Posted May 27, 200619 yr Been watching Paul Merton's Silent Heroes on BBC 4. I think anyone with an interest in comedy films (and also hong kong action/kung fu - Jacki Chan films!!!) should watch these to see how influencial these artists were but who was the best? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Gen5.jpg Buster Keaton? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Safety_Last!.jpg Harold Lloyd? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Charlie_Chaplin.jpg Charles 'the Tramp' Chaplin http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/10045196.jpg ot these two?
May 27, 200619 yr None of the above, I have never liked silent comedy. Personally I find it too slap-sticky & very dated. When Rowan Atkinson went from Blackadder to Mr Bean I thought it was a waste of comedic talent (although strangely I really liked the cartoon series).
May 27, 200619 yr Author None of the above, I have never liked silent comedy. Personally I find it too slap-sticky & very dated. dont worry plan to get to the frat pack some time!!!
May 27, 200619 yr Author None of the above, I have never liked silent comedy. Personally I find it too slap-sticky & very dated. then again it was made in 1917 :lol: :lol: :lol:
May 28, 200619 yr Author wow lots of people thinking L&H, the reviewer said in the paper "well if paul merton can show me why l&h are supposed to be funny in this series then he has done his job most wonderfully" :lol:
May 28, 200619 yr Chaplin. He really is the original screen comedian, the amount of comics who count him as their number one influence is a truly formidable list...... And anyone who enjoys Jackie Chan should not write off slap-stick, Chan's films are very much based upon the physical elements of 20s silent comedy....
May 29, 200619 yr Author Chaplin. He really is the original screen comedian, the amount of comics who count him as their number one influence is a truly formidable list...... and then for a minute i thought it would be another vote for laural and hardy And anyone who enjoys Jackie Chan should not write off slap-stick, Chan's films are very much based upon the physical elements of 20s silent comedy.... thats why i have been watching this show
May 29, 200619 yr Charlie Chaplin, end of discussion he was the best comedy had ever seen in his time :fingers: Edited May 29, 200619 yr by Sharon Osbourne
May 29, 200619 yr Chaplin. He really is the original screen comedian, the amount of comics who count him as their number one influence is a truly formidable list...... And anyone who enjoys Jackie Chan should not write off slap-stick, Chan's films are very much based upon the physical elements of 20s silent comedy.... yay! i DISSAGREE strongly with scott!!! lol chaplin was awful.. i have yet to even raise a smile at that awful overrated clown, but im not a fan of clowns... stan n ollie were clearly the funniest of that genre and are cited by many of the 'alternative' comedians as the originators .... the way they used the audience, the anticipation (as ollie sat in the fireplace after falling down the chimney... you just knew that brick would clobber him on the head... but it was still funny!), the charactateurs, the gobsmackingly 'wrong' lines "arnt you gonna hang him"? lol, and the most brilliant of comedic scenes... they are sitting on the setee with (mae busch) and they start tittering, then laughing, the camera is looking straight at them , you couldnt help but laugh with them! brilliant! laughing at nothing! slapstick at its very best.... from rooms to cars, they all got trashed.pies, cakes, plates, windows... they were the biggest influence on our comedy....
May 30, 200619 yr yay! i DISSAGREE strongly with scott!!! lol chaplin was awful.. i have yet to even raise a smile at that awful overrated clown, but im not a fan of clowns... stan n ollie were clearly the funniest of that genre and are cited by many of the 'alternative' comedians as the originators .... the way they used the audience, the anticipation (as ollie sat in the fireplace after falling down the chimney... you just knew that brick would clobber him on the head... but it was still funny!), the charactateurs, the gobsmackingly 'wrong' lines "arnt you gonna hang him"? lol, and the most brilliant of comedic scenes... they are sitting on the setee with (mae busch) and they start tittering, then laughing, the camera is looking straight at them , you couldnt help but laugh with them! brilliant! laughing at nothing! slapstick at its very best.... from rooms to cars, they all got trashed.pies, cakes, plates, windows... they were the biggest influence on our comedy.... Stan and Ollie were funnier than Chaplin to be sure, but they came after Chaplin, so for the purposes of this poll Chaplin is the most important because he is the seminal screen comedian, like him or not...
May 31, 200619 yr ..... the poll says 'most influencial'.... id suggest that stan n ollie are more influencial then chaplin, regardless of who came before whom!
May 31, 200619 yr Laurel and Hardy. Chaplin is only funny if you find the idea of a man falling over forty times in two minutes funny...which it is, but Laurel and Hardy took it to a new level - probably.
May 31, 200619 yr ..... the poll says 'most influencial'.... id suggest that stan n ollie are more influencial then chaplin, regardless of who came before whom! I'm not so sure, that's a bit like saying Oasis are more influential than The Beatles, I think we'd both agree that's nonsense..... I mean, if you think about it - Chaplin - bowler hat, badly fitting suit, funny little moustache, physical comedy, tramp character which engendered a lot of pathos... Stan and Ollie - bowler hats, badly fitting suits, funny little moustache (well, in Ollie's case...), physical comedy, characters which engender pathos.....
May 31, 200619 yr Does anyone know Charlie Chaplin's date of death :???: I know its a bit of a random thing to say but I would be interested to know :)
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