Laurel and Hardy

British  

/ ˈlɒrəl-, -ˈhɑːdɪ /

noun

1. a team of US film comedians, Stan Laurel, 1890–1965, born in Britain, the thin one, and his partner, Oliver Hardy, 1892–1957, the fat one

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Laurel and Hardy Cultural  

1. Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy, two twentieth-century film comedians who almost always played their movie roles under their own names. Wearing derby hats and neckties, Laurel appeared as a thin, dim-witted Englishman and Hardy as an overweight American, often irritable and pompous. In their films, they constantly get in each other's way and are usually involved in hopeless business undertakings or doomed personal adventures.

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Laurel and Hardy

After sound came in, full-length feature comedies—by Laurel and Hardy, Mae West, W.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

The Scottish actor performed in more than 100 films but was best known for being the "third man" to Laurel and Hardy.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

Sitting in the living room of his London flat, the walls a shrine to the Pogues, adorned with posters and rare albums, along with signed Laurel and Hardy memorabilia, Gadd seems much more relaxed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

Martin grew up in Orange County in awe of Jerry Lewis, Laurel and Hardy and Nichols and May.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

They laugh and Mrs. O’Shea laughs and all the women laugh and say Mr. Coffey and Mr. Kane are funny men, they’d give Laurel and Hardy a run for their money.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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