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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!!!!

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

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!

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.

Wonderful Their like will never be seen again.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!"

You are doing a great job dude , introducing a whole new generation to these legendary entertainers. KZfaq 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)

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

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.

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

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

I can’t tell you how thankful to you I am for these. They opened my eye to a new corner of film entertainment.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 :)

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.

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

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

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.

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.

My all-time favorite Comedy-Heroes!😁♥️

Hats off to you sir! 😁

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.

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!

I needed this right now. Thank you.

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.

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

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.

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!

Great job!

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

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

Mr Off, one of your best yet

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

Wonderful Docu-Mini!

These are enjoyable. Thank you for creating them!

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

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

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

Awesome Work Thanks Buddy!!👍👍👍 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸

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 ❤️

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.

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.

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.

Another quality video. Keep it up broski

I hope you can post part three soon.

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.

Just wanted to thank you for making such amazing content.

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!

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 😔

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

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

I watched those movies when I was a kid

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

Laurel and Hardy were the funniest comedians of the world!

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.

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.

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

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.

Hats off man

Hats off Entertainment You are clearly a fan of Comedy new and old. an forgot time of comedies that no one ever talked about and it's criminally underrated is. Live action comedy Disney movies from the 50s to the 80s especially the ones in the 70s The Dexter Riley trilogy Barefoot executive No deposit no return The Love Bug series Million Dollar Duck (An My favorite,) Hot lead and cold feet. And many more you should give them a try.

PLEASE make the third video SOONNNNNN

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Babes in Toyland, the only appearance of a live action Mickey Mouse, played by monkey supposedly.

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

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.

For the algorithm. Excellent work.

Another fine vid!

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

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?

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.

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.

Still waiting for the 3rd part

Hats Off Entertainment Cheech Marin quotes a line from the saps at sea in him and Tommy Chong's film debut "Up in Smoke" (1978) in the scene where Chong accidentally gives him LSD and they get confronted by the police and they ask him to roll down his window and say's "Weight the anchor ! How much did it weigh ? I don't know I forgot ! You forgot ?! (Laughing) I heard that in a movie once !" That being said I haven't seen the saps at sea one, but I know this because Cheech mentions he was quoting that film on the up in smoke audio commentary track.

2:29 In the previous edition, he stated they had enough material to fill 2 features films which is still technically true I suppose if each film was around 45 minutes.

Sons of the desert has three of hal roaches stars of the early 30s

Good, succinct and to-the-point. They really did their best work with Hal Roach (apart from the musical longs such as Fra Diavolo, Swiss Miss etc. Some of the longer Hal Roach films were, as stated, comedy sketches loosely tied together with some vague plot, but they worked well. Hal Roach does turn out to be not the most benign figure. Roach, when very old, was interviewed by Jonathan Ross on Channel 4 in the UK... He was treated too much like a venerable icon and he exploited Laurel & Hardy - they didn't get repeat fees from the frequent showings of their shorts on TV from the 1950s onwards.

Is the 3rd instalment out?

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?

What happened to the third part?

6:28 In hindsight this line is extraordinarily painful

Brings back the 3 Stooges

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