What's your favorite pre-1950s comedy team?

Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:14 PM
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Poll question: What's your favorite pre-1950s comedy team?

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mac56

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:16 PM
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1. Marxes, then Stooges...

no one else really comes close.

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terrya

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:19 PM
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2. The 3 Stooges, of course. And Shemp, not Curly.

I know I'm alone, but I always thought the 3 Stooges were funnier with Shemp.

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LiberalEsto

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:28 PM
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6. Groucho and Curly!

You can favor Shemp if you like, but Curly's my man. I just love all the weird little eee-bee-bee-bee-bee sounds and funny facial expressions that highlighted his performances.

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Speck Tater

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:20 PM
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3. Wheeler & Woolsey

http://www.fetchbook.info/Wheeler_Woolsey.html

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:21 PM
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4. My list in order

1. The Marx Brothers
2. Laurel & Hardy
3. Abbott & Coostello
4. The Three Stooges

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Richardo

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:25 PM
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5. Stan & Ollie...

Edited on Mon Jul-26-04 03:20 PM by Richardo

<Phone rings. Stan picks up and listens.>

STAN: "It certainly is." <Hangs up.>

OLLIE: "Well, what was that all about?"

STAN: "The operator said it was long distance from Atlanta."

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:55 PM
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7. What film or short is that from?

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Stew225

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Mon Jul-26-04 02:59 PM
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8. Groucho was a genius! (eom)

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Richardo

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:21 PM
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9. The dialog or the photo?

I'll see if I can find out...

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:33 PM
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12. dialog

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Richardo

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:41 PM
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14. It might be from "The Fixer Uppers" (1935)

There's a reference to a "Long Distance" sketch in Google. :shrug:

I just happened to see it on a L&H retrospective many years ago and do not remember the reference.

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jdonaldball

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:27 PM
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10. WC Fields and Mae West

not really a team, but they were great together. And WC Fields deserves a higher reputation than he now has - nearly forgotten genius.

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:30 PM
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11. WC Fields was great!

'It's a Gift' is a great film.

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pagerbear

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:39 PM
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13. Helleaux!!!! Burns & Allen?!

How could you forget?

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:43 PM
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15. You're right!

They were pre-1950! Sorry....

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TrogL

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Mon Jul-26-04 03:55 PM
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16. Marx Brothers hands down - I always found the others just sad

The problem with a great deal of vaudeville was that it was about put-downs. I always felt bad for the weaker member of the team (eg. Abbott). The Three Stooges were just plain psychopathic. The Marx brothers were simply surreal. Three quarters of their movies made no sense whatsoever, which pleased me just fine.

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jdonaldball

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Mon Jul-26-04 04:11 PM
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17. Marx and Engels are kind of a joke now

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 04:19 PM
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18. Wrong Marx .

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Westegg

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Mon Jul-26-04 04:30 PM
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19. Je suis Marxiste, tendence Groucho...

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NashVegas

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Mon Jul-26-04 04:32 PM
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20. Do Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant Count?

They gots my vote.

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Gothic Sponge

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Mon Jul-26-04 04:36 PM
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21. They weren't really a comedy team,

but they were great.

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arwalden

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Mon Jul-26-04 04:37 PM
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22. Burns And Allen.... "Goodnight, Gracie!"

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