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Originally Posted by vtred
Weekly "what if" fight match-up:
Abbott & Costello vs. Laurel & Hardy?
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I have never been a huge fan of either of them, their comdey was slapstick/exasperation, two humor dynamics which I find seldom entertaining.
The exasperation part, it's what I think of as Snagglepuss level entertainment, someone does something which frustates someone else and the frustrated person has to do the Snyleywhiplash curses foiled again act. It's a thankless part, no actor, not even a toon actor, comes across looking good when doing it. You find it with James Bond villains, the adults in any teenage prank movie, the cops in any criminal comedy movie, the dumped fiance in romantic comedy movies......Ricky Ricardo, Hardy and Abbott, all played the same role over and over....oh no, look what you've done now...
So, lumping all those roles into one Snagglepuss fusion, we base our judgment on Costello vs Laurel. Stanley wins that one easily, he at least was rubber faced and could convey an array of emotions. Costello was a one note spit take guy who milked the same reaction 8 million times in assorted movies.