Comical Genius: There are many great comedians who are famous for madcap comedy: The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, The Marx Brothers and so on and so forth. But I am not familiar with all of them. So I will talk about the ones I am most familiar with.
The Marx Bothers: Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo Marx have made some great comedies, like Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. They all had different styles of comedy: Groucho used snappy one liners, Chico used trickery (and a fake Italian accent), Harpo used slapstick, and Zeppo was the straight man who played off the others' wacky personalities. All making a perfect comedy team.
Abbott and Costello: About and Costello are hilarious. Abbott is the smart trickster and Costello has no idea what Abbott is up to. Their best work is their crossovers with the classic horror movie monsters and their famous Who's on First routine. By the way, in the monster movies did you know that sometimes they got the original actor to play the monster (like Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr)?
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World: This one is great. A cross country madcap race to find buried treasure. That is awesome. The slapstick is all perfectly timed. It has one of the funniest climaxes ever. Not to mention cameos from Don Knots, Buster Keaton, Jerry Lewis, The Three Stooges, and many more.
Buster Keaton: One of the best silent movie actors next to Charlie Chaplin. His best work is probably The General. He does some very impressive stunts. If his movies where made nowadays the stunts would probably be done with computers.
Charlie Chaplin: His comedy is hilarious. He is a master of slapstick. In fact, one time I actually paused the video because I was laughing so hard. His best work is probably The Kid.
This has been Film Talk. Hope you like it. All these people are funny. Sorry if I left out any of your favorite comedians. Next I am reviewing The Princess Bride.
CLOWN FORMAL ATTIRE
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