Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello: America's Most Popular Comedy Duos
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*Includes pictures *Includes the men's quotes own quotes about
their lives and careers *Includes a transcript of Abbott &
Costello's Who's on First? *Includes a bibliography for further
reading By the 1920s, English comic Stan Laurel had been in dozens
of films and American Oliver Hardy had appeared in hundreds, but it
was not until they formed a duo together in 1926 that they began to
truly be noticed. Once they did, however, Laurel & Hardy became one
of the most famous comedy teams in American history, with a career
that spanned 4 decades and included over 100 combined shorts and
feature films. Even today, nearly 60 years after their last
performances together, Laurel & Hardy are still popular, alongside
legends like The Three Stooges and Abbott & Costello, and their
routines are still watched across the globe. Perhaps most
importantly, Laurel & Hardy were forerunners of slapstick comedy
and thus influenced those that followed. Their complementary styles
of slapstick humor, with the thin, childish Laurel acting as a foil
for the overweight and overly pompous Hardy, offered a template for
others to follow, and the duo established several famous gags that
other acts like the Stooges subsequently mimicked. For example,
when Laurel occasionally came up with a smart idea, something
completely out of character, the surprised Hardy would ask him to
repeat what he just said, and Laurel would be unable to replicate
it. That theme would recur with Curly and the Stooges, and Laurel &
Hardy's use of D'oh has been made even more famous by Homer Simpson
in The Simpsons. Of course, the physical aspects of their
slapstick, which often included destruction and mayhem, proved
popular for them and several groups as well. Ironically, one of
America's most famous comedy duos, and the performers of the
country's most famous skit, came together in part because Lou
Costello had already failed to cut it in the film industry. In
fact, Costello had appeared in a Laurel & Hardy film in 1927 before
meeting his partner, Bud Abbott, on the burlesque circuit in New
York City. In fact, the two first performed together in 1935 only
because Abbott filled in for Costello's usual partner, who happened
to be ill one fateful day. Over time, Abbott & Costello perfected
their routine, which typically consisted of Abbott playing the
straight man while his dimwit partner acted foolishly and
interrupted his plans. It was a shtick that also did well on radio,
albeit one that required Costello to modify his voice with a higher
pitch that not only differentiated his from Abbott but also made
him sound appropriately dumber. By 1940, they were not only
successful on the radio but also among America's most popular movie
stars, a status they held almost consistently throughout the decade
and into the early 1950s. The legendary comedy duo performed
together for decades, and like similar acts, their popularity began
to wane over time, but Abbott & Costello are still household names
today. While all of their material is still in syndication and
watched by many, they are best known today for Who's on First, the
famous routine in which Abbott's answers about the names of
baseball players at various positions on the field sound like
questions and completely confuse Costello. Although the skit was
pieced together from various others, it was immortalized by Abbott
& Costello and helped popularize not only the duo but some of their
subsequent material. Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello:
America's Most Popular Comedy Duos examines the lives, careers, and
comedy of the famous performers. Along with pictures and
bibliographies, you'll learn about them like never before.
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