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Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Movie Comedy Teams written by Leonard Maltin and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Greg Lenburg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780557060399
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Classic Comedy Teams: A Screenshots Book written by Greg Lenburg and published by . This book was released on 2009-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Classic Comedy Teams: A Screenshots Book” is a collection of more than 100 images from public domain films, TV shows and movie trailers of Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Martin and Lewis, The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, and more. This “first of its kind” book captures many memorable moments from the days when movie comedy teams truly were king.
Author : Lonnie Burr
Publisher : Julian Messner
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Two for the Show written by Lonnie Burr and published by Julian Messner. This book was released on 1979 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes material on Laurel and Hardy, Burns and Allen, Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis, the Smothers Brothers, Rowan and Martin, among others.
Author : Lonnie Burr
Publisher : Dissertation.com
ISBN 13 : 9780595003006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Two for the Show written by Lonnie Burr and published by Dissertation.com. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two for the Show outlines and gives examples of team comedy in the twentieth century in all media: stage, film, radios, TV, records, tapes, cassettes, and CDs. The book is unique in covering the comedy teams of the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Since 1982, there have been no new comedy teams. The only changes have been separate career credits (Jerry Stiller, Seinfeld, Dick Martin, TV Director) and the demise of the team comedians.
Author : Greg Lenburg
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (393 download)
Download or read book The Ultimate Classic Comedy Teams Movie Poster Book written by Greg Lenburg and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were (and still are) the kings of movie comedy teams: Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Martin and Lewis, The Marx Brothers and The Three Stooges. Today, new generations continue to discover their antics for the first time, thanks to reruns of their films on cable channels and the release of them on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming video. The Ultimate Classic Comedy Teams Movie Poster Book celebrates their legacies by presenting, for the first time together in one book, 100 full color movie posters originally used to promote their films (20 posters for each team). In addition, there are chapters containing sample posters for foreign releases and re-releases of their films, compilation films and film festivals, and solo films. If you're a fan of movie comedy teams or love collecting their posters, then The Ultimate Classic Comedy Teams Movie Poster Book is right up your alley. One hundred posters included by comedy team: Abbott and Costello: Buck Privates, Hold That Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Pardon My Sarong, In Society, The Naughty Nineties, Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Come Home, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Africa Screams, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, In the Foreign Legion, Comin' Round the Mountain, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy. Laurel and Hardy: The Lucky Dog, Duck Soup, Two Tars, We Faw Down, Bacon Grabbers, Big Business, Liberty, Another Fine Mess, Brats, The Music Box, Helpmates, Sons of the Desert, Babes in Toyland, Our Relations, Block-Heads, Flying Deuces, A Chump at Oxford, Jitterbugs, The Bullfighters, Utopia. Martin and Lewis: My Friend Irma, My Friend Irma Goes West, At War With the Army, That's My Boy, Sailor's Beware, Jumping Jacks, The Stooge, Scared Stiff, The Caddy, Money From Home, Living It Up, 3 Ring Circus, You're Never Too Young, Artists and Models, Pardners, Hollywood or Bust. The Marx Brothers: The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Room Service, At the Circus, Go West, The Big Store, A Night in Casablanca, Love Happy, The Story of Mankind. The Three Stooges: The Big Idea, Uncivil Warriors, Three Little Beers, Playing the Ponies, So Long, Mr. Chumps, I Can Hardly Wait, Gents Without Cents, Booby Dupes, Out West, Pardon My Clutch, Dunked in the Deep, Self Made Maids, Pardon My Backfire, Booty and the Beast, Musty Musketeers, Husbands Beware, A Merry Mix-Up, The Three Stooges in Orbit, The Three Stooges Meet Hercules, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500140342
