The Second Hundred Years premiered 99 years ago today, marking the first official Laurel and Hardy film and the birth of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Remembered as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s best film, Sons of the ...

There was no “I” in Laurel & Hardy. “People don’t just laugh at Laurel & Hardy — people love Laurel & Hardy,” biographer Randy Skretvedt told Closer. “And the reason we love them is because they loved ...

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have been the subject of many books and articles, and it’s easy to assume that James L. Neibaur’s “The Laurel and Hardy Films” would cover territory that has been analyzed ...

"The brilliant thing about their work when you watch it, it seems so nonchalant," Reilly says of the iconic slapstick duo. He plays Oliver Hardy... John C. Reilly On The Comedy Of Laurel And Hardy: ...

‘Laurel and Hardy: Year Two’ includes 10 comedy shorts of varying quality, each of which runs about 20 minutes in length. Even the best are loose-limbed, ramshackle, on-the-fly efforts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Friends and family, turkey and all the fixings, the Macy’s Thanksgiving ...

It's been nearly 100 years since Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first teamed up and changed cinema forever. What better way to put the spotlight back on these two comedy legends than with a new line of ...

The oldest, 1921’s Lucky Dog, is an entertaining curio, a starring vehicle for Laurel’s Keatonesque naif with Ollie in a subordinate role as a hapless thug. Stan’s athleticism is impressive, whether ...

Ask Dean is a Journal Star column focusing on all things Peoria: its history, mysteries, quirks and culture. The scene in question is a brief but memorable special effect, with the comedy duo reduced ...