THE GREAT COMEDY TEAMS CHAT

[Classic Movie Man]

Hi Everyone,

Time to announce this Saturday's chat.

SATURDAY 1st APRIL

at 10.00 p.m. UK BST (British Summer Time)

The clocks went forward one hour in the UK last night, apparently this doesn't happen in the US till next week. This means I believe the US is an extra hour behind for just this one week.

4.00 p.m. ET
3.00 p.m. CT
2.00 p.m. MT
1.00 p.m. PT
12.00 noon AT

The topic for the chat which will last between 1 and 2 hours is :

THE GREAT COMEDY TEAMS

This chat is a celebration of the comedy teams in movies who in the main stayed together and made the bulk of their films as a team. We will focus on four teams who are considered the most popular and best remembered on both sides of the Atlantic.

Some of the topics we might discuss :

Laurel and Hardy

Why were they so successful and so loved ?
How did they come together ?
Why did they make the transition from silent to sound films so successfully ?
What are your fave shorts and features ?
Why were their features less successful ?
How would you rate Stan Laurel as a comedy creator ?
What do you know about their lives off screen ?
Why did their careers decline and what do you think of their post 1940 output ?

The Marx Brothers

Why do their films endure ?
Fave Marx Brother ?
Best routines from their Paramount films ?
Best routines from the other films ?
Paramount v. MGM : which was best for the Brothers ?
The Marx Brothers offscreen : what were they really like ?
Why did their movie career decline and why was it so short ?
After the Marx Brothers peak : the separate careers of Groucho, Harpo and
Chico

The Three Stooges

Why do they remain popular today ?
The birth of the Stooges : the role of Ted Healy
Fave Stooge and best period for Stooge shorts ?
Fave Stooge short and routine ?
The Stooge shorts post Curly : Shemp, Joe Besser etc
The Three Stooges' features
The Stooges offscreen

Abbott and Costello

Why do they remain popular today ?
The early features : best routines ?
Bud v. Lou : how did they get on offscreen, what were they really like ?
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters series.
Why did they decline in popularity ?
Their TV series and specials

Hope to "see" you in the chat room on Saturday,

Take care,

Derek (Classic Movie Man)

[Allan]

To quote Curly, "woo-woo-wooo!!!"

Great topic and I hope I can make it.

Where do we "click on" to join the chat? Thanks.

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Q: What do you give a sick pig?
A: Oinkment!

[Classic Movie Man]

Just below the main banner for the board you will see a series of links : BOARD RULES, GREAT LINKS, SUBJECT SEARCH, CHAT (it is about halfway along). Click on that and it should take you to the Chatroom.

You should see a login screen : please enter your board name but no password. You should then see a white screen with a Java logo, click yes to accept the software and it will load. In a few moments you should be in the chatroom.

Once you are actually in the chat room then doubleclick on your handle located on the right-hand side of the chat room. This will pop up a registration window. Enter a password. Now you are registered.

Once you are registered the next time you use the chat room you MUST enter your password in order to login. It's very important that you use a password that you will remember.

[Allan]

Thanks as always, CMM.

[Allan]

CMM, it is not working for me, I have never logged in but it is saying that my nickname has a password already(?)