I took a cinematography class in college, and we studied Laurel and Hardy quite a bit because they did such wonderful sight gags. And their use of the camera was so good that filmmakers are still trying to figure out how they did some of their "sight gags" all done with practical effects. and optical illusions.
3:04 Communications major with a film emphasis here. The way they would edit film back then was actually easier than you might think but still took a while to do. They would take a razor or scissors and cut the film into what they needed. The film would just run when there was an outtake. That is why when you see a razor tool in an editing software, you are cutting the clip to what you need just like they did when they used film. When they were doing effects, they would run different film and run them into each other in a camera to over lay them.
Most of these films were made in the 1930's. They were not "shows", they were short films shown in movie theaters. When TV came along, they showed these old films, but they were not made for television.
Actually, Laurel and Hardy is technically a British show as it was written by Mr Laurel, who was British, although it was made and funded in America, and Mr Hardy was American.
Not really the best introduction to the team. It's an odd assortment of clips out of context from different films. Best off starting with one of their short films like " The Music Box", "Busy Bodies", or "Helpmates".
They were theatrical shorts that were shown before the advertised full length movies in a theater. Some of those shorts were later shown in half hour or one hour TV programs in syndication. As far as you not liking the clips you watched, it's okay dude we all aren't born with a sense of humor. Their comedic brilliance was just that, as they transitioned from silent to sound films without missing a single beat. No worries, as there are plenty of people worldwide who appreciate their approach to comedy. Their work is timeless.
Back in the day, for some reason, swinging doors were extremely popular on kitchen entranceways… it was so you could carry handfuls of dishes out of the kitchen to the dining room or from the dining room into the kitchen from either direction without having to use a door knob…
Stan Laurel was an Englishman. He played the fool but he was in fact the brains behind the duo. He produced some of the films and was a master clown. Some of the jokes are still relatable to this day despite being filmed over 70 plus years ago. You are only watching some funny snippets, you need to watch the complete films.
I love laurel and hardy . Considering how old their movies are still funnier than a lot of those modern so called comedy movies. I always preferred them over Charlie Chaplin or the three stooges or even the Marx brothers though i did like Grouchos wise cracks.
It was a simpler time back then. They did do all their own stunts of all the flips and Falls they did themselves. And Gran is going to be mad at you if you don't respect the Laurel and Hardy
These were movies, not TV shows. The art of Laurel and Hardy was the slow burn. Think of Seinfeld. The plot slowly develops and that's what brings on the humor. You just watched a bunch of hastily thrown together clips of prat falls, not among their best. I suggest that nest time you're watching a bunch of edited clips that don't seem to follow a coherent storyline, perhaps you should question whether the video you chose is doing justice to a well-respected act, rather than dismiss entirely the actors. Yes, people find L&H funny. I certainly do.
I believe these guys were before The Three Stooges and also around during the slap stick comedy of the 30s. Also, a lot of the jokes are also looney tunes like as well, since most of the inspiration for looney tunes was from these shorts and also basic things in life. Satire at its best.
As far as their stunt work, they did a lot of it themselves. Look up vaudeville comedy. Example, the Three Stooges, started their career in vaudeville comedy live on stage. They would have to slap and hit each other hard enough, for the people in the back of the room to hear it to get the laugh.
Fun fact: Back in the day, Special effects, CG... well BIG TECH in general was like the cure for cancer. Sure they have it... But they're not going to give it to you. Same as; Robots, Space Travel, Decency, all cost-efficient products (gas, electricity, etc.), or
Kitchen doors would open both ways so that when the lady oh thd house was serving her guests and carried platters of food, she wouldn't have to put it down to pull a handle or turn a doorknob. Just push and the door swings open.
My favourite ever clip from L&H is the one with the rugby ball, it doesn't get old for me. I've attached it here: th-cam.com/video/l4qrj0RFDuw/w-d-xo.html
There were film editors who had to cut and tape to spilce the film together. And just about anytime someone flew off of a roof or a stunt was dangerous they would use a dummy.
The very best of all were the old school comedy teams: Laurel & Hardy, The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby, and the Marx Brothers. All pure comedy geniuses. They don't make them like this anymore and that's too bad.
