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  • Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
  • Video | 108 min | Comedy, Documentary
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
Video | 108 min | Comedy, Documentary
Steve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and television history, including Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Burns and Allen, The Three Stooges, The East-Side Kids, Abbott and ...See moreSteve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and television history, including Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Burns and Allen, The Three Stooges, The East-Side Kids, Abbott and Costello, and Martin and Lewis. Written by See less
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Director
David Bergman
Producer
Paul Harris
Editor
Sandy Oliveri
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Steve Allen's primary photo
Steve Allen
Host Host   See fewer
Casino (1995)
Stan Laurel's primary photo
Stan Laurel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Saps at Sea (1940)
Oliver Hardy's primary photo
Oliver Hardy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Saps at Sea (1940)
Groucho Marx's primary photo
Groucho Marx
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Harpo Marx's primary photo
Harpo Marx
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Chico Marx's primary photo
Chico Marx
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Duck Soup (1933)
Zeppo Marx's primary photo
Zeppo Marx
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Duck Soup (1933)
George Burns's primary photo
George Burns
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Oh, God! (1977)
Dorothy DeBorba's primary photo
Dorothy DeBorba
Dorothy (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Dorothy (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Love Business (1931)
Gracie Allen's primary photo
Gracie Allen
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Moe Howard's primary photo
Moe Howard
Moe (archive footage) Moe (archive footage)   See fewer
If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
Larry Fine's primary photo
Larry Fine
Larry (archive footage) Larry (archive footage)   See fewer
Disorder in the Court (1936)
Curly Howard's primary photo
Curly Howard
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
Shemp Howard's primary photo
Shemp Howard
Shemp (archive footage) Shemp (archive footage)   See fewer
Scrambled Brains (1951)
Joe Besser's primary photo
Joe Besser
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Desert Hawk (1950)
Joe DeRita's primary photo
Joe DeRita
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
Ted Healy's primary photo
Ted Healy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mad Love (1935)
Bud Abbott's primary photo
Bud Abbott
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Lou Costello's primary photo
Lou Costello
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Dean Martin's primary photo
Dean Martin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Jerry Lewis's primary photo
Jerry Lewis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Shirley Jean Rickert's primary photo
Shirley Jean Rickert
Shirley (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Shirley (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer's primary photo
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Second Childhood (1936)
George 'Spanky' McFarland's primary photo
George 'Spanky' McFarland
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Bedtime Worries (1933)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas's primary photo
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Pay As You Exit (1936)
Darla Hood's primary photo
Darla Hood
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Eugene 'Porky' Lee's primary photo
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
The Awful Tooth (1938)
Jackie Cooper's primary photo
Jackie Cooper
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Superman (1978)
Douglas Greer's primary photo
Douglas Greer
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Free Wheeling (1932)
Buddy McDonald's primary photo
Buddy McDonald
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Teacher's Pet (1930)
Mary Ann Jackson's primary photo
Mary Ann Jackson
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Love Business (1931)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins's primary photo
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Love Business (1931)
Norman 'Chubby' Chaney's primary photo
Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Love Business (1931)
Clifton Young's primary photo
Clifton Young
Our Gang (segment "Bonedust") (archive footage) Our Gang (segment "Bonedust") (archive footage)   See fewer
Dark Passage (1947)
June Marlowe's primary photo
June Marlowe
Our Gang (segment "Miss Crabtree") (archive footage) Our Gang (segment "Miss Crabtree") (archive footage)   See fewer
Pardon Us (1931)
Joe Cobb's primary photo
Joe Cobb
Our Gang (archive footage) Our Gang (archive footage)   See fewer
Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926)
Donald Haines's primary photo
Donald Haines
Our Gang and The East Side Kids (archive footage) Our Gang and The East Side Kids (archive footage)   See fewer
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
Ernest Morrison's primary photo
Ernest Morrison
Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage) Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)   See fewer
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Leo Gorcey's primary photo
Leo Gorcey
The East Side Kids (archive footage) The East Side Kids (archive footage)   See fewer
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Huntz Hall's primary photo
Huntz Hall
The East Side Kids (archive footage) The East Side Kids (archive footage)   See fewer
Dead End (1937)
Gabriel Dell's primary photo
Gabriel Dell
The East Side Kids (archive footage) The East Side Kids (archive footage)   See fewer
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
Billy Halop's primary photo
Billy Halop
The East Side Kids (archive footage) The East Side Kids (archive footage)   See fewer
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Bobby Jordan's primary photo
Bobby Jordan
The East Side Kids (archive footage) The East Side Kids (archive footage)   See fewer
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Freeman F. Gosden's primary photo
Freeman F. Gosden
Amos Jones (archive footage) Amos Jones (archive footage)   See fewer
Check and Double Check (1930)
Charles J. Correll's primary photo
Charles J. Correll
Andy Brown (archive footage) Andy Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Check and Double Check (1930)
Bert Wheeler's primary photo
Bert Wheeler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
High Flyers (1937)
