The Three Stooges.......Best Comedy Team Ever ?

[passenger57]

Leeds Utd

Goal !

 

[passenger57]

Grahan Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam...



... Otherwise known as Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Monty Python's Flying Circus was excellent !

 

[passenger57]

Of course, the greatest British comedy writing team ever was never actually together, just a flight of fancy.

"Milligan, Cleese, Everett. Sessions."

Love British comedy but not many shows are on over here in the USA.

 

[jallyjames]

Thank you! I'm very happy and inspired with your heart touching format to your post....

 

[larss]

Pretty funny. Like that blond woman in the second one.............A young Rowan Atkinson in the third ?

Not the 9 O'Clock News was where Rowan Atkinson made his name, along with Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stevenson (who went on to marry the Big Yin - Billy Connolly)

 

[passenger57]

Yes they were the best, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are a close 2nd.

Forgot all about them. I remember the movies back in the day.

 

[passenger57]

I am more of the Python guy, followed by the Marx Brothers and Kids in the hall...but I also think the John Candy years of SCTV deserve a mention, as well as Mr. Show.

Yes, i remember SCTV with John Candy, Eugene Levy,Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty and the others. Great stuff !

 

[passenger57]

Personally, I can't think of a funnier comedy team...although I tend to not be a fan of the Curly Joe episodes, and as most Stooges fans, find Curly, better then Shemp. But yeah, I wouldn't argue they are the best.

Curly Joe just didn't have it. I'm a big Shemp fan, thought he was underrated but Curly was great.

 

[passenger57]

Thank you. But before we get on with Stooge Nation I'd like to toss Jackie Gleason and Art Carney into the mix. Fun fact: Carney won 5 of 7 Emmy nominations for best supporting comedy actor. Gleason lost his only nomination for lead actor.

Xfire you are right, Mel Blanc was a one man comedy team. He will never be replaced and his name will live on until the asteroid hits the Earth and destroys us all.

I do remember The Honeymooners. ''One of these days''.................................

 

[passenger57]

Archive material !

 

[passenger57]

I never was a fan of the British Comedy. I simply never laughed when I saw their acts. Especially Monty Python. I guess I just didn't "get" their humor. However, I thoroughly enjoyed A Fish Called Wanda.

My faves are:

The Three Stooges

Abbott & Costello (Who's On First?)

Ralph Kramden & Ed Norton

Some comedy just doesn't seem funny to me for whatever reason. But Benny Hill, The Goodies, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Nelson's Column come to mind as British Comedy stuff i really enjoyed. You mentioned ''Legends'' as stated above and they're classic archive material !

 

[passenger57]

They count, and yes, Thread Over.

Although i'd like to throw these gents in for consideration:

Everything counts..........Shaun of the Dead eh ?

 

[bobjustbob]

Being a Stooge fan comes in waves. We all fall in love with Curly at first. Perfect for kids to laugh at. Moe was so mean to him but we later know the reason why, Curly was an idiot. Now we get to understand Moe. Just as big of an idiot, he doesn't realize it, and always got more of the pain. It was in a Billy Crystal production that I found the appreciation from Larry's contribution. While the other 2 were doing their thing you need to follow Larry. Do this the next time you watch a Stooge short. Not many of the shorts featured him but one of them is a must see. It features Larry as the aggressor. He was trying to get Moe's girlfriend. Moe comes to Larry to tell him that he suspects her of fooling around. Larry tells Moe that it's Shemp trying to muscle in on his woman. Shemp was great and should never be compared to Curly. Besser could have been a better Stooge but didn't have enough time with them to prove it. DeRita was a failure. Everything with him was shit. The movies and cartoons are awful. It's hard for even me to sit through them.

Has anyone seen the movie that came out last year? I didn't. What did you think of it?

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

Everything counts..........Shaun of the Dead eh ?

Most things Wright/Pegg/Frost have done together have been very good, even if the influence of one or the other was understated i.e. Pegg & Frost each having small cameos in the amazing Look Around You. Spaced was a superb sitcom that captured a particular British subculture of it's time, Hot Fuzz was brilliant. I haven't seen The World's End yet.

 

[passenger57]

Stooges rock. I feel that both the Shemp and Curly years are pretty equal in laughs.

I was always a Shemp fan and of course Curly too. Always laughed my butt off watching the Stooges ! I thought Larry was very underrated also.

 

[passenger57]

First picture is The Young Ones.

Thank you !

 

[passenger57]

The three gentlemen in that photo are Bill Corbett, Mike Nelson, and Kevin Murphy of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" fame, but they have continued doing hilarious riffing on movies, under some different titles.

I don't really have a "best" team, because I think they were all different. I personally get a little tired out on the Stooges, but absolutely LOVE the Marx Brothers- because it's the right combination of razor wit, physical humor, pantomime, and at times, a brand of humor that seems to have eventually made its way into the Zucker/Abrams films.

I do remember watching "Mystery Science Theater 3000" on Saturday mornings. Been a few years i think. For some reason i never tired from the Stooges. Certain comedy make me laugh my butt off though !

 

[passenger57]

Before I forget to mention, I don't put Lucy and Rickey there. She was a star before Castro was born. Her best stuff was done alone.


Shemp was great. He got a call from Moe about Curly. Got out of his movie contract and died as a Stooge.


Somebody mentioned Gleason and Carney. Great but I'd settle them down to fourth or sixth.

Shemp i thought was very underrated. His facial expressions were great also.

 

[passenger57]

Thank you! I'm very happy and inspired with your heart touching format to your post....

Thank you and glad you like it !

 

[passenger57]

Being a Stooge fan comes in waves. We all fall in love with Curly at first. Perfect for kids to laugh at. Moe was so mean to him but we later know the reason why, Curly was an idiot. Now we get to understand Moe. Just as big of an idiot, he doesn't realize it, and always got more of the pain. It was in a Billy Crystal production that I found the appreciation from Larry's contribution. While the other 2 were doing their thing you need to follow Larry. Do this the next time you watch a Stooge short. Not many of the shorts featured him but one of them is a must see. It features Larry as the aggressor. He was trying to get Moe's girlfriend. Moe comes to Larry to tell him that he suspects her of fooling around. Larry tells Moe that it's Shemp trying to muscle in on his woman. Shemp was great and should never be compared to Curly. Besser could have been a better Stooge but didn't have enough time with them to prove it. DeRita was a failure. Everything with him was shit. The movies and cartoons are awful. It's hard for even me to sit through them.

Has anyone seen the movie that came out last year? I didn't. What did you think of it?

Yes, i agree about Larry in that i felt he was underrated. Can't remember about the one where he was the aggressor. Shemp was great. Somnetimes just the facial expressions did it for me. Curly was Curly. Besser was just okay and as for DeRita, yea, the movies were pretty sad. Never paid attention to the cartoons.

I saw the movie you asked about. I guess i was expecting more. The movie was a disappointment in that regard but i do like Will Sasso in his acting ability. The original Three Stooges will never be able to be duplicated in my opinion. They are in a class by themselves !