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Laurel and Hardy

Paul Merton profiles Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, whose huge popularity today is due to the fact that they made a successful transition to the talkies.

Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy. This edition focuses on Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, whose huge popularity today is due to the fact that they made the most successful transition to the talkies of any of the silent clowns. But it was in their less well-known silent films that the duo developed their distinctive style and trademark sense of comic timing.

1 hour

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Sat 24 Nov 2007 18:10

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Presenter Paul Merton

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