Laurel & Hardy | The Feature Presentation | A Docu-Mini

[@georgerobinson9384]

I am probably one of the last people still above ground that saw their act on stage. 1952 the Hippodrome theater, Brighton, Sussex, England. I was all of 9 years old. Loved them ever since.

[@simonecornacchia1995]

Fortunatissimo....complimenti da parte mia....figlio del deserto italiano❤

[@mafeuk]

I find it insane that with the lack of technology at the time they redid their shorts in different languages, even going the extra mile to learn them fluently so viewers could understand better. That level of vision and dedication is admirable.

[@sabinfigaro7334]

Imagine redoing everything after all the takes during the original...plus remembering a whole other language and those takes...for what a couple dollars?

[@mafeuk]

@@sabinfigaro7334 At least they were one of the few, if not the only ones, on the industry at the time to be aware of their international audience. Which is pretty neat.

[@Moonbeam143]

It showed they cared about everybody who enjoyed their work.

[@kchishol1970]

@@mafeuk Buster Keaton did the same thing, and wanted to go further for one film to act on the advice of a French colleague to rewrite the dialogue to better suit French culture. However, the studio executive bluntly overruled him and he had to soldier on with the original dialogue translated.

[@alexjohnston8889]

Shows how much they appreciated their fans, they would have people behind the camera with cards, saying for example, grass C ass, must have been difficult to film that way but Stan and ollie really cared about their fans, they could have had some bad dubbing but they chose not to.

[@Dorelaxen]

Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges helped shape my overall sense of humor as a kid. Even in the 80's, they were on quite a bit on various cable stations. I've long held that Stan Laurel was the most singularly talented comedian of his day. And oh man, NOBODY gave a stink eye or did a double take like James Finlayson.

[@Updated8SecondsAgo]

Such a nice and polite comment section, brings a tear to the eye

[@sabinfigaro7334]

Rare to find, but they exist!

[@jacobhuckleberry1364]

Hey wanna hear some random satistics I know?

[@wstine79]

"I'm off to bed." :::sees "Hats Off" notification::: "Here's another fine mess you've got me into!"

[@TheGothicaz]

Nice mess...

[@Targisvear]

Joe Ramoni: - Cries whimpering. -

[@PeterGriffin-lh6wp]

Wonderful Their like will never be seen again.

[@stardogbillionaire]

Again Joe thank you for helping me discover so much comedy. To me you’re one of the GOATs of KZbin.

[@SmashupMashups]

I hope for the next part soon enough. I hope you mention their time making their lineup of films for 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox) because they're on my list of favorite Laurel and Hardy content.

[@MisterUptempo]

Just wanted to mention that 1938's, "Blockheads", which you detailed in the video, was a remake of Laurel and Hardy's first sound film, 1929's, "Unaccustomed As We Are", just fleshed out to feature length. Enjoyed the video!

[@thenonsenseguy2364]

You are doing a great job dude , introducing a whole new generation to these legendary entertainers. KZbin recommended me your Leslie Nelson video and since then I am hooked . ( you made a dumb gen z 16 year old be interested in these classic gems and admire these legendary entertainers)

[@docwho2828]

My all-time favorite Comedy-Heroes!😁♥️

[@Mistaghosto]

Great video. Nice to see some appreciation towards the duo that taught me how to laugh. Not enough is said about these fellas and their movies and shorts today.

[@cartoonistaaronhazouri]

Great video about the greatest comedy duo ever! "Chin up! No, no, no, no - both of them!!"

[@TheVarietyVendor]

Stan and Ollie is one of my fav biographical movies based. And it's based on the greatest duo ever. It's a shame they never got to be as big as Abbott and Castello(who i also adore). After seeing the afformentioned film. Their famous dance at the end hits in a different way now. That's the first image i'd like to when i pass on. To be sure i've entered heaven. RIP to the paradise of Comedy. Laurel and Hardy.

[@EmilyKresl]

As a life long fan of Laurel and Hardy I must admit I was underwhelmed by the Stan and Ollie movie. It seemed to be just such a long drawn out downer with only a couple keynotes and although I understand what they were going for I can't help but keep waiting for an actual tribute documentary film that's as witty and lighthearted yet brutally honest and violent as the boys. Maybe I just expect too much lol 🤣 I have mad respect for John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan for going for it balls deep with the characters, however I feel that overall it was a lackluster gem that could have been a diamond.

