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Most of the comedies in Laurel & Hardy: Year One starred others, so this set shows the evolution of the dual film by film, getting better as they go along.

Ah Sunday! Pull up a chair and join me at our own Algonquin Round Table, the spirit of Dorothy Parker abides.

On November 4, 1927, prominent Irish comedian Hal Roach was born. The Waterford-born entertainer was a fixture in Irish-American circles and spent years as a comedian in residence at Jurys Cabaret in Dublin where millions of Irish Americans laughed at his jokes.

On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes built and piloted the world's largest airplane, the 200-ton flying boat Spruce Goose, on its only flight, at Long Beach, Calif

Unearth the ages of The Little Rascals cast, from their childhood years in the film to how old they are in 2023, and what they're up to now!

First screened in movie theaters during the early 1920s, the “Our Gang” film series was produced for another two decades and featured an ever-changing cast of children, showcasing their comedic

No, Mickey Rooney was not Irish, the pint-sized actor was actually born Joseph Yule, son of a Glasgow, Scotland native. Rooney died in 2014 aged 93 after a stellar career and eight marriages.

Sergio Leones work might be traced back to Budd Boettichers Westerns just as much as to Kurosawa, and Don Siegel also owes him something – and not just because Boetticher wrote the story for Two Mules for Sister Sara.

The ocean and the beach were constants in the lives of the Alley Kids and introduced them to new people, even those from Hollywood. 

John Farrow, the Australian director who made a name for himself in Hollywood, abused women and traumatised his family.