Laurel and Hardy

[pacharan]

Always used to love watching these as a kid over the Christmas period.

BBC doesn't seem to show 'em any more. Too un-pc or not youth oriented enough I guess.

So I've downloaded some. Tonight's offering was Blockheads. Just so so funny. Timeless humour - tears running down my cheeks.

James Finlayson in fine form too.

[gingerjedi]

They never repeat 'It aint half hot mum' either, shame, Battery Sgt Williams reminds me of my dear old granddad.

There's lovely.

[PAH]

I've got the complete collection on DVD.

Though haven't checked if it's a censored version like they've done to Tom and Jerry and Only Fools and Horses.

[SimonMac]

They never repeat 'It aint half hot mum' either, shame, Battery Sgt Mjr Williams reminds me of my dear old granddad.

There's lovely.

FTFY

[Paddy]

Laurel and Hardy along with Charlie Chaplin were black listed as communist sympathises

[VectraMan]

Laurel and Hardy along with Charlie Chaplin were black listed as communist sympathises

Surprising really, considering how much Chaplin looked like Hitler. You never used to see them together.

I preferred Harold Lloyd.

[OwlHoot]

I've got the complete collection on DVD. ...

Me too - I bought a 200-DVD Laurel and Hardy collection at a ridiculous knock-down price of about £20 when Virgin Megastores were closing its High St Kensington branch (and all their others in the UK and US I believe) early last year.

[stek]

More of a Millgan man myself! Got bits of Q from p2p but a lot missing..

[OwlHoot]

More of a Millgan man myself! Got bits of Q from p2p but a lot missing..

Must say I never found Spike Milligan the slightest bit funny. He always looked so sad, and it was obvious he had mental issues.

[Doggy Styles]

Must say I never found Spike Milligan the slightest bit funny. He always looked so sad, and it was obvious he had mental issues.

He did come out with a lot of crap as he got older, but in amongst that he still had his moments.

And his war memoirs were funny.