[@Jahno71]

@@EmilyKresl Totally agree

[@EmilyKresl]

@@Jahno71 thank you. As a life long fan who was duped into buying this movie on KZbin I always feel ripped off when I see the thumbnail in my purchased video section. This film is the ONLY one I bought I sincerely wish I could get a refund for, and I say that as A huge Kevin Smith fan who also bought clerks 3 and watched it once and wanted to throw my phone because it's a repeat of the jay and silent bob reboot mixed with newer anecdotes from Kevin's heart attack that everyone would know way before they saw the flick if they listened to any of his interviews or podcasts ever. Not only did they do Stan Laurel dirty by making him look like a lying POS but they failed to embrace the relationship between the two. They WERE Not best friends and whenever Babe wasn't filming he was at the track or a golf course. THIS movie made Stan look like a shady, sheisty, selfish sociopath when really he was just fighting the studio execs to pay them fairly.. not only did Ollie know the score when they went on the European tour but he desperately needed the cash to pay off his bookies and gambling debts. I'd like to give Ireland a shout out for playing their famous Cuckoo theme song on all their church bells when the boys arrived. RIP babe and Stan

[@Jahno71]

​@@EmilyKresl Nice words I love your enthusiasm for L&H. Spot on about the film it was based on a big lie Most L&H fans knew Stan encouraged Oliver to do the Elephant film. For me the film could've used the break up of their marriages especially Oliver with a alcoholic wife.The breakthrough from silent into sound films. The bust ups between Stan and Hal Roach over contracts and film continuity There fall from fame in the 1940s after they left Hal Roach studios There health and the dreaded Atol K film . These two are making people laugh for nearly 100 years later its ridiculous that they were broke in the 1950s

[@EmilyKresl]

@@Jahno71 did we just become best friends?? You're the only person in the world who understands me!!!

[@crowmigration8245]

Saps at Sea has the best slapstick I've ever seen. Makes sense it was their last with roach.

[@wilfredgon64]

OMG..OMG..OMG..This was completely unexpected..I grew up in the 1970's watching Laural and Hardy..Thank you for this..btw..Well done my good man, well done indeed!!!!

[@petermoore7796]

I just went through a channel binge last night and you have to be one of my favorite creators on this website. love everything you've put out into the world

[@smareng]

Seconded!

[@benjaminjacob3151]

Mr Off, one of your best yet

[@anadraham2995]

Plain and simple, you just create content that makes me happy - thank you

[@theawesome925]

You're seriously becoming one of my favorite channels. I love these a lot. Thank you.

[@sabinfigaro7334]

Yes!

[@gabrieljewett4042]

If you don't have a million subscribers by 2022 we riot

[@DavidLeeAndrews]

Love it mate. They may be gone, but Laurel and Hardy forever

[@mikeymizor2934]

Brooklyn NY, The Original Kings of Comedy, Thanks for keeping there Memory Alive

[@generalbanana1885]

I'm not even a subscriber but I just got recommended this video only 8 minutes after it came out. Looks like the algorithm is treating you kindly today.

[@Frank00]

I’d say the algorithm was just as good to you as well

[@sabinfigaro7334]

@@Frank00 agreed

[@VicMartino]

Hats Off to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy one of the greatest comedy teams of all time. L&H is silent films or sound films and in any language were/are truly magnificent!

[@barth4747]

Great job!

[@dmcvegan1963]

Wonderful Docu-Mini!

[@josephdeiorio]

Thank you for doing these two documentary films - I don't think you can say enough about how great and impactful these two actor were to the art of film. And, you edited both so well and so enjoyable. Keep up the good work and looking forward to part 3

[@allenhansford6872]

I watched those movies when I was a kid

[@jibber27jabber]

I was always that weird kid at the video store who constantly beg his parents to rent The Best of Laurel and Hardy on VHS. My sister hated it.

[@gabe_s_videos]

Fun fact: Joe Finlayson was partially the inspiration for Homer Simpson's "D'oh!" because in a lot of these shorts, he'd say "D-ooohhhh!" as a way to self-censor himself from saying "Damn!" in a Hayes Code era film. When they did the original Simpsons shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show, Dan Castelenetta imitated Finlayson's "D-ooooohh!" when the script called for him to make an "annoyed grunt," but had to shorten it because it would've taken up too much of the short's minuscule running time, hence the truncated "D'oh!"