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Hardy and Abbott & Costello written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes the men's quotes own quotes about their lives and careers *Includes a transcript of Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First?" *Includes a bibliography for further reading By the 1920s, English comic Stan Laurel had been in dozens of films and American Oliver Hardy had appeared in hundreds, but it was not until they formed a duo together in 1926 that they began to truly be noticed. Once they did, however, Laurel & Hardy became one of the most famous comedy teams in American history, with a career that spanned 4 decades and included over 100 combined shorts and feature films. Even today, nearly 60 years after their last performances together, Laurel & Hardy are still popular, alongside legends like The Three Stooges and Abbott & Costello, and their routines are still watched across the globe. Perhaps most importantly, Laurel & Hardy were forerunners of slapstick comedy and thus influenced those that followed. Their complementary styles of slapstick humor, with the thin, childish Laurel acting as a foil for the overweight and overly pompous Hardy, offered a template for others to follow, and the duo established several famous gags that other acts like the Stooges subsequently mimicked. For example, when Laurel occasionally came up with a smart idea, something completely out of character, the surprised Hardy would ask him to repeat what he just said, and Laurel would be unable to replicate it. That theme would recur with Curly and the Stooges, and Laurel & Hardy's use of "D'oh!" has been made even more famous by Homer Simpson in The Simpsons. Of course, the physical aspects of their slapstick, which often included destruction and mayhem, proved popular for them and several groups as well. Ironically, one of America's most famous comedy duos, and the performers of the country's most famous skit, came together in part because Lou Costello had already failed to cut it in the film industry. In fact, Costello had appeared in a Laurel & Hardy film in 1927 before meeting his partner, Bud Abbott, on the burlesque circuit in New York City. In fact, the two first performed together in 1935 only because Abbott filled in for Costello's usual partner, who happened to be ill one fateful day. Over time, Abbott & Costello perfected their routine, which typically consisted of Abbott playing the straight man while his dimwit partner acted foolishly and interrupted his plans. It was a shtick that also did well on radio, albeit one that required Costello to modify his voice with a higher pitch that not only differentiated his from Abbott but also made him sound appropriately dumber. By 1940, they were not only successful on the radio but also among America's most popular movie stars, a status they held almost consistently throughout the decade and into the early 1950s. The legendary comedy duo performed together for decades, and like similar acts, their popularity began to wane over time, but Abbott & Costello are still household names today. While all of their material is still in syndication and watched by many, they are best known today for "Who's on First," the famous routine in which Abbott's answers about the names of baseball players at various positions on the field sound like questions and completely confuse Costello. Although the skit was pieced together from various others, it was immortalized by Abbott & Costello and helped popularize not only the duo but some of their subsequent material. Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello: America's Most Popular Comedy Duos examines the lives, careers, and comedy of the famous performers. Along with pictures and bibliographies, you'll learn about them like never before.
Author : Lawrence J. Epstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780786275236
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (752 download)
Download or read book Mixed Nuts written by Lawrence J. Epstein and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is needed more in troubled times than a friend to laugh with - or two friends to laugh at. The great American comedy teams were there for us during the rough years of the twentieth century and, as we head into a turbulent new era, they've made a surprising resurgence. Here, for the first time, Lawrence Epstein presents the complete story of America's comedy teams from vaudeville to Seinfeld and beyond.Available only in Americana 5.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Movie Comedy Teams, Etc written by Leonard Maltin and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781508989370
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (893 download)
Download or read book America's Favorite Comedy Acts written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes the comedy acts' most famous quotes *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents There has been no shortage of comedy acts in American history, but the most famous and popular of them all is The Three Stooges, an act that has become synonymous with slapstick. Bring up their name to any American or even ask about slapstick comedy, and invariably, certain images will come to mind, most of which came from the comedy shorts featuring three bumbling but likable fools getting into all sorts of trouble due to their inability to think or behave properly. Moe, Larry and Curly quickly became a hit in comedy shorts on screen, and even as other similar acts like Abbot & Costello went on to make full length films, the Stooges continued to star in shorts, producing the iconic scenes that everyone associates with them, from Larry asking what he did wrong to Moe trying to hit Curly and Curly's efforts to block him. By the 1920s, English comic Stan Laurel had been in dozens of films and American Oliver Hardy had appeared in hundreds, but it was not until they formed a duo together in 1926 that they began to truly be noticed. Once they did, however, Laurel & Hardy