Laurel and Hardy? Morecambe and Wise? Kennedy and Kruschev?
2006-09-01 09:24:43 · 36 answers · asked by boracic1 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
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2006-09-01 09:28:59 · update #1
Morecambe and Wise. Has to be and it's nothing to do with the fact that Eric Morecambe used to live up the road from me and my husband used to drink with his son!
2006-09-02 09:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Sam B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
G'day Stephen,
Thanks for your question.
While there have been some great comedy partnerships, the best of all time is Laurel and Hardy.
The members of the duo were the thin British-born and -reared Stan Laurel and his heavier American partner, Oliver Hardy. The pair are considered among the most famous double acts in cinema history. The Comedian's Comedian, an attempt to find the greatest comic of all times rated them the top double act and seventh on the overall list.
The two comedians briefly worked together in 1921. After a period appearing separately in several short films for the Hal Roach studio during the 1920s, Laurel and Hardy became a team in 1927. Between 1927 and 1940, they starred in sixty-two shorts and thirteen feature films (discounting numerous cameo roles in others' films), becoming Hal Roach's most famous and lucrative stars. Among their most popular and successful films were the features Sons of the Desert (1933), Way Out West (1937), and Block-Heads (1938); and the shorts Hog Wild (1930), Helpmates (1932), and their Academy Award-winning short, The Music Box (1932).
The pair left the Roach studio in 1940, then appeared in eight low-budget comedies for 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer until 1944, when they retired from films to concentrate on their stage show. They made their last film, Atoll K, in France in 1950 before retiring from the screen.
If you want more information about them, there are some good books available including:
* Everson, William K. (1967). The Complete Films of Laurel and Hardy. Citadel Press; Reissue edition. ISBN 0-8065-0146-4.
* Louvish, Simon (2001). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-21590-4.
* MacGillivray, Scott (1998). Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward. Vestal Press. ISBN 1-879511-41-X.
* McCabe, John (2004). BABE: The Life of Oliver Hardy. Robson Books. ISBN 1-86105-781-4.
* McCabe, John (1961). Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy: An Affectionate Biography. Robson Press. ISBN 1-86105-606-0.
* Skretvedt, Randy (1996). Laurel and Hardy: The Magic behind the Movies (2nd ed.). Past Times. ISBN 0-940410-29-X.
I have attached some sources for your reference.
Regards
Regards
2006-09-01 09:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laurel and Hardy or The Two Ronnies
2006-09-01 09:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by sw33ty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morecambe and Wise by a long way! Also, I dont know if these two can be called a parnership since they were just in a sit-com, but, if they can, then Frasier and Niles have to be no. 2
2006-09-01 09:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel Maria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laurel and Hardy Easy.
2006-09-02 09:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by dark-knight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laurel and Hardy without a doubt. Pure genius!
2006-09-01 09:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by Trix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill O'Reilly and Fox News. Old time: Laurel and Hardy
2006-09-01 09:28:49 · answer #7 · answered by Nuts Are Us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Pryor- Gene wilder
David Spade-Chris Farley
2006-09-01 09:28:46 · answer #8 · answered by itsallover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laurel and Hardy
2006-09-01 09:29:12 · answer #9 · answered by messymessina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the Marx Brothers count? If not after that I would definately say Laurel and Hardy, or Cheech and Chong. Who is yours? Who do you not like? I disliked Abbot and Costello ALLOT.
2006-09-01 09:27:05 · answer #10 · answered by poisonivy4913 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