Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Ted Healy in a publicity shot from LAZY RIVER (1934)
SUMMER 2022 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
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- The 3 Stooges 1959 trading card set was featured on a recent episode of PAWN STARS
- THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW Season 1, costarring Joe Besser, released on Blu-Ray
- Three Stooges inspired "Old Homicide" handcrafted whiskey newly available from the Ernest Scarano Distillery
- Shemp's Vitaphone short TAKING THE COUNT (1937) released on Blu-Ray as a bonus feature on Warner Archive's A STAR IS BORN (1937)
- The 1st issue of the digital comedy magazine Comique features the article "Shemp Sightings" by Edward Watz
- Three Stooges NFTs (non-fungible token) now available
- A Joe Besser website, JoeBesserForever.com, has been launched by Stooges and Besser author Greg Lenburg
by Gary Lassin
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A history of the Shuberts' Broadway show A NIGHT IN SPAIN, starring Ted & Betty Healy, supported by stooges Shemp Howard, Moody Braun, Dick Hakins, Bobby Pinkus and Lou Warren. Covered in detail are the show's preview tour of January - April 1927, and its Broadway run of May - November 1927. (Part 2 will cover its time in Chicago and the 1928 debut of Larry Fine in the act.)
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 6 - 9
- Kathryn 'Kitty' McHugh
- Matt McHugh
- Christine McIntyre
- Ella McKenzie
- Eva McKenzie
by Diego Puglisi
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The author discusses foreign Three Stooges trading cards of the early 20th century to present. Included in the article are cards from the U.K., Argentina and Mexico,
by Ted Levitt
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The author discusses various scholarly publications, such as law reviews and doctoral dissertations, which featured The Three Stooges as the main topics.
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 16
Moe and his wife Helen enjoy their dinner with a side of pasta at Alfredo's Restaurant in Rome, August 1955.
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