[@lowket]

Timeless duo, brilliant working off eachother, great visual comedy. They set the bar.

[@classic_movie_trailers]

They were certainly talented.

[@classic_movie_trailers]

Thank you for another great Docu-Mini. The greatest comedy duo ever? I think so. Their timing, the gags, and the way they seamlessly worked off each other, and the other cast, props and sets, was unique. There is something magical about L&H.

[@EdMcMiller]

Great video! I can't appreciate enough how well these are put together, and I'm certainly thankful to have been exposed to a couple of these older acts I somehow missed.

[@EdMcMiller]

Also just realized this is the second video in two days. I enjoyed the Honeymooners video as well!

[@rodhanson7112]

OLIVER NORVEL HARDY DIED FROM A STROKE AT THE AGE OF 48 YEARS OLD AND STAN LAUREL DIED FROM A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 65 YEARS OLD AND THEY WERE THE FUNNIEST COMEDY TEAM THAT EVER LIVED 😔

[@lordteabelly]

Great video. I grew up watching my dads laurel and hardy videos, and used to watch them all the time with my gran. i still love them today, they are a big part of our lives. They are true icons imo. Im a massive marx brothers fan too, id love to see you do a video series on them :)

[@3GoldBalls]

I hope you can post part three soon.

[@doctorthirteen5727]

Sons of the Desert remains my favorite particularly the moment when the wives view the newsreel footage 😂

[@FJCastillo194]

I saw all your videos in a couple of days and now I’m dying for my next fix. Can’t complement this channel enough.

[@MsLeenite]

Thanks, Joe. This docu-mini was so enjoyable, and brought my attention to the musical features Laurel & Hardy starred in, which I've never seen. I'll look for them.

[@JessicaChastainFan]

THAT'S A BAROMETER!!!!! 😆🤣 Good video. Laurel and Hardy remain the greatest comedy team of all time.

[@gracemartinez7710]

IM BIG FAN OF THESE GUYS...THEY ARE ICONIC ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@omar_padilla]

Great video! I only knew of these guys from cartoons, now i see why they were so loved. Can't wait for the next video

[@helloimalexander]

I needed this right now. Thank you.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

I love The Boys, and seeing their evolution through your videos is fascinating and fun. When I was a little kid our family lived in Germany for a couple of years and my sister and I used to read comic books called "Dick und Doof" which was Laurel & Hardy misadventures, and we'd occasionally watch their shenanigans on TV. From first sight, I fell in love with their brilliant comedy antics. Stan and Ollie made it look so very effortless. I tend to avoid the feature films that they made which contained lots of songs by other people; I just wanted L&H all to myself, lol. Same with Abbott and Costello; they kept peppering many of their movies with musical numbers or songs, bringing the story to a brisk halt (by The Andrews Sisters or someone else). To this day I prefer A+C films without songs-- like Who Done It, or The Time of Their Lives, or the Frankenstein one. To each his own. Thanks very much.

[@Schwift3D]

XD no joke I just now got done watching Laurel and hardy - night owls when I scrolled down and saw this. Haha also love your videos man, was hooked on your stuff ever since the Gene wilder video. Thanks for getting me into laurel and hardy

[@EdMcMiller]

I was also first exposed to Laurel and Hardy through this channel!

[@TheRealNormanBates]

7:11 looks like they had to use 1920’s CGI to digitally erase Oliver’s contractually obligated mustache.

[@EmilyKresl]

Yeah, it's called, "grease paint," and "pancake makeup." LOL

[@christopherwall2121]

A message I'm getting between this and your ongoing series on the Three Stooges was that even the lower-tier studios could be just as tyrannical to their talents as the big ones back in the Studio Era/Golden Age

[@TheEmp48]

I love you and EVERYTHING you do!!! KEEP bringing us the AWESOME L&H GOODNESS 😍😍😍

[@fogdragon23]

I've learned so much from this series. I had no idea they did the translations themselves. I grew up with a tape of a few of their shorts and Babes in Toyland. I haven't watched those particular ones in years. It will be fun to revisit them.

[@unsuccessfullyjari]

I'm saying this as well: you're becoming one of my favorite channels on youtube. Your content is stellar! I love it.

