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Entertaining and informative discussions abound as host Patrick Vasey and the world's top experts, authors and film historians take a chronological deep dive into the films of Laurel and Hardy. The production history and many untold stories are revealed about these well-loved comedy classics. Regular guests include the world's leading authorities on all things Stan and Ollie and Hal Roach Studios, such as Randy Skretvedt, Richard W. Bann, Glenn Mitchell, Rob Stone, Leonard Maltin, Neil Brand, Steve Massa and Ben Model and many, many more.
Patrick Vasey hosts The Laurel & Hardy Podcast, a tv show with 59 episodes published.
On Saturday, May 16th, Patrons of The Laurel and Hardy Podcast gathered online for another meeting of our Fraternally Yours community to discuss the boys' classic short, The Hoose-Gow . It was another well-attended event
In this second of two back-to-back episodes with Laurel and Hardy expert, Randy Sketvedt, Patrick takes a deep-dive into the fascinating production history of the boys' classic 1929 short, The Hoose-Gow . Among the many
This bonus episode finally lifts the lid on Patrick and Russ's long-awaited book project, Laurel & Hardy: Silents . Eight years in the making, this exclusive limited edition book(s) promises to be the definitive record o
Episode 40 focuses on the fortieth film that Stan and Babe made together, namely, They Go Boom , which was filmed between June 26th and July 11th, 1929 and was released on September 21st, 1929. Patrick welcomes back prom
These are the edited highlights of the second online meeting of the podcast's 'Fraternally Yours' discussion group. The group's main objective was to watch and discuss the boys' classic short, Men O'War, but during the s
In this special bonus episode of The Laurel and Hardy Podcast, Patrick chats with actor Jeffrey Weissman about his love for Laurel and Hardy and his experiences playing Stan Laurel for Universal Studios for the best part
On 30th August 2025, the Fraternally Yours group held its inaugural online meeting. Initially focused on group discussions around the Laurel and Hardy short, Perfect Day , the conversation also drifted into other areas,
On today’s show, we're journeying back to early June 1929 and the production of Stan and Babe’s fourth all-talking comedy, Perfect Day . To help Patrick discuss the history of this famous comedy is classic comedy aficion
It's a great time to be a Laurel and Hardy fan, what with all the products and books published recently and still more in the pipeline. This bonus episode of the Podcast discusses Eureka Entertainment's release of their
Our coverage of Laurel and Hardy's career as a comedy team brings us to the Spring/Summer of 1929 and their cameo appearance in M-G-M's 'spectacular' feature film, The Hollywood Revue of 1929. This was the boys' first ap
In this very special episode, I chat with Danny Bacher and Bernie Hogya all about their new book, ' Collecting Laurel & Hardy .' The book is a fantastic and humorous look at all the weird and wonderful pieces of memorabi
This bonus episode celebrates the publication of a brand new, jaw-dropping book entitled 'Laurel & Hardy: A True Love Story: The Pictorial History of Stan and Ollie: Their Lives and Work'. Patrick discusses the book's ge
Rounding off our deep dive into the waters of Laurel and Hardy's classic short, Men O' War, Patrick is joined by film historian and author, Glenn Mitchell. Discussions cover a range of subjects from the film's production
In this first of two episodes looking at Laurel and Hardy's classic 1929 talkie, Men O' War, Patrick chats with returning guest and Hal Roach Studios expert, Richard W. Bann about his forthcoming book 'Laurel & Hardy as
Joining Patrick to complete the deep dive into Laurel & Hardy's second talkie, Berth Marks, is a film historian and author of 'Smileage Guaranteed, Richard M. Roberts. As well as talking about the film's merits, Patrick
This episode is part one of a two-part look at Laurel and Hardy's second talking picture, Berth Marks. Following their successful first attempt at 'all-talking' comedies, how would Stan and Ollie handle their first adven
To celebrate the podcast's 4th anniversary, we welcome the legendary film critic Leonard Maltin onto the show. Leonard discusses his lifelong love for Stan and Ollie, and Patrick asks him to choose his three favourite fi
Episode 35 kicks off Season Two of the podcast properly and introduces us to Laurel and Hardy’s talking pictures. Patrick is joined by two of the world’s leading experts in the world of Laurel and Hardy and the Hal Roach
In this very special bonus episode, Patrick welcomes Craig Raguse to the show. Craig is the grandson of the man who was given the responsibility of converting the Hal Roach Studios into a studio fit for producing talking
In this special bonus episode, recorded live in front of a Zoom audience of some of the Podcast’s Patrons, Patrick interviews Laurel & Hardy expert and film historian, Randy Skretvedt, all about his latest book, entitled
Jeffrey Weissman
Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel · World Fuel Services
1 appearance on this show
Leonard Maltin
film critic and historian
1 appearance on this show
Matt Holt
managing director and president of private equity · New Mountain Capital
1 appearance on this show
Ben Model
Author
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Rob Stone
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Mark Hammond
Vice Admiral · Royal Australian Navy
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