The things like someone flying through the air et. are done that way still; a stunt man who looks like the actor on a wire, or simply falling with the camera titled on it's side, then a shot of the result, and the pieces of film literally cut (edited) and stuck (spliced) together physically with glue. By doing this to the original negative film from the camera, then positive copies of the resulting movie can be 'printed', which is sent to be projected in a cinema. Modern CG began with ways to smooth the joins, and to create things that were too expensive (or impossible) to put before a camera. If you watch the film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', you will see many very old filming and editing techniques used, even to things like a lift going up a mountainside being a small model with a photo (piece of paper with the image of the lift on it) being slid up a track. No effects needed when it's smoothly done. Hardy falling from the roof may have been a dummy, or even a photo of him standing with his hands over his head. There is a Laurel and Hardy film where Hardy is working in a sawmill and travels through a tunnel used to blow all the sawdust out of the building, part of the time it's him, part of the time it's a small doll-size puppet of him, really being blown by the wind (or falling, with the camera on it's side). Older movies are an education on how much a filmmaker can get away with.
Great review as always Adam! Did you ever watch Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy - or Dracula - or Frankenstein? That stuff is comic gold but even the individual episodes have some of the best material. Thanks for this video today, it's been a rough week!
I think that Ireland should have a king, some kind of monarchy like England, United kingdom, and I strongly think that Adam Couser should be the king of Ireland. But only if he tattoos God the warrior king Lugh on his left side of the chest, and on the right he tattoos "Tuata De Danan".😉😁😎 (I so love the Celtic mythology.)😎😎😎
This wasn't a show it was a short subject back in the early day of film they showed previews, a short comedy or musical, a cartoon and a newsreel vefore the movie
There are better Laurel and Hardy moments, but even with that, I always preferred Abbott and Costello and then The Three Stooges. I think my favorite Abbott and Costello anything was their Jack and the Beanstalk movie. Of course, I liked their movies with classic monsters, too.
This style of comedy is called "slapstick". Where you, or at least your character gets hurt intentionally. The Three Stooges were the kings of slapstick! This style of comedy is rarely used in today's world.
A 'slapstick' is also an actual stick made of two slats of wood, that come together when they hit something, it's usually used to fake an impact on someone without hurting them, with an impressive 'SLAP' sound.
Not exactly modern day humor. There is one I suspect you "might" enjoy though. Abbot and Costello "Who's on First" skit actually made them the only folks not involved in baseball to enter the Baseball Hall Of Fame 😃
Looking for Logic in comedy, is in in itself comical, ["Why is he carrying a glass of water in his pocket?"....Awe come on man... ] and judging comedy from the 1920's/30's/40's by today's standards [or lack of them] is absurd. So is giving up on this poorly put together example of Laurel and Hardy....the are many others like the Music Box or Sons of the Desert, Way Out West, etc. Laurel and Hardy were known all over the world in their day, in different languages. they became popular to new generation in the late 1950' and 1960's and 70's when Tv would rerun these Everyone since has stolen from them in some way over the decades....Dumb and Dumber is no match for Laurel and Hardy. Stan Laurel is British and the principal gag writer, And Hardy is American, his deadpan looks at the camera, his reactions and his willingness to participate in the physical and ridiculous chatter...they were put together by accident in a film or two and got teamed up by producer Hal Roach. Remember people did Not have TV when these were new...they saw the films in the movie theaters every so often. Film shorts, and full length movies. Laurel once worked with Charlie Chaplin in vaudeville shows [oh no, did I hear "Charlie Who?" Oh God help me....]
@@MoreAdamCouser You physically cut the film itself. Add or remove a piece of film between the pieces you just cut and glue the pieces together. There were special machines, viewers where you could run the film through manually. You stopped at a frame where you wanted to add a scene, cut the film strip at that point, insert another piece of film in between and you join the film together. The frames of a film go by so fast that the splices are not noticed while the film is playing.
Glad to have something different. I think humor today has gone so far that old humor like these shows just aren't funny any more in comparison. And to answer your question, kitchens may have doors that open both ways, making it easier for people to go in and out if both hands are full carrying food
@@MoreAdamCouser It's not his fault. Adam is relatively young and his generation don't know fuck all about anything that doesn't pop up on their socials. This style of comedy dominated until relatively recently. The last twenty years has seen a move away from the traditional vaudevillian formula. Even Father Ted had that dynamic with Dougal (the idiot) and Ted (the straight man). Shows like The Office and reality based cringe comedy have changed everything.
I took a cinematography class in college, and we studied Laurel and Hardy quite a bit because they did such wonderful sight gags. And their use of the camera was so good that filmmakers are still trying to figure out how they did some of their "sight gags" all done with practical effects. and optical illusions.
Out of The 3 Stooges, Abbot and Castello, and The Marx Brothers, none of them are as good at the slapstick comedy as Laurel and Hardy.
