The Three Stooges 1950 Radio Interview (Moe, Larry & Shemp)

Original Air Date: Thursday, April 6th, 1950
This rare recording features WBAL-AM personality Brent Gunts interviewing Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard.
The Stooges were making an appearance at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theater as part of an Easter show, and the interview was publicity for it. Also interviewed was the show's promoter.
I couldn't find this uploaded anywhere else online other than the WBAL website, so, here you are. Enjoy!

[@bobbyl8640]

I loved hearing Shemp's voice. He was the most comical one of the bunch. I really loved him and watching him play his parts so well in their short films. Wished he would've lived longer. God bless his memory!!!

[@93pinkrockgirl]

Man, what an interview this is! They all seemed so nice in real life; just regular guys. You can tell Larry loved talking to people and had a great sense of humor.

[@colettebluma4950]

Wow! What a treat to hear Shemp out of character. This is so very rare. Thanks for posting this, it's a real gem!

[@bombs5050]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed.

[@kevinmiller6380]

This is unusual, hearing the Three Stooges being interviewed on the air, especially hearing Shemp. I've watched their sketch on the Ed Wynn Show many a time. Too bad this interview wasn't any longer.

[@jessicasouza8397]

Thank you for posting! Great interview from the three stooges and it's fantastic to hear a little bit of Samuel's voice (Shemp), because I hadn't found any interview with him out of character, I just loved it! ❤

[@rickelliott3683]

This interview is delightful.

[@maggiechaney858]

I loved hearing Shemp out of character!! This is the only time we probably got to hear him out of character and what he was like in real life. I heard he was a TRUE gentleman plus, very kind to his fans and generous in real life. :)

[@MrMedictom]

I've seen and heard Moe, Larry, Emil Sitka, and the two Joes talk out of character as older men in interviews during the 1970s, but hearing them in their prime doing some friendly verbal sparring is a real treat! I think this is the only time I've ever heard Shemp talk out of character. It gives a nice glance at what he was like in real life. Thank you for uploading this!

[@bombs5050]

No problem, thank you for listening!

[@asteverino8569]

Larry’s voice is great!

[@bombs5050]

He was a very well spoken man!

[@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635]

Rare rare rare rare and rare

[@liveinthepresent219]

Larry..."Moe does the hitting to my discomfort". HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

[@jpsned]

I love the way Larry says "rehoysal." 😀

[@AnthonyWLeone]

I love hearing how Larry is mentioning that TV is still a new thing that needed to get used to. I loved hearing the boys. Thanks for posting this!

[@pgh45rpms]

When the Stooges shorts aired on television, exposing them to a new generation, it gave their careers a shot in the arm and they learned to really love TV.

[@CornCod1]

They were real old fashioned show-biz. Doing all sorts of promotional stuff and public appearances as well as the Columbia shorts. They were hard-working men.

[@splerth3771]

Would have been great if Shemp did one of his "Bee Bee Bee Bee Bee"s for the interviewer

[@davidhogan7020]

Thanks for the post. This is a rare treat!

[@JP-uu8vf]

Thanks so much for this!! I have never heard Shemp out of character before! Thanks 😊

[@maherhamideh4902]

Shalom Moe and shemp and Larry y’all the best✡️✡️

[@plawson8577]

Agreed! All Stooges except The Joes were 100% Jewish! ✡️

[@thomasandersen2938]

@@plawson8577 jow bester was

[@theintrovertedaspie9095]

@@thomasandersen2938 Yah, I think Curley Joe was the non jewish one.

[@David-yw2lv]

I remember seeing Moe Howard in talk shows during the '60's and '70's.He was obviously a very intelligent man.The Oscars should have given The Theee Stooges a Life Achievement Award.

[@jimnething1264]

excellent interview! a Stooge fan's dream!

[@markjeffery6024]

That's fantastic, great to hear them speak so candidly,would have been unreal to have met them all,may they rest in peace,as their comedy will live on for along time,timeless classic slapstick at its finest, cheers

[@johnpersechini4951]

Wow. Never heard Shemp or Curly out of character.

[@jonathanray5819]

EXCELLENT! Thank you for sharing this

[@Laserextech]

Great interview! Loved hearing the stooges voices!

[@charlieb.5760]

Interesting listening to them out of character! Love anything stooges.

[@AceripXF]

i loved this interview!

[@handgunner1911]

man I loved these guys they made the world laugh it would have been funny if they would have pulled the hello skit when answering the phone I almost thought Shemp might do something anyway great to hear them out of character

[@LandondeeL]

Really strange to hear film shorts and television in the same breath, knowing now that TV would kill off the shorts market before long.

[@WinkDaMan07]

Although it was TV that introduced them to the younger generation and rejuvenated their fame in the 1960s!!!

[@alanstrong55]

Shemp was funny. I loved when he won that card game.

[@kevinmiller6380]

As many times as Larry's been slapped by Moe, I can never see any damage done to his face.

[@liveinthepresent219]

Makeup.

[@chriskroll4166]

I would die if I heard an interview with curly 😳

[@bombs5050]

Me too, I'd love to find one!

[@kevinmiller6380]

@@bombs5050 Curly seldom gave interviews, so it's not likely you're going to find one.

[@debbutcher9087]

To hear an interview with Curly in his real speaking voice would be priceless.

[@holden190]

@@debbutcher9087 You can kind of hear Curly’s voice in their short Uncivil Warriors.

[@moonbeamskies3346]

To the best of my knowledge Curly left behind no recorded or written interviews. Nothing exists of Curly out of character.

[@erickdominguez1680]

I want to hear curly interview out of character. There has to be one somewhere out there

[@JasonSum1979]

for being as old as this is (It sounds pretty good) very interesting stuff (I guess during this time recording sound tape reels were short….. It’s pretty crazy how technology has evolved within a small window of time 👍👍👍

[@briankruse3584]

The stooges made several appearances here in Baltimore through the years.

[@MV-vk6sn]

Un hallazgo realmente muy bueno saludos desde Argentina

[@bombs5050]

¡gracias!

[@raycharles654]

All at their funniest this interview 😂

[@superzachworld]

Fucking brilliant

[@claytoncoward1377]

Seen the Ed Wynn tape.They we’re great😂😂😂.

[@resurrectionsunday]

Love shemp he was so funny

[@jakehobbs]

Nothing against Shemp but MAN do I wish a Curly was in this. I would love to see the real Jerome outside of his character

[@JamesSmith-jq6om]

This was a couple of years before Curly died. I think he had lost his ability to speak at some point before he died after having numerous strokes. Curly was not much on doing interviews anyway. They said he was such an introvert that he barely spoke to anyone at all other than Moe and Larry when the cameras were not rolling and he supposedly only did one interview in his entire life.

[@KevinMiller-xn5vu]

​@@JamesSmith-jq6omWhere he complained about having to shave his head for the act.

[@jojosciderreviewsandmore5097]

This is amazing, how did you find it?

[@odo3729]

hi

[@BrianBattles]

The interviewer sounds like he barely knows who the Stooges are