[@KaijuKillerdude]

Could you do a forgotten failure or almost cult classic on a musical film or musical remake of a film like The Producers 2005

[@TheBarrymanfan]

Hi Joe, just wanted to say that you do a wonderful job of making videos they are always such an enjoyable experience to watch and I never fail to learn something. Well done.

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

Cheers! Thanks for watching

[@dennisdeleo74]

Joe, Another work of art! You have once again turned in a wonderful video which shows your love and admiration of The Boys...I thought I was the ultimate fan... Keep ‘em coming!

[@airsol]

Just wanted to thank you for making such amazing content.

[@stanakkerman2386]

Joe, I love your work! You said that there would be 3 docu mini's about L&H? As a fellow huge L&H fan, I can't wait for that third one to debut!

[@Maniac536]

My father in law always has to watch “babes in toyland” the Friday after thanksgiving since the broadcast channels would traditionally air it following the thanksgiving parade. The broadcast channels won’t show it anymore so we switched to streaming.

[@lilmelvin11]

Thank you so much for the information. It's appreciated,as we can appreciate these bits of cultural history.

[@TheImmortalLowlife]

hey man, i'm not expecting a reply, but.... your channel popped up with a jim varney video on my feed, who i love, which led to the laurel and hardy/abbot and costello and fatty arbuckle, who i was familiar with. But your videos gave me a new found respect and love for them, especially after hearing your love from jon candy to bushwacked.

[@sabinfigaro7334]

That's probably how I came across as well...or it was Steve Martin...either way I'm glad!

[@TheImmortalLowlife]

@@sabinfigaro7334 this channel popped up cus of Varney for me, then seeing clifford and bushwhacked got me hooked lol

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

All your videos are great, but I really love the way you talk about Laurel and Hardy and other early greats. I have a lot of fond memories of watching Stan and Ollie or the 3 Stooges on Sunday mornings back in B.C. days (Basic Cable) with my dad.

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I love a lot of the comedy of their era, but Laurel & Hardy were on another level. To this day their stuff can make me nearly fall out of my seat laughing. Even their weaker ones like Utopia (not that that movie's problems were at all their fault) had multiple scenes that I quote or reference often.

[@SudricIsleProductions]

Still waiting for the 3rd part

[@Crimsontekkadan]

Same here

[@samivorhees]

I like your content a lot, I can feel you are passionate about what you are doing. That's why I am a subscriber. You don't push any forced ads at the end of some vpn service or anything. I truly take my hat off for you. I love your work and always waiting for more. Thank you for that. I appreciate that ❤️

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

Thanks for the support!

[@ThomasK96]

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[@filipohman7277]

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[@avengerscap]

These are enjoyable. Thank you for creating them!

[@DubayBay]

Another quality video. Keep it up broski

[@hamsandwichson]

Oh no! Where's the honeymooners remake vid? I was going to watch it today! 😫

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

It’s back up! Check my channel

[@bryancoullahan2508]

7:30 That's Christina Applegate back in time and you can't tell me otherwise

[@brianbooker8724]

I love all the Laurel & Hardy, WC Fields and Three Stooges videos you've done. I'm also a huge fan of the Marx Brothers and the Our Gang/Little Rascals series. I was wondering if you were, too, or thought of doing a video on either of them.

[@skyden24195]

Since my parents had them on VHS in the 80s, I grew up watching "Sons of the Desert," "Way Out West," "Flying Deuces," and the re-christened "March of the Wooden Soldiers" (the name that actually appeared on the box and in the opening title of movie.) It's funny that although Stan & Oliver made their movie first, it seems that after another adaptation of "Babes in Toyland" starring Annette Funicello was made in 1961, Laurel & Hardy's version has since been identified and titled as "March of the Wooden Soldiers." One other, perhaps a bit nit-picky, thing I'd like to address is the statement of "no romantic sub-plot or elaborate musical numbers" for the movie "Sons of the Desert." I suppose since the boys were depicted as already married then "romantic" sub-plot is an accurate description, (lol,) however there is a musical number in the film, that being for the song "Honolulu Baby" which is almost the film's theme song, (the song is played at the close and end credits of the film.) I suppose it depends on the perspective of what is an "elaborate" musical number. The song is performed by another performer, who is not Stan or Ollie, with a compliment of dancers performing an elaborate dance sequence to accompany the presentation of the song. The song then becomes the "go-to" song for Ollie and Stanley to sing after returning home from the convention. Anyway, I do appreciate these videos from "Hats Off Entertainment," they are very entertaining to watch and learn about aspects of this great comedy duo that I may not have known about before.