I remember this from my childhood. They were my absolute favorite pair of Comedians
They even made a Movie not that long ago about them.
Same. I would be killing myself laughing. The hospital one was my favourite
I remember around noon on Saturdays they'd air this, Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, etc. So simple yet get more laughs from me than most modern movies.
Amen!!!!! Loved these foolish, lovable, funny expressive (Stan) and that slow burn of Oliver Hardy!!!
3:04 Communications major with a film emphasis here. The way they would edit film back then was actually easier than you might think but still took a while to do. They would take a razor or scissors and cut the film into what they needed. The film would just run when there was an outtake. That is why when you see a razor tool in an editing software, you are cutting the clip to what you need just like they did when they used film. When they were doing effects, they would run different film and run them into each other in a camera to over lay them.
Most of these films were made in the 1930's. They were not "shows", they were short films shown in movie theaters. When TV came along, they showed these old films, but they were not made for television.
Actually, Laurel and Hardy is technically a British show as it was written by Mr Laurel, who was British, although it was made and funded in America, and Mr Hardy was American.
By that logic Space X is a South African company, because it's CEO is originally from South Africa lol
@@tj_2701 well actually yes it is
@@wolftal1178 Stan: "It certainly is , Ollie.:"
It's not a show these were shorts that played in theaters
@@skyeslaton3435 yeah I know, just a quick phrase, although some were not shorts.
Not really the best introduction to the team. It's an odd assortment of clips out of context from different films. Best off starting with one of their short films like " The Music Box", "Busy Bodies", or "Helpmates".
100% correct. Well said.
They were theatrical shorts that were shown before the advertised full length movies in a theater.
Some of those shorts were later shown in half hour or one hour TV programs in syndication.
As far as you not liking the clips you watched, it's okay dude we all aren't born with a sense of humor. Their comedic brilliance was just that, as they transitioned from silent to sound films without missing a single beat. No worries, as there are plenty of people worldwide who appreciate their approach to comedy. Their work is timeless.
Back in the day, for some reason, swinging doors were extremely popular on kitchen entranceways… it was so you could carry handfuls of dishes out of the kitchen to the dining room or from the dining room into the kitchen from either direction without having to use a door knob…
They did a lot of short comedies and later did several long movies, I love these two.
You need to watch full episodes to get the full context of the scene
Stan Laurel was an Englishman.
He played the fool but he was in fact the brains behind the duo. He produced some of the films and was a master clown.
Some of the jokes are still relatable to this day despite being filmed over 70 plus years ago.
You are only watching some funny snippets, you need to watch the complete films.
3:43 u may be thinking of laurie and frye. Hugh Laurie of house and Stephen frye did sketch comedy too back in the 90s
Laurel and Hardy are classic!
The classic comedy duo😊
Wow going old school, hope you visit more these old school comedians in the future.
I love laurel and hardy . Considering how old their movies are still funnier than a lot of those modern so called comedy movies. I always preferred them over Charlie Chaplin or the three stooges or even the Marx brothers though i did like Grouchos wise cracks.
My parents would watch reruns of this whenever they were on tv. Funny stuff even as a kid.
It was a simpler time back then. They did do all their own stunts of all the flips and Falls they did themselves. And Gran is going to be mad at you if you don't respect the Laurel and Hardy
They used a projection for background shots and omg I love Laural and Hardy
LAUREL AND HARDY WERE GENIUSES YOU NEED TO WATCH THEM ALL
You’ve never seen a double hinge door
These were movies, not TV shows. The art of Laurel and Hardy was the slow burn. Think of Seinfeld. The plot slowly develops and that's what brings on the humor. You just watched a bunch of hastily thrown together clips of prat falls, not among their best. I suggest that nest time you're watching a bunch of edited clips that don't seem to follow a coherent storyline, perhaps you should question whether the video you chose is doing justice to a well-respected act, rather than dismiss entirely the actors. Yes, people find L&H funny. I certainly do.
Alot of new comedians today follow these 2 great comedians .
I believe these guys were before The Three Stooges and also around during the slap stick comedy of the 30s. Also, a lot of the jokes are also looney tunes like as well, since most of the inspiration for looney tunes was from these shorts and also basic things in life. Satire at its best.
I watched every single episode of laurel and hardy as a kid.
They edited by literally cutting the film and splicing…thus the term “the cutting room floor”.
Stan was British and Ollie was American
As far as their stunt work, they did a lot of it themselves. Look up vaudeville comedy.
