Stan Laurel
- English
- Actor
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Statues of movie stars will fill Leicester Square
Life-sized statues of Mary Poppins, Mr Bean, Batman and Gene Kelly will appear in Leicester Square from late February, as part of a star-studded new centrepiece for London's famous cinematic quarter.
Will Noble, Londonist, 7th January 2020When Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel came to Elstree Studios
Borehamwood has been no stranger to the biggest comedy stars of all time and from the 1930s they have all been driven along Shenley Road, the high street, albeit at a faster speed than nowadays.
Paul Welsh, Barnet Borough Times, 9th June 2019Gold reveals Britain's Greatest Comedian list
Channel Gold has revealed the shortlist of 30 comedians who will be featured in its show Britain's Greatest Comedian.
British Comedy Guide, 1st May 2019The real story of the relationship in Stan & Ollie
It's been said that offscreen, Laurel and Hardy were quite the opposite of their movie characters.
i Newspaper, 12th January 2019Stan & Ollie: story of Laurel and Hardy's final tour
The critically acclaimed film Stan & Ollie is released in UK cinemas on Friday. It documents the legendary comedy duo's final tour, which came to an abrupt end in the English city of Plymouth in May 1954.
Hayley Westcott, BBC, 11th January 2019When Stan and Ollie pulled pints in a village pub
A "shrine" to comedy duo Laurel and Hardy has been drawing tourists to a pub in rural Leicestershire. The tale of their final tour in the UK in 1954 is being told in the critically acclaimed film, Stan & Ollie, released in cinemas on Friday and starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly. The comedians stayed at Stan Laurel's sister's pub, the Bull Inn in Bottesford, ahead of performances at the Empire Theatre in nearby Nottingham in 1952 and 1953.
BBC, 11th January 2019Stan & Ollie: Hollywood's greatest comedy double act
Hollywood has a magical roll call of hilarious double acts... Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. But the greatest of all was the inimitable pairing of Laurel and Hardy, who appeared in dozens of films together as the kings of slapstick comedy.
Chris Roycroft-Davis, The Daily Express, 10th January 2019Stan Laurel's rise to comedy legend started in Glasgow
The director of an upcoming Laurel and Hardy movie tells how Stan moved to Scotland as a boy and never looked back.
Daily Record, 7th January 2019Party hat world record at Stan Laurel festival broken
The attempt at Ford Park, Ulverston, was part of the Another Fine Fest festival to mark the birthday of black and white film comedy legend Stan Laurel, who was born in the town on 16 June 1890.
BBC, 16th June 2018How Stan Laurel never forgot his British comedy partner
Heart-warming pictures and letters Stan Laurel sent his first comedy sidekick Ted Desmond after he left England for America show the pair maintained a life-long friendship despite one finding worldwide fame.
Daily Mail, 27th February 2018