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LAUREL AND HARDY - 'CUCKOO' The Best Documentary Ever Made About Laurel and Hardy
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2009
- Laurel and Hardy fan Paul Aungiers wrote to the BBC to ask them if they might consider releasing the famous Laurel and Hardy documentary - OMNIBUS IN HOLLYWOOD - 'CUCKOO' onto DVD.
If you don't recall this documentary, you can watch the preview video posted with this message.
Cuckoo was narrated by Morecambe and Wise and featured so many people genuinely qualified to talk about Laurel and Hardy. Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more. It was last broadcast in April 1976. It was by far the best and most enjoyable programme ever produced about the boys and the full documentary is over an hour long..
The BBC replied they they would only consider a release if there was substantial public demand, therefore, in an effort to persuade the BBC, we have made this petition on facebook, youtube and on the Laurel and Hardy Forum.
We will send the petition off once we reach 1000 names.
To sign the petition yuo can either add YOUR NAME and WHERE YOU COME FROM to the comment section below the clip here on youtube... or join the facebook group and sign the petition there - www.facebook.co...
Alternatively you can sign the petition at the Laurel and Hardy Forum - www.laurelandha...
Every name helps.
I missed them so dearly. I wish they were still alive. Laure/hardy brought so much joy to every family and they were my favorite show when I was a kid growing up. I would run home wherever I was just to watch them on tv.
Rest In Peace
Stan& Ollie
The full version is indeed the best l&h documentary out there. The BBC need to have a special HD release of this film
I'm definitely signing that petition. They are a treasure to this world and all the better for giving us their all.
they were beautiful people. the world is a lesser place without them. never seen tbis before so thanks for posting.
ATVmidlands UK
thank you for allowing people to view this wonderful footage. great to see stan watching his own movies. the bbc dont seem to screen any laurel and hardy anymore, which is a shame because people of all ages would love them. a couple of years ago they used to put them on quite a lot on bbc 2. its time they were screened again.
They used to show a lot of old classics but show nothing now
Me and Dad used to watch on bbc on saturday mornings in the 70's And laugh our heads off together. I live abroad now with little boy of my own and we do the same. And, Further more... my Dad fones me or sends messages to say He's watching Blockheads or Tit for Tat etc ☺❤
Fantastic! What a wonderful documentary this must be. I will definitely be signing that petition! Very touching hearing Lucille talking about Ollie's final months. I'd go as far as to say that Laurel and Hardy are the most loved entertainment act ever. Just genius.
Legends! Pure & simple.
Thank you for this..brilliant..loved the home movies and photos...they are the best...
Wonderful snapshot of documentary. Thoroughly enjoyable. Great insight to behind the scenes on set, others actors of that time, filming process and the wonderful and adoring comments from many in the cinematography, acting and comedy industry. Just lovely. Thank you.
Remarkable footage, thanks for posting.
Great to see Stan enjoying watching tv. Thanks for sharing.
I had the privilege to work on the edit of this film. Robert vas was the Hungarian producer at the BBC. He was brilliant and a real fan of Stan and Ollie. As can be seen from the wonderful interviews with contributors. Not an ounce or hints of conflicts between The two. Born to be with each other . The new film I fear will try and not do that . Sadly Vas died young and has been largely forgotten. He made a series of very special films at the BBC. I hope they have retrospective of his work one day.
This is a great documentary {with one sour point. Kenneth Tynan getting it so wrong with his nasty, nonsensical comparison to Pozzo and Lucky that I want to time-travel to slap him or give him a nice Laurel and Hardy kick up his fundament.} They were, uniquivicly, Vladimir and Estragon as Samuel Beckett has said] Worked on the edit?? Very impressive. What a lovely thing to be able to claim. So you worked at the BBC when it was at it's most creative, bold and innovative. A golden period when it solidified it's reputation as being the best in the world. In an ideal world you'd be someone to have a pint or three with. Fair play to you John Lee.
Oh, and it's nice to know that the film Stan and Ollie was made with pure unadulterated love for the funniest comedians there has ever been or will ever be.
How on earth did they get Stan's birth year wrong? (1895)
mrsbrown andhercat hi according to IMDb he was born in 1890. They of course may be wrong. J
@@johnlee7638 Yes, he was born on June 16th 1890. The narrative on this docu says 1895.
I never tire of this lovely, loving production.
Well done.
Stan laurel once ..... " It takes a lifetime of preparation, to make comedy look simple ".
Just discovered your channel, and I have to say:
THANKS for providing us Laurel and Hardy fans with such insightful material
It's pretty difficult to find documentary material about them, especially here in Germany
Thanks again
Agreed.