became one of the most famous comedy teams in American history, with a career that spanned 4 decades and included over 100 combined shorts and feature films. Even today, nearly 60 years after their last performances together, Laurel & Hardy are still popular, alongside legends like The Three Stooges and Abbott & Costello, and their routines are still watched across the globe. Ironically, one of America's most famous comedy duos, and the performers of the country's most famous skit, came together in part because Lou Costello had already failed to cut it in the film industry. In fact, Costello had appeared in a Laurel & Hardy film in 1927 before meeting his partner, Bud Abbott, on the burlesque circuit in New York City. In fact, the two first performed together in 1935 only because Abbott filled in for Costello's usual partner, who happened to be ill one fateful day. Over time, Abbott & Costello perfected their routine, which typically consisted of Abbott playing the straight man while his dimwit partner acted foolishly and interrupted his plans. It was a shtick that also did well on radio, albeit one that required Costello to modify his voice with a higher pitch that not only differentiated his from Abbott but also made him sound appropriately dumber. By 1940, they were not only successful on the radio but also among America's most popular movie stars, a status they held almost consistently throughout the decade and into the early 1950s. Working as "Martin and Lewis," the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis became the most popular nightclub act in America, commanding huge fees for their appearances all across the country. Perhaps the most ironic aspect of their success is that Dean Martin was not a comedian in any real sense of the word, and even during their act, he essentially served as the straight man to Jerry Lewis. The routine ensured that critics took more notice of Jerry Lewis, who intentionally came across as an awkward figure with a brand of bodily humor that was borrowed from a lineage of Yiddish humor predicated on physical slapstick. And just as Martin benefited from Lewis' comedic skills, Lewis also further developed a singing career thanks to the more famous Martin's crooning. Though it's often forgotten now, the duo eventually broke up in the mid-1950s because Lewis was starting to outshine Martin in their joint film career.
Author : Reel Comedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780557587735
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Great Comedy Teams Quiz Book: from Abbott and Costello to the Stooges written by Reel Comedy and published by . This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love the greatest movie comedy teams of all time? Well, then, here is your ultimate test. It's "The Great Comedy Teams Quiz Book: From Abbott and Costello to the Stooges" featuring more than 125 brain teasers about all of your favorite teams from the Three Stooges to Abbott and Costello to Laurel and Hardy to the Marx Brothers and more. To make your this fun test visually appealing, there's also nearly 30 never-before-published photos and a bonus movie poster gallery.
Author : Jonathan Lyons
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317679555
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Comedy for Animators written by Jonathan Lyons and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to make others laugh. Drawing from traditions such as commedia dell’arte, pantomime, Vaudeville, the circus, and silent and modern film, animators will learn not only to create funny characters, but also how to execute gags, create a comic climate, and use environment as a character. Whether you’re creating a comic villain or a bumbling sidekick, this is the one and only guide you need to get your audience laughing! Explanation of comedic archetypes and devices will both inspire and inform your creative choices Exploration of various modes of storytelling allows you to give the right context for your story and characters Tips for creating worlds, scenarios, and casts for your characters to flourish in Companion website includes example videos and further resources to expand your skillset--check it out at www.comedyforanimators.com! Jonathan Lyons delivers simple, fun, illustrated lessons that teach readers to apply the principles of history’s greatest physical comedians to their animated characters. This isn’t stand-up comedy—it’s the falling down and jumping around sort!
Author : Matthew Coniam
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476647763
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Annotated Abbott and Costello written by Matthew Coniam and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-01-11 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedians of the 1940s, with burlesque-inspired routines that enthralled audiences on both radio and television. Oddly, their films have not received the same level of attention from critics and writers as those of other comedy teams. This book is a scene-by-scene, film-by-film guide to their movies, making a compelling case for their inclusion at the very top of comic artists. Featuring new research and some surprising revelations, the book introduces newcomers to the delights of this uproarious team and provides confirmed fans with the ultimate companion to their work. Also included is a foreword by John Landis, the celebrated director and Abbott and Costello devotee.