Robert Woolsey's primary photo
Robert Woolsey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
So This Is Africa (1933)
Paul McCullough's primary photo
Paul McCullough
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Music Fiends (1929)
Bobby Clark's primary photo
Bobby Clark
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kraft Theatre (1947)
Al Ritz's primary photo
Al Ritz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Harry Ritz's primary photo
Harry Ritz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Gorilla (1939)
Jimmy Ritz's primary photo
Jimmy Ritz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Edgar Bergen's primary photo
Edgar Bergen
Self / Charlie McCarthy (archive footage) Self / Charlie McCarthy (archive footage)   See fewer
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Ole Olsen's primary photo
Ole Olsen
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Chic Johnson's primary photo
Chic Johnson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Bob Hope's primary photo
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Bing Crosby's primary photo
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
White Christmas (1954)
Keystone Kops's primary photo
Keystone Kops
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
Tons Of Fun's primary photo
Tons Of Fun
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Albertson's primary photo
Frank Albertson
Leo Davis (segment "The Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Leo Davis (segment "The Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
Psycho (1960)
Eve Arden's primary photo
Eve Arden
Peerless Penny (segment "The Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Peerless Penny (segment "The Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
Our Miss Brooks (1952)
Alexander Asro's primary photo
Alexander Asro
Sasha (segment "The Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Sasha (segment "The Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
Room Service (1938)
Clyde Beatty's primary photo
Clyde Beatty
Self (segment "Abbott and Costello") (archive footage) Self (segment "Abbott and Costello") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Big Cage (1933)
Noah Beery's primary photo
Noah Beery
Uncle Pete (segment "Clancy Street Boys") (archive footage) Uncle Pete (segment "Clancy Street Boys") (archive footage)   See fewer
Beau Geste (1926)
Bonnie Bonnell's primary photo
Bonnie Bonnell
Bonnie (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Bonnie (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Nertsery Rhymes (1933)
Betty Mae Crane's primary photo
Betty Mae Crane
Talking Titles (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Talking Titles (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Duke of the Navy (1942)
Beverly Crane's primary photo
Beverly Crane
Talking Titles (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Talking Titles (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Duke of the Navy (1942)
Vernon Dent's primary photo
Vernon Dent
Hassan Ben Sober (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Hassan Ben Sober (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Shadow (1937)
Douglass Dumbrille's primary photo
Douglass Dumbrille
Mr. Grover (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Mr. Grover (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Margaret Dumont's primary photo
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Claypool / Mrs. Dukesbury / Martha Phelps (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Mrs. Claypool / Mrs. Dukesbury / Martha Phelps (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Cliff Dunstan's primary photo
Cliff Dunstan
Joseph Gribble (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Joseph Gribble (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
Room Service (1938)
Fritz Feld's primary photo
Fritz Feld
Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage) Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage)   See fewer
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
John Garfield's primary photo
John Garfield
Johnnie / Jack (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage) Johnnie / Jack (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage)   See fewer
Four Daughters (1938)
Anita Garvin's primary photo
Anita Garvin
Mrs. Laurel (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage) Mrs. Laurel (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage)   See fewer
Blotto (1930)
Betsy Gay's primary photo
Betsy Gay
Eccentric Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Eccentric Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Mystery Plane (1939)
Percy Helton's primary photo
Percy Helton
Warden B.W. Oswald (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage) Warden B.W. Oswald (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Set-Up (1949)
Doris Houck's primary photo
Doris Houck
Former Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Former Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Heading West (1946)
Olin Howland's primary photo
Olin Howland
Lawyer (segment "Olsen and Johnson") (archive footage) Lawyer (segment "Olsen and Johnson") (archive footage)   See fewer
Them! (1954)
Bert Hunn's primary photo
Bert Hunn
Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Knockout Wallop (1915)
Virginia Hunter's primary photo
Virginia Hunter
Former Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Former Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Stranger from Ponca City (1947)
Bud Jamison's primary photo
Bud Jamison
Defense Attorney (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Defense Attorney (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Three Little Beers (1935)
George Jeske's primary photo
George Jeske
Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
Skybound (1935)
Allan Jones's primary photo
Allan Jones
Ricardo (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Ricardo (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Eddie Kane's primary photo
Eddie Kane
Detective Kane (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage) Detective Kane (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Big Wheel (1949)
Danny Kaye's primary photo
Danny Kaye
Self (segment "Hope and Crosby") (archive footage) Self (segment "Hope and Crosby") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Isabelle Keith's primary photo
Isabelle Keith
Mrs. Hardy (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage) Mrs. Hardy (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage)   See fewer
Perfect Day (1929)
Patsy Kelly's primary photo
Patsy Kelly
Kitty (segment "The Ritz Brothers") (archive footage) Kitty (segment "The Ritz Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Edgar Kennedy's primary photo
Edgar Kennedy
Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
