STAN & OLLIE

2019 | DIR: JON S BAIRD | STARRING: STEVE COOGAN, JOHN C REILLY | REVIEW BY GLENN COCHRANE.

Hollywood in the 1920s through to the 1960s was full of renowned comedy acts. It was a Golden Age of talent, fresh out of vaudeville, with the likes of Buster Keaton, The Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, Abbott and Costello, Jerry Lewis, and The Three Stooges dominating the silver screen. And although all of the aforementioned legends occupy a place in the pantheon of comedy, no act is more iconic than Laurel and Hardy… ie, that fat guy and that skinny guy with the funny bowler hats.
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Generations have been raised on their comedy and to this day their image famously brands all kinds of merchandise and trinkets. I grew up with a porcelain statue of them in my house (used to hang hats ‘n things) and knew who they were long before I ever saw their films. In today’s age of fast-streamed media and video-hosting platforms it’s hard to comprehend the genius of their particular brand of comedy, and yet it is so ingrained into modern comedy that proof of their legacy is abundantly clear when you scratch beneath the surface of contemporary pop-culture.

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