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Publisher : Gallopade International
ISBN 13 : 9780635026507
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Marx Brothers : The Colorful Comedy Team written by and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Reid
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226709027
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Tim & Tom written by Tim Reid and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-02-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men--one black and one white--took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it. Tim and Tom tells the story of that pioneering duo, the first interracial comedy team in the history of show business--and the last. Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen polished their act in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the road, not only in the North, but in the still-simmering South as well, developing routines that even today remain surprisingly frank--and remarkably funny--about race. Most nights, the shock of seeing an integrated comedy team quickly dissipated in uproarious laughter, but on some occasions the audience’s confusion and discomfort led to racist heckling, threats, and even violence. Though Tim and Tom perpetually seemed on the verge of making it big throughout their five years together, they grudgingly came to realize that they were ahead of their time: America was not yet ready to laugh at its own failed promise. Eventually, the grind of the road took its toll, as bitter arguments led to an acrimonious breakup. But the underlying bond of friendship Reid and Dreesen had forged with each groundbreaking joke has endured for decades, while their solo careers delivered the success that had eluded them as a team. By turns revealing, shocking, and riotously funny, Tim and Tom unearths a largely forgotten chapter in the history of comedy.
Author : Steven Bingen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493070894
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The 50 MGM Films That Transformed Hollywood written by Steven Bingen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Movies don’t exist in a vacuum. Each MGM movie is a tiny piece of a large, colorful (although often black-and-white) quilt, with threads tying it into all of the rest of that studio’s product, going forward, yes, but also backward, and horizontally, and three-dimensionally across its entire landscape. Not necessarily a “best of” compilation, this book discusses the films that for one reason or another (and not all of them good ones) changed the trajectory of MGM and the film industry in general, from the revolutionary use of “Cinerama” in 1962’s How the West Was Won to Director Alfred Hitchcock’s near-extortion of the profits from the 1959 hit thriller North by Northwest.And there are the studio’s on-screen self-shoutouts to its own past or stars, in films like Party Girl (1958), the That’s Entertainment series, Garbo Talks (1984), Rain Man (1955), and De-Lovely (2004), or the studio’s acquisition of other successful franchises such as James Bond. But fear not—what we consider MGM’s classic films all get their due here, often with a touch of irony or fascinating anecdote. Singin' in the Rain (1952), for example, was in its day neither a financial blockbuster nor critically acclaimed but rather an excuse for the studio to reuse some old songs it already owned. The Wizard of Oz (1939) cost almost as much to make as Gone With the Wind (also 1939) and took ten years to recoup its costs. But still, the MGM mystique endures. Like the popular Netflix series The Movies that Made Us, this is a fascinating look behind the scenes of the greatest—and at times notorious—films ever made.
Author : Reel Comedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780557574544
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (745 download)
Download or read book Great Comedy Teams: A Pictorial Parade from Abbott and Costello to the Stooges written by Reel Comedy and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The parade is about to begin. It's a parade of stars. Comedy stars. The greatest comedy teams in entertainment history. And you have a front row seat.The parade features Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Martin and Lewis and the Three Stooges in nearly 50 images taken directly from classic films and some live TV shows on which they appeared, spanning nearly two decades.So grab a seat and make yourself comfortable. Enjoy "Great Comedy Teams: A Pictorial Parade from Abbott and Costello to the Stooges."
Author : Jeffrey S. Miller
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786419227
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (192 download)
Download or read book The Horror Spoofs of Abbott and Costello written by Jeffrey S. Miller and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-03-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are more famously known for their straight comedy routines, they did make a number of films in which horror played a crucial role. The first part of this critical reference examines the Abbott and Costello "Meet the Monsters" spoof films (Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Mummy). The second sections deals with Abbott and Costello's films with horror elements that do not follow this formula: Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives and Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff. The plot of each film is examined in detail with special attention paid to the comedians' styles of comedy, the effect of the horror scenes, and the place of the film in the Abbott and Costello canon. The reactions of critics (then and now) and the influences the films have had on the horror and comedy genres and on pop culture are also discussed. A lengthy introduction provides background on the lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and the development of Universal Studios as the premier horror factory.
