Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker for this site.
Vernon Dent, 1930s publicity photo
FALL 2006 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Richard J. Kunkel
Page(s): 2 - 3
An open letter to Sony/Columbia, arguing the case for official, chronological, boxed DVD sets
by various
Page(s): 3
Norman Leavitt, Marc Lawrence
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 4
A look at 1933 - 1938 newspaper and trade publication reviews of the Stooges' films
by Jim Pauley
Page(s): 5
The real "Los Arms Hospital" of MEN IN BLACK (1934), then and today
by Aaron Neathery
Page(s): 6 - 7, 14
Critical look at Bonnie Bonnell's performances with Ted Healy and His Stooges
by Ed Shifres
Page(s): 8 - 9
Lelah Tyler, John Tyrrell, "T" minor players
by Bobby "Bruckman" Winslow
Page(s): 10 - 11
Analysis of gender reversal in comedy, specifically, Curly's use of it in the Stooges shorts of 1935 - 1936
by Brent Seguine
Page(s): 12 - 13
From Jules White's script files, unfilmed and/or deleted scenes from SO LONG, MR. CHUMPS (1941)
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 14
"Moe, Larry and Shemp clown around at a Las Vegas gaming table, late 1940s"
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia questions and answers
by various
Page(s): 16
- Sony releases "Stooges on the Run" on Oct. 3, a new Stooges DVD, 4 shorts with colorized/b&w viewing options
- Warner releases MEET THE BARON (1933) and GOLD RAIDERS (1951), a double-feature DVD on Nov. 21; also available in a comedy team box set with Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello films
- TV talk show host Mike Douglas, who had Moe Howard on his show five times during 1973 and 1974, died August 11
- New Stooge book by fan club member Rich Sanner, My Friend Moe... Memories of a Stoogeboomer
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We make such material available in an effort to advance awareness and understanding of the issues involved. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information please visit: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission directly from the copyright owner.