Duck Soup (1933)
Margaret Kerry's primary photo
Margaret Kerry
Receptionist (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Receptionist (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Canon City (1948)
Walter Woolf King's primary photo
Walter Woolf King
Beecher (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Beecher (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Dorothy Lee's primary photo
Dorothy Lee
Poppy (segment "Wheeler and Woolsey") (archive footage) Poppy (segment "Wheeler and Woolsey") (archive footage)   See fewer
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
Henry 'Spike' Lee's primary photo
Henry 'Spike' Lee
Spike (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Spike (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
Edward LeSaint's primary photo
Edward LeSaint
Judge (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Judge (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Modern Times (1936)
George J. Lewis's primary photo
George J. Lewis
Ginna Rumma (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Ginna Rumma (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Alyn Lockwood's primary photo
Alyn Lockwood
Ex Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Ex Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Badman's Gold (1951)
Bela Lugosi's primary photo
Bela Lugosi
Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage) Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage)   See fewer
Dracula (1931)
Donald MacBride's primary photo
Donald MacBride
Gregory Wagner (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Gregory Wagner (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
June MacCloy's primary photo
June MacCloy
Lulubelle (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Lulubelle (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
Reaching for the Moon (1930)
Gloria Mackey's primary photo
Gloria Mackey
Eccentric Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Eccentric Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Clown Princes (1939)
Barton MacLane's primary photo
Barton MacLane
Captain Jenkins (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage) Captain Jenkins (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Judy Malcolm's primary photo
Judy Malcolm
Ex Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Ex Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
G.I. Wanna Home (1946)
Hank Mann's primary photo
Hank Mann
Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
Modern Times (1936)
Charles Middleton's primary photo
Charles Middleton
Legion Commandment (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage) Legion Commandment (segment "Laurel and Hardy") (archive footage)   See fewer
Duck Soup (1933)
Rube Miller's primary photo
Rube Miller
Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
Shy Thirty Cents (1916)
Polly Moran's primary photo
Polly Moran
Norma Shearer's Maid (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Norma Shearer's Maid (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
James C. Morton's primary photo
James C. Morton
Court Clerk (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Court Clerk (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Daughter of Uncle Sam (1918)
Mabel Normand's primary photo
Mabel Normand
Mabel (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Mabel (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
Mickey (1918)
Virginia O'Brien's primary photo
Virginia O'Brien
Kitty (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Kitty (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Robert Emmett O'Connor's primary photo
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Henderson (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Henderson (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Doris Oelze's primary photo
Doris Oelze
Imogene (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Imogene (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Pleasant Journey (1923)
Bennett Parker's primary photo
Bennett Parker
Whitcomb (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Whitcomb (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
A Genesis Found (2010)
Rosemary Portia's primary photo
Rosemary Portia
Margie (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage) Margie (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage)   See fewer
Roger Pryor's primary photo
Roger Pryor
Joe Reagan (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage) Joe Reagan (segment "East Side Kids") (archive footage)   See fewer
Sitting on the Moon (1936)
Andy Samuel's primary photo
Andy Samuel
Cooty Martin (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Cooty Martin (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Buccaneers (1924)
Nancy Saunders's primary photo
Nancy Saunders
Ex Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Ex Girlfriend (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
The Millerson Case (1947)
Fritz Schade's primary photo
Fritz Schade
Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage) Keystone Kop (segment "The Keystone Kops") (archive footage)   See fewer
Hash House Mashers (1915)
Harry Semels's primary photo
Harry Semels
District Attorney (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) District Attorney (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Les Misérables (1935)
Ronald Sinclair's primary photo
Ronald Sinclair
J. Douglas Williamson (segment "They Made Me A Criminal") (archive footage) J. Douglas Williamson (segment "They Made Me A Criminal") (archive footage)   See fewer
Die Hard (1988)
Harold Switzer's primary photo
Harold Switzer
Harold (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Harold (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Beginner's Luck (1935)
Ben Taggart's primary photo
Ben Taggart
Mr. Lee (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage) Mr. Lee (segment "Marx Brothers") (archive footage)   See fewer
She (1917)
Ben Turpin's primary photo
Ben Turpin
Ben (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage) Ben (segment "The Three Stooges") (archive footage)   See fewer
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
Laura June Williams's primary photo
Laura June Williams
Hula Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) Hula Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)   See fewer
Gloria Winters's primary photo
Gloria Winters
Hula Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) (as Gloria Hurst) Hula Girl (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage) (as Gloria Hurst)   See fewer
Sky King (1951)
Ed Wynn's primary photo
Ed Wynn
Self - Three Stooges segment (archive footage) Self - Three Stooges segment (archive footage)   See fewer
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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