[@adamadkins4028]

I remember being scared as a kid when they were getting stretched and squashed. Honestly, still freaks me out a little

[@Phobero]

Their Italian dubbing was so successful that when L&H couldn't dub themselves anymore, the Italian voice actors hired to replace them (among those, screen legend Alberto Sordi) kept the original "wrong" pronunciation - weird sounds, misplaced accents and all - for comedic effect

[@zanemagers7465]

Hats off to you sir! 😁

[@DevaPein]

whats the one where he blows himself up with the match? that shit is silly as hell and looks hilarious.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I look forward to hearing you talk about Atoll K in the third video in this series. Even though Atoll K isn't a very good movie it's still a film that's always facinated me.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Looking forward to a future (almost) classic on “Midnight Madness” (1980).

[@Kurtsg10]

Which dvds do you have of theirs? I have Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection. Do any of you guys have any others that you recommend?

[@pjaylett]

Did you complete the 3rd in this series? I can’t find it.

[@wboyle9721]

Stan laurel made his stage debut in glasgow the family moved to scotland

[@andywinslow9638]

Will you do an Almost Cult Classic of A Mighty Wind?

[@stanleygaming]

Could you review Stan and Ollie?

[@IamConnorMacLeod]

What happened to the third part?

[@austinkelly7841]

Amazing as always. The editing is superb as well. Is this Adobe Premiere Pro? I wouldn’t be surprised. It certainly isn’t anything cheap or amateur.

[@joesattler2773]

Very well done video as you always do. Any chance of doing a video on looking back films of the East Side Kids / Bowery Boys?

[@AtomizedSound]

Columbia thought otherwise for their shorts since The Three Stooges had success in their shorts for a decade or more after Laurel and Hardy stopped making shorts

[@christopherwall2121]

That's probably one of the reasons Stan thought it was a mistake

[@hinatahyuga9311]

Brings back the 3 Stooges

[@leodf1]

Hats off man

[@b.t.2796]

Laurel and Hardy and WC Fields should be required viewing for anyone who thinks it is necessary to have crude sexual humor and profanity in a successful movie.

[@Resilient_Sage88]

I remember seeing a colorized version of Babes in Toyland with Laurel and Hardy as a kid, and didn't Ollie end up giving his bowler hat to Stymie of The Little Rascals? Hal Roach sure liked to reuse music too because he used it for Little Rascal shorts as well.

[@SpaceCowFour]

There's a cursor pop-in over the footage at the 6:19 mark

[@nicholas.alan85]

PLEASE make the third video SOONNNNNN

[@davidthompson6834]

I know it’s an urban myth but my god Stan looks like Clint Eastwood

[@RELubber]

Abbott & Costello? Mentioned in a Laurel & Hardy video? Blasphemous! Great video, BTW.

[@ryansetzer694]

So when are you going to do a video on the modern comedic duo of Larry and Balki in Perfect Strangers if you haven't already? They paid homage to Stan and Ollie in a couple of episodes if I remember correctly.

[@EmilyKresl]

Perfect Strangers was my jams in kindergarten. Lol 😂 I used to watch that show every day at lunchtime before school, and I seriously believed Balki was my best friend. It freaked me out seeing him be a jerk in the Langoliers lol 🤣

[@bombfog1]

For the algorithm. Excellent work.

[@chrishall6337]

Another fine vid!

[@chrishall6337]

Or is it 'nice' vid?

[@JuliusHowe]

Is the 3rd instalment out?

[@rodhanson7112]

This was more of a tribute to L&H

[@furripupau]

My introduction to Laurel and Hardy was through their later features, Atoll K, The Big Noise, etc. and while I found them kind of amusing as a kid, these movies had me write them off as an adult. It wasn't until I saw their short films that I really got just how funny they were. It also sort of soured me on the later films even more, because the reuse of jokes and lack of energy in the later material just comes off as going through the motions, it's kind of pitiful in a way. A lot of acts reused material endlessly of course, in the pre-TV rerun era, but with Laurel and Hardy, they really just look tired and over it by the start of the 1940s.