Laurel and Hardy

British  

/ ˈhɑːdɪ, ˈlɒrəl /

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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Example Sentences

Whenever they stand together, the duo’s dynamic is like a modern-day Laurel and Hardy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Popcorn and movies—as intertwined as Laurel and Hardy, Fred and Ginger, Butch and Sundance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

"But I'm happy with Tom Hardy, even though he is not tall enough. Most people would probably say I am more like Laurel and Hardy though."

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

He quoted a line from his film favourites, Laurel and Hardy.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd