearty handshake.

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• Emilio Pastrana July 4, 2010, 5:20 pm

  My favorites … EVER!!!

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• Mark Bystrom July 6, 2010, 9:54 am

  Nearly 40 summers ago I sold packets of flower seeds for a mail order company in exchange for an 8mm movie projector. Of course, when the projector arrived it was only a fraction of the size illustrated in the comic book ad I had answered. But whatever disappointment I felt soon gave way to laughter when I watched the short reels of film included with the projector, one of which was an abridged version of the Laurel & Hardy Comedy “Another Fine Mess.”

  Forty years later–that small plastic projector is long gone but a lifetime of laughter continues thanks to Laurel & Hardy!

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