The BBC replied they they would only consider a release if there was substantial public demand - how can there possibly NOT be enough public demand for 1 of the 3 greatest comedy duos ever? Come on BBC, just research how many L & H fans there are in the UK. Or watch 1 or 2 of L & H's classic films - and try NOT to laugh and be impressed!
Petition signature please - Tony Heath, from Gosport (originaly Portsmouth), Hampshire.
This may sound off, being that I am a devoted fan of the Team, but it annoys me that programs focus mostly/squarely on Stan alone, and ignore or downgrade Oliver. Laurel himself knew the value of his teaming with Hardy, but others think of Oliver as just being there, with little if any worth. RIP, Laurel AND Hardy.
omg marcel marceau speaks!
Yes, about silent movies!
Good one 😉
David Williams, Wirral UK... I'd love to see this on DVD
@ David - leave a message here (for free DVD) www.judgefoozlesforum.com/
We wrote to the BBC to ask them if they might consider releasing this famous Laurel and Hardy documentary - 'CUCKOO' onto DVD. Narrated by Morecambe and Wise it features interviews with Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more. It was last broadcast in April 1976. The BBC said they would consider a release if there was enough public demand, therefore, we have made this petition.
Whatever happened with the petition?
That's a good question..Steve? What the hell happened to that petition?
Babe London et stan qui regarde un film ou ils ont tournés ensembles ce film est très drôle. Il.y a une chose qui m'a toujours fâché ces que ces films de stan et ollie qui passaient sur les chaînes de télé a l époque années 50 60 etaient tronqué qu' elle manque de respect pour ces deux grands hommes et en plus ne touchaient pas un centime sur la diffusion de leurs films . Moi qui aiment stan et ollie depuis ma tendre enfance à 63 ans je colère toujours quand j en parle hall roach a gagné des millions de dollars avec les films du célébrissime duo. Et laurel et hardy font toujours gagné des millions encore aujourd hui . Stan et ollie éternel et intemporels.
Please show the film - don't deprive us! Phil Soltan, Cork.
Ive just ordered the 21 dvd boxset because they dont show these on TV anymore. Its going for a bargain (£35) on amazon and play
boo-hoo, I paid £179.00 for mine.
Laurel & Hardy were the greatest! AND the Three Stooges.
To me..Jim..there are three great comedy teams Laurel & Hardy,Abbott & Costello and"The Thee Stooges".
Carrie Thompson Lancaster, OH USA
At about 8:37 - why didn't they identify Lucille Hardy by name? Or did I just miss it?
What hurts them with the youth especially is that their work is in black and white, mostly. But as to comedy, it holds up very well. Stan was a genius. He was a smart man, too, One can tell from brief remarks, replies, and observations.
I love Babe, too. Great timing and a great foil for Stanley. I like Lucille Hardy's comment about Babe's sensitivity regarding his weight. I sensed this in the This is your Life appearance. The host was not kind, but Babe went along with it, so as not to ruin the show.
I did not like Jerry Lewis' comments. Nearly incoherent. The essence seemed to be supportive, but mostly babble. A disservice to this tribute.
Hey, the Three Stooges were B&W and kids *love* them! As a youth in Texas in the early '70s watching classic two-reelers and cartoons on Houston's indie Channel 39 for a couple of hours every morning before school, my beef with L&H was mainly that you never knew whether they were gonna be talking or silent (the station made no attempt at any sort of order in their kiddie programming) and the two formats require completely different levels of attention and mood to fully enjoy them.
Silence, of course, was the equivalent of B&W today; it was viewed as archaic and inferior, but we at least vaguely understood that the funny men couldn't help that they lived in a time before sound was discovered. And we definitely knew they *were* indeed funny -- in spite of their tragic handicap!
The same applied to a lesser extent with the Our Gang shorts and even the cartoons. Chaplin was silent, which was a drawback, but at least you always *knew* he would be silent! And similarly, even with their baffling lineup changes, the Stooges were always the Stooges -- and if there's anything kids hate and resent, it's when things they depend on seem to be arbitrarily changing!
Michael Burns. Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Jerry Lewis is a genius...a mad genius, but nonetheless a genius.
Bull-! His interview here is annoying, arrogant and damn stupid.
The Great Jerry Lewis got it right.
Maybe for some. I never ever thought he was in the slightest, FUNNY! And neither did most people where I came from and lived. U,K, Eorope and Australia
Mr.Zoois' interview in this tv documentary..annoys the hell out of me.
Neil Dryburgh Warwickshire U.K
@ATVmidlands5581 Ain't that the truth
Vital stuff! pls. add me to the petition. Regards Bobby Kemp