Example, the Three Stooges, started their career in vaudeville comedy live on stage. They would have to slap and hit each other hard enough, for the people in the back of the room to hear it to get the laugh.
Yes! First! Laurel and Hardy are awesome! Good to see you again Adam!
Well Adam before computers people actually had to do things themselves. !! Ta think!
They put a dummy on a rope. This is a compilation taken from a bunch of different movies
Love the old school comedy
Just some good ole comedy gold. Thanks Adam!
Seems like they made an isolated image of him and superimposed it over the image of the greenhouse.
Fun fact: Back in the day, Special effects, CG... well BIG TECH in general was like the cure for cancer. Sure they have it... But they're not going to give it to you.
Same as; Robots, Space Travel, Decency, all cost-efficient products (gas, electricity, etc.), or
I believe they would cut up and splice the film.
Kitchen doors would open both ways so that when the lady oh thd house was serving her guests and carried platters of food, she wouldn't have to put it down to pull a handle or turn a doorknob. Just push and the door swings open.
My favourite ever clip from L&H is the one with the rugby ball, it doesn't get old for me. I've attached it here:
th-cam.com/video/l4qrj0RFDuw/w-d-xo.html
There were film editors who had to cut and tape to spilce the film together. And just about anytime someone flew off of a roof or a stunt was dangerous they would use a dummy.
I used to have a “phase” of just watching these days all day lol
We need more Patreon uploads from the goat himself
That wasn't the guy falling into the greenhouse, that was a dummy they threw lol.
That makes it even funnier actually...
Adam you should watch the Dean Martin roasts or Dean Martin Show
Their sketches are hit or miss. You should do who’s on first though (Abbott and Costello)
Agreed he should look for the one that says best version in either the title or description.
Search
who's on first - abbott & costello
The first video that comes up is a good one.
who's on first - abbott & costello
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They were grabbing the film with the reviewer which is actually a editor also. And they would chop off frame for frame
You should check out some compilations of stunts and visual gags from old movies, because some are absolutely insane.
My first time watching them, too. Heard of them many times, though.
Man, if he had trouble keeping track of his phone when it was literally connected to the wall…imagine his issues with cordless and then mobile phone…
Classic show
If you're doing old school comedy Adam, you gotta watch the Three Stooges. Especially the ones with Curly Howard
The very best of all were the old school comedy teams: Laurel & Hardy, The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby, and the Marx Brothers. All pure comedy geniuses. They don't make them like this anymore and that's too bad.
😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣😝😜 watch a whole episode, in fact, watch the Sons of the desert episode!?!
Adam, why did you do an impression of the Sesame Street Martians ("Yip yip yip yip!" ) at the end?
The things like someone flying through the air et. are done that way still; a stunt man who looks like the actor on a wire, or simply falling with the camera titled on it's side, then a shot of the result, and the pieces of film literally cut (edited) and stuck (spliced) together physically with glue.
By doing this to the original negative film from the camera, then positive copies of the resulting movie can be 'printed', which is sent to be projected in a cinema.
Modern CG began with ways to smooth the joins, and to create things that were too expensive (or impossible) to put before a camera.
If you watch the film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', you will see many very old filming and editing techniques used, even to things like a lift going up a mountainside being a small model with a photo (piece of paper with the image of the lift on it) being slid up a track. No effects needed when it's smoothly done.
Hardy falling from the roof may have been a dummy, or even a photo of him standing with his hands over his head.
There is a Laurel and Hardy film where Hardy is working in a sawmill and travels through a tunnel used to blow all the sawdust out of the building, part of the time it's him, part of the time it's a small doll-size puppet of him, really being blown by the wind (or falling, with the camera on it's side).
Older movies are an education on how much a filmmaker can get away with.
Great review as always Adam! Did you ever watch Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy - or Dracula - or Frankenstein? That stuff is comic gold but even the individual episodes have some of the best material.
Thanks for this video today, it's been a rough week!
These guys are like clowns of comedy.
They had stunt doubles in those days 😊
Gotcha!
You gotta find a video showing the best of the Marx Brothers now too. 👍👍👍👍
Now thats a thing I didnt expect to see today lol
I think that Ireland should have a king, some kind of monarchy like England, United kingdom, and I strongly think that Adam Couser should be the king of Ireland. But only if he tattoos God the warrior king Lugh on his left side of the chest, and on the right he tattoos "Tuata De Danan".😉😁😎 (I so love the Celtic mythology.)😎😎😎
Clips were not a very good representation of the amazing joy they presented on the screen. The insanity was the best ever filmed.
