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The Six Varieties of Physical Comedy

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

M. Wil­son Disher wrote “Clowns and Pan­tomimes” which was pub­lished in 1925. He lays out six vari­eties of phys­i­cal com­edy. These are: FALLS, BLOWS, SURPRISE, KNAVERY, MIMICRY, and STUPIDITY FALLS. Eas­ily the first one to come to mind. Grav­ity reminds us … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Silent Clowns — Laurel & Hardy

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

Here, in 7 parts, the Lau­rel & Hardy seg­ment of Paul Merton’s “Silent Clowns” show from the BBC.

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US Laurel & Hardy dvd release.

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jonathan Lyons

If you want a good chunk of Lau­rel and Hardy, but don’t want to bother with huge box set from the UK, you might want to con­sider this upcom­ing release:

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All the Laurel and Hardy you could want

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jonathan Lyons

Lau­rel and Hardy cre­ated an amaz­ing body of work, and if you want to enjoy your fill of it, you will want to buy the 21 disk box set from AMAZON.CO.UK Cur­rently priced at 42 GBP, that equals about $70, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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My reading — A History of the Hal Roach Studios

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Jonathan Lyons

I recently fin­ished read­ing A His­tory of the Hal Roach Stu­dios writ­ten by Richard Lewis Ward.  Hal Roach, for those who don’t know, was a motion pic­ture pro­ducer who oper­ated a stu­dio from the silent era to the dawn of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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