This wasn't a show it was a short subject back in the early day of film they showed previews, a short comedy or musical, a cartoon and a newsreel vefore the movie
One was English the other American.
What was that 😂😂😂 hahah fairs fairs haha
The episode that you chose was not up to par with most of their episodes
Thanks for affording us the opportunity to watch this for the first time, with the one and only @More Adam Couser 🤙💙 have a blessed day, bruddah
There are better Laurel and Hardy moments, but even with that, I always preferred Abbott and Costello and then The Three Stooges. I think my favorite Abbott and Costello anything was their Jack and the Beanstalk movie. Of course, I liked their movies with classic monsters, too.
El dúo cómico mas grande del siglo, comediantes inigualables!
How you gonna watch random clips and not a full short? They're like 10 minutes long and have a coherent plot instead of random slapstick stuff.
Watch Buster Keaton. Funny, amazing stunt man. Thank me later. : )
Film and splicing, same as taes.
This style of comedy is called "slapstick". Where you, or at least your character gets hurt intentionally. The Three Stooges were the kings of slapstick!
This style of comedy is rarely used in today's world.
A 'slapstick' is also an actual stick made of two slats of wood, that come together when they hit something, it's usually used to fake an impact on someone without hurting them, with an impressive 'SLAP' sound.
Not exactly modern day humor. There is one I suspect you "might" enjoy though. Abbot and Costello "Who's on First" skit actually made them the only folks not involved in baseball to enter the Baseball Hall Of Fame 😃
More Archer sir! Be awesome!
The honeymooners
I never seen this before
Feck did I just watch haha
you made yourself sound rtrded here, mate
What would you like me to do with this information?
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Quite obvious how???
Looking for Logic in comedy, is in in itself comical, ["Why is he carrying a glass of water in his pocket?"....Awe come on man... ] and judging comedy from the 1920's/30's/40's by today's standards [or lack of them] is absurd. So is giving up on this poorly put together example of Laurel and Hardy....the are many others like the Music Box or Sons of the Desert, Way Out West, etc. Laurel and Hardy were known all over the world in their day, in different languages. they became popular to new generation in the late 1950' and 1960's and 70's when Tv would rerun these Everyone since has stolen from them in some way over the decades....Dumb and Dumber is no match for Laurel and Hardy. Stan Laurel is British and the principal gag writer, And Hardy is American, his deadpan looks at the camera, his reactions and his willingness to participate in the physical and ridiculous chatter...they were put together by accident in a film or two and got teamed up by producer Hal Roach. Remember people did Not have TV when these were new...they saw the films in the movie theaters every so often. Film shorts, and full length movies. Laurel once worked with Charlie Chaplin in vaudeville shows [oh no, did I hear "Charlie Who?" Oh God help me....]
Boy, you've got lots to learn about filmography.
You should try the 3 Stooges
Editing = cut and splice.
Oh what though? Just images cut out?
@@MoreAdamCouser You physically cut the film itself. Add or remove a piece of film between the pieces you just cut and glue the pieces together. There were special machines, viewers where you could run the film through manually. You stopped at a frame where you wanted to add a scene, cut the film strip at that point, insert another piece of film in between and you join the film together.
The frames of a film go by so fast that the splices are not noticed while the film is playing.
@@MoreAdamCouser th-cam.com/video/lB933a1CF1Y/w-d-xo.html
I never got into Laurel and Hardy. The Three Stooges and The Honeymooners were my favorite.
Glad to have something different. I think humor today has gone so far that old humor like these shows just aren't funny any more in comparison.
And to answer your question, kitchens may have doors that open both ways, making it easier for people to go in and out if both hands are full carrying food
Why do people always refer to Laurel and Hardy movies as a show. They were movies released in theaters and then were shown on tv.
People had a much lower standard of what was considered humorous 100 years ago.
This guy has no sense of humour. Comedy has NOT progressed. Laurel and Hardy are still the best.
Sure mate, whatever you think 😂
@@MoreAdamCouser I think you are an idiot.
@@MoreAdamCouseryes right
@@max-eu2qi 🤣🤣
@@MoreAdamCouser It's not his fault. Adam is relatively young and his generation don't know fuck all about anything that doesn't pop up on their socials. This style of comedy dominated until relatively recently. The last twenty years has seen a move away from the traditional vaudevillian formula. Even Father Ted had that dynamic with Dougal (the idiot) and Ted (the straight man). Shows like The Office and reality based cringe comedy have changed everything.
They're the best